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Looking Back to Look Ahead (opens the original)
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This wasn’t my first time hiking in Banff, and it wasn’t my first time getting brave enough to join a women’s adventure recovery retreat. But somehow, it felt like a first all the same.Five years ago I travelled here a little over a year sober. My travel companions had only ever known me as the party girl and I was still learning to trust my ability to create meaningful bonds without alcohol being the driving force.They were not sober, but they didn’t let alcohol ride shotgun in everything they
Part 4 - The Process Behind the Proof (opens the original)
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When I created the second edition of Sobriety Is the New Epic, I wanted to get closer to the process behind the stories.The first edition had made me curious about the outcomes. The second made me curious about the path. I wanted to know what people had tried, what had changed their thinking, what they had kept doing long after the initial excitement wore off, and which pieces of their experience could be useful to someone else.The answers took me further than I expected.<div class="subscription
Part 3 - The Process Behind the Proof (opens the original)
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When I created the first edition of Sobriety Is the New Epic, I wanted to prove something.I wanted people to see that sobriety didn’t have to mean settling for a smaller life. The speakers showed what was possible: adventure, connection, purpose, creativity, community, reinvention, and fun without alcohol.The stories did what I hoped they would do. They expanded people’s imagination. They gave people proof that a different kind of life was possible.But by the end of that first edition, I could a
Part 2: Proof of What's Possible (opens the original)
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When I created Sobriety Is the New Epic, I wanted to understand what became possible once alcohol was no longer at the centre of someone’s life. The stories showed me that the changes went far beyond drinking. People were building new identities, new routines, new ambitions, and entirely different ways of living.Then I started looking at what happened around them.The people I interviewed weren’t just changing their own lives. Many were creating the communities, relationships, and experiences the
Part 1: Proof of What’s Possible (opens the original)
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When I first started imagining a sober speaker series, I wasn’t looking to teach people how to get sober. There were already incredible people doing that work. Coaches, authors, therapists, treatment centres, podcasts, support groups. If someone wanted help putting down the drink, there were countless experts ready to walk alongside them.What I couldn’t find were enough examples of what became possible once alcohol was no longer at the centre of someone’s life.The stories I kept hearing about so
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