AA Speaker - Mary P. - Crested Butte, CO - 2006

Mary P. from Orlando, FL at the Crested Butte Mountain Conference in Crested Butte, CO - July 23rd-28th 2006 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Mary shares her journey through fear, denial, chaos, and transformation. Despite a loving upbringing and early academic success, she was plagued by deep-seated fear and perfectionism, eventually turning to alcohol to cope. Her life spiraled into addiction, failed marriages, and heartbreaking consequences, including forgetting she was a mother. But through Alcoholics Anonymous, surrender, and the grace of a persistent sponsor, Mary found sobriety. Over time, she rebuilt trust, earned back the love of her family, and became a steady source of support and healing. A pinnacle moment was being chosen to hold her grandson the night he was in neonatal crisis—an act that symbolized the full circle of recovery, responsibility, and redemption. Mary’s story is a testament to how lives once lost to addiction can be wholly reclaimed and used in service to others. Music: Deep by KaizanBlu