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It’s something remarkable to choose presence over escape, clarity over haze. Especially in a world that seems determined to push the opposite.
And while it seems like the initial stopping would be the hard part, it’s the what-comes-after that can be the most disorienting. But it’s also that messy middle that holds so much magic and potential for you.
If you’ve gotten this far in your journey, you’ve likely found some support— podcasts, self-help books, therapy.
But as you’re looking around at your options, you may be wondering if the spaces meant to support sober women were actually created for you, or for someone else’s version of this experience that just doesn’t resonate with you.
Because you aren’t in crisis. You aren’t white-knuckling it day-by-day.
I’m not saying that sobriety is 100% smooth sailing for you, but what you’re really holding is a sacred question:
Now that I’m not numbing, who am I becoming?
That question is where my work begins.
What I Believe to be True
Sobriety was never the final destination. It’s your doorway.
What’s on the other side?
Your true self, who’s been there all along. Covered up by layers of conditioning, being told how to live, who to be.
She’s expressed in creative choices, in relationships that truly fill you up, and a sense of being genuinely, fully alive.
This is what you’re here for.
And Nature needs to be an intentional part of it.
Why? Not only does research consistently show that time in nature is restorative— it reduces stress hormones, restores mental clarity, and expands our capacity for joy.
But I’m talking about something so more than that.
What the research also shows, is that it isn’t simply TIME in nature, but a felt sense of connection that brings the most benefits. Most modern people don’t even know what that means.
Connection with nature wakes up your senses, which is how you experience everything in the world.
Connection reminds you that you are nature, not a robot or a machine.
Connection helps you see yourself more clearly in the mirror of nature. You see your own capacity for strength in a boulder, or ability to adapt in the curve of the stream bank.
The more you connect with nature, the more you connect with your deepest self— I call it your soul. The part of you that is in contact with something greater.
As the connection grows and you know yourself more, you begin having the hard conversations. Cultivating relationships where you can let your guard down. You feel more comfortable in your own skin.
So don’t think of me as someone who’s just here to help you stay sober. I’m here to help you discover what your sobriety makes possible.
The SPARK Journey
The Sobernatural Way is guided by a framework I call SPARK— five interwoven areas of growth potential as women step out of numbing, into nature connection, and their fully expressed lives.
S— Self-Connection
Cultivate self-trust, intuition, and identity beyond alcohol. Come home to who you’ve always been, which allows creative freedom to flow.
P—Presence & Pleasure
Ground in the now. Rediscover joy in your body, senses, and the living world around you.
A— Authentic Relationships
Create and tend aligned relationships, and practice being fully known both by others, and by yourself.
R— Resilience Rituals
Build practices that keep you centered and empowered even in hard moments, especially ones that tap into the wisdom of the natural world.
K— Kindle Purpose
Explore the contribution only you can make— through your work, your creative expression, your way of being.
SPARK isn’t a linear program you move through in order. It’s a living framework— a way of paying attention to your whole life, together, creating the life you’re meant for.
How we work together
Nature isn’t the backdrop to our sessions— it’s part of the intelligence.
1:1 Coaching
You are unique, so 1:1 coaching is customized to where you are now, and your personal goals.
In the Portland area? We meet outdoors— in my backyard studio in the Reed Neighborhood, or another natural area, for 90 minutes of talking, walking, sensing, and noticing.
Online sessions also available, and effective, via Zoom.
Coaching Packages:
Eight (8) weekly 90-minute sessions— $2,000
Sixteen (16) weekly 90-minute sessions— $3,600
Includes voice & text messaging between sessions
Start with a free 45-minute discovery call.
We’ll get a feel for each other, and together decide honestly if it’s a good fit.
Just need a targeted session to work on a single challenge?
Schedule a single, focused 90-minute online coaching session with me.
If possible, it’s best to be somewhere you have access to the outdoors.
Group Experiences Launching September 2026
Small, intentionally designed experiences for sober women who want to do the work of self-discovery within the power and collaboration of a group.
Add your email below to be the first to know when this launches.
Questions? Email naomiveak@theilluminatededge.com and let’s talk!
A little about me
I’ve been joyfully sober since 2018, and I’ve spent the years since building, facilitating, and learning from community with sober women in Portland.
Before founding The Illuminated Edge, I created and ran My Sober Girlfriends for close to six years— One of Portland’s first sober women’s communities, built before “sober curious” was a phrase most people knew. That work gave me something no training program could: I know what women in this chapter of life actually need, because I’ve sat with hundreds of them, and because I needed it myself.
I’m a credentialed ICF coach, a certified nature-connected coach through the Earth-Based Institute, and a trained facilitator in authentic relating. I bring all of that and more— with none of the recovery-coded language—into every conversation.
You can find me riding my bike around Portland, attending storytelling events with friends, at my local native plant nursery, or off having adventures with my loving husband and extended family. I moved from Wyoming to the Pacific Northwest for college in the early 90’s, and I’ve been here ever since.