Junkie to Judge Overcoming Addiction

Today in Sense of Soul we have author and recovery advocate Mary
Beth O’Connor, former Federal Judge who shares her story of
overcoming addiction to methamphetamine and becoming a recovery
advocate. Clean and sober today for nearly three decades, she is
proof that anyone can find their sober self, their best self, no
matter how far they have fallen.  She is the author of the
memoir, From Junkie to Judge: One Woman’s Triumph Over Trauma and
Addiction, former federal judge Mary Beth O’Connor shares her
three-phase journey to recovery. The riveting memoir details the
abuse and trauma that drove Mary Beth to shoot methamphetamine at
17, the chaos from her addiction, and how she developed a
personalized recovery plan, without a higher power, that led to
twenty-nine years of sobriety thus far.   Mary Beth is a
Board Member, Secretary, and Founding Investor for She Recovers
Foundation. She is also a Director for LifeRing Secular Recovery
and frequently develops relationships with other organizations,
such as Women for Sobriety.    For more information,
visit: https://junkietojudge.com, and follow her on Twitter at
@MaryBethO_. 


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