Shannon Egan

Shannon Egan is an author, international journalist, and advocate for addiction recovery. Despite training as a writer on humanitarian issues for the United Nations, Shannon prefers sharing her personal stories of addiction and recovery to infuse hope in those still struggling and spread the message that recovery is possible.

Currently, Shannon works as the Development and Communications Director for USARA, Utah's Statewide Recovery Community Organization, and as a Recovery Advocate for the National Recovery Movement in order to reduce the stigma surrounding addiction as well as barriers to sustaining long-term recovery.

In 2015, Shannon published her first book, No Tourists Allowed: Seeking Inner Peace & Sobriety in War-Torn Sudan. She is currently working on a second book, Sex, Drugs & Recovery, which follows the events of No Tourists Allowed, focusing on her spiral into addiction and her recovery process.

www.ShannonEgan.com