The Sober Curator

Carrie May

Founder of Chicago AF, Nurse Practitioner, Certified Recovery Coach

Sober Curator Contributor – Chicago, Illinois

Carrie May Sober Curator

Carrie Nicole May is the founder of the sober non-profit community Chicago AF, which fosters alcohol-free connections and creates unique sober events and experiences in the Chicago area. Her passion is to redefine the narrative of living sober and fire up sobriety’s social scene. From No Booze Cruises to Casino Night to NA Day, she is constantly curating new experiences to socialize alcohol-free.

Sobriety 

Carrie has been sober for 6+ years and is a fierce advocate of sobriety. When she entered sobriety on April 4, 2016, she knew it was a lifetime decision and made it her mission to create a crazy, fun, fulfilling life for herself and others.

Carrie is extremely active in volunteer work within the recovery community. As the founder of Chicago AF, she provides a volunteer-based platform for the entire Chicago area to connect, meet weekly online, socialize and seek support in sobriety. Carrie leads meetings in Cook County Jail and previously led meetings at her local inpatient addiction center for 3+ years, where she received treatment.

Career

Carrie has been a Nurse Practitioner primarily in the emergency department for 20+ years. She recovers out loud with the intention to shatter the shame and stigma specifically associated with health care providers. Although society has embraced change in attitudes towards addiction, she identifies a tremendous need for advancement within the medical community.

During the pandemic, Carrie became a Certified Recovery Coach to complement her passion for helping others recover. She launched Brave, her adventure and boutique-style coaching practice, in May 2021. While Carrie envisioned coaching clients in an office, she found getting people off the grid on hiking trails her preferred coaching method. Brave has hit Yosemite, Sedona, and Asheville so far. Zion is next up!

Personal

Carrie is the wife to Jonathan, her strongest sobriety cheerleader, and mother to 2 teenagers. She has a little white dog named Moby that makes the cutest noises. When Carrie is not in scrubs and planning sober social events around Chicago, you can find her poolside in her backyard playing with her flowers. Carrie loves to laugh, hang out with friends/family, read, nap, and travel. Her home away from home is Wellfleet on Cape Cod.

Find her in all the places!

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