Remember Your Why is more than just a name—for me, it’s a movement born from healing, hope, and heart. I began my own wellness journey in October 2023 and courageously stepped into sobriety on January 14, 2024. As a mom, I knew that the most powerful way to love and guide my children was to become a true example of strength, healing, and self-respect. My commitment to wellness isn’t just for myself—it’s for them, too. What started as a quiet conversation in a coffee shop between two women with a shared vision, has grown into a thriving, purpose-driven community thanks to the dedication of several incredible women who believed in the dream. Through personal experience with recovery meetings and the real, everyday challenges of healing, we recognized a gap: women need more than sobriety—they need sisterhood, support, and a safe space to grow. That’s where Remember Your Why comes in. We are a nonprofit dedicated to empowering women on their recovery journey by offering connection, resources, wellness tools, and authentic community. We focus on creating spaces where women feel seen, valued, and supported every step of the way. Whether it’s through peer support, networking opportunities, workshops, or wellness-centered events, our mission is simple: to help women not only recover but thrive. Because when women come together to heal, we create powerful change. And when you remember your why, you remember your strength."

I am a wife and a proud mother of two. Everything I do is with them in mind, and I hope they’ll always be proud of the woman—and mother—I strive to be. I’ve been sober since February 1, 2020. My journey began with a deep desire for change, but for a long time, something still felt missing. Nearly four years into sobriety, I attended my first recovery meeting—and that single step shifted everything. Surrounded by people who truly understood the path I was walking, I experienced the healing power of community for the first time. At that meeting, I met two incredible women who were also navigating their own recovery. We quickly bonded over our shared experiences, challenges, and a growing desire to do more—not just for ourselves, but for other women who might be feeling lost, alone, or unsure of how to begin. Together, we founded Remember Your Why—a women-led recovery and networking group grounded in connection, healing, and purpose. Our mission is simple but powerful: to create a safe, supportive space where women can come together, share their stories, and begin or continue their recovery journeys. Through events, outreach, and authentic community-building, we help others reconnect with the reason they chose sobriety—and remind them that they’re never alone. Since creating Remember Your Why, I’ve found a new confidence within myself. I’ve grown comfortable starting conversations with strangers, opening up in ways I never thought possible, and showing up fully—as a sober woman, a mother, and someone who believes deeply in the strength of community and connection."

I am sober 15 years, by the grace of God. My excitement about R-Y-W is that it is a recovery group that is faith based, open to trauma, all addictions or life issues and closed to women only. My journey of sobriety from alcohol since Feb 2, 2010 has been one filled with psychiatric counseling, AA, Celebrate Recovery and 12 Steps - all excellent formats to keep me sober. The majority of these groups, however have been mixed (men and men), with women-only groups several miles away. When my 2 amazing recovery sisters approached me to be part of the R-Y-W team close to home, I was thrilled. I am the granny of the group, with my co-leaders being half my age. I married for the first time at age 49 and became a mother and grandmother at the same time I became a wife. I see this as a wonderful balance: my co-leaders challenge my baby boom thinking and I am hopefully sharing some wisdom in return! I am also the 'faith-lady' of the group as I boast that Jesus Christ is my Higher Power. Born and raised in the Christian faith, didn't automatically make me right with God or in communion with Jesus Christ. But as I address my addiction to alcohol I am free to live life in reality (on life's terms). As I continue to walk in sobriety, I see clearer that Jesus Christ is right beside me in the good and bad. I am learning to live as a woman who is loved by God!"