Staff Spotlight-Makayla D.

Q: Why do you enjoy working with women or in the recovery community?

A: I enjoy working with women in the recovery community because I can personally relate to the struggles of rebuilding life after hardship, carrying fear and uncertainty with it. But I've also experienced the freedom that comes with healing and growth. Being able to walk alongside women as they rediscover their strength, rebuild their identities, and learn that they are worthy of love and second chances is powerful. I learn from them as much as they learn from me.

Q: What do you bring to Our Hope?

A: What I bring to Our Hope is real life experiences, empathy with boundaries, and laughs.

Q: What is one fun fact about you?

A: A fun fact about me is I love playing Sims any generation, I'll play it.

Q: Anything else you’d like to add?

A: My goal is to help women break the generational cycle of addiction; I watched women in my life lose themselves to addiction. I want women to see that they are not bound to repeat patterns they were born into. They can be the change that shifts the story for their children, their families, and themselves. Rebuilding legacies of strength, love, and resilience.