Welcome, Christopher (Chris) Webster
Please join us in welcoming Chris Webster to the Healthy Acadia team!
Chris joins us as a recovery coach through our Maine Recovery Core internship program. Recovery Core Interns offer direct peer support and advocacy to improve recovery success among individuals facing substance use disorders. Chris provides recovery coaching and recovery resource navigation in Penobscot County through Bangor Area Recovery Network (BARN).
Chris, what prompted you to join the Healthy Acadia team?
Recovery coaching has changed my life and made me want to help others find a better way to live their lives.
What most inspires you about Healthy Acadia's work and your new role?
The opportunity to make a difference in our community and to show people that there is a path for them to a substance-free life.
What most inspires you on a personal level?
Learning what it takes to be an effective recovery coach.
What is your favorite thing to do, or place to be, in Maine, and why?
Barbecuing with friends and swimming at Branch Lake in Ellsworth.
“I am a father of two beautiful kids: a 15-year-old boy named Evan and a 3-year-old girl named Addison,” shared Chris. “They are the loves of my life, and everything I do today is to better their lives because I want to be the best father I can be. I make good choices that benefit me and my family, and getting my recovery coach certification has made it possible for me to grow as a man and continue learning and growing in my role as a recovery coach.
One thing on my bucket list is to buy a huge home on a lake so that all my kids have a place to call their own and stay close throughout their lives. I also have four other kids who aren't biologically mine, but I love and raise them as my own. I want them to know that family is hugely important.
Coming from a broken home, I don't want that for my kids. I've made many bad choices in my life that almost prevented me from achieving this, but thanks to the unconditional love of my God, I was able to change my life and become a positive role model.”
Email Chris at christopher.webster@recoverycore.org.