April Edwards is the CEO and Co-Founder of Peacefully Whole Recovery. As a person in recovery for 15 years, April has seen various sides of the recovery network. A former opiate and meth addict, her journey has included inpatient facilities, sober living homes, Medication for Opioid Use Disorder, the family court system, jail, various forms of therapy, support groups, spirituality and the pursuit of health and wellness.

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In 2024, April founded “Peacefully Whole Recovery” with Callie Byrd, a nonprofit that aims to support Kentuckians struggling with opioid and other substance use disorders (SUD) by offering holistic health and wellness services so they can feel their best in recovery, however they choose to recover. April has pledged to use her experience to help others struggling with SUD and trauma. She’s also a mother to two sons, a record producer, songwriter and audio engineer, owner of the record label Raven Records and is a partner of and engineer for DREAMLAND Entertainment.