Her Story
About Porsha
My journey into recovery work began with my own personal experience. I've been in recovery since 2021, and that path led me to where I am today - working professionally in the recovery field since 2024 and serving as a house manager since June 2025. What brought me to this role was going through these things myself, having to start over and living in a sober living environment. Throughout my career, customer service has been huge in my life. My first job was at Toys R Us, and I've always loved helping others, giving people resources or knowledge. I spent seven and a half years with Wells Fargo and two and a half years with Nationwide before deciding to go back to school last year for Human Services. As a house manager for the women's house, I'm kind of the face of the house. The women pay their rent to me, I give them breathalyzers and UAs, and they come to me with any problems - whether it's house problems like the air conditioner not working or conflicts between residents. My key responsibilities include making sure everybody's held accountable and doing what they're supposed to be doing. They have to work a 12-step program, get a job, and start paying rent. I try to be there to help them, to help them get to that next step of their life. I lead by being an example - I'm in recovery myself, so I work a program and do all the things I ask of them. Anything I require, I have done myself.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Porsha
01What do you attribute your success to?
I would say it's a mix of honestly caring about people, adaptability, and resilience. I think it's important to step into hard situations instead of avoiding them. I believe in honesty and transparency. And then I also think it's very important to always remain teachable as well. You can't grow if you're not willing to learn and adapt.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best advice I've ever received is basically just don't be too hard on yourself. Everyone makes mistakes, nobody's perfect, and as long as you're doing the next right thing and you're trying your best, that's all you can do. Sometimes we're our own worst critics, and you just gotta keep it moving.
03What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The biggest challenge I would say is there's just not enough people to help. It's very hard to find help with a sober living environment and things like that. The more people want to be a part of something, I think that's great, but finding that help is what I would say is the biggest challenge.
04What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
The values that are most important to me are compassion, accountability, helping others, and personal growth. Integrity is very important as well. I also value connection and community because I don't think that anything's possible without making others aware or trying to include your community with great causes and things like that. And resilience is important too.
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