Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSober Firsts: Making Amends (When “I’m Sorry” Gets Complicated)
Episode 322
It’s the dreaded 8th Step in 12-Step recovery - making amends to those we have harmed. Anna and Lisa talk about their first experiences with it, as w…
5 months, 1 week ago
Sober Firsts: Learning to Love a Boring Saturday Night
Episode 321
What does the first Saturday night you stay home sober look and feel like? Just the prospect of it can send shivers down a newly sober spine. Lisa re…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Ann Dowsett Johnston Wrote the Book on Women and Alcohol—Then Started Over
Episode 320
We catch up with Ann Dowsett Johnston (anndowsettjohnston.com), the author of the groundbreaking bestseller, DRINK: THE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
How a Little Becomes a Lot with Eric Zimmer of The One You Feed
Episode 319
Eric Zimmer went from homelessness, heroin addiction, and facing prison at 24 to inspiring global audiences with his podcast, The One You Feed, and h…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Sober Firsts: Networking Without the Wine
Episode 318
Business dinners often come with the expectation of drinking to loosen things up and get everyone feeling chummy. Defying that expectation can feel u…
6 months ago
Sober Firsts: Going Home to a House That Still Drinks
Episode 317
Who says you can’t go home again? You can. Sometimes it’s a choice, and sometimes it’s not. Lisa went home to her family straight out of detox and im…
6 months, 1 week ago
Sober Superpowers in the Work World with Toni Will
Episode 316
Being a sober woman in a male-dominated corporate world can be challenging, to say the least. Toni Will, General Manager and Governor of a men’s prof…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Sober Firsts: Running into an Ex
Episode 315
It was bound to happen - an ex from our pasts would pop up out of nowhere. Lisa ended up rekindling an old flame that was more fun sober. And Anna fo…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Hanging with the Former “Meth Queen” of Waikiki
Episode 314
After dropping out of college, Nikki Mammano was an “it girl” kingpin in Waikiki’s drug trade. When it all fell apart, she landed in prison and then …
7 months ago
Why Does Rehab Fail So Often? Ask Jimmie Applegate
Episode 313
If rehab worked the way it’s supposed to…why do so many people end up right back where they started?
After more than 30 years in the trenches of addic…
7 months, 1 week ago