Contributors

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Dr. Malasri Chaudhery-Malgeri

Dr. Malasri Chaudhery-Malgeri, known as Dr. Mala, develops impartial and informative resources for people seeking treatment. With extensive expertise in TBI, PTSD, Military Psychology & Rehabilitation, Marriage & Family Psychology, Rehabilitative Therapy, Integrative & Collaborative Program Development, Business Psychology, and more, Dr. Mala has supported patients from various backgrounds and age groups. Throughout her career, she’s worked with military personnel, business executives, political leaders, rural communities, Native populations, LGBTQ+ individuals, athletes, and families.

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Amanda Uphoff

Amanda is in long-term recovery from alcohol use disorder, and is passionate about helping others find their path toward recovery. She gets great satisfaction from creating order out of chaos, identifying areas for improved efficiency, and building authentic connection. Amanda is a certified yoga instructor and a lifelong bibliophile (with two degrees in English Literature to prove it). Her proudest accomplishment and biggest joy is watching her son and daughter grow into kind, capable, curious humans as they forge their ways in the world.

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Cliff McDonald

Cliff started his career on Wall Street and later served in business development and leadership roles in the technology industry. He used his corporate experience to become an entrepreneur and has started and operated successful businesses in the hospitality, technology and consulting industries. Cliff is a student of psychology, business, and digital marketing, and he enjoys growing businesses from the early stage. Cliff is in long term recovery and he is passionate about helping as many people as possible to experience a life in recovery. Cliff’s role at Recovery.com is to help grow the business from a strategic, cultural, and revenue perspective. Cliff and his wife Shanna are parents of three boys. As a former college football player, he enjoys coaching and helping people to realize their full potential in the arena of their choice.