The Writers
Industry veterans covering operations, regulation, data, and the human side of recovery housing.
James Sterling
James covers the business of running sober living homes, from startup costs to the daily grind of keeping beds filled and bills paid. He's spent nearly a decade in recovery housing operations across Texas and California. He writes about what actually works, not what looks good in a business plan. Based in San Diego.
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Nolan Sawyer
Nolan tracks the numbers behind the sober living industry: pricing trends, market dynamics, and the data that most operators never see. He came to recovery housing from real estate analytics and hasn't looked back. Based in New York.
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Joseph Cooper
Joseph has built a career helping recovery housing operators understand licensing, insurance, and the regulations that shape their business. He covers the legal side so operators can focus on the work that matters. Based outside Washington, D.C.
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Cara West
Cara writes for the people sober living is actually built for: individuals in recovery and the families supporting them. Her background is in community health, and she covers what the process actually looks like from the other side of the front door. Based in Austin.
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