After Addiction Ends ❤️ - A Gay Mans journey to SELF-ACCEPTANCE and giving back w/ Rory Slikker

✨Synchronicity is a beautiful thing. ✨

Rory and I met less than a month ago and we just hit it off. We were both selected to be Media Ambassadors for the  AIDS/Lifecycle. After I heard part of Rory’s story I knew I wanted to have him on this show. It was friends at first sight for me.

In this episode Rory takes us on his courageous journey of what it has meant for him to peel off the layers of coming out in highly conservative community,  breaking free from a crystal meth addiction, depression & anxiety, becoming HIV positive, hitting rock bottom and what it was like to be finally feel seen and heard by himself and his community.

Rory Slikker (he/him) is a Clinical Outreach Specialist for a LGBTQIA+ affirming addiction treatment center called Michael’s House in Palm Springs, CA. Born and raised in the small, agricultural, conservative town of Lompoc, CA, Rory’s journey to radical visibility began with VERY humble beginnings. A troubled home-life, high school death threats, HIV, and addiction, taught Rory how to survive first, and live authentically second.

Today, Rory is a sober man and activist that uses his story to help others struggling with addiction, mental health, and internalized homophobia. He is the co-founder of the LGBTQ Association for Addiction and Mental Health Professionals, a Media Ambassador and participant of the AIDS/LifeCycle, and sits on half-a-dozen committees responsible for bringing sober conferences to Southern California.

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Website: LGBTQ Association for Addiction and Mental Health Professionals - https://www.lgbtqaamhp.com/

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