Almost 2 years ago I was certified as a peer recovery specialist by the state of Ohio and you talk about being on fire and ready to help those still lost in the darkness... I was a man on fire. I wanted to use the negatives of my life and turn them positive in the only way that I had been shown how to by my spiritual journey. I wanted to be a light for those struggling to even see the path. So I went out and found a place to work as a peer supporter expecting to find similar-minded people. But what I found was an industry driven by the bottom line and people forming this industry had no idea what it meant to be in recovery as an individual who had been lost in addiction. All I heard through the hiring process and through most of my time working there was that this company that I worked for cared about their people and that they would stand behind their people and if you were having a hard time that all you had to do was speak up. But what I found when I hit a rough patch and buy rough patch I mean my marriage was falling apart and my mother's health was declining so big Life changes. I spoke to my boss about the trouble i was having in my personal life and she basically said what she had to to get me out of the office and off the property and then terminated me... I haven't given up hope for the recovery industry but I understand now that I'm going to have to form my own space. For like-minded people a place where it's okay to not be okay a constantly evolving personally interactive space for all those people that want to stimulate change in their own life but don't understand how to go about it no one looking down their nose at anyone... To get through the day will be our goal. Anyway that was on my mind this morning I hope this gives some of us hope there are still people out there still interested in actually helping people a lot like this app. I'm new to loosid just getting started on it... But I have high hopes. God bless you all who read this I hope you find peace.
Definitely...great advice
~ yeah it's true ~ like anything else I try to make the best of my situation ~ 
I love this post. My friend is a recovery coach and he is just like you he loves helping people. The first job he got he got reprimanded because he wasn’t spending 15 minutes on the phone with each client. They told him to lie so the insurance would pay. He finally had enough and left. Now he is at another place with a smaller caseload and he is constantly in touch and has also given out his personal number. He has gone to the hospital at crazy hours if someone called him. We need more real caring people in recovery not just out for the money. I hope everything works out great for you and god bless you and your family. Better is out there. 