Becky Gordon

ambassador

Tell us a bit about yourself:

I help lead Momenta and ensure that we remain on the path of being the best treatment center for women in the nation. My job includes building relationships within our community and throughout the country to establish trust with others in the industry. I connect with the families and the clients themselves to decipher if Momenta is the right fit for them and the place in which they will begin their healing journey. I also connect with the clients while they are here through workshops and yoga, part of our morning offerings, this allows me to be current with our program and to follow through on our promise of providing the safe and healing environment that they entrusted us to deliver. I have worked in the treatment industry for about 8 years now at different centers throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. I am a certified addictions counselor, certified yoga instructor and continue to educate myself and grow my capacity to help others suffering from this disease.

How has addiction affected you and your life?

I grew up in a family with addiction and had my own battle with the disease. In early 2011, I surrendered to the fact that perhaps I wasn't a horrible human being but rather I was sick and that there was a solution if I wanted it. It was then that my journey of recovery began, and I realized that there was an easier softer way. To my surprise, what had worked for millions of others was working for me and I was inspired to help others find their way.

What's your favorite part about what we do at Momenta?

I love so many aspects of my job. I work for a company in which I have found support and faith that have allowed me to grow in so many ways. Every day I feel as if I get to come to work and do what I do and that is a gift.

What inspires you?

Our clients inspire me as well as all others on the path of recovery. We never get to graduate from all hard work we put into this and therefore although the steps of how we transition are simple, they are not easy. For that reason, anyone who embarks on this journey themselves or dedicates their time to helping those go through it, reminds me of where I was and encourages me to move to forward one step at a time, one day at a time, in a life I could have never imagined. My young children also remind me to keep things simple and to laugh a lot. We get to be here!

What do you do when you're not working?

My favorite thing to do is to get down on the ground and literally be with my kids on their level, entering their perspective bring me joy. I love to swim and run as well. Continuing the dance of a sixteen-year relationship, with my partner in crime, is also something I enjoy.

What's something about you that not many people know?

I would say most people would not know that I studied Jujitsu and that the MMA art form helped to save my marriage.