Julie is proud to share that she has been sober for 3,819 days, which is 10 years, 5 months, and 16 days. She is a mother of four. Two of her daughters are in recovery from addiction, and two do not struggle with addiction. She realized that if she wanted her daughters to achieve sobriety, she needed to make changes in her own life. This led her to stop drinking and subsequently to work in this field as her daughters went to treatment. While the journey was not easy, she truly believes that recovery is a beautiful process. Julie serves as the IOP Coordinator and one of her core beliefs is that clients should always be treated with respect and dignity, as they have often been hard enough on themselves. She has found her true purpose in this field: helping individuals who struggle with the disease of addiction, and empowering them to understand their disease so they can better combat it.