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Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous is a mutual aid fellowship with the stated purpose of enabling its members to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety.

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Alyssa Murray

Administrative Assistant

Alyssa Murray, the administrative assistant at The Happier Life Project works in the background helping The Happier Life Project run smoothly. Alyssa has had both personal and professional experience working with the recovery community which provides her with a unique ability to empathize and connect with those who are affected by addiction as well as mental health conditions.

Alyssa has a sobriety date of April 4th, 2016. She lives in the Orange County area with her loving husband and is a mother of 3 boys.

Carolina Ayala

Founding Board Member

Carolina Ayala, the founder and executive director of The Happier Life Project leads the organization as a trauma-informed certified peer coach, facilitator, and advocate for the recovery community in Riverside County. Carolina’s unique approach combines her years of business administration experience with her direct experience as a justice-involved woman in long-term recovery.

Her insights into the recovery community and re-entry process have empowered her to improve the system for others and advocate on their behalf with empathy and compassion.

As living proof that recovery is possible, she has dedicated her life to The Happier Life Project’s mission and seeing through the positive change throughout her community.

Carolina lives happily in Riverside County and is a mother to a young son and daughter.

 

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NAMI

NAMI Family Support Group is a support group for family members, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. Groups meet weekly, every other week or monthly, depending on location.

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Adult Children of Alcoholics

Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA)/Dysfunctional Families is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of people who grew up in dysfunctional homes.

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Parents Of Addicted Loved Ones

Parents of Addicted Loved Ones is a support group of parents helping parents. We meet every week to offer addiction education and support. ( Meetings Are Via Zoom)

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Al-Anon

The Al-Anon Family Groups Are A Fellowship Of Relatives And Friends Of Alcoholics Who Share Their Experience, Strength, And Hope In Order To Solve Their Common Issues.

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Nar-Anon Family Groups

The Nar-Anon Family Groups are a worldwide fellowship for those affected by a loved one’s Substance Use Disorder.

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Co-Dependents Anonymous

Co-Dependents Anonymous is a program of recovery from codependence, where individuals may share their experience, strength, and hope in efforts to improve relationships.

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Gamblers Anonymous

Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of people who have a compulsive gambling problem. They meet regularly to share their experiences, strength and hope.

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LifeRing Secular Recovery

LifeRing Secular Recovery is an organization of people who share practical experiences and sobriety support. There are as many ways to live free of illicit or non-medically indicated drugs and alcohol as there are stories of successful sober people.

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Medication-Assisted Recovery Anonymous

Medication-Assisted Recovery Anonymous meetings in the United States.

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Refuge Recovery

Refuge Recovery is a practice, a process, a set of tools, a treatment, and a path to healing addiction and the suffering caused by addiction.

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Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery is a Faith centered, 12 step recovery program for anyone struggling with hurt, pain or addiction of any kind. Be sure to check them out.

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Cocaine Anonymous

Cocaine Anonymous is a twelve-step program for people who seek recovery from drug addiction. It is patterned very closely after Alcoholics Anonymous, although the two groups are unaffiliated.

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Narcotics Anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous uses a traditional 12-step model that has been expanded and developed for people with varied substance abuse issues.

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Recovery Meetings Worldwide

Eight Step Recovery is an alternative recovery program to the 12 step program of Alcoholic Anonymous. It uses the Buddhist teachings to overcome addiction.

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S.M.A.R.T. Recovery

SMART stands for Self-Management and Recovery Training. The SMART approach is secular and science-based, using cognitive behavioral therapy and non-confrontational motivational method.

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Madeline Hodges

Founding Board Member

Madeline Hodges A founding board member with lived experience. As an early team member of Happier Life Project, Madeline is devoted to reducing stigma around Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Disorders and helping connect people in need to resources. While pursuing a degree in Psychology, she is a Certified Mindfulness Meditation teacher and is constantly exploring the intersection of nature and therapy though studying family constellation therapy, equine therapy, sustainable living practices, and permaculture. Madelina Collective is a network of women around the world who collaborate with the shared goal of bringing change, inspiration, and perspective to the world through art and innovation. She is actively engaged in fostering creativity and connection amongst women from diverse backgrounds in an effort to be a light for other seekers.

Leah Shirley-Seykoski

Founding Board Member

Leah Shirley-Seykoski Leah is first and foremost a relationship builder who recognizes the significance of working in a collaborative and welcoming environment.
Leah is passionate about making people smile, connecting talent with great careers, and building fantastic teams.

Her experience in retail leadership, recruitment, and human resources has shaped her approach in helping others and serving as a guide throughout each point in individuals careers.

Leah is a full time Recruiter aspiring to gain her Masters in Social Work by 2024. The Happier Life Project is one of her passion projects and she thoroughly enjoys volunteering for an organization whose goal is to make a difference in our community.

In her free time, she enjoys good music, spending time outdoors, reading, having nice dinners with her Chef Husband, and exploring all hiking trails with her fur baby, Pipsqueak

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