A Southern Gent With A Story Worth Telling Worldwide
Austin Addison is a New Orleans–based marketing and communications professional, recovery advocate, suicide attempt survivor, and storyteller dedicated to helping others find meaning through honesty and connection. After overcoming addiction (one day at a time) and navigating life with bipolar disorder, Austin rebuilt his life around purpose, creativity, and service.
His journey — featured by NewYork-Presbyterian’s Health Matters and New Orlean’s local WWLTV— highlights the transformative power of vulnerability and community in healing.
Today, Austin uses his voice and creative background to share real stories about mental health, recovery, and resilience, reminding others that healing is not linear, but it is possible. Grounded in Southern grace and human truth, Austin brings compassion, creativity, and courage to everything he does.
Austin Addison Interviewed by New York-Presbyterian
In 2025, Austin Addison’s recovery journey was featured by NewYork-Presbyterian’s Health Matters in the article, “Reaching the Other Side of Darkness: Building a Beautiful Life in Recovery.”
The feature chronicles Austin’s path from addiction, bipolar disorder, and a near-fatal suicide attempt to the life of purpose, stability, and advocacy he lives today.
Through treatment at NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health Center and 3+ years of continued recovery work, Austin transformed his experience into a platform for connection and change — using storytelling, creativity, and compassion to inspire others on their own paths to healing.
Learn more about Austin Addison
Interested in communications and creative storytelling since he was a young, Austin has been crafting narratives since he was the Yearbook Editor-in-Chief two years in a row at Magnolia High School, in Magnolia, Texas. With a background in digital advertising agencies, Austin loves developing communications which inspire.
Learn more about Austin’s professional journey and see reviews from colleagues and clients on Austin’s LinkedIn here.
Magnolia, Texas public schools, including Magnolia High School; Pepperdine University in Malibu, California for a B.A. in Integrated Marketing Communication
Education
Havas; VML/RedFuse; Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness; POSSIBLE; iCrossing; Giant Spoon; SocialQ
Advertising Agency Experience
Sanofi; Colgate-Palmolive: Colgate Optic White, Irish Spring, Colgate Total, Palmolive; AbbVie; Chattem; Petfinder; TOMS; Nestlé Purina’s Pro Plan; Bayer: Alka-Seltzer Plus, Dr. Scholl’s, Afrin, Synchrony, Synchrony Bank, Zotos Professional, AGEbeautiful, Biotera, Better Natured, The Sculpt Society, Renewal by Andersen, Therapy Notebooks, Coucou French Classes, and more.
Brand Experiences
Austin is enjoying living and working primarily in New Orleans while being involved in the sobriety and recovery community. Austin works with clients through After Hours Media LLC, a marketing and content creation consultancy he began in June 2024.
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You can call or text Austin at:
+1 504-478-1374
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