Kelly Thrush

Surviving something isn’t the same as building something from it.In 2018, alcohol addiction and end-stage liver failure nearly ended my life. A liver transplant gave me a second chance—but what I eventually learned was that a second chance doesn’t automatically create a meaningful life. Tha...

Addiction doesn't stay at home when someone comes to work.Behind performance issues, absenteeism, changes in behavior, and struggling families can be a problem many organizations still don't know how to talk about. Substance use affects employees at every level, yet stigma and fear often keep...

Healthcare measures almost everything. But some of the things patients and families remember most are the hardest to measure. I learned that from the other side of the bed.In 2018, I spent months hospitalized with end-stage liver failure before receiving the liver transplant that saved...