Ben Sawyer
Ben Sawyer is a certified recovery advisor, a career he loves. The former Marine and nurse is remarried and still goes to 12-step meetings. He tells newcomers that hope is here.
Topic
Veterans
Recovery for veterans and active military — Boots2Roots, service culture, and how military experience can become a recovery asset.
2 stories
Veterans find military experience helps their recovery efforts
Dan Blake adjusts his uniform, remembers the acronyms. The military taught him to follow orders, to trust a mission larger than himself. Years later, sitting in his first recovery meeting, he realizes…