After more than two decades of substance abuse, Melissa Gissy Witherspoon achieved long-term sobriety and now proclaims that recovery from substance use disorder is possible! With God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26 NIV). Originally from a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, Melissa lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with the youngest of her four children and her husband, Derek, following her calling to love and support those impacted by addiction. Founder and CEO of the nonprofit Sober-Now, Melissa raises proceeds from her best-selling, award-winning book, I'm Sober... So Now What? A Journey of Hope and Healing, bringing hope to prison ministries, recovery centers, sober-living housing, human trafficking safe houses, churches, and high schools. Melissa is an administrative assistant at her church and advocates for the recovery community, sharing her story of God's love through writing, podcasts, speaking engagements, recovery events, supporting accountability courts, and offering inspiration through her social media pages and Recovery Reflections column in Voice of Truth Magazine. Melissa is a Best-selling and Award-winning Author. She is a Contributing Author in International Best-Selling Miracle Mindset, 2022, Contributing Author in Best-Selling Hope Alive, 2024, International Book Awards Finalist, 2023 BookFest Award Addiction and Recovery, 2023 BookFest Award Self Help-Inspiration, 2023 Bookfest NY Times Square Billboard Montague. Stay connected with Melissa at Melissa@Sober-Now.com or www.Linktr.ee/sobernow.com for podcasts and social media. Connie A. VanHorn has a heart for encouraging others to find their God-given purpose. She serves on the Women World Leaders' Board of Directors and Leadership Team as an ambassador and administrative assistant to staff. She is an International best-selling author and writes for Voice of Truth magazine. Hoping her story will help someone else, Connie passionately shares how her amazing and loving God spared her, an ordinary woman, and gave her a new life. Connie resides in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she has participated in several discipleship classes and taught Sunday school to international students. She has also attended Bible classes at Vintage Bible College. Being a mother is by far Connie's greatest accomplishment and her first, best ministry. She dreams of changing the world by sharing Jesus and raising world-changers who have a kingdom perspective. She enjoys being with her children, making bracelets, journaling, fiction writing, and spending most of her time with her family. Connie wants her readers to know that it's ok to be broken-it's in our broken place that we find God. Come as you are! See past messy, see past broken, and you might just see a miracle.