Photo courtesy of Danielle Lawson, A Natural Nerd
The key to holistic healing and recovery is discovering the processes, tools, and support systems that honor your unique well-being.
We are born free. We are born whole. Healing is not about becoming something new — it is about returning to what has always been ours.
Recovery, for me, is self-liberation — the ongoing, intentional practice of reclaiming who we are, who we’re becoming, and the lives we’re creating in real time. My work in restorative hospitality is an extension of that truth. I am grateful that the Creator entrusted me with the vision to build safe, supportive, culturally-rooted spaces for people who identify with recovery in all its forms.
Much like faith, recovery is self-defined: from addiction and mental health to domestic violence, grief, identity transitions, housing instability, burnout, and the quiet losses that shape our lives. Through my nonprofit, Mercy (MRCI) and my hospitality offerings, I am committed to creating environments where people can rest, reconnect, and rebuild — where healing is honored, community is cherished, and liberation is lived.