You Are More Than Your Worst Choice

Written By Ellen Marrs

Shane openly tells his personal journey of bad choices, setbacks and then how one or two people can influence your life in a positive manner and start the road to recovery. He now is a recovery coach and mental health educator. He discusses how accountability from others and yourself is vital to creating successful positive changes in life. He assists children through adulthood with mental health challenges and illnesses.

About Shane Watson:

Shane is a speaker, behavioral health educator, recovery advocate, and founder of Silverladder LLC, where he focuses on mental health education, addiction recovery support, family advocacy, and youth prevention initiatives. With more than 14 years of personal recovery experience, Shane has dedicated his life to helping others understand that people are more than the mistakes they’ve made and that healing, restoration, and hope are possible.

After surviving years of substance use, mental health struggles, incarceration, and the devastating consequences of addiction, Shane rebuilt his life through recovery, faith, accountability, and service to others. His powerful personal story has resonated with audiences across Arizona and beyond, leading to more than 600 presentations impacting over 100,000 students, parents, educators, community leaders, and professionals.

Shane has extensive training in trauma-informed care, suicide prevention, youth mental health, crisis response, substance use prevention, and peer support. He is also an ASIST Suicide Intervention Trainer and former Prevention Specialist with notMYkid, where he spent nearly a decade educating youth and families on behavioral health topics including addiction, bullying, depression, self-harm, suicide prevention, and healthy communication.

Known for his honesty, compassion, and ability to connect with people from all walks of life, Shane brings a message of accountability, grace, and transformation. Through his work, he continues to encourage others to seek help, break cycles of shame, and recognize that no one is defined solely by their worst choice.

To contact with Shane, please do so through his website.

Ellen Marrs

Ellen is a successful entrepreneur, author, homeschooling mom of seven, and three-time Boston Marathon finisher. She is the author of “Lessons from the Finish Line”, her personal story of faith, passion, and perseverance in the pursuit to run 12 races in 12 consecutive months. She is also a compilation author in "Women Who Rock", a book highlighting the stories and successes of women from various backgrounds and stages of life.

The focus of Ellen's business and her personal goal in life is to make a positive impact on the world with those who choose to join her in “The Kindness Revolution”. She teaches individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations the importance of expressing gratitude through relationship marketing, as well as her signature class, “Gratitude: The Missing Link”. In a span of just three years, the students in her classes impacted over 10,000 people with compassion, gratitude, and kindness.

Ellen was most recently featured by FOX 10 TV, the Boston Athletic Association, Boston University News Service, Voyage Phoenix, and Networking Times magazine, a global publication for the network marketing profession.

Ellen fuels her passion to help others and make a difference in the world by sharing her story with abuse victims, foster children, and potential foster parents. As a motivational speaker, trainer, and mentor, she inspires others to overcome difficult circumstances, pursue their dreams and achieve their goals with unbridled passion. She has mentored countless individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations in relationship marketing and "acceleration through appreciation".

To relax, Ellen enjoys running, riding motorcycles, and spending as much time as possible outdoors with her family. She currently travels the United States with her husband, Rick, and their seven children.

To connect with Ellen, reach out via social media or the Life on Planet Marrs website.

https://lifeonplanetmarrs.com
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