Radically freed from alcohol, cigarettes, and stimulants in 2003, Melissa Huray is an addiction counselor with a master's degree in physiology. She spent twelve years counseling addicts in intensive outpatient treatment programs before accepting the position of executive director at the Lindell Recovery Network. Melissa is also an Emmy-award-winning news reporter and anchor, having appeared on television programs such as His Glory Ministry and CBS Minnesota's WCCO-TV. She is the host of The Hope Report podcast and the author of her memoir, Blackout to Blessing, and Radical Freedom. Melissa lives in the Twin Cities suburb of Lakeville, Minnesota, with her husband, Mike, and has three daughters.