We’re a small team of ethical marketers, creatives and individuals with lived experience of addiction, ADHD, trauma and recovery. This isn’t just a project, it’s deeply personal.
Open Recovery was co-founded by Rob, Ellyn and a small team with years of experience inside the addiction treatment space. Together, we’ve helped rehabs grow, supported families in crisis and navigated the overwhelming search for help ourselves.
This platform was built as a better way forward.
I was diagnosed with ADHD at 14. I’ve lived through trauma, and I’ve struggled with compulsive behaviours, especially in adulthood, as part of managing my ADHD.
For more than a decade, I’ve worked in rehab marketing. I’ve helped addiction centres grow, refine their messages and connect with people who needed help. But I also saw how difficult it is for families to make informed decisions and how vulnerable they can be to misdirection.
That’s why I helped create Open Recovery. A platform built on transparency, ethics and lived experience, designed to support better decisions and clearer options.
I have many years of professional experience in the addiction treatment sector, but more importantly, I’m also in recovery. I’ve been on the other side, searching for help and trying to make sense of the overwhelming world of addiction treatment.
Going through that process made one thing painfully clear to me: the way addiction treatment is marketed is often misleading, generic and unhelpful. Too many providers are making empty promises and using vague messaging that doesn’t actually guide people to the right help.
After working with many rehab clinics, I became frustrated by how often marketing prioritised filling beds over providing real clarity and support. So, I co-founded Open Recovery to change that. We’re here to make sure people get transparent, ethical information from people with lived experience. When you’re looking for help, you deserve the truth, not a sales pitch.
Open Recovery is powered by a collaborative team of:
We're here to raise the bar, not just for rehab, but for how it’s found and understood.
Everything we do is measured by one question: “Would I want someone I love to use this?”
We believe small, values-led teams can change things, especially when they’ve lived through what they’re building.
That includes:
Learn more about each rehab's score, strengths and treatment approach - all in one place.
