Author: Alysse Bryson

Does that sober someone in your life love to read? Give the gift of recovery books with our curated list of #quitlit that we think should be on the must-read list this holiday season!

Welcome to Sober is Dope. Today’s guest is Claire Comai the founder of Rehab Studios (formerly Rehab Barbie). Claire joins Sober is Dope to discuss her journey in Recovery. Claire Comai is the Founder & CEO of the apparel and jewelry brand Rehab Studios. The brand and designs are inspired by her own struggles with addiction before getting sober at age 24. She is now three and a half years sober and a vocal advocate for eradicating the stigma and increasing research and awareness of addiction and mental health. Claire lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her hobbies include skydiving–– she…

Are you Sober + Queer in NYC? Then mark your calendar for Sunday, November 6th, 6 – 8 pm EST for a Sober Queer Social, a party minus the alcohol and other bullshit! This event will take place at one of our favorite NA Bottle Shops Minus Moonshine Dry Drinks + Potions located 433 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, NY. This event will be hosted by Podcast Host Dubbs Weinblatt, Founder of Thank You For Coming Out and our favorite Sober Sexpert, Podcast Co-Host Recovery Rocks, and Published Author Tawny Lara. This event is brought to you by AVEC and Three Spirits.…

Sober in Seattle? Come on a magical journey through the heart of Belltown with Pathfinder! Meander through some of Seattle’s best bars in search of the best non-alcoholic drinks. Haunt, and you shall find an hour of imbibing at each of the five locations with light snacks along the way. What better way to celebrate Sober October? October 25th Itinerary: Open to the sober, the sober curious, and people who love flavor. This crawl will entice and tantalize you. October 26th Itinerary: Start time is 10 pm. Waiting for clarification if the night follows the same itinerary as October 25th.…

Shopping is my cardio. I’ve said it before, and I will keep saying it. I love to shop. I love to gift. My house feels like I live in a gift shop, except nothing is for sale. I’m a sober maximalist and love being surrounded by things that bring me joy. (Except when it’s time to dust, that’s the only time I question my shopping choices. LOL) But even more than being surrounded by things that bring me joy, I love to gift and bring joy to others. One of the things I love about shopping is the thrill of…

From director Andrew Dominik and based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, ‘Blonde’ boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, ‘Blonde’ blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves. Blonde 2022 Movie Trailer Blonde Movie Review I eagerly sat down to watch the newest portrait of Marilyn Monroe, Blonde, on the day it was released on Netflix. I’m a gal obsessed with pop culture, so it was…

At The Sober Curator, we believe in building community with our readers, followers, and fans. Additionally, we strive to have and be in a regular community with our fellow Sober Curators. Did you know over 45+ active Sober Curator Contributors contribute content to this site monthly? Each Sober Curator volunteers time and creative energy to curate and create original sober content just for you! We meet monthly via Zoom to share ideas, challenges, and struggles we face as content creators navigating the world in long-term recovery. Movie reviews aren’t new to our site. However, we realized we were all talking…

Sweet Reasons Bev Co. will help you take the edge off naturally with its powerful blend of calming herbs, adaptogens, and 30mg of broad-spectrum hemp CBD. It comes in three delightful flavors: Peach Jasmine, Plum Blush, and Citrus Spice. Cheers to the unwind, redefined. Want to know what makes this brand so special? Then you need to know its story. Sweet Reason Bev Co. claims to exist to calm humankind’s minds. (How fast can we get everyone in the world a case?) After sampling their delightful Evening Blend Sampler, we think they are onto something. They believe in hemp and cannabis. The…

Bridges—Seattle APG holds space for youth to engage in safe, sober fun at their fully staffed drop-in center as well as at staff-supervised off-site activities. Bridges provides a full menu of services to holistically wrap ourselves around families in early recovery and beyond and connecting them to resources in the community for clinical and therapeutic support as well as higher levels of treatment. They offer the bridge from active addiction back to a meaningful life for youth and young adults ages 13-24 and their families. Humble service, empathy, safe space and community. Their Mission: Bridges is an alternative peer group…

POP Buchanan drops his second album, “Sober is Dope,” to highlight his entire life and road to recovery. Produced by Nudgi-Nudge, ED-APE, Scott Freebase, and K. Miles, the Sober is Dope album is dedicated to POP’s late Uncle “Atiim” Lin Ferguson” and Kevin “Brick Jones” Byrdsong. This album was motivated during the pandemic and speaks to the everyday struggle and how we cope with pain and grief. Recorded in a unique podcast style, this album combines the Sober is Dope podcast with POP Buchanan’s music, thus bridging together both worlds. With hints of motivation, real-life testimonies, raw Boom Bap beats,…

“Tipping the Pain Scale”, the newest film by the team that brought us “The Anonymous People.” After its award-winning run at film festivals across the country, KCRC and WRA are honored to host one of the very first public screenings of Tipping The Pain Scale. Tipping The Pain Scale is an independent feature documentary film following individuals grappling with the current systemic failures of how we have dealt with addiction in communities, and their journey to develop and employ new, innovative, and often controversial solutions to the problem. It is a quasi-anthology, weaving characters through their own stories as they connect…

Sober in Spokane? It’s the FINAL countdown! Be part of the FINAL stop during the nationwide Mobilize Recovery Bus Tour. Join Oxford House and Mobilize Recovery! About this event: Help us end the nationwide tour at the Spokane Finish Line! Be part of the FINAL stop during the nationwide Mobilize Recovery Bus Tour. Join Oxford House and Mobilize Recovery for this one of a kind event as we celebrate the Spokane Recovery Community. Enjoy an evening of connection, speakers, free food, live music and resources. Sign the bus and leave a message of hope. Join your neighbors at Riverfront Park as we…

Because it’s movie night and the feelings, right, it’s movie night! Since you’re no longer binging on alcohol and drugs, you will need other activities to fill your time. This article brings you the 41 Best Documentaries and Docu-Series that The Sober Curator recommends adding to your playlist. Pop the popcorn, grab your fav alcohol-free bevies or make your favorite mocktail, dish out your favorite treats and sweets, and settle in for some good old-fashioned cinema entertainment. Need any ideas on what to drink? Head on over to our HAPPY EVERY HOUR section for our curated list of non-alcoholic beverage options. The list below will…

Because it’s movie night, and the feelings, right, it’s movie night! Since you’re no longer binging on alcohol and drugs, you will need other activities to fill your time. This article brings you the movies, TV series, and documentaries that The Sober Curator recommends adding to your playlist. Pop the popcorn, grab your fav alcohol-free bevies or make your favorite mocktail, dish out your favorite treats and sweets, and settle in for some good old-fashioned cinema entertainment. Need any ideas on what to drink? Head on over to our HAPPY EVERY HOUR section for our curated list of non-alcoholic beverage options. The list below will…

It’s ok to indulge in a good TV series binge from time to time, as long as you do so mindfully. THE MINDFUL BINGE explores TV Shows that feature addiction, recovery, and mental illness as one of the main storylines. Pop the popcorn, grab your fav alcohol-free bevies or make your favorite mocktail, dish out your favorite treats and sweets, and settle in for some good old-fashioned cinema entertainment. Need any ideas on what to drink? Head to our HAPPY EVERY HOUR section for our curated list of non-alcoholic beverage options. 35+ of the BEST TV SHOWS Featuring Addiction + Recovery Please…

If you’re sober in Seattle, love consuming meat and cheese, AND are on the hunt for the best local spot to sip a delicious alcohol-free cocktail, The Butcher’s Table needs to get added to your list of favorite local hot spots. The Sober Curator hosted our first in-person Happy Every Hour pop-up at The Butcher’s Table on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022, for a small group of 30 Sober VIPs. Excited to meet up in person, we were on a tasting mission to sample and vote on two delicious alcohol-free cocktails. The winning recipe is featured on their menu for the…

Raising The Bar is a subscription box, delivering alcohol-free craft cocktail ingredients to make incredible zero-proof drinks at home! Perfect to gift to a loved one or to treat yourself. This company is all about normalizing the choice not to drink – whether it’s for a night or a lifetime! Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have probably seen headlines over the last year that continue to talk about the shift in the drinking culture, specifically around millennials and Gen Z. As a mother of a Gen Z-er (my son will be 26 in November), I’ve been watching…

Because it’s movie night and the feelings, right, it’s movie night! Since you’re no longer binging on alcohol and drugs, you will need other activities to fill your time. This article brings you the movies, TV series, and documentaries that The Sober Curator recommends adding to your playlist. Pop the popcorn, grab your fav alcohol-free bevies or make your favorite mocktail, dish out your favorite treats and sweets, and settle in for some good old-fashioned cinema entertainment. Need any ideas on what to drink? Head on over to our HAPPY EVERY HOUR section for our curated list of non-alcoholic beverage options. Feeling like a good…

Greetings Sober Warriors, Analisa Six, your resident Astrologer here to give you horoscopes for September and October 2022. I write these horoscopes for you after our New Moon in Virgo, and on the precipice of entering Mercury retrograde in Libra which occurs at 8:38 pm pacific time on September 9th and will last until the early morning of October 2nd. Despite Mercury stationing retrograde on the 2nd, we will be in the shadow period until roughly October 10th. While conflict regarding our communication dynamics in relationships will be a large theme over the month of September, what comes out of…

The Anti 27 Club is a drug and alcohol harm reduction public health campaign presented by Musicians Access to Sustainable Healthcare (SMASH) and Public Health – Seattle & King County.  OVERDOSE RAPID RESPONSE WORKSHOP Wed, August 31, 2022, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM AT SOUTH PARK HALL The Anti 27 Club Overdose Rapid Response workshop is a free 3-hour workshop for venue owners, staff, show promoters, and other music industry professionals to learn how to spot and respond to an overdose. Every attendee will receive a free overdose response kit that includes Narcan and a Fentanyl test strip dispenser for…

Writers In Treatment is proud to present The REEL Recovery Film Festival. This multi-day event celebrates film, the arts, writing, and creativity. It showcases filmmakers who make honest films about addiction, alcoholism, behavioral disorders, treatment, and recovery. Slated for screening is an eclectic lineup of contemporary and classic films, documentaries, and shorts from American and international first-time filmmakers and industry veterans. The Reel Recovery Film Festival is produced by Writers in Treatment. Leonard Buschel co-founded this festival with his long-time friend, Robert Downey, Sr. Their goal was to create cultural events that celebrate recovery and reduce the stigma associated with the…

Do you live in the greater Portland, Oregon area? Are you craving more authentic, meaningful relationships? Join Naomi Veak, founder of the My Sober Girlfriends friendship community in Portland, Oregon, as she helps facilitate an in-person training on Authentic Relating October 1 and 2. Naomi was sober two years when she came across Authentic Relating while searching for connecting online activities to her sober Meetup group. Once Naomi noticed an incredible transformation in her relationships, she understood what a life-changing practice this could be for other sober folks and began training to become a certified Authentic Relating facilitator. Sober folks often long for a new way of…

In celebration of The Sober Curator’s second anniversary, we’ve collaborated with Rehab Barbie on a three-piece bracelet set. Shop the complete collection or buy each bracelet individually; the choice is yours! There is no better way to recover out loud than rocking some Rehab Barbie bling on your sober wrists! These make the perfect gifts for all those sober someone’s in your life celebrating a milestone, birthday, anniversary, or just because. $ober This design speaks to our joint dedication to living life alcohol-free. It is made with 14-karat gold-filled beads. Zen AF This design is inspired by “The Daily Llama,”…

What happens when two of our favorite sober brands collide and collab together? We’ve gotta brag about them! Tawny and Lisa, hosts of the Recovery Rocks podcast, talk to our favorite bling artist Claire Comai, founder of Rehab Barbie designs. Her clothing and jewelry are created to smash the stigma around recovery and to celebrate sobriety. They talk about Claire’s story of getting sober young, taking it all one day at a time, and combining her career in the fashion industry with her passion for connecting with others. Music Minute features Eminem, as both an artist and sober icon. #ADDTOCART:…

The One Day at a Time Recovery podcast, hosted by Arlina Allen, is about recovery from alcoholism, drug addiction, sobriety, and the journey of recovery, community, and healing. The stories are inspiring, funny, and touching. They will provide hope and help others to feel like they are not alone. Today is the day to start living the life of your dreams and be who you were meant to be! For more resources, visit odaatchat.com or visit us on Facebook, search ODAAT Chat Podcast. Today my guest is none other than the super fabulous Sober Curator herself, Alysse Bryson. If you’ve…

Here’s to Zero-Proof Partying! We taste-tested DRY Rainier Cherry and we aren’t mad about it. If you love cherries with a hint of sour, then you’ll want to add this alcohol-free bevie to your next Happy Every Hour. Here’s to Tuesdays! That’s what you’ll find on the packaging of the DRY Rainier Cherry 12-pack. Their claim? Four ingredients plus a good attitude. CHERRY SOUR CHERRY BOMB RECIPE CARD: DIRECTIONS: Mix grenadine lemon juice, cherry syrup, Dry Rainier Cherry Botanical Bubbly, and ice in a shaker tin or pint glass. Stir until cold and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with…

The mission of Recovery Beyond is to empower individuals to achieve long-term recovery through a supportive community that enables goal setting, lifelong learning, and healthy lifestyles. Their vision is that your recovery will feel supported for a lifetime. Recovery Beyond was created in 2016 as a non-profit organization with the purpose of multiplying the impact discovered on Mt. Rainier called “Climbing Out of Homelessness”, a program that was formed back in 2011 by Mike Johnson and Mark Ursino. Recovery Beyond’s peer-driven model works in partnership with treatment programs and community partners to provide additional, critical success factors for long-term recovery:…

I’m single. I’m sober. And I just bought my first house at the age of 46. Although I was an early bloomer for puberty, I was a late bloomer at becoming an adult. Back in 2005, six months before getting sober and at the age of 30, I cashed out my entire 401K savings from my 20s. Packing up my nine-year-old son and myself, I pulled a geographic and moved us out of the small town where I was born, relocating us two hours north to the Emerald City. If you’re not familiar with the term, ‘geographic’ is commonly used in the recovery community…

Sober in Seattle? Love to Dance? Then you won’t want to miss out on the Daybreak SEA Nature Tour at Gasworks Park on July 9th, 2022 by our friends at Daybreaker. You know the ones. They kept us dancing in our living rooms during the pandemic. The Sober Curator attended their virtual SPA-rty back in September of 2020 and we’ve been shaking our sober booties with this global sober morning dance community ever since. Here’s What You Need To Know: Bring a mat or a towel, and bring a water bottle. Get ready to dance — and ready to be…

The PDX Recovery Film Festival showcases films about addictions, homelessness, and mental health. Viewers take a real look at what is impacting our communities and generate hope through storytelling and connection. This year, they are proud to announce that the PDX Recovery Film Festival will be in person for the first time in Portland, OR. Everyone is welcome! Save the Dates: September 29, 2022 – Live in Portland at Revolution Hall May – June: Accepting Submissions – CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT ON FILMFREEWAY July: Tickets on sale Want to check out last year’s film festival?  Many of the artists have…