Meet My Sober Girlfriends Founder, Naomi Veak
Hi— I’m Naomi. I spent most of my adult life alternating between wanting to fit in by drinking and smoking pot and feeling ashamed because I couldn’t stop.
I thought my appreciation for expensive wine and patronage of boutique marijuana dispensaries meant that I couldn’t have a real problem. Besides— I performed well in my career, exercised regularly, and ate organic vegetables! On the outside, everything looked great. So why did things seem off?
What I know now is that back in my early 20’s, when I’d begun using weed, psilocybin mushrooms, and alcohol to numb grief and depression after my father’s suicide, I had quickly developed marijuana and alcohol use disorder.
The Shift
It wasn’t until I was in my 40s, after several years of aborted attempts to quit one thing and then the other, that I finally had enough. I made success in sobriety my #1 priority and committed to one full year sober “just as an experiment.”
A few months into the sobriety journey I created for myself, I had a tingling full-body knowing that I wanted to live a life in alignment with my values, which meant I could never drink or smoke weed again.
Sobriety Date: May 2018.
If you are a growth-oriented professional woman who eliminated alcohol and drugs to become your best self, I know how you feel.
I’m an expert in the world of personal growth and authentic connection. I look forward to learning more about how I can help you live a life that makes you feel loved and supported in your sobriety every single day.
What I believe about sobriety I learned from experience. Sobriety is the threshold to a beautiful cascade of healing and growth.
Podcasts
How sobriety helped me heal my relationship with:
Money Podcast: The School of Financial Freedom
The outdoors (from a background to sport to a source of wisdom) Podcast: Nature Untold
My spirituality (from ex-Jehovah’s Witness with no belief system to feeling supported by Source in my sobriety) Podcast: Confident Sober Women
Socializing Podcast: Love is Us
Say hi!
If you are involved in the local NA beverage scene, provide wellness services, have an amazing retreat property, are starting your own sober group, looking for a local expert to talk about the new sobriety movement, would like to consult on bringing more alcohol-free social activities to your workplace, have a related podcast I could be a guest on, want to support what I’m doing here, please reach out and let’s see how we can support each other!
If you have questions about this group, want to find out more to see if it is a good fit for you, want to find out more about nature-connected life coaching, want to offer general encouragement, need encouragement, or just want to say hi, also reach out!