Welcome, Makenzie Cowles
Please join us in welcoming Makenzie Cowles to the Healthy Acadia team!
Makenzie joins us as a recovery coach Maine Recovery Core internship program. Recovery Core Interns offer direct peer support to improve recovery success among individuals facing substance use disorders. As a CCAR-certified Recovery Coach, Makenzie provides recovery coaching and recovery supports in Hancock County through Healthy Acadia’s INSPIRE Recovery Community Center.
Makenzie, what prompted you to join the Healthy Acadia team?
I want to support people in need and those in recovery to be the most successful they can be.
What most inspires you about Healthy Acadia's work?
What interests me the most about working at Healthy Acadia is supporting people through their recovery process. I want to make a difference in individual's lives.
What most inspires you on a personal level?
I want to help people as much as I can every day. I feel like if I can make a small impact daily for someone I can help make the world a better place.
What is your favorite thing to do, or place to be, in Maine, and why?
I love being outside, hiking, swimming or just going for walks. It helps me relax and unwind after work or is just a fun activity to do on the weekends.
Makenzie is a graduate of MDI High School. She currently resides in Bass Harbor with her cats, Hazel and Jude.