Ashley Sunderland is a Twin Cities-based Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Certified Prevention Professional, and Peer Recovery Specialist who brings both professional expertise and personal experience to her work. Through compassionate advocacy and evidence-based education, she empowers clients to achieve lasting transformation on their unique recovery journeys.
Ashley is at the forefront of normalizing alcohol-free living and advancing wellness-focused lifestyles through her specialized work in the rapidly growing non-alcoholic beverage industry. As a non-alcoholic beverage consultant, she collaborates with brands and influencers to expand quality options for individuals embracing sobriety or mindful consumption, helping to reshape social drinking culture.
As a contributing writer and content creator at The Sober Curator, Ashley provides valuable resources and authentic storytelling that makes zero-proof living vibrant, accessible, and celebrated. Her work demonstrates that an alcohol-free lifestyle is both fulfilling and joyful.
Ashley is expanding her therapeutic practice to include holistic healing modalities and is currently pursuing certification in Equine-Assisted Therapy. In partnership with Serenity Farm & Stables in Watertown, Minnesota, she is integrating innovative recovery approaches that harness the transformative power of the human-animal bond, providing clients with unique pathways for healing and personal growth.
Connect with Ashley to explore her initiatives in the recovery community, the transformative power of equine therapy, her dedication to the non-alcoholic movement, and her mission to raise the bar on what it means to celebrate, socialize, and thrive sans alcohol!
Lane Kennedy is today’s no-nonsense modern-day, Calm Maker. Not your ordinary Meditation + Mindfulness teacher. She is a holistic health practitioner, DNA nerd, and co-host of The Now What podcast and The Now What Society members area.
Justin Lamb is a suburban Michigan-based writer, musician, and podcast host. Throughout his sobriety, he has made it his mission to continue to find and recommend delicious craft beer without alcohol. When he's not finding hoppy treats to tell you about, he's collecting 90's action figures and making podcasts.
Vegan, Sober, Mystic, Chicana, living my best life in Yucca Valley, CA with my husband and two dogs. I walk dogs professionally and am currently obtaining my dog training certification. I care about the ethical and humane treatment of animals, and have found animals to be an incredible part of my healing journey within my sobriety. I love cruising around the Mojave desert in my Jeep Wrangler Sahara. I am a Leo Sun, Sagittarius rising, and Pisces Moon.
Staci DesRault is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of New York. When she is not stuck behind a computer screen, she is chasing around a toddler and kicking ass at Scrabble.
Alysse Bryson is the founder and publisher of The Sober Curator, redefining modern sobriety as aspirational, entertaining, and culturally significant. Sober since 2006, she’s a former media executive turned cultural voice proving the comeback is always better than the origin story.