Anne Marie, founder of Thirsty For Wonder, is a recovery coach and spiritual companion. She inspires joyful, authentic living through compassionate support and Celtic wisdom.
Kim Parsley is retired from a full-time career and role as a Global Studio Director for an interior architecture firm. She now spends most of her time hiking with her husband or laughing with her granddaughters. As a side-hustle, Kim curates vintage travel bars, collects and sells vintage barware, and experiments with spirit-free cocktails.
Jason is the author of In Case of Emergency, Break Childhood: A Gen Xer’s Survival Guide to Anxiety, Addiction, and Accidental Enlightenment, a raw, funny, and deeply human memoir about growing up, falling apart, and finding redemption. His work has earned national recognition, including being named to Working Mother’s “25 Dads Who Rock” list alongside Barack Obama, Jay-Z, and Will Smith.
David Henzell splits his time between the UK & Poland. He is a practicing addiction therapist, one time hider in the light, creative, postmodern muse and would be flaneur.
Derek Castleman is an educational data analyst living in Delano, California, with his wife, two dogs, and sometimes his fifteen-year-old daughter (when she is not too busy). He advocates using philosophy to strengthen the journey of recovery and enjoys bringing this insight to the world through his writings and podcast appearances.
Alexandra Nyman is a fashion designer, marketing professional, and the founder of the Break Free Foundation. When she is not screaming at the top of her lungs, advocating for change, she can be found taking a million pictures of her cat and playing way too much Animal Crossing.
Teresa Bergen is a Portland, Oregon-based writer who specializes in the outdoors, eco, vegan and sober travel. She’s written for many publications ranging from famous to obscure, and her previous books include Easy Portland Outdoors, Transcribing Oral History, and Historic Cemeteries of Portland, Oregon.
Bill Lindala is sober and lives his life by simple principles. A father and a grandfather, he has a passion for writing, he’s hilarious and he has been told that he makes an excellent ex-husband.