Catherine Townsend-Lyon

Catherine Townsend-Lyon is the influential writer of her gripping memoir titled "Addicted To Dimes," and a contributing writer and author of the recovery compilation book titled "Ten The Hard Way: Real Voices of Recovery," both available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Catherine is a long-time advocate of addicted gambling recovery and has successfully maintained her recovery lifestyle for over 15 years; born in New Jersey and raised in Southern California, she has become a tireless gambling recovery advocate, raising awareness and educating the public about the dark & dangerous side of gambling.

She is a dynamic speaker and shares her story through radio shows, podcasts, and speaking events. Catherine has been interviewed and featured in magazines like Time, Natuilas.us, and Recothe very Today, and news media of NBC with Scott MacFarland and CNN iReport. Catherine is a former contributing writer for Keys to Recovery Newspaper, InRecovery, and Recovery Today magazines.

Catherine continues to share her recovery journey and helpful resources on problem gambling recovery on her website BetFreeRecoveryNow.wordpress.com

as she mentors many who reach out for help, and hope—sharing that no one is alone and need not suffer from gambling addiction in silence...Catherine resides in Glendale—N. Phoenix, Arizona.