The “Why” Behind She Walks Canada
Not having a community of like-minded women around me, kept me silent.
I knew I had a problem with alcohol but I would rather remain status quo than go to a traditional step or treatment program with which I didn’t identify, couldn’t afford, be away from my family, or need to explain my absence. Had I known what was available, I would have reached out much sooner.
— Lindsay Sutherland Boal
The Purpose of She Walks Canada is to:
- Engage and empower women changing their relationship with alcohol
- Celebrate women who are thriving in the freedom and joy of choice
- Raise awareness for the variety of recovery and support options available
- Provide online coaching for women who are sober-curious, sober, or living alcohol free
- Build a strong support community within She Walks Canada
- Raise money to further develop She Walks Canada resources
MEET OUR TEAM
Lindsay Sutherland Boal
FOUNDER OF SHE WALKS CANADA
Lindsay Sutherland Boal is a practice-based researcher, behavioural strategist, and author whose work explores the intersection of emotional regulation, cultural conditioning, and early-stage behaviour change.
Her research and applied frameworks examine what she defines as dependency culture — the social, behavioural, and systemic patterns that develop long before clinical addiction. Through this lens, Lindsay designs models that equip women to intervene earlier, build emotional autonomy, and sustain transformation long after initial change.
She is the creator of The 365 Program, a year-long behavioural strategy framework for women redefining their relationship with alcohol and rebuilding the architecture of their lives. Her previous initiatives — She Walks Canada and The Uncovery App — reached participants across North America, offering community-based support to thousands of women navigating the grey area between coping and thriving.
Lindsay’s work and commentary have been featured extensively in national and international media, including CTV National News, CTV Morning Live, The Toronto Star (multiple appearances), CBC, Global News, and numerous provincial publications. She has also appeared on more than fifty podcasts internationally, with audiences across Canada, Ireland, England, and the United States.
Her work sits at the crossroads of lived experience and emerging research — grounded, measurable, and deeply human — focused on pre-clinical prevention, emotional literacy, relational autonomy, and the evolution of agency in environments that reward over-functioning and quiet compliance.
Chelsea Powell
INTERIM DIRECTOR, SHE WALKS CANADA
MINDSET COACH, BREATHWORK FACILITATOR
Chelsea is a mindset coach, breathwork facilitator, and expert in stress resilience and emotional regulation, dedicated to helping women reclaim their power, break free from old patterns, and step into lasting transformation. With five years (and counting) of sobriety, she deeply understands the courage, resilience, and inner work required to create a life that feels truly aligned.
As a weekly facilitator of She Walks Canada, Chelsea guides women through the emotional, mental, and physical shifts that come with choosing a sober life. Her approach blends somatic practices, breathwork, and mindset coaching to help women recognize their dominant stress responses, regulate their emotions, and build self-trust—without relying on old coping mechanisms.
More than just sobriety, Chelsea believes in liberation—from the cycles of self-doubt, people-pleasing, and numbing out. She leads with compassion, honesty, and a deep belief that every woman has the power to redefine her story and create a life she’s proud of.
Areas of Expertise: Stress Resilience & Emotional Regulation | Sobriety & Identity Shifts | Breathwork & Somatic Healing | Awareness of Stress Responses | Leadership & Personal Growth
SHE WALKS CANADA COACHING COLLECTIVE
The following coaches are the facilitators of the Virtual Conversations:
Chelsea Powell
Sobriety and Breath Work Coach
Jillian Laudano
Intuitive Life Coach and Energy Healer
Adrienne Enns
Master Certified Life Coach and Yoga Instructor
Alex Talbot
Health and Lifestyle Coach
Lindsay Sutherland Boal
The Uncovery Life Coach
LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM
Cindy Obrigewitsch
Director of Communications
Amanda Hintzen
Community Listener
WHAT HAPPENED IN OUR THIRD YEAR
In our first year we collectively walked over 22.000km.
In our second year we collectively walked over 44,000km.
This third year we went to your neighbourhoods and between March 17 and June 16, 2024, our community came together to share their experiences, challenges, and successes. Together, there were 895 registrants for 251 walks with 38 Walk Leaders in 38 city locations.
- National and regional televised news coverage; national and local print media coverage; magazine articles; podcasts in US and Canada
- Over 14,000 social media followers
- Helped over 1,100 women in their journey to alcohol-free or alcohol-reduced living
- Facilitation of over 500 Virtual Conversations on Zoom with over 3,000 participants from all 10 Canadian provinces and territories, the USA and 4 other countries, in both English and French
- Facilitated the Author’s and Speakers Series (links on the resources page), providing opportunity for She Walks Canada participants to engage with Quit Lit and Sober leaders and their books.