Name: Sarah Pike
Pronouns: She/Her/They/Them
Institution: University of Texas at Austin
Area of Study: Anthropology, Government
Dream Job: Professor and Author
ARHE Position: Outreach and Communications Fellow
What have you enjoyed about your ARHE fellowship so far?
This internship is unlike any I’ve done before. I like that it pushes me outside my comfort zone while simultaneously giving me a support network made up of other ARHE employees/fellows.
What are you hoping to work on for ARHE or the collegiate recovery field?
I’m hoping to improve ARHE’s student engagement and potentially streamline a way to receive feedback and ideas from members and CRPs.
Are there changes you would like to see in the collegiate recovery field overall?
I would like to see collegiate recovery have a more inclusive environment overall. Personally, I find it hard to open up to a new group of people. This is occasionally exacerbated since I am a queer, hard of hearing, Jewish individual in eating disorder recovery rather than a “traditional” addiction disorder.
Do you have any words of advice for students in recovery?
If you are someone like me, who feels different or maybe just a little off, you’re not. Everyone in recovery has a unique story that likely makes them feel a little different too. The important thing to remember is the commonality we all share in that we are all working towards complete recovery.