Joe Conniff is a person living in long-term recovery from a substance use disorder and public speaker, sharing his experiences in addiction, spirituality, and recovery. His first book, Causes and Conditions, details the events of his life starting with his childhood in an overprescribed, middle-class, suburban household in Massachusetts; followed by post 9/11 military life and his downward spiral into heroin addiction on the streets of Seattle. Joe currently works as a certified peer counselor and resource case manager at the drug diversion court in Seattle that helped kickstart his recovery. Aside from time spent with his spouse and daughter exploring Washington State, he is a recovery advocate and mindfulness teacher. He lives in Seattle, Washington.