About
Laura McKowen is a leading voice in the modern recovery movement and the bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life, and Push Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else).
Her work explores purpose, the potential of a human life, and the ways pain becomes growth. She has written for The New York Times and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Atlantic, The TODAY Show, and more.
After getting sober in 2014, Laura left her corporate career to build a life around writing, speaking, teaching, and community. Since then, she has led sold-out retreats and workshops on recovery, transformation, and purpose. In 2020, she founded The Luckiest Club, a global sobriety support community, and she writes Love Story, a popular Substack newsletter about sobriety and writing.
Laura is a certified recovery coach (IAPRC) and yoga teacher (RYT-200) since 2009. She lives in Boston and is currently working on her third book.
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Laura is a leading voice in the modern recovery movement and the bestselling author of We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life and Push Off From Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else).
Her work explores purpose, the potential of a human life, and the ways pain becomes growth. She has written for The New York Times and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Atlantic, The TODAY Show, and more.
In 2020, she founded The Luckiest Club, a global sobriety support community, and she writes Love Story, a popular Substack newsletter about sobriety and writing. She is currently working on her third book.
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