🕊️ Still Human: Icons of Recovery

Each month, we honor a public figure who has lived through pain, addiction, grief, or illness—and chose to keep going. Or who has dedicated their life to humanitarian work, social justice, or simply being a light in the dark—for no reason other than the good of everyone else.

• These are not perfect people.

• They’re people who remind us that healing isn’t polished, and survival isn’t weakness.

• That recovery is not shameful.

That you can carry trauma, addiction, and unbearable loss—and still choose love. Kindness. Art. Sobriety. Life.

But here’s the truth:

• You don’t need a platform or a paycheck to be someone worth honoring.

• You don’t need followers, or fame, or even stability to be a good person.

• You can be rich.

• You can be broke.

• You can be homeless.

• You can have a 15-car garage and an espresso machine that tweets.

Or none of that.

You can have a lucrative career… or be sick, struggling, messy, angry, grieving, and unsure— and still be worthy. There is no entrance fee to being human.

Emily Post—yes, the etiquette queen—once said that good manners rest on just three things: Honesty. Respect. Consideration.

That’s it.

Not wealth. Not class. Not perfection.

It’s not about knowing which fork goes where—(spoiler: no one cares). It’s about how people feel when they’re around you. It’s about how you move through the world—with intention, with compassion, and with humanity.

We believe recovery is the same way.

So while we’re lifting up these icons, we want you to remember this: You don’t need to be anyone but you. You are still human.

And that is more than enough.

With Love,

Dana & Nicky

If you think someone should be recognized, email us and tell us why!