Carrie Hoffman & Zach Minnich in the Press
Welcome to the Bigger Life Adventures media page. Over the years our story, mission, and the deeper meaning behind our retreats have been featured across podcasts, online magazines, and wellness outlets. These conversations give insight into who we are, why we started this work, and how our approach to yoga, recovery, travel, and adventure has inspired a global community. Whether you want to learn more about our philosophy or hear directly from us, you’ll find links to our interviews and features below.
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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
Carrie and Zach share their parallel journeys through alcohol dependence and the sober life that built Bigger Life Adventures.
The Outdoor Entrepreneur Podcast
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
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
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
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
Carrie on anxiety, sobriety, and choosing a life of sustainable, purpose-driven travel over the conventional path.
LoTech & Wild Podcast
Low-tech living, high-meaning adventures, and the off-grid ethic behind Bigger Life Adventures.
RePod It! (Gear Stories)
A conversation about the gear, values, and intentionality behind eco-conscious outdoor retreat leadership.
📰 Features & Press
The Mirror US
A feature on our weird and wonderful, alcohol-free Burning Man camp!
Arizona Daily Sun
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
Carrie’s own byline essay in the leading recovery publication — raw, funny, and practical about what sobriety actually opens up.
The Fix
A piece on the tools sobriety and recovery gave Carrie and Zach to navigate uncertainty — written at the start of the pandemic.
SFGate
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
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
BLA’s retreat model highlighted as a model for alcohol-free travel done well.
Matador Network
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
Practical, values-driven advice from Carrie on navigating budget travel spaces as a person in recovery.
Voyage Phoenix
An early founder profile tracing the path from sobriety to retreat leadership in the Arizona desert.
Shoutout Arizona
Carrie on the thought process behind starting BLA, the importance of authentic community, and what sets sober-conscious retreats apart.
SD Voyager Magazine
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!
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