The Sober Mom Life Retreat Recap (with my Mom!)

March 17, 2025

Meet Suzanne

Suzanne is the host of the popular sobriety podcast, The Sober Mom Life, and is also a sobriety and lifestyle influencer at My Kind of Sweet. Suzanne quit drinking more than 4 years ago and has found freedom from moderation, a message she proudly shares with the world. When she's not glamorizing sobriety, Suzanne enjoys spending her time with her 3 kids, her husband, and her dog, Georgia, all while reheating her coffee, until she eventually forgets it in the microwave.

Ahh, I’m so excited to finally be able to share all about our Sober Mom Life retreat!

This time, we headed west to Mountain Shadows Resort in Paradise Valley, AZ. This retreat was such a breath of fresh air and really solidified my feelings that we’re building an amazing community of caring, non-judgmental, sober women. It feels like an understatement to say that it was wonderful.

We kicked off the weekend with a welcome dinner, and during dessert, we played 2 Truths and a Lie- a quick and hilarious way to get to know someone. We had a private dining room in the back of the restaurant, but there was absolutely no way the rest of the diners didn’t hear us. I love the idea that the laughs of 23 sober women drowned out everything else. Pretty special.

Thank you to all the women who attended. You made my dream come true. ❤️

The girls headed back to their rooms for the night, gift bags in tow. I want to thank Mallory Ervin and her team at In My Sundays for gifting my favorite pajamas and the team at Adorn512 for the gorgeous earrings. Thank you for helping us spoil these ladies!

Included some The Sober Mom Life Cafe swag in the goodie bags, too .😉

This entire retreat would not be possible without the help of Jen and my mom. Jen worked so hard behind the scenes to ensure everything would go off without a hitch, and Mom rocked the program sessions with the ladies. Dream Team, for sure.

After that first night, we were off to the races. Looking back now, it’s all a blur of laughter, tears, connection, and gratitude. In between Mom’s program sessions, we snuck in a hike (which turned out to be more of a celebrity house walk to the mountains, lol), a yoga session, a sound bath and some free time by the pool.

We ate great food and tried fun, new mocktails.

There’s so much more to say, but it’s almost impossible to say it in a blog post. Mom and I tried our best to share all about the retreat and why it was so special…

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You’ll hear all about the event, from the meals to the sessions to the bonding and everything in between. Plus, you’ll get the inside scoop on how to sign up for the next Sober Mom Life retreat if you want to join us in the fall! 

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