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Journey in the media

Interviews, features, talks and recognition covering Journey Magazine and its founder, Carolyn Delaney.

20 appearances

  1. Conference Talk Featured

    The Informed Ally: Quiet Signals, Big Shifts in Mental Health and Recovery (opens in a new tab)

    Associated General Contractors of Maine — Building WellBeing for ME: Mental Health Summit (Camp Manitou, Oakland, ME) · 30 min

    Although I've spoken around this topic on panels, with others -- in person and online, this will be my first time doing a 30 minute solo and I'm ready!

    Carolyn was the industry speaker at AGC Maine's 2025 mental health summit for the construction workforce, delivering a 30-minute solo session in the Manitou Theater on how small, low-risk signals of support help people feel seen and safe. Her speaker bio notes she launched the Recovery and Well-being Alliance in 2024 to unite employers, community leaders and advocates around recovery-informed action. She described it on LinkedIn as her first 30-minute solo talk after years of speaking on panels.

    • Recovery-Friendly Workplaces
    • Community Building
    • Stigma & Narrative Change

    View the event page: The Informed Ally: Quiet Signals, Big Shifts in Mental Health and Recovery (opens in a new tab)

  2. Podcast

    Episode 57: Carolyn Delaney's Recovery Journey — From Addiction to Amplifying Hope (opens in a new tab)

    Sober Life Rocks Podcast with Margy Schaller

    One of the most personal interviews in the catalog: Carolyn describes early drinking, blackouts, a Child Protective Services ultimatum, treatment, a women's halfway house, and rebuilding a life that led her back to technology. She explains how a vivid dream and a vintage newsletter called Journey inspired the modern magazine, and how the team expanded into workplace recovery education to normalize sobriety and reduce stigma for employees. She also discusses the Maine Small Business of the Year award, the accompanying White House trip and meeting Vice President Kamala Harris, enrolling in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program, and scaling Journey into New Hampshire.

    • Recovery Advocacy
    • Recovery-Friendly Workplaces
    • Entrepreneurship

    Listen to the episode: Episode 57: Carolyn Delaney's Recovery Journey — From Addiction to Amplifying Hope (opens in a new tab)

  3. TV/Radio

    Elevating Voices: The Journey of Hope and Recovery (opens in a new tab)

    Greenlight Maine (Elevating Voices, YouTube)

    The televised Elevating Voices segment traces Carolyn's path from entering McAuley Residence in Portland in 1993 to founding Journey Magazine decades later. She explains why she set out to make recovery visible and accessible and how her professional background shaped the publication. She also lays out the goal of turning Journey into a national media company with local print editions, local resources and professional-development opportunities for people in early recovery, and the segment notes her SBA Small Business Person of the Year award for Maine.

    • Recovery Advocacy
    • Publishing & Media
    • Small Business

    Watch or listen: Elevating Voices: The Journey of Hope and Recovery (opens in a new tab)

  4. Podcast

    Empowering Recovery: Carolyn Delaney's Journey from IT Leader to Inspirational Magazine Founder (opens in a new tab)

    PIONEERS at WORK! · 37 min

    Carolyn recounts how her recovery journey led her to create Journey Magazine and to educate communities about addiction. She discusses extending the magazine's reach to people affected by addiction and the ripple effect of shared stories. The episode also covers open conversation, accessible resources, collaboration, and Journey's free online course 'Recovery Basics' as tools for overcoming stigma.

    • Recovery Advocacy
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Community Building

    Listen to the episode: Empowering Recovery: Carolyn Delaney's Journey from IT Leader to Inspirational Magazine Founder (opens in a new tab)

  5. Print/Online Feature

    Meet Carolyn Delaney (opens in a new tab)

    CanvasRebel

    A long-form Q&A in which Carolyn describes founding Journey in 2018 to make recovery visible, reduce stigma and connect people to resources. She explains how Journey grew beyond quarterly print into speaking engagements, community events, partnerships, digital content and virtual workshops, especially during the pandemic. She also reflects on changing careers at 52 after nearly three decades leading IT teams and on relying on her team and the recovery community.

    • Entrepreneurship
    • Publishing & Media
    • Recovery Advocacy

    Read the article: Meet Carolyn Delaney (opens in a new tab)

  6. Podcast Featured

    How This Magazine Is Growing In The Digital Age: Owner of Journey Magazine Carolyn Delaney — Ep. 277 (opens in a new tab)

    The PR Maven® Podcast (Marshall Communications) with Nancy Marshall

    Carolyn tells Nancy Marshall how she moved from leading IT departments to founding Journey Enterprises and reducing addiction stigma through stories, resources and community events. They discuss the print magazine, speaking engagements, and recovery paths beyond traditional programs such as AA. The episode also covers personal branding, strategic public relations, and the enduring power of print in a digital age.

    • Publishing & Media
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Community Building

    Listen to the episode: How This Magazine Is Growing In The Digital Age: Owner of Journey Magazine Carolyn Delaney — Ep. 277 (opens in a new tab)

  7. Podcast

    Changing the Narrative About Addiction (opens in a new tab)

    Daughters of Change with Marie Sola · 39 min

    Marie Sola brings back her podcast's very first guest to track how Journey Magazine has grown since the 2019 'Amplifying Hope' episode. Carolyn describes Journey Enterprises as a media company making recovery visible in places where people live, eat, work and shop. She connects her 20 years leading IT departments to the work of elevating personal recovery stories, mutual-aid programs and accessible resources.

    • Stigma & Narrative Change
    • Publishing & Media
    • Recovery Advocacy

    Listen to the episode: Changing the Narrative About Addiction (opens in a new tab)

  8. Podcast Featured

    The Hopeful Journey of Addiction Recovery and Community Support (opens in a new tab)

    Radio Maine with Dr. Lisa Belisle (Portland Art Gallery) with Dr. Lisa Belisle

    In a long-form video podcast interview, Carolyn tells the story of getting sober in 1993 after a decade of addiction, including homelessness in Portland, treatment at Crossroads, and time at Voya House and McAuley Residence before reunifying with her children. She describes Journey Enterprises as a media company built to make recovery more visible, accessible and approachable. The conversation covers combating stigma through education and storytelling and her 2023 recognition as Maine's Small Business Person of the Year.

    • Recovery Advocacy
    • Stigma & Narrative Change
    • Community Building

    Listen to the episode: The Hopeful Journey of Addiction Recovery and Community Support (opens in a new tab)

  9. Webinar

    A Conversation with Carolyn Delaney and Alison Jones Webb: The Impact of Recovery Allies in Our Communities and Prevention Work (opens in a new tab)

    New England PTTC / AdCare Maine (SAMHSA), promoted by ADEPT Maine with Sarah Johnson (Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator)

    A National Recovery Month webinar in which Sarah Johnson of the New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center interviews Carolyn and author Alison Jones Webb about the role of recovery allies. The conversation focuses on how allies working in the prevention field can make an impact in their communities. Registration ran through the PTTC Network event page; the listing shows September 19 without a year, but the host page is dated September 2023.

    • Recovery Advocacy
    • Community Building
    • Stigma & Narrative Change

    View the event page: A Conversation with Carolyn Delaney and Alison Jones Webb: The Impact of Recovery Allies in Our Communities and Prevention Work (opens in a new tab)

  10. Award/Recognition

    Journey Magazine — CEI client story (SBA Maine Small Business Person of the Year, Washington DC recognition) (opens in a new tab)

    Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI)

    CEI's client story documents Carolyn being named SBA Small Business Person of the Year for Maine in March 2023 and the resulting invitation to Washington, DC for SBA events and a White House reception with President Biden. She spoke with Senators King and Collins about addiction recovery laws and policy. The piece also details the business challenges she faced as a solo entrepreneur and how CEI financing let her hire staff.

    • Small Business
    • Recovery Advocacy
    • Entrepreneurship

    Read the story: Journey Magazine — CEI client story (SBA Maine Small Business Person of the Year, Washington DC recognition) (opens in a new tab)

  11. Award/Recognition Featured

    Maine small businesses honored by SBA for big impact — Carolyn Delaney named Maine Small Business Person of the Year (opens in a new tab)

    Mainebiz / U.S. Small Business Administration

    Mainebiz reports that Carolyn was selected for the SBA's Small Business Person of the Year Award for Maine. The article notes Journey publishes every other month with a distribution of more than 15,000 and that the company expanded its online presence during the pandemic. Carolyn frames the award as amplification for the mission rather than personal recognition.

    • Small Business
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recovery Advocacy

    Read the story: Maine small businesses honored by SBA for big impact — Carolyn Delaney named Maine Small Business Person of the Year (opens in a new tab)

  12. TV/Radio

    Elevating Voices — Journey Magazine | Portland, ME (opens in a new tab)

    Greenlight Maine / Bangor Savings Bank (Elevating Voices)

    Journey Magazine is featured in Greenlight Maine's Elevating Voices series, a televised celebration of Maine's diverse business community broadcast Thursdays at 8:30pm. The segment describes Journey Enterprises as a media company on a mission to reduce addiction stigma and save lives through print, digital and speaking events. The Elevating Voices season referenced on the page premiered July 20, 2023; the exact air date for the Journey segment is not published.

    • Publishing & Media
    • Small Business
    • Stigma & Narrative Change

    Watch or listen: Elevating Voices — Journey Magazine | Portland, ME (opens in a new tab)

  13. Podcast Featured

    Carolyn Delaney - Journey Magazine (opens in a new tab)

    The Day That Changed Everything (Mainebiz podcast)

    Mainebiz's narrative business podcast centers on the pivot point in Carolyn's life: launching Journey in March 2019 to amplify hope for Mainers in recovery. The episode links that launch to her earlier career in IT consulting and to her own sobriety date of Feb. 12, 1993. She describes building a publication intended to change the conversation around addiction and how it has evolved since.

    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recovery Advocacy
    • Publishing & Media

    Listen to the episode: Carolyn Delaney - Journey Magazine (opens in a new tab)

  14. Podcast

    Episode 44: Carolyn Delaney - Journey Magazine (opens in a new tab)

    The Keep It Local Maine Podcast with Kimberly & Todd Regoulinsky · 30 min

    Carolyn talks with the Keep It Local Maine hosts about how her own recovery shaped her vision for the magazine and how people can educate themselves about addiction recovery. She discusses what is hardest about publishing, why print still carries trust and intimacy, and Journey's push to reach jails and the prison system. She frames the mission as making recovery visible in order to change the narrative about addiction and save lives.

    • Publishing & Media
    • Recovery Advocacy
    • Small Business

    Listen to the episode: Episode 44: Carolyn Delaney - Journey Magazine (opens in a new tab)

  15. Print/Online Feature

    Second Act with Carolyn Delaney, publisher and CEO, Journey Magazine (opens in a new tab)

    Maine Magazine

    A 'Second Act' profile on Carolyn's mid-career pivot from IT leadership to publishing. She explains how her background building systems helped her run a largely volunteer-staffed magazine efficiently, while mentors and other Maine publishers taught her sales, editorial, distribution and financials. She also discusses becoming publicly visible as a woman in recovery and her goal of statewide distribution including rural Maine, prisons and city jails.

    • Entrepreneurship
    • Publishing & Media
    • Stigma & Narrative Change

    Read the article: Second Act with Carolyn Delaney, publisher and CEO, Journey Magazine (opens in a new tab)

  16. Podcast

    Carolyn Delaney on the Recovery Community and Shedding Old Stories (opens in a new tab)

    Women Taking the Lead with Jodi Flynn · 48 min

    Carolyn talks with leadership coach Jodi Flynn about starting a business without knowing how to be a business owner, and about the stories people tell themselves that cause them to play small. They discuss fear of success, self-sabotage, and the personal growth that followed her reading of 'Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing.' She also explains Journey's mission of supporting Maine's recovery community with local stories, resources and services.

    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recovery Advocacy
    • Community Building

    Listen to the episode: Carolyn Delaney on the Recovery Community and Shedding Old Stories (opens in a new tab)

  17. TV/Radio Featured

    Country's first recovery magazine made by people in recovery launches in Maine (opens in a new tab)

    NEWS CENTER Maine (207)

    NEWS CENTER Maine's 207 program features Carolyn, in recovery since 1993, and the launch of Journey as a free print magazine made by and for people in recovery. She explains the deliberate editorial choice to use readers' photographs and full names to broaden public perceptions of who is in recovery. The segment notes growing interest from communities, hospitals and correctional facilities and the plan to expand to monthly publication in November.

    • Recovery Advocacy
    • Stigma & Narrative Change
    • Publishing & Media

    Watch or listen: Country's first recovery magazine made by people in recovery launches in Maine (opens in a new tab)

  18. Podcast

    Amplifying Hope (opens in a new tab)

    Daughters of Change with Marie Sola

    Carolyn was the very first guest ever featured on the Daughters of Change podcast, in the July 2019 episode titled 'Amplifying Hope.' The conversation introduced Journey Magazine and her mission of making recovery from addiction visible. The episode is referenced by host Marie Sola in the 2024 follow-up episode; a standalone episode page for the 2019 installment was not reachable, so the show page is used as the canonical link.

    • Recovery Advocacy
    • Publishing & Media
    • Stigma & Narrative Change

    Listen to the episode: Amplifying Hope (opens in a new tab)

  19. Print/Online Feature

    New magazine aims to show Mainers there's life after addiction recovery (opens in a new tab)

    Mainebiz

    Mainebiz profiles Journey shortly after launch, with Carolyn describing the magazine's mission to 'amplify hope' for an estimated 107,000 Mainers in recovery. She makes a direct pitch to employers that the recovery community is an untapped talent pool. The piece also covers distribution, volunteer staffing, and plans to move to monthly publication and eventually statewide reach.

    • Publishing & Media
    • Recovery-Friendly Workplaces
    • Stigma & Narrative Change

    Read the article: New magazine aims to show Mainers there's life after addiction recovery (opens in a new tab)

  20. Print/Online Feature

    Think Tank Member Spotlight – Carolyn & Brian Delaney (opens in a new tab)

    Think Tank Coworking (Portland, Maine)

    A pre-launch member spotlight in which Carolyn, then an IT consultant, and Brian describe launching Journey, a new Maine magazine set to go to press in February 2019. She outlines the mission of shining a light on freedom from addiction through stories of hope, empowerment and connection, plus actionable content on finance, wellness, community and spirituality. She also describes the volunteer team of 25+ people behind the first issue.

    • Publishing & Media
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recovery Advocacy

    Read the article: Think Tank Member Spotlight – Carolyn & Brian Delaney (opens in a new tab)