A vision for recovery: The story behind the Purple Recovery Empowerment Project - The Coastland Times

A vision for recovery: The story behind the Purple Recovery Empowerment Project - The Coastland Times

By Amanda McDanel In a tourism-driven community like the Outer Banks – where many people work in one of the three Rs: real estate, retail or restaurants, where deals are made over lunch, and where social life often revolves around bars and cocktails served from sun-up to sundown – it can be especially challenging for someone in recovery to live and thrive. After going through addiction treatment and rehabilitation, Outer Banks resident and busin…