Sherise Cooper

My name is Sherise. I was born in St. Louis, MO 3/24/69 to a 2 Parent home, with an older sister, Janice DeHavelyn Cooper ( deceased 10/26/86.) My sister & I were raised Middle Class, needing, nor wanting for anything. I excelled in school, attending accelerated classes for gifted students from 3rd grade to the 12th grade. After my sister’s untimely death, I sunk into what I called a ‘trauma-coma,’ of depression & severe spiritual malady. I went through a spiral decline, that began show during my college years at Fisk University in Nashville, TN. I was completely against any form of drugs, alcohol included, all throughout my youth. But, the pain I was feeling led me to a double-life of drinking & cocaine. I hid this habit for over 10 years from family & friends, until the drug addiction took over my whole being… I eventually gave my 3 children to their fathers & ran away to the streets of West St. Louis, MO. I spent 10 years in the ‘wilderness,’ where I met GOD. I vowed to tell how GOD delivered me from active addiction & gave me a NEW way of Life. Today, I am an active member of Women In Vision, Inc. ( Yolanda Hemphill-Robinson CEO,) facilitating in the Clayton Correction facility to women inmates, giving them Living skills (Before COVID19,) Narcotics Anonymous ( I sponsor women addicted to drugs & alcohol,) I’ve been a primary speaker on a national & local platform for Recovery for over 14 years. Today, I am a Lead Patient Access Representative for BJC health & sole proprietor of DeHavelyn Homecare, LLC.