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Sunny Jean spent eighteen years climbing the corporate ladder. Then one day, she stopped to take in the view, realized she’d been climbing the wrong thing, and made a run for it. She traded boardrooms for big skies, deadlines for dirt trails, and the chase for what’s next for the joy of what’s here. Last spotted somewhere in the mountains, hugging trees, getting lost on purpose, and looking up at the stars.

When Drinking Stopped Being Fun and Why I Quit

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I stopped drinking ten months ago. It’s the longest I’ve ever gone. I’ve been thinking a lot about what finally made me stop because the truth is, I loved drinking. I really did.

Drinking was such a big part of my life. It was part of growing up, part of my Irish culture, part of friendships, celebrations, dinners, weddings, birthdays. It was just what we did. I started drinking when I was probably thirteen or fourteen, so I don’t really know much of my life without it.

And for a long time, I genuinely enjoyed it.

But eventually the pain …