Join Crystal as she interviews Melissa. Melissa emailed her about her new book I'm Sober ... Now What? .. and immediately Crystal was intrigued. I mean who doesn't ask that question when they get sober!! After they met, immediately they had questions for each other and Crystal had to interview her on the Podcast! They had so much in common and share so many similar experiences about addiction and recovery.

A little about Melissa-

After more than two decades of substance abuse, multiple failed attempts at sobriety, numerous arrests, a revolving door of treatment facilities, and a rock bottom that resulted in near death on her basement floor, Melissa has finally achieved long-term sobriety and is eager to share with the world that addicts do recover! Life after drinking is possible.
She is originally from a suburb north of Atlanta, Georgia, resides in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where she is raising her two youngest of four children with her husband, Derek. Her second chance at being a present mother leaves her in a dialectical dance of gratitude and exhaustion but she wouldn’t want it any other way.
She currently works as an administrative assistant at Holy Family Catholic Church in Clemmons North Carolina. That’s right – even after all her self will run riot and messy decision making throughout her life, thanks to drinking vodka like its water and popping pills like they were breath mints, God brought her home and keeps her in His house where she can be of service to those in need.
She is an active member in the AA community, where she spends time as a guest speaker sharing her message of hope to those that are looking for a new way of life. She is a board member of Joseph-Mary Foundation, where she raises money for education and medical supplies for families in Cameroon, Africa. Her passion for reaching across the continents to those in need fuels her vision to not only lend a hand to her neighbor but help educate others about addiction through sharing her personal story.
With almost a decade in sobriety, Melissa is following her calling to love and support those whose lives have been impacted by addiction. She believes her divine intervention was meant to not only spare her own life, but to also be used as a conduit to connect the lost and broken with a higher power whom she knows as God.

“I have been called to love those, who may not love me back, for this is unconditional love and what we have been instructed to do above all other commandments-to love one another”-Melissa Gissy Witherspoon

You can find Melissa @ Sobriety Addiction Healing Spiritual Journey - Sober-Now

You Can Watch on YOUTUBE:

Making the Change Sobriety Journal & Activity Book (Discount Code STAYSOBER)
https://makingthechange.store/

Are you enjoying the Sober Onions Podcast?
If so, your Donation or Sponsorship will help continue on the message of sobriety.
All funds go to Podcast website, editing fees, hosting fees and media expenses.
https://soberonions.com/sponsors-patrons/
Your donation can change the lives of those struggling with addiction or those trying to maintain Sobriety.
We are a community that grows by sharing and supporting each other.
Thank you for your Support~ Crystal

FOLLOW on IG: sober.onions
Facebook: Sober Onions
Tik Tok: Sober Onions

Listen on Spotify & Apple ITunes
https://soberonions.com/

No Commercials, Real Talk and Real Stories.
Sober Onions is completely funded by anonymous donations.
Zelle 321-427-7223
Venmo @soberonions
https://account.venmo.com/u/soberonions