Ava Lenz

It’s Ava! I was born and raised in northern New Jersey, lived in Lewes for almost ten years, and now am a proud resident of Milford, Delaware. For most of my life, I had been my parent’s easiest kid : Straight A student, perfect attendance, president of six different organizations and a part time job, twenty five hours every week, since I was fourteen. I had been composing college applications since the sixth grade, knew the future I wanted for myself, and had made it an absolute guarantee. Now, freshly twenty one, I’m in a year long academic withdrawal from University and living at home. A complete and total flop… or not. This past year, I took a big step back from the grades and the glamour to reflect on my true self – who I had been seriously neglecting. Sean’s House Sussex has been an outlet for me to understand the importance of my goals, values and limitations, and a consistent reminder that there is no “perfect path”. Recovery isn’t about recapturing the person you used to be, but coming into the person you are now. The real person. Remember, it doesn’t matter how slow you go, it doesn’t even matter where you go, as long as you keep going!