Kristi Tanner is a sober influencer, sober coach, and the owner of Sober Social, a wonderful NA bottle shop in Madison, Wisconsin, and a meeting host inside the Sober Mom Life Cafe. It is a life path that she never could’ve predicted for herself and it required her to search for the answer to a big question: who was she without alcohol?
Alcohol had become central to Kristi’s perceived identity. By the time she hit rock bottom in 2019, the single mom of four believed that she could not find any other way to get relief from her pain and unhappiness. But after a divorce and stints in rehab, a psych ward, detox, two DUIs and a night in jail, she had a terrifying realization – if she didn’t get sober she was going to lose her children, and she would deserve it.
Kristi remembered that she loved living before she ever loved alcohol, and she had to find her way back to that feeling. It was then that she raised her white flag, accepted that she needed to be in rehab, and began to search for who she was beneath the alcohol that was ruining her life.
Since that day in 2019 Kristi’s life has been turned upside down in the most beautiful way. She is now over 5 years sober, she has learned that there are better ways to handle her pain, and she has regained access to her joy. She has been open and curious about life without alcohol and has deeply found herself within a sober life.
Learn more about Kristi’s work:
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