My Recovery Story

In 2020, I reached a point where I was exhausted from trying to make sense of my life after decades of searching for answers to difficult relationship patterns. More than anything, I wanted to feel emotionally steady, resilient, and at peace in my closest relationships.

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I grew up in a faith oriented home, with my father serving as a pastor for a season. As an adult, I spent over three decades pursuing growth and healing through Bible studies, self help books, podcasts, counseling, wellness retreats, and group therapy work. Yet despite all that effort, I often still felt caught in the same cycle of disappointment, frustration, and confusion within my closest relationships.

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After a divorce in 2004, I spent twelve years navigating single parenting while working full time as a college professor. When I met my husband in 2013, it felt like a new chapter of hope. We blended our families with our nearly adult children and began building a life together.

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For the first few years, life felt full of adventure. We took family trips to help our kids connect with one another, worked hard in our careers, stayed active in our community, and enjoyed meaningful friendships.

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Like many families, however, the events of 2020 exposed deeper patterns beneath the surface. Years of people pleasing, unresolved family system wounds, and the impact of alcoholism and addiction within our families of origin left us feeling resentful, anxious, and isolated. We found ourselves struggling with conflict resolution, replaying painful misunderstandings, and repeating patterns we did not know how to change.

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In 2021, something shifted. Through a twelve step recovery process, I began to experience a profound spiritual and emotional transformation. For the first time, the confusion I had carried for years started to make sense. The pieces of everything I had studied and searched for finally came together with a deeper awareness of addiction, family systems, and my own patterns.

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More importantly, I began to experience a peace I had never known before.

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As I changed, my relationships changed. My marriage, my relationships with my adult children, and even my relationship with my parents began to shift in meaningful ways.

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That transformation is what led me to create Laura on Recovery.

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As a master’s level educator with twenty four years of teaching experience, combined with specialized training in mental health and recovery coaching, I offer a structured and compassionate space for people who feel overwhelmed, confused, and stuck in difficult relationship dynamics.

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This work is deeply personal for me. I continue to walk this path myself, and it is my privilege to guide others through the same process of clarity, emotional sobriety, and freedom.

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With humility and faith in the healing process, I believe meaningful change is possible for anyone who is willing to do the work. When we invest in true transformation, the results touch every part of life, mind, body, relationships, and spirit.

 

You are worth that investment.