We are honored to have been featured in a variety of media formats. These conversations highlight different aspects of our journey from starting Bigger Life Adventures to how we build community through intentional, alcohol-free retreats.
🎙️ Podcasts
Alcohol Tipping Point Podcast – How a Couple Gave Up Alcohol and Found a Bigger Life
Carrie and Zach share their parallel journeys through alcohol dependence and the sober life that built Bigger Life Adventures.
The Outdoor Entrepreneur Podcast – Sobriety, Turning Travel into a Business, and Off-Grid Living
How Carrie turned sobriety, a love of travel, and a four-day business launch into a global retreat company rooted in conscious living.
Nature Untold Podcast – Seasons of Sobriety
Carrie’s episode on the Nature Untold Podcast — a show exploring sobriety, addiction, and recovery through the lens of the outdoor community.
Guides Gone Wild Podcast – (Re)Treat Yourself to a Bigger Life
The behind-the-scenes story of running an eco-retreat near the Grand Canyon — baboon standoffs, cattle water tanks, and all.
Tarin It Up Podcast – Creating a Bigger Life Through Yoga & Adventure Retreats
Carrie on building trauma-informed, alcohol-free retreats for all — including recovery scholarships, accessible hiking, and the power of real community.
Holistically Healing Anxiety Podcast – Anxious to Sober & Digital Nomad
Carrie on anxiety, sobriety, and choosing a life of sustainable, purpose-driven travel over the conventional path.
LoTech & Wild Podcast – Episode 8 — Carrie Hoffman
Low-tech living, high-meaning adventures, and the off-grid ethic behind Bigger Life Adventures.
RePod It! (Gear Stories) – Carrie Hoffman
A conversation about the gear, values, and intentionality behind eco-conscious outdoor retreat leadership.
📰 Features & Press
The Mirror US – Burning Man’s Camp NOT a Cult…
A feature on our weird and wonderful, alcohol-free Burning Man camp!
Arizona Daily Sun – A Life Regained, One Yogic Breath at a Time
An in-depth local profile of Carrie’s sobriety story and her weekly Yoga for Recovery class — the journalism that kicked off BLA’s earned media trail.
The Fix – How to Stay Sober at Burning Man and Have the Best Burn of Your Life
Carrie’s own byline essay in the leading recovery publication — raw, funny, and practical about what sobriety actually opens up.
The Fix – How Recovery Prepared Us for Coronavirus
A piece on the tools sobriety and recovery gave Carrie and Zach to navigate uncertainty — written at the start of the pandemic.
SFGate – Burning Man without drugs: ‘The type of fun you have sober is on a different level’
Carrie featured in SFGate’s coverage of the sober Burning Man community — a moment that put BLA’s alcohol-free philosophy in front of a mainstream audience.
HuffPost – 19 Places to Travel for Non-Drinkers
BLA featured among the best travel experiences for people who don’t drink — one of the early mainstream validations of sober travel as a real category.
HuffPost – The Best Types of Vacations to Take If You Don’t Drink
BLA’s retreat model highlighted as a model for alcohol-free travel done well.
Matador Network – The Struggles and Joys of Being a Sober Traveler
Carrie in the world’s largest travel publisher on what it really feels like to see the world without alcohol at the center.
Hostelling International – How to Stay in a Hostel Sober
Practical, values-driven advice from Carrie on navigating budget travel spaces as a person in recovery.
Voyage Phoenix – Meet Carrie Hoffman of Bigger Life Adventures
An early founder profile tracing the path from sobriety to retreat leadership in the Arizona desert.
Shoutout Arizona – Meet Carrie Hoffman — Yoga Instructor, Ayurvedic Health Counselor, Entrepreneur
Carrie on the thought process behind starting BLA, the importance of authentic community, and what sets sober-conscious retreats apart.
SD Voyager Magazine – Meet Bigger Life Adventures
The earliest published profile of Carrie and Zach — from their San Diego roots and Peace Corps background to the founding vision of BLA as a social enterprise.
Of course, don’t forget to check out the Bigger Life Blog! It now contains La Aventura Project, our travel blog which goes all the way back to 2011!
