There are at least 23 million people in long term recovery from substance use in the United States. Despite this, recovery is still a largely hidden and stigmatized issue. As Patrick Kennedy shares, "That kind of shame feeds the illness." Kelsey Moreira, CEO of DOUGHP--a delicious brand of edible cookie dough--is in recovery from alcohol use disorder, and uses her platform to normalize recovery, both within her company and in the world at large. "What we're trying to do at Doughp is to break the stigma around mental health and addiction recovery." -Kelsey Moreira Kelsey is the founder & fearless leader of Doughp, a mission-driven edible & bakeable cookie dough business that ships their product into thousands of households every week. Since starting the company in 2017, after a decade long tech career and a journey in self-discovery & sobriety, she's appeared on ABC's Shark Tank and was named a Forbes 30 Under 30. As you'll learn more about today, she's using Doughp's platform for good, working to reduce social stigmas around addiction recovery and mental health. Join Marjorie Morrison and Patrick J. Kennedy for an in-depth conversation with Moreira as she talks about sobriety, breaking the stigma around mental health and being able to combine that with her love of baking. If you enjoy this podcast, be sure to follow or subscribe wherever you are listening, and share the show with your colleagues and friends. You can also subscribe to our YouTube Channel here, https://www.youtube.com/c/PsychHub. Future Of Mental Health is a Psych Hub Podcast and is for educational purposes only. Visit https://psychhub.com to dig deeper and access the world's most comprehensive platform for behavioral health education. Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/FOMHshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psychhubeducation YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PsychHub

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