Dylan was born in San Diego, CA, where he spent the majority of his first 30 years; moving to the NEPA region in 2018. A person in long-term recovery, and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Dylan understands the importance of social connectedness and community.
Initially getting sober in 2011, Dylan had difficulty finding work and took a volunteer position at Being Alive San Diego where he helped those affected by HIV/AIDS gain access to life-sustaining medications and other community support services as a Peer Advocate.
Through this experience, the fire to help others was ignited and Dylan was encouraged by his family and friends to go back to school. In 2013, Dylan obtained his GED; it took another 2 years for him to build up the courage to register for classes. In 2015 with the support of his peers in 12-step recovery programs, he started his journey in higher education at Grossmont and Cuyamaca Community Colleges in San Diego, where he eventually made the Dean’s List every semester before graduating in May of 2018 with two Associate’s Degree in Social Work and Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Dylan applied to, and was accepted, to Penn State Wilkes-Barre, after following his now-husband back to his home in Pennsylvania. In 2020, Dylan graduated from Penn State with his Bachelor’s Degree in Rehabilitation and Human Services, while maintaining a 4.0 GPA and earning the Luzerne County Council on
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03/05/23 • 64 min
AllBetter - "LGBTQIA & Recovery" with Dylan Fredricey
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Hello, and thanks again for listening to another episode of all better. I'm your host, Joe van week. Today's guest is Dylan Fred recei. Elon was born in San Diego, California, and spent the majority of his first 30 years moving to an EPA Region in 2018. Person, long term recovery and a member of the LGBTQ IA and community delen understands the importance of social connectedness and community. Initially getting sober 2011 Dylan had difficulty finding work and took a volunte
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