Trigger warning: there are mentions of sexual assault and blacking out in this episode.
Sallie Hoefer (she/her/hers) is a conservationist, avid mountain biker, skier and trail runner, dog mom, and sober lady. She is a beautiful soul, seeker, florist, and veracious reader.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Her unique definition of sobriety - anything that pulls her out of alignment with her truest integrity
- Key areas that she still struggles with
- Listening to her inner knowing
- The confirmation bias that can sometimes keep us sick
- All the concerns she had when she thought about getting sober
- How getting sober helped her come home to herself
- Her love for nature and outdoor sports
- How alcohol consumption became either a punishment or a reward for exercise
- When she got her dream job and drinking was part of every day in it
- How Big Alcohol has become embedded in the outdoor space
- Her ideas about how we can do better as a society around alcohol
- Her sobriety toolkit now, almost 5 years in
- How her relationship with mountain biking changed when she got sober
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