Healing Through Freefall: How Skydiving in Moab Helps Veterans and Addicts Reclaim Life

What if healing came not through therapy, but through freefall? In Moab, one man’s descent from a plane leads to clarity, connection—and a new kind of high.

Connie Lewis

May 10, 2025

What if healing came not through therapy, but through freefall? In Moab, one man’s descent from a plane leads to clarity, connection—and a new kind of high.

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Connie Lewis

Connie has been with Utah Stories since 2013, and has enjoyed learning everything involved in producing a monthly magazine. In addition to writing, Connie performs administrative tasks, coordinates writers, photographers and editors, and oversees a million little details. Her least favorite word is ‘deadline.’ A journalism class at the University of Utah sparked Connie’s love of writing. Finding it hard to narrow her interests to just one major, journalism allowed her to explore a wide variety of topics and disciplines. When she is not writing, Connie loves spending time with her family and traveling with her dogs. “It has been a pleasure learning new things about the state I was born in and meeting the people who make Utah great,” she says. Connie plans to continue her love of learning and improving as the magazine moves onward and upward.