Kimberly (Kimmy) Short is the founder and CEO of Broken Lives Restored, a nonprofit dedicated to advocacy for mental health, trauma recovery, grief support, and addiction healing. With a background in art education and over ten years of experience leading 12-Step Recovery groups, community programs, and art camps for both kids and adults, Kimberly is committed to creating spaces of healing and transformation.

She is a licensed Recovery Peer Support Specialist, Trauma Specialist, Inner Healing Expert, Somatic Healer, and Art Therapy Practitioner. Kimberly believes in the truth that we don’t have bad parts, only ones that need to be befriended and unburdened through curiosity, compassion, and clarity.

Her passion for walking alongside those in pain comes from both personal experience and a deep calling to be a light in the darkness. In her own journey, she has found healing and transformation, celebrating her sobriety since March 3, 2014. Through Broken Lives Restored, she is building a space where stories are honored, wounds are met with compassion, and hope is never out of reach.

You can learn more about her story and passion for reaching the broken on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brokenlivesrestored/