After a car accident when she was 19 years old, Dana was thrust into a life filled with physical pain and chronic illness. Unfortunately, she was prescribed a cocktail of pain medication to deal with this pain, which led to an eventual realization that she was struggling with addiction. Dana fought to overcome that addiction, and fights every day to overcome the physical and mental side effects of her car accident. She is an athlete and weightlifter who shares her story of fighting against physical pain, and a teacher who discusses addiction with her students so that they never face what she did. Her advocacy is her life, and she's here to share that with you today.

You can find Dana on Instagram at @therealdanabrown and TikTok @therealdanabrown