Stephen JAMES

As a small business owner and craftsman turned writer, thought leader and artist Stephen has developed a unique perspective on life. Much of his growth and the catalyst for his journey has been influenced heavily by his experiences with and recovery from alcoholism. Beginning very early on in his life, during childhood, Stephen became involved with alcohol. Little did he know just how much it would shape the next decades of his life. Through the many years that he struggled with dependence he suppressed the deepest most authentic parts of himself, living his life as a superficial curated version of his true self. His struggle to gain and maintain sobriety allowed him to break free of the shackles he imprisoned himself with and truly embrace the person he has always been at heart. Stephen has always been a charming and charismatic individual with a highly magnetic personality and the gift of social fluidity. Sobriety has been the gift that has allowed him to share these parts of himself with all he meets. Throughout his journey to sobriety he discovered his love for writing and came back to art, music and other creative pursuits that had been lost during his alcoholism. He engaged in daily journaling, capturing many of the most formative moments of his experience which lead to his desire to write and release his first book, a memoir detailing his battle with sobriety and his personal path to recovery. Over the years Stephen has found himself in a unique position to speak with and help many other addicts and alcoholics achieve their own sobriety. Inspired by the joy this work brings to himself and others he is committed to helping as many people as he can to overcome their struggles with alcohol and addiction. He has identified the core of what allowed him to finally succeed in sobriety as well as what he believes our society gets wrong about alcoholism and addiction and he shares his process with those who are seeking a new way to end the nightmare of dependence.