Catherine Townsend-Lyon is a long-time advocate of addicted gambling recovery and has successfully maintained her recovery lifestyle for over 15 years. She is the best-selling author of her memoir "Addicted to Dimes: Confessions of a Gambling Addict," published on her 50th birthday in November 2012. She is a co-author and chapter contributor to a follow-up book titled "Ten The Hard Way," a book on shared recovery stories by others in recovery, published in 2016.

Catherine is tirelessly raising awareness and educating the public about the dark side of gambling. She shares her story through many avenues - radio shows, podcasts, and speaking events. Catherine has been interviewed and featured in magazines like Time, Natuilas.us, and Recovery Today, and news media of MSNBC, CNN iReport, and CBS. She continues to write as a contributing columnist for Keys to Recovery Newspaper.

Catherine continues to share her recovery journey and helpful resources on her BetFreeRecoveryNow.wordpress.com website as she mentors many who reach out for help and hope—sharing that no one is alone and need not suffer from gambling addiction in silence.