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Ever wonder what it’s like to go on your first sober date? Or survive a wedding without liquid courage? How about dancing stone-cold sober or dealing with your first breakup without wine?

If so, you’re in luck because you can join bestselling authors and longtime sober friends Lisa Smith and Anna David as they talk to guests—and each other—about addiction and recovery, including all the “firsts” that come with sober living. From awkward to amazing, cringe-worthy to surprisingly poignant, they’re discussing what it’s like to experience life without substances.

Lisa is the author of the award-winning memoir Girl Walks Out of a Bar, while Anna wrote Party Girl, a comic novel about addiction and recovery in the vein of Rachel’s Holiday and Postcards From the Edge. Together, they explore the real-life moments behind the kinds of stories that shape how people understand recovery.

Whether you’re newly sober, sober-curious or just want to hear some honest stories about recovery, Recovery Rocks is here for all of it.

Because as it turns out, when you can remember everything that happened, life gets a lot more interesting.

New episodes weekly. Real stories, real recovery, real talk.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 237: (Rebroadcast) Episode 212: Gray Area Drinking with Jolene Park Aug 08, 2024

Show notes

Hey fam! We’re on a summer break, but will be back soon. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this encore episode!

Tawny and Lisa talk to Jolene Park, founder of Healthy Discoveries. Jolene is a functional nutritionist and a pioneer in the area of “gray area drinking,” the kind where there’s no rock bottom, but where one drinks to manage anxiety and later regrets how often or how much they drink. They talk about Jolene’s recent Substack piece on the online sober community and how it’s changed over time, including the problems with over commercialization and misrepresentations.

Music Minute features Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus and Bon Jovi

Find all things Jolene:

Gray Area Drinking website

Gray Area Drinking coach training for coaches

30 day sober choice program

Sober AF bundle

Private coaching

Check out the Burnout Workbook

Order Tawny’s book, DRY HUMPING: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze

Sign up for Tawny’s newsletter, "Beyond Liquid Courage"

Order Tawny’s new NA drink, (parentheses)

Order Lisa’s memoir, Girl Walks Out of a Bar

Episode 236: (Rebroadcast) Episode 164: Special Guest Zach Braff Aug 01, 2024

Show notes

Hey fam! We’re on a summer break, but will be back soon. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this encore episode!

This episode is sponsored by the sober entrepreneurs at Sour Humanoid vinegar. Add a splash of these artisanal vinegars to your dinner to brighten up the flavor of your protein and veggies. Order a bottle today at sourhumanoid.com and follow them at @sourhumanoid

Tawny and Lisa interviewed actor, writer, and director Zach Braff! A Good Person, his latest film, is a gripping story of addiction, grief, and moving on. It stars Florence Pugh, Morgan Freeman, and Molly Shannon. The three of them discuss writing about addiction and grief, sober curiosity, how hobbies can help folks in recovery, and more.

Music Minute features the role of music in Zach’s work. (We recommend the iconic soundtrack to his 2004 movie, Garden State!)
 
A Good Person Trailer 
Find A Good Person movie

 Pre-Order Tawny’s book, Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze
Purchase Lisa’s memoir, Girl Walks Out of a Bar

Episode 235: Episode 234: The New Whole30 with Melissa Urban Jul 25, 2024

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Tawny and Lisa talk with Melissa Urban, the co-founder and CEO of Whole30 and an authority on helping people create lifelong healthy habits. She is a seven-time New York Times best-selling author, and her books have sold millions of copies in 20 languages. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband, son, and a poodle named Henry. Melissa is also in long-term recovery and the author of one of Recovery Rocks’ favorite books, The Book of Boundaries.

Music Minute features experiences and hiking to Chet Baker and Taylor Swift.

Buy The New Whole30.

Find all things Whole30

Find all things Melissa here

Follow Melissa on Instagram

Order Tawny’s book, DRY HUMPING: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze

Sign up for "Beyond Liquid Courage"

Order Tawny’s new NA drink, (parentheses)

Purchase Lisa’s memoir, Girl Walks Out of a Bar

Episode 234: Episode 233: Drink Spiking Prevention with Shirah Benarde Jul 18, 2024

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Tawny and Lisa talk with Shirah Benarde, CEO and Co-Founder of NightCap, a line of multi-purpose drink spiking prevention products. When she was just 16-years old, the idea for NightCap came to Shirah in a dream after hearing about the horrors of drink spiking from friends who experienced it. By 2021, NightCap was featured on ABC’s Shark Tank series, striking one of the fastest deals in the history of the show.

Music Minute features jazz and The Police.

Shop Nightcap here.

Watch Shirah on Shark Tank

Check out Shirah’s In Your Dreams podcast

Follow Shirah on Instagram

Order Tawny’s book, DRY HUMPING: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze

Sign up for "Beyond Liquid Courage"

Order Tawny’s new NA drink, (parentheses)

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Purchase Lisa’s memoir, Girl Walks Out of a Bar

Episode 232: BONUS: The Sobriety Deck Pre-Launch! Jul 15, 2024

Show notes

Watch the special video convo here! Our card deck is available for pre-order! We’re so excited! The deck comprises 50 cards, with a glossary and additional resources, that offers guidance and inspiration for anyone rethinking their relationship with alcohol.

We’ve loaded it with practical tools and inspirational prompts to help you conquer the challenges and embrace the joys of a booze-free life. The deck contains countless tips and tricks for getting through early sobriety, finding your sober community, navigating triggering environments, dating, and making space to celebrate all the milestones you reach along your journey.
You can use the deck in any way you like – pull a card as a daily practice, consult one before a night out with friends, respond to the prompts in your journal, or keep the deck handy for support on the go. Whether you’re participating in Dry January or celebrating 20 years of being alcohol-free, this deck is a fun, nonjudgmental resource for living your absolute best sober life.

Pre-order The Sobriety Deck

Order Tawny’s book, DRY HUMPING: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze

Sign up for "Beyond Liquid Courage"

Order Tawny’s new NA drink, (parentheses)

Purchase Lisa’s memoir, Girl Walks Out of a Bar

Episode 233: Episode 232: Modern Friendship with Anna Goldfarb Jul 11, 2024

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Tawny and Lisa talk with Anna Goldfarb a journalist, author and speaker. Called “The New York Times’ friendship correspondent”, Anna’s work explores the nuances of friendships, relationships, and pop psychology. They talk about making friends, keeping friends, and approaching friendship with empathy. Her new book, Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valued Connections, is available everywhere.

Music Minute features Bossa Nova, Queen, and the Rembrandts.

Find the book and all things Anna here

Sign up for Anna’s Substack newsletter, Friendship Explained

Follow Anna on Instagram

Order Tawny’s book, DRY HUMPING: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze.

Sign up for Tawny’s newsletter, "Beyond Liquid Courage"

Order Tawny’s new NA drink, (parentheses)

Order Lisa’s memoir, Girl Walks Out of a Bar

Episode 231: Episode 231: Outrage Overload and Staying Sober Jul 04, 2024

Show notes

Tawny and Lisa talk about how the 24/7 news cycle, algorithmically designed to spark extreme reactions, can make us feel overwhelmed and sometimes hopeless. They go back to their sobriety tool kits to not only keep them sober, but to reset their thinking. This includes remembering where they are in the moment, reminding themselves of what they can and can’t control, connecting locally, doing service for others, and escaping into movies and books.

Music Minute features System of a Down.

Check out Kathleen Hanna and her work. Watch The Punk Singer.

Order Tawny’s book, DRY HUMPING: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze

Sign up for "Beyond Liquid Courage"

Order Tawny’s new NA drink, (parentheses)

Sign up for Nonfiction Book Proposal 101 with Tawny here.

Sign up for Tawny’s Nonfiction Book Proposal Boot Camp here.

Purchase Lisa’s memoir, Girl Walks Out of a Bar

Episode 230: Episode 230: Addiction is a Family Disease Jun 27, 2024

Show notes

Tawny and Lisa talk about addiction as a family disease. Whether it’s with your birth family or your chosen family (or both!), healing individually and as unit can break cycles of addiction and unhealthy behaviors. They both talk about their experiences with their families and how it’s an imperfect journey that never really ends.

Music Minute features Sister Sledge, Everclear, The Killers and Billie Eilish.

Find support at Al-Anon and Co-Dependents Anonymous.

Tawny recommends these books on boundaries and codependency: The Origins of You, Set Boundaries, Find Peace, The Book of Boundaries

Order Tawny’s book, DRY HUMPING: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze

Sign up for "Beyond Liquid Courage"

Order Tawny’s new NA drink, (parentheses)

Sign up for Tawny’s Nonfiction Book Proposal Boot Camp here.

Purchase Lisa’s memoir, Girl Walks Out of a Bar

Episode 229: Episode 229: TikTok, Self-Diagnosing Disorders, and Mental Health in Schools Jun 20, 2024

Show notes

A recent article in The New York Times discussed two recent studies that cast doubt on whether large-scale mental health interventions are making young people better. But most specialists in adolescent mental health still agree that lack of access to treatment is the biggest problem young people face, along with the damage social media can do. Tawny and Lisa discuss all this with therapist Amanda White, LPC and author of Not Drinking Tonight: A Guide to Creating a Sober Life You Love.

Music Minute features Taylor Swift.

Check out Amanda’s website, find her on Instagram and sign up for her Fence Sitter Substack.

Order Tawny’s book, DRY HUMPING: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze

Sign up for "Beyond Liquid Courage"

Order Tawny’s new NA drink, (parentheses)

Sign up for Tawny’s Nonfiction Book Proposal Boot Camp here.

Purchase Lisa’s memoir, Girl Walks Out of a Bar

Episode 228: Episode 228: Trauma Recovery Through Art Jun 13, 2024

Show notes

Tawny and Lisa talk with composer Melissa Dunphy, an award-winning composer who specializes in vocal, political, and theatric music. Her work includes, LISTEN (2019), two choral movements set to testimony by Anita Hill in 1991 and Christine Blasey Ford in 2018. They talk about creating art as a tool for healing trauma and understanding ourselves. Creating art is for everyone, whether you consider yourself an artist or not.

Music Minute features classical music, opera, and a lot of Nine Inch Nails.

Check out Melissa’s website and her podcast, The Boghouse.

Check out this easy-to-read book about classical music.

Order Tawny’s book, DRY HUMPING: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze

Sign up for Tawny’s newsletter, "Beyond Liquid Courage"

Order Tawny’s new NA drink, (parentheses)

Sign up for Tawny’s Nonfiction Book Proposal Boot Camp here.

Order Lisa’s memoir, Girl Walks Out of a Bar

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