I moved to Koh Phangan at the beginning of October 2020 (after spending over a year including “lockdown” in Phuket, and previously 2 years in Chiang Mai) with an idea about building and serving the Sober / Recovery community here. I quickly became immersed in the dynamic scene and culture of the Island, making friends rapidly. What I realised was that Koh Phangan was far more than simply a beautiful paradise island with monthly full-moon parties (on hold since the COVID-19 pandemic began); I saw the beauty of the people and the culture that was being created here and I wanted to join.

Having found personal permanent recovery in 2001, aged 29, after 13 years of severe hedonism involving intravenous drug use (cocaine & heroin), chronic alcoholism, serious amounts of psychedelic / hallucinogenic consumption, homelessness and vagrancy (I have always been a traveller, with the spirit of adventure in my blood), I dedicated my life’s mission to serving others inflicted with the same illness as me – addictive disease. READ MY FULL BIOGRAGHY HERE