About Alysse Bryson, The Sober Curator
Please enjoy my curated content below on all things sober lifestyle and pop culture. You can take the girl out of the party, but you will never take the party out of the girl.
XOXO,
-AB *that’s me
Alysse Bryson, Founder & CEO The Sober Curator
Host of The Sober Curator podcast
Alysse Bryson, Founder + CEO of The Sober Curator and President of Funemployment at Magnetic Media Labs is a strong woman in recovery, an innovative media maven, content creator, marketing guru, and gal about town. With 19+ years of consistent sobriety, this sober gal has a humorous outlook on life and a fierce determination to succeed. The back of Alysse’s baseball card highlights 25+ years of traditional media, with nearly a decade running Seattle Met magazine and six years at KING 5 NBC TV Station. She’s thrown 100s of parties in Seattle, rubbing elbows with local celebs and raising awareness for countless nonprofits. Alysse has one adult son, Jakob (29), and a 12-year-old Boston Terrier, Bella.
Stop her before she volunteers again! Alysse currently serves on the following nonprofit boards: Recovery Café Network, King County Recovery Coalition, Washington Recovery Alliance, The Residency, Break Free Foundation, Stand for Courage, and Ninety and Ninety Pictures. She battled emergency heart surgery at ten years sober (age 40) and beat cancer in 2018 (age 43). Despite life’s curveballs, Alysse is proud to recover out loud and show the world how much fun a sober lifestyle can be.
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Latest articles by Alysse Bryson
Sober Spoon Is the Restaurant Review App I Didn’t Know I’d Been Waiting For
Lena Dunham at 8 Years Sober: What Famesick Reveals About the Years She Couldn’t Remember
Jim Norton Sobriety: 30+ Years Clean and What He Says About the Hard Parts
What Rufi Thorpe Said BACKSTAGE That I’m Still Thinking About
The Pacific Northwest’s Zero-Proof Scene Just Expanded in Burien | Dry Spell Bottle Shop
Jamie Lee Curtis Sobriety: 27 Years Clean and the Story She Tells Honestly
The Golden Hour Recipe Cards: Our Signature Mocktail Collection, Now On Your Wall and In Your Glass
One Day at a Lime: Our Favorite Non-Alcoholic Margarita Recipe
The Faux Fashioned: Our Favorite Non-Alcoholic Old Fashioned Recipe
The Velvet NA Spritz: Our Favorite Non-Alcoholic Aperitivo Spritz Recipe
The Art of Bedazzling Ordinary Objects (And Why I Have Strong Opinions About Glue)
Samuel L. Jackson Sobriety: 35 Years Clean and the Role That Changed Everything
Alysse Bryson on Toni Will’s Women In… Podcast: Recovery, Reinvention, and Purpose
Killjoy Mocktail Kit Brings Zero-Proof Vibes to BACKSTAGE with The Sober Curator and Rufi Thorpe
BACKSTAGE with The Sober Curator Is Open — And These 200 Founding Member Spots Won’t Last
Alcohol-Free Perfumes: Guide to Sober Scents That Smell Amazing
Florence Welch Sobriety: 12 Years Alcohol-Free and What She Said About Why
Daniel Radcliffe Is 16 Years Alcohol-Free. The Real Magic Happened Off Screen.
Kat Von D Sobriety: 17 Years Clean and the Story Behind Her Reinvention
Alysse Bryson on What’s In Your Neighborhood Podcast: Recovery, Reinvention
When the Tables Turned: Alysse Bryson Gets Real on The Kelley Kitley Podcast
Clued In Issue 2: Happy Every Hour | Free NA Beverage Crossword | The Sober Curator
The Sober Curator’s Mother’s Day Gift Guide for the Badass Mom You Love
Sober Search: The Sober Curator’s New Monthly Word Search | Issue No. 1: Happy Every Hour
Boost Your Positivity: Top 14 Motivational Card Decks for Mindfulness and Wellness
Denzel Washington, Sober-Minded Living, and Why “Flight” Still Hits Differently
Margo’s Got Money Troubles Is Coming to Apple TV+ and We Are So Ready
Sober Celebrity Memoirs Worth Reading: Books Written by People Who’ve Actually Been There
Sober Celebrities Are Building Empires: Every NA Drink Brand You Can Buy Right Now
Cheers Queers Han’s Kombucha Review: White Peach, Zero Proof, All Pride
The Ultimate Quit Lit Library: 178 Sobriety & Recovery Books Reviewed
Ben Stiller Has a Soda Brand Now and Honestly? We’re Here for It
How to Make a Peeps Diorama: 28 Days the Movie, Starring Sandra Bullock
“The Pete Davidson Show” Netflix Review: A Sober Take on Pete and MGK’s Garage Hang
George Clooney’s New NA Beer Is Giving Full Yellowstone Energy
Introducing Backstage: A Culture Club for People Living Alcohol-Free
Dopeywood Comedy 2026: Big Laughs, Real Recovery, and The Comedy Store on April 12
Frequently Asked Questions About Alysse Bryson
Who is Alysse Bryson?
Alysse Bryson is the founder and CEO of The Sober Curator, a media platform dedicated to sober pop culture, alcohol-free lifestyle, and recovery-informed living. She is a media executive, content creator, podcast host, and public speaker with more than 25 years of experience in traditional and digital media.
What is Alysse Bryson known for?
Alysse Bryson is best known for founding The Sober Curator and helping define sober pop culture as a modern lifestyle category. She is recognized for her work in media, recovery advocacy, and creating culturally relevant content that shows how sobriety can be vibrant, stylish, and fully lived.
What is Alysse Bryson’s professional background?
Alysse Bryson spent nearly a decade running Seattle Met magazine and later worked at KING 5 NBC, building a career spanning more than 25 years in media, marketing, and event production. She has produced hundreds of events and worked with major media organizations, nonprofits, and cultural institutions.
What is The Sober Curator?
The Sober Curator is a digital media platform founded by Alysse Bryson that covers sober lifestyle, alcohol-free products, entertainment, travel, and cultural trends. The platform helps redefine sobriety as an aspirational lifestyle rooted in creativity, wellness, and community.
How long has Alysse Bryson been sober?
Alysse Bryson’s sobriety date is 05/01/2006. Her personal recovery journey is central to her work and mission to change how sobriety is represented in media and culture.
Why did Alysse Bryson create The Sober Curator?
Alysse Bryson created The Sober Curator to change the narrative around sobriety and provide a space where sober and sober-curious individuals could see themselves reflected in modern media, entertainment, and lifestyle content. She saw a void in content for people in long-term recovery, with content curated specifically for those challenges.
What is Alysse Bryson’s mission?
Alysse Bryson speaks about sober pop culture, media, recovery, entrepreneurship, personal transformation, and building a meaningful life after addiction. She is also known for speaking about identity, reinvention, and cultural change. She has dubbed herself the Kevin Bacon of Recovery and President of Funemployment.
Where can I follow Alysse Bryson?
You can follow Alysse Bryson through The Sober Curator, her podcast, speaking engagements, and her personal website and social media platforms, where she shares insights on sober lifestyle, media, and culture.
Why is Alysse Bryson considered a leader in sober pop culture?
Alysse Bryson is widely regarded as a leading authority in sober pop culture for founding The Sober Curator and helping define sobriety as a modern cultural identity. Through her work in media, events, and storytelling, she has helped elevate sober lifestyle into mainstream cultural conversation. In November 2025, she received the inaugural Cultural Ambassador Award from Sans Bar—the first sober bar in the United States—at the annual Sans Bar Awards, recognizing her pioneering role in advancing sober culture and reshaping how sobriety is represented in media and entertainment.
