Sober Curator Contributor – Portland, OR

Author / Travel Journalist / Certified Personal Trainer / Certified Yoga Teacher / Certified Scuba Diver / Nature Lover

Teresa Bergen had the great good fortune to quit drinking very young and has enjoyed long-term sobriety. She lives in Portland, Oregon but travels all over the world as a travel writer. She also works in the oral history field, helping to document and preserve history.

Publications

Her articles have appeared in many online and print publications, including the South China Morning Post, Saturday Evening Post, Delta Sky, MSN and USA Today Outdoors Wire. She’s the author of The Sober Travel Handbook, Easy Portland Outdoors and Transcribing Oral History, and co-author of Historic Cemeteries of Portland, Oregon. She also created the character of Sober Cat, a hairless nonbinary Sphynx who drank to hide their feeling of not fitting in, but now lives an amazing sober life.

Other Interests

If there’s a cat around, Teresa wants to pet it. She also loves open water swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding, running, hiking, painting, reading and exploring.