How one gym owner uses free CrossFit classes to empower hundreds in addiction recovery

Kristy Hagan had a rough journey with addiction. She spent time in jail, had her children taken away from her by child protective services, and, at one point, found herself unhoused with her daughter in New York City.

“My addiction took me to some terrible, terrible places,” Hagan tells the Morning Chalk Up. 

Now, though, she’s 10-plus years sober and is the owner of Neuse River CrossFit in Raleigh, NC. And most importantly, Hagan is looking to give back. So when she saw that a nonprofit called The Phoenix was offering free CrossFit for anyone in addiction recovery, she knew she needed to offer a program like that at her gym.

To read more about Kristy’s story, find the full article HERE.