#109 Everyone is deserving of love with Levi Bessette

None Of Your Business with Robert DeLude

Levi Bessette is a Missoula native and an alumnus of Lowell Elementary, Hellgate High School, and the University of Montana, where he was elected as ASUM senator and graduated with high honors. After tragically losing his father in 2000, Levi turned to drugs and alcohol in an attempt to self medicate and avoid the pain of his loss. His use quickly escalated to daily abuse, and in 2005, he checked himself into treatment in Great Falls. Levi has since dedicated his life to helping people, with his focus on addicts (persons experiencing substance abuse disorder), in hopes of supporting them in finding recovery. Levi's success in helping those around him can be largely attributed to his acceptance in addressing his own mental health challenges ie, Severe Major Depression, PTSD, Anxiety, OCD, ADHD, Adult Learning Disorders, and Polysubstance Dependence, in FSR (Substance Abuse Disorder/Addiction), he works tirelessly to help others better understand the disease of addiction by speaking locally and nationally, all while re-attending the University of Montana full time, being a single parent and maintaining his own recovery. Due to the support and encouragement from the recovery community, his friends, family, the community of Missoula, doctors, and counselors he has been able to not only be an active member of society, but he has been able to also be an asset to humanity at large. Levi's hope is to eliminate the stigma the Addicts face and be 'the voice for the voiceless' while supporting them until they find theirs. He believes everyone is deserving of love, empathy, and support.

Levi Bessette

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