Mindshift Recovery is a nonprofit organization helping people build resilient recovery

Mindshift Recovery is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing evidence-based, brain-science approaches to help people work with problematic behaviors and addictions including alcohol, substances, gambling, social media, and more.

Our mission is to make these science-backed tools as accessible as possible to as many people as possible, and help them reclaim their lives.

SAMHSA defines recovery as a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.

About the creator of the Mindshift Method™

Mindshift Recovery's co-founder, Jud Brewer M.D., Ph.D. (“Dr. Jud”), is an addiction psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and a New York Times bestselling author. He's spent the past 25 years doing research in the connection between the brain and addiction and other habits. He co-founded Mindshift Recovery to bring his research, tools, and practices to people struggling with everything from alcohol to opioid addiction.

Outside of his role at Mindshift Recovery, Dr. Jud is the director of research and innovation at Brown University's Mindfulness Center, where he also serves as an associate professor in Behavioral and Social Sciences at the School of Public Health and Psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Brown University.

He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, trained US Olympic athletes and coaches, foreign government ministers and corporate leaders. His work has been featured on 60 Minutes, TED, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Today Show, TIME, The Washington Post, Forbes, CNN, BBC, NPR, and more.

Dr. Jud Brewer with Rich Roll

Dr. Jud with award-winning podcaster and author, Rich Roll

Mindshift Method Videos

Play video: Dr. Jud explains the Mindshift Method

Dr. Jud explains the Mindshift Method

Play video: Q&A about the Mindshift Method

Q&A about the Mindshift Method

Meet the team

Every member of our team is passionate about bringing science-based recovery tools to as many people as possible. And many of us are in recovery ourselves, so we understand the journey. And we're rooting for you.

  • Josh Roman

    Josh Roman

    CEO
  • Dr. Jud Brewer

    Dr. Jud Brewer

    CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
  • Rhetta Rowland, MBA

    Rhetta Rowland, MBA

    VP OF GROWTH
  • Mary Beth Stern, ICADC

    Mary Beth Stern, ICADC

    SENIOR FACILITATOR
  • Thomas McCann, MA, LADC I

    Thomas McCann, MA, LADC I

    CLINICAL ADVISOR
  • Dan Holcomb

    Dan Holcomb

    SENIOR FACILITATOR
  • Jose Salinas

    Jose Salinas

    PEER RECOVERY COACH & TRAINER
  • William Nardi, MA, PhD Candidate

    William Nardi, MA, PhD Candidate

    SENIOR RESEARCHER
  • Amy McLaren, MBA

    Amy McLaren, MBA

    BOARD MEMBER

Want to support others on their recovery journey?

As a nonprofit, Mindshift Recovery relies on grants and donations to continue providing free and low-cost evidence-backed tools to people who need them most.