Meet the Mastermind!

Julianne Griffin is a recovery mentor, community builder, and the founder of Blank Space Recovery and Swift Steps.

Her work is deeply shaped by her own lived experience with addiction, recovery and the search for healing that actually feels honest and sustainable. She understands what it is like to need support and not fully see yourself reflected in the spaces that are supposed to help. That experience became the foundation for everything she went on to build.

Julianne founded Blank Space Recovery because she wanted to meet people where they were. What started as recovery mentoring grew into broader work: building communities, writing curriculum and creating programs that help people feel less alone in the process of change.

She believes healing is not one size fits all and her work reflects that. She is committed to creating spaces that are inclusive, emotionally honest and grounded in real life, especially for people who have felt misunderstood, judged or left out by more traditional approaches.

That work eventually led her to create Swift Steps, a peer-led recovery and healing community and program for Swifties navigating sobriety, mental health or just figuring it out. Swift Steps brings together structure, reflection, music and community in a way that feels more human and accessible.

Today, Julianne’s work includes mentoring, curriculum development, community building and recovery centered program creation. Across everything she builds, the goal remains the same: to create spaces where people can feel seen, supported, and less alone while finding their own way forward.