Caroline Beidler, MSW is an author, speaker, recovery advocate, and founder of the storytelling platform Circle of Chairs. She is the author of Downstairs Church: Finding Hope in the Grit of Addiction and Trauma Recovery and You Are Not Your Trauma: Uproot Unhealthy Patterns, Heal the Family Tree. As an addiction recovery expert and trained mental health provider, she writes extensively about related topics and works with state governments, international partners, and faith communities.