Karla is 34 and lives in San Francisco with her husband and adopted pup. By day she works as an Executive Assistant at a financial tech company. In her free time shares her experience as a sober Latina on Instagram (@karla_is_sober) to challenge the stigma surrounding alcohol-use disorder.

Karla is also the founder of soberIRL, an alcohol-free community that creates a safe and welcoming space for sober/sober curious womxn to make authentic connections and new friendships in their local area. soberIRL currently has 6 chapters in San Francisco, Long Beach, Albany, Long Island, Miami and Toronto with more local communities coming online in 2021. More information on soberIRL can be found at soberirl.com and on Instagram @soberIRL.

The recovery coach that Karla mentioned in the podcast is named Jodi Ventura. Get in touch with her on Instagram @thesobrietyshift

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