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MENTORING, COACHING
Todd Warner - President
From a very young age, I had a strong desire to excel and exceed in everything. I realized later in life, those are good traits, as long as they’re built on a strong foundation and focused on the right target. That is where I went wrong.
After working 50 hours a week while in College, I received my BA in Marketing from Azusa Pacific University. Shorty after that, I married my high school sweetheart, started a family and shifted gears into Corporate America and the game was on. At 30 year old, I was responsible for over $40 million dollars in sales, traveling the world on business, had purchased my second home and was planning my next move. I had made it by the worlds standard but still had a void in my life I was unable to fill. I had always been a drinker but as the pressures to succeed continued, so did my drinking.
Alcohol began to control my life. I planned everything around it and after 22 years of marriage, my wife asked me to leave. During that time, I continued to fracture relationships and hurt everyone around me. While trying to hold it all together, I would wake up shaking and go to bed passed out. That became the daily routine. I tried to control and manage this on my own but continue to fail. I became sick and tired of being “sick and tired” watching everything I had built my life on slowly slip away.
On December 6, 2016 I checked myself into a Detox followed by a 30 day Treatment Program for Alcohol. During that time my life literally stopped. I remember thinking, “the best I had on my own” got me to this point so what’s next? It was at that time I cried out to God to take over and I truly surrendered. I committed to put the work in and by the Grace of God, along with the program of Alcoholics Anonymous, I got a second chance at life. The gifts of sobriety have given me back my marriage, my family and so much more. I have a peace and serenity today I never knew existed. I know how to get sober and stay sober, but more importantly, I live today with a purpose built on my faith as the foundation. We started RECOVERU to share our experience, strength and hope with others after Treatment. This is where the work really starts. Our goal is to walk this journey with others, show them the road to freedom from addiction and a new way of life.
CADCII, ICADC certifications
Bill Reynolds - Vice President
My story is a bit different from my partner Todd however at this time in both of our lives God has allowed our paths to cross and has given us a vision to do his will. I grew up in the state of New York. My parents divorced and my father left us when I was the age of eight. I was told from numerous aunts and uncles that now I need to be the man in the family and take care of my two younger sisters and brother. For the next few years that was my purpose. As I looked back, I realized that such a huge responsibility caused me to be an angry young man. Throughout my teens I got in many fights protecting my siblings. I began hanging around with the wrong people and quickly turned to smoking pot. At the age of 17 we moved to California and I became a full- blown pot smoker and cocaine user. At the age of 20 I was incarcerated for numerous charges and sentenced to prison for 22 years. At the age of 37 I found Jesus, in a prison cell, and gave my life over to Him. At age 43 I was paroled and decided to put Jesus in “the driver’s seat” and we never looked back. When paroled my Parole Officer instructed me to enter a treatment facility and take the time to learn about my addiction. That is when I was introduced to Alcoholics Anonymous and sponsorship. Being that stubborn angry kid from New York the process was not easy, but I put my best foot forward and gave the program my all. In doing so and following the necessary directions, outlined by the program of Alcoholics Anonymous, God has allowed me to heal. AA and treatment have given me a whole new purpose in my life. I was able to go back to school and become a licensed drug and alcohol counselor along with becoming an Interventionist. I continue to work in that field today and presently hold (CADCII, ICADC certifications). I now have been sober since 8/20/2005 and have gained 20 years of experience in the recovery field. I take my profession very seriously and it has become my life’s work.
My purpose now is to help addicted men understand their disease and begin the healing process as well as assisting their families to heal and become whole again. I believe my hard work, enthusiasm and care for others give me the tools for this profession that I love. I have learned the art of time management, keeping a calm spirit in stressful situations along with empathy and compassion. You see my younger brother was lost to addiction and since that tragedy I have made a commitment to myself and the rest of my family to always do all I can to help others from having to experience the pain and suffering we have had to endure from his death.
There is no better feeling in the world than getting a family loved one safely into a treatment program. To see the addict and their family heal from the disease of alcoholism and/or drug addiction is priceless. RECOVERU will allow other men to experience the love of God and have a safe place within the recovery world. It has been a joy to give other men the same opportunity that has been given freely to me and guiding them to experience the gifts that have been graciously bestowed upon me.
Watch this video to hear me discusses the trials and tribulations that played an integral role in my personal transformation and new found perspective.
Stacy Warner - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor #13794
If you are reading this, chances are you have been affected by a loved ones addiction to alcohol, drugs or both. My world came crashing down when my husbands addiction to vodka took over his life. It began to affect the way I thought, acted and the way I felt. It brought out some of the worst emotions I have ever had to deal with. The worst part was that it not only affected me, as his wife, but it affected our three boys all in different ways. I know from experience that addiction truly is a family disease. I watched the nasty effects of alcoholism take hold of my family and I did not want this disease to have long-lasting effects within our family across both relationships and generations to come. I began to seek help while getting my master’s degree in educational and clinical counseling. I learned to gain strength and focus on getting healthy emotionally. The greatest thing I learned was that there was hope and that recovery was possible for our entire family. Therapy allowed me to overcome the feelings that I took on as a victim, while teaching me that I no longer had to be a victim. Today my husband and I are beyond grateful for what we went through!