Our Story

Built by people in recovery.

The All Good Life was founded in 2019 by a small group of people who had been through recovery themselves — and who wanted to build the resource they wished had existed when they were starting out.

A person walking a peaceful forest path in morning light — a symbol of the recovery journey
Our Mission

Recovery is possible. Community makes it last.

The All Good Life was born out of a simple observation: the resources that existed for people in recovery were either clinical and cold, or scattered and hard to find. We wanted to build something warm, honest, and genuinely useful.

Our founder, Sarah Mitchell, got sober in 2015 after years of struggling with alcohol use disorder. She worked the 12 Steps with a sponsor, found a home group, and slowly rebuilt her life. In 2019, she gathered a small team of people with similar experiences and started building what would become The All Good Life.

We are not a treatment center. We are not a medical provider. We are a community — built on the 12-step framework, grounded in lived experience, and committed to the idea that no one should have to figure out recovery alone.

I wanted to build the thing I needed when I was new. Something that felt like a hand reaching out, not a pamphlet being handed over.
Sarah Mitchell — Founder, The All Good Life
Honesty

We tell the truth — about addiction, about recovery, and about what we can and cannot offer. We do not promise what we cannot deliver.

Humility

We are not experts on your recovery. You are. We offer tools, community, and experience — not prescriptions.

Service

Everything we build is in service of the people who need it. We are not a business. We are a community that happens to have a website.

By the Numbers

Small team. Big commitment.

We are a small, volunteer-driven organization. Every person on our team has personal experience with addiction and recovery. That is not a credential — it is a commitment.

2019

Year The All Good Life was founded.

4

Core team members, all with lived experience.

3

Pillars: Community, Education, Testing.

Free

No fees, no dues, no barriers to entry.

12

Steps that have guided millions to recovery.

Members of The All Good Life community gathered together outdoors
We are not here to fix anyone. We are here to walk alongside people who are doing the hard work of fixing themselves.
Sarah Mitchell — Founder, The All Good Life

The Team

People who've been there.

Every member of our team has personal experience with addiction or recovery.

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Portrait of Marcus Webb, Director of Community Programs
Community

Marcus Webb

Director of Community Programs

Marcus has been in recovery for 11 years. He leads our meeting programs and peer-connection initiatives, and has sponsored more than 40 people through the 12 Steps.

11 years sober
Portrait of Priya Anand, Outreach & Family Support
Family

Priya Anand

Outreach & Family Support

Priya came to recovery through Al-Anon as a family member. She now leads our family support programs and connects loved ones with the resources they need.

Portrait of James Okafor, Peer Support Specialist
Peer Support

James Okafor

Peer Support Specialist

James is a certified peer recovery specialist with 8 years of sobriety. He works one-on-one with people in early recovery, offering the kind of support that only lived experience can provide.

8 years sober
Portrait of Leila Nasseri, Education & Resources
Education

Leila Nasseri

Education & Resources

Leila oversees our educational content and resource library. She is passionate about making the 12 Steps accessible to people of all backgrounds and beliefs.

Community Voices

What recovery sounds like.

These are the voices of people who have found their way through. Their words are their own.

I had tried to get sober four times on my own. The fifth time, I found a meeting through this site. That was three years ago.
Thomas R.3 years sober, AA member
Portrait of Maria, a community member in recovery
The education section helped me understand what my husband was going through. I finally stopped taking it personally and started showing up for him.
Maria L.Al-Anon member, family support
The accountability testing gave me something concrete to hold onto in early recovery. Numbers don't lie, and seeing progress helped me keep going.
David K.18 months sober, NA member

These are real voices from our community. Names have been changed to protect privacy.

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