I’m Sarah – a wife, a mother of two, a certified Christian recovery coach, and a Master of Social Work student at a Christian university. But before any of those things, I was a woman lost in addiction.

My story began with what seemed like harmless weekend binge drinking in my teenage years. I thought it was normal. Just fun. Just fitting in. But as I grew older, drinking followed me into adulthood and quietly took over everything. It wasn’t just on weekends anymore. It became the way I coped, the way I survived.

Eventually, I couldn’t start my day without alcohol. I drank in the morning just to stop shaking. I drank all day to stay numb. I drank at night to fall asleep. The idea of facing life without alcohol wasn’t just scary — it felt impossible. I would have rather died than live sober.

Addiction stripped me of everything. My health declined. My mind was tormented. My spirit felt dead. I lost my family. I lost my home. I lost every sense of who I was. I didn’t think I had anything left that God could use, or that He’d even want to.

But then, at my lowest – inside a rehab center, broken and undone – I heard God speak to me. Not a thunderous voice, but a presence I couldn’t ignore. That was the first time I truly encountered Him. Not religion. Not rules. Just a real, living God who saw me in the wreckage and loved me anyway.

That moment changed everything.

He didn’t ask me to fix myself. He just asked for surrender. And when I gave Him the little I had left, He gave me everything I didn’t think I deserved, like forgiveness, healing, freedom, and purpose.

Today, I live in that purpose. I help other women find the hope and healing I once thought was out of reach. Recovery 4 Her was born from that mission, to create a Christ-centered space for women walking through addiction recovery. Whether you’re just beginning or starting over again for the tenth time, you are welcome here.

You’re not too far gone.
You’re not alone.
And your story isn’t over.

Jesus met me in the middle of my destruction, and He brought beauty from ashes. If He did it for me, He can do it for you, too.

“He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.”
— Psalm 40:2 (NLT)

With love and grace,

Sarah