Like many under-supported and high-functioning women, Kristy turned to alcohol to cope with the stress of life, with grief and anxiety.

Alcohol helped her cope with issues she didn’t want to address. And it worked really well - until it didn’t. Deep shame, brutal hangovers and an existential crisis of “is this it? is this my life??” caused her to realize that she was the creator of (and answer to) her problems. When she started taking radical responsibility for her life and started digging deep into the roots of her need to escape…her whole life shifted. It is now her privilege to share her lived experience and help others do the same through coaching + mentorship.

Kristy got sober in 2019 after an unrequited love affair with alcohol and received her recovery coach training from the Connecticut Community for Addictions and Recovery in the fall of 2021. She also holds a BA from Dalhousie University and M.Ed in Adult Education from Mount Saint Vincent University.

Kristy writes and speaks publicly about grey-area drinking. She believes education and shame-reduction are paramount when it comes to making recovery possible for people who often feel like they’re not in a great place, but not “bad enough” to get help or don’t align with traditional recovery methods such as AA or rehabilitation programs. She is also a firm believer that we do not have to hit a rock bottom before receiving support.

She created this business because it was what  she was looking for four years ago. She needed a compassionate place to land as she navigated sobriety without AA, grieved profound loss, and was dealing with burnout. From her own experience and those of the brave folks she works with, she sees the close and often inevitable ties between alcohol use disorder (AUD) and burnout.

Kristy is a deep feeler, a loud laugher, and is ever in search of the truth. She loves and appreciates a good sense of humour, early bedtimes and the phrase “we are all just walking each other home.”