Our Contributors

Real voices from real people in recovery. Every story published here is written by someone who has walked the trail, felt the altitude, and chosen a different life.

Alex Torres

Alex Torres

No inspirational fluff. Just the walk and what it costs.

Alex Torres is a peer recovery coach in Albuquerque, two years sober after a decade lost to cocaine and alcohol. He writes about desert hiking, early recovery, and the unsexy work of becoming someone …

Eli Strand

Eli Strand

Eli is a trail runner, gear obsessive, and five-year sober adventurer from Colorado Springs. He writes about practical outdoor skills for the sober curious.

Jordan Reed

Jordan Reed

Jordan is a wilderness guide and recovery advocate based in Denver, Colorado. A decade into sobriety, they found their calling leading sober hiking groups through the Rockies.

Lora Fougere

Lora Fougere

Winter, grief, and the long walk back to yourself.

Lora Fougere is a wilderness therapy facilitator and writer based in Duluth, Minnesota. Seven years sober, she leads grief retreats for women in recovery and writes about winter, loss, and the slow wo…

Maya Torres

Maya Torres

Maya is an outdoor writer, licensed therapist, and passionate advocate for nature-based recovery. She writes about the intersection of the natural world and mental wellness.

Nick Pearson

Nick Pearson

Denver, CO

Nick Pearson is the founder, Executive Director of Sober Outdoors, avid outdoorsman, and self-proclaimed sober goofball. With 17+ years of experience across some of the outdoor industry's most prestig…