Welcome! It's Pride Weekend!
I got to talk to Amy C. Willis (she/her), a Sobriety & Mindset Coach, about Pride celebrations and alcohol, how entrenched it is among the 2SLGBTQ populations, why we think that is and what are some of the solutions.
Here are some of the things we talked about:
- Harm Reduction at Pride Toronto - https://www.pridetoronto.com/harm-reduction/
- Documentary Risky Drinking - https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/hbo-risky-drinking
- About Adverse Childhood Experiences - ACE https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html
- Amy's article - https://www.somegoodcleanfun.com/blog/making-pride-spaces-safer-for-sober-queers-amy-willis
About Amy
Amy is a Sobriety & Mindset Coach who supports women in reclaiming their power and freedom through sobriety. She comes to this work after struggling with alcohol addiction for 15+ years and losing her dad to his alcohol addiction; Amy has been sober for 5.5+ years. Amy is a dual-certificated coach, a writer, a speaker and is also a certified meditation teacher and a certified EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)/tapping Practitioner, which are modalities she brings to her work with her clients. The foundations of Amy’s coaching practice are radical honesty, mindset transformation, habit change and resilience building.
Prior to coaching, Amy worked in HIV prevention research at various academic and global institutions and earned a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from York University. In addition to coaching, writing and speaking, Amy loves to travel, read, build community, move her body and meditate. When Amy’s not working, she’s hanging out with friends, spending time outdoors or cross-stitching. Amy works with clients globally both in 1-on-1 and group coaching programs and calls Toronto, Canada home. Find out more at https://www.holandwell.com/ Follow her on Instagram @msamycwillis
