Kari is a perpetual life-learner, a 7x career-path conqueror, speaker, author, coach, mom, and a happy wife to a super cool guy.

I’m also a former gray area drinker that used alcohol as a coping mechanism.

My drinking career took off when I was in the Food & Beverage industry as a server, bartender, and later as an F&B Manager. I loved all things wine! The more expensive, the better. I became obsessed with wine, but soon the wine was obsessing me. What started off with just one glass, my nightly ritual turned into three glasses or more every night. And let’s be real, shall we? Some of my pours were closer to 8 or 9 oz*, depending on the size of the glass. Can you relate?

(*standard serving size is 5 oz of wine)

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