Today's podcast is all about Mary Beth O'Connor. Mary Beth has been sober since 1994. Her story is chronicled in her memoir From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction. She's had essays in such publications as The Wall Street Journal and Recovery Today. Mary Beth is a Director for She Recovers Foundation and LifeRing Secular Recovery. She regularly speaks on behalf of these organizations and about multiple and secular paths to recovery. She develops relationships with other organizations, such as Women for Sobriety. And Mary Beth trains attorneys and medical professionals about substance use disorder and recovery. In recovery, Mary Beth attended Berkeley Law. In 2014 she was appointed a federal Administrative Law Judge, from which position she retired early in 2020. To learn more about Mary Beth you can visit: https://www.junkietojudge.com