Addiction Specialist Doctor
Dr Maria Power is an addiction specialist doctor and transformation-focused recovery coach based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Through Dr M Power Pty Ltd, she works with CEOs, public figures, athletes and people affected by substance use and abuse issues, helping them move from trauma, addiction and emotional instability toward wellness, peace, stability, contentment and hope.
Her work combines addiction treatment, recovery coaching, mentoring, interventions, wellness coaching and executive coaching. She brings a broad educational foundation to her practice, including a Doctor of Professional Research Studies focused on collaborative peer recovery coaching for co-morbid polydrug dependence, a Master of Public Health in alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, and further study in psychology, philosophy, linguistics, training and assessment.
Maria has more than 17 years’ experience as an addiction specialist doctor with Dr M Power Pty Ltd, where her responsibilities have included weekly client sessions, mentoring, long-term vision planning, teaching teen drug education to high school students, and teaching healthy eating, meditation, healthy lifestyle, nutrition, Qi Gong and yoga. Her background also includes community services education, curriculum writing and training, and work as a drug and alcohol intern.
For podcast hosts, Maria offers a candid, clinically informed and lived-experience perspective on addiction, recovery and personal transformation. She can speak to recovery coaching, substance use treatment, trauma-informed change, wellness practices, meditation, breath work, yoga, mentoring and the practical steps that help people rebuild their lives. Her story and professional expertise make her a strong guest for shows exploring addiction recovery, leadership under pressure, emotional resilience, wellness, public impact and long-term transformation.
Youth Addiction and Dangerous Belonging: How neglect, poverty and survival can pull young people toward gangs and substance use.
Maria Power brings more than 17 years as an addiction specialist doctor to a story that began with drinking at 11, gangs in her teens, the Triad at 18 and the Yakuza at 20. She argues that addiction…
Telling a Recovery Story in Public: What Maria Power's MMK episode shows about shame, survival and change.
Maria Power, a recovery coach and wellness mentor, points to MMK in the Philippines as a checkable proof point from her own life. Her story drew 30 million viewers, with 40,000 to 50,000 tweets on…
Recovery as Daily Discipline: How Shaolin training, yoga and breath work support rebuilding after addiction.
Maria Power, an addiction specialist doctor with more than 17 years' experience, explains recovery through the discipline that changed her own life after she shaved her head and spent five and a half…