Dee Christensen

Dee Christensen is a writer, social advocate and the owner of Canada’s leading addiction magazine. This former street junkie turned entrepreneur used her life experiences and an academic background in Criminology and Social Work to found Recovery Wire Magazine. This common interest publication has become a vehicle for uniting the broader addiction community, and a medium to reach people who might not be ready to get help yet. As Editor in Chief, Dee is passionate about joining the fight to educate people about addiction, and end the cycle of isolation and recidivism. This grass roots magazine, written by people impacted by addiction personally, has become a major resource for addiction professionals and individual subscribers around the globe: from Canada to the United States, Australia, Italy, the United Kingdom and even China.

Derek Forgie of MTV Canada writes, “One would be hard-pressed to find a hipper, slicker, unapologetically honest approach to the important issue of recovery.”

Cover, Issue 2 Recovery Wire

Dee credits her success to the everyday, hard working heroes in the mental health field that she met along the way. For every person who steered her in the right direction and cheered her on during her voyage back to life, she works tirelessly to pay it forward to those still in need of a second chance.

Read Dee’s revealing story of the moment of transformation during her own recovery that ultimately led to founding her magazine.