Today Kevin chats with Maria who is a fellow Reframer and a university professor in Kinesiology who has worked with people with degenerative diseases for 15 years. Maria says she has had a dysfunctional relationship with alcohol for a great deal of that time. In January 2022, they broke up when she joined Reframe. Then got back together about 9 months later when I dabbled (heavily at times) on and off until May 30, 2023. This time around is different because she says she has leaned into the Reframe community, made some amazing friendships, and worked with the amazing coaches. At first, she wanted to be able to do it on her own and it became apparent that she needed more than just daily readings and tracking her non-drinking days to be successful.

She used alcohol as an escape from things like grief and burnout. It took reevaluating what she was doing in her professional life to address burnout and turn more towards healthier coping mechanisms to deal with that grief. She has always been an athletic person and identifies as a runner but really any sort of long distance adventure in nature is where she thrives and feels most at peace. She’s biked across the country, run multiple ultra marathons, and started outrigger paddling this year. She has found community in Reframe and also in the sports that she has grown to love.

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