You Don’t Have to Hit Rock Bottom to Amplify Hope — Carolyn Delaney’s Story
“What was I supposed to do with all this enthusiasm?”
— Carolyn Delaney
When Carolyn Delaney first walked into a recovery meeting, she had no idea that years later she’d be standing in the White House Rose Garden, being honored as one of the top small business leaders in the country.
In our latest Sober Life Rocks podcast episode, Carolyn opens up about her early struggles with alcohol, the heartbreak of leaving her baby behind, and the defining moment when Child Protective Services forced her to choose: treatment or termination of her parental rights.
Sobriety didn’t stick the first time, but something shifted.
“Even when I relapsed, the words from those meetings echoed in my mind. They planted hope.”
Since 1999, Carolyn has remained sober. And with sobriety came something even greater: a calling. What began as a nostalgic Facebook post turned into Journey Magazine—a publication that now circulates in workplaces and recovery circles across the U.S.
But her journey didn’t stop there. Carolyn was invited to Washington D.C. as Maine’s Small Business of the Year. She met Vice President Kamala Harris. She hugged her. She handed her a bracelet that read, “Amplify Hope.”
In that moment, she was fully seen.
Journey isn’t just a magazine. It’s a movement.
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