Author: Alysse Bryson

The REVA Recovery movement and meditation-based program will teach you how to establish the conditions necessary to liberate yourself and begin your beautiful recovery journey. At REVA, they believe you already have everything you need to create the life you want. They are simply here to help you unlock it. If you suspect your life could be more vital and enjoyable without drugs or alcohol, you’re probably right. But many people struggle to transition to a sober lifestyle on their own. And traditional meetings and treatment programs aren’t right for everyone. Meet the Founders of REVA Recovery Erin Ranta (Sober…

All of us at The Sober Curator and at the SOBER POP Club on Clubhouse are big proponents of giving and being of service. Whether it be time, talent or money, we all have unique gifts to share with others. Besides wanting to be a good human, there are many reasons to give. Multiple studies on the topic reveal that people who give time and money are happier, live longer and feel more connected. This aligns nicely with our recovery journeys, right?

Here is a recap of the 10 Recovery Selfie Care Practices to be the best version of your sober self, as discussed in the SOBER POP Tips Room on the Clubhouse App on Tuesday, June 15th, 2021. For many people in recovery, especially early recovery, the idea of taking good care of yourself can seem overwhelming and even a completely foreign concept. SOBER POP Tips: 10 Self Care Tips to be the Best Version of Your Sober Self 1.) Practice Affirmations – Regardless of where you are in your recovery journey, it’s probably a good time to reprogram negative and obsessive tendencies.…

Here is a recap of How to Navigate Shopping Situations in Sobriety as discussed in the SOBER POP Tips Room on the Clubhouse App on Tuesday, June 8th, 2021. For many people in recovery, especially early recovery, the idea of the grocery store can be overwhelming. One wrong turn and you can end up in the booze aisle. For some, this can be very triggering. Depending on what state you live in, the visual triggers can be overwhelming with alcohol placement displays even near check-out registers. SOBER POP Tips: 10 Useful Tips on Navigating Grocery Stores and Various Shopping Experiences 1.) Enter the…

Inspired by a true story, Four Good Days is a painfully accurate depiction of the real-life struggles of heroin addiction. Four Good Days (clean) is what Molly, played by Mila Kunis, needs in order to qualify for a much-needed opiate-antagonist shot that will keep her body from responding to heroin for 30 days. Her mother, Deb, played by Glenn Close, is reluctantly there to support her yet again after enduring over a decade of many (many) failed attempts. Our story begins as Molly shows up at her mother’s front door seeking a safe place to detox. Molly (Kunis) is barely…

Tawny Lara is an NYC-based millennial who writes about the intersection of sex and sobriety. Her work is featured in Playboy, Men’s Health, Huffington Post, Writer’s Digest, Mic, The Temper, Audiofemme, a sex column for SheSaid, and two essay collections: The Addiction Diaries (LaunchPad 2020) and the forthcoming reimagining of Sex and the Single Girl (Harper Perennial 2022). She is the co-host of Recovery Rocks podcast and the story developer for the Webby-Award-winning podcast, F*cking Sober. Sitting down via Zoom with Tawny felt so surreal. I’ve been listening to her podcast, Recovery Rocks, for over a year. In fact one of the very firsts podcast reviews I did for The Sober Curator featured Tawny…

Here is a recap of How to Navigate Live Concerts & Festivals as discussed in the SOBER POP Tips Room on the Clubhouse App on Tuesday, June 1st, 2021. For many people in recovery, especially early recovery, the idea of attending concerts and festivals, places we used to attend (sometimes very) inebriated, can seem overwhelming. Does this mean we have to give them up? No, it doesn’t. We’re sober, not boring. That said, we do need to make a plan before putting ourselves in these types of environments. SOBER POP Tips: 10 Useful Tips on Navigating Live Concerts and Festivals 1.) Change…

Here is a recap of Finding a Therapist Tips that were discussed in the SOBER POP Tips Room on the Clubhouse App. For many people in recovery, especially early recovery, the idea of finding a therapist can be overwhelming and daunting. How do you navigate finding the right person for you?

Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster by Kristen Johnston is an excellent #QUITLIT recovery memoir to add to your home library or must-read list. This two-time Emmy Award winner will take you from tears of laughter to tears of pain. This sober gal truly spills her guts as she recounts the final days and weeks in London that led to her start of her journey in recovery. Maybe you know her from her famous role as Sally Solomon in “3rd Rock from the Sun”. Perhaps you recognize Johnston from that episode in Sex & the…

The Creative Independent just dropped Sober 21. A “Zine” of essays by, and interviews with, sober musicians. It’s a free resource for musicians who want to begin or are on the journey of getting clean and sober from drugs and alcohol.

Here is a recap of Dating Tips that were discussed in the SOBER POP Tips Room on the Clubhouse App. For many people in recovery, especially early recovery, the idea of dating sober can be overwhelming and daunting. How do you navigate dating without liquid courage? Here are 10 Tips we discussed as a way to navigate the dating world single and sober. 10 Useful Tips on Dating in Sobriety 1. Plan first meet-ups earlier in the day. We’ve found that ordering an iced tea isn’t really a question if it’s pre-dinner time. You can always say, “Oh, I have an…

A Sober Girls Guide Podcast, by Jessica Jeboult, is a podcast based on sobriety and recovery. Tune in each week to hear honest conversations about mental health, self-development, wellness and spirituality and how they influence each guest’s unique recovery journey. About Jessica Jeboult, Founder of A Sober Girls Guide Anxiety, Depression and Guilt. She’s been through it all. She has been where you are. Her addictions fueled these emotions to the point of debilitation. Change is possible. Jessica is living proof. She was living the fast life in the heart of Los Angeles, California. A full time traveling club Dj,…

Here is a recap of Travel Tips discussed in the new SOBER POP Tips Room on the Clubhouse App. As the world opens back up and traveling starts to pick up again, many of you who are in early sobriety or haven’t traveled in a long time may have some anxiety about getting back out there. 1.  Often during layovers or delays, there’s the temptation of the airport bar.There’s a widely known global code within AA where you can page a ‘Friend of Bill W.’ to your airport area to talk you down, even if you’re not in the program.  2. Be…

It’s Happy Every Hour somewhere and today we are featuring Three Spirit Social Elixir. Three Spirit products are alcohol-free and powered by plants. Sounds too good to be true, right? Designed by plant scientists and bartenders, Three Spirit offers you a functional and healthier booze alternative. About Three Spirit They are on a mission to show the world alcohol-free doesn’t mean pleasure-free. After years spent in libraries, labs, bars and fields, they’ve created plant-based alternatives to alcohol. Their products celebrate what you put into a drink, rather than what you take out. Created by a mix of plant scientists, world-class…

This week, Wednesday, May 10th, 2021 at the SOBER POP Culture Club on the Clubhouse App at 6 pm Pacific/9 pm Eastern, we will be discussing Recovering Out Loud. What are the Pros? What are the Cons? If you’ve been recovering out loud for a good chunk of time, please come share so that those new to recovery or recovering out loud can ask questions. Here’s the recap of the conversations that popped: Join us every Wednesday on Clubhouse, drop-in audio-only chat, as we gab about all things sober pop culture. What’s the best part? Since Clubhouse is audio only, you…

Bobbi Jo Under the Influence is an honest testimony of addiction, and one woman’s discovery that the only way to save herself, is to save others. Grab your Kleenex, because this documentary is a real tearjerker.

Happy Every Hour brings you the 411 on the Spirit of Tequila from Free Spirits. Made in the spirit of the great oak-y, vanilla-kissed Reposado Tequilas, the Spirit of Tequila will take your cocktail experience to new heights. It has quickly become one of my favorite alcohol-free spirits and even better, it won’t screw up your day count! I can tell you that back in the day, if I was drinking Tequila, all the rules went out the door, all bets were off, and the party was very much on. And by on, I mean dancing on tables, getting high on…

Today we are shining a Sober Spotlight on Blair Sharp, an alcohol-free wife and mom from Rochester, Minnesota. She’s also our newest Sober Curator! She removed alcohol from her life when her son was 18 months old. Throughout her drinking career she had a lot of moments that should have made her quit, but she didn’t realize life without alcohol was possible. Once she became a mom, she gained a new responsibility and could no longer live in the cycle she was in. In February of 2018, after another typical weekend of drinking too much and another horrible hangover, she…

If you are looking for a fun way to celebrate your Soberthday or any other special occasion, Jones Soda Co. has got your back! Made with pure cane sugar and featuring one of the most unique packaging design concepts in the beverage industry, Jones Soda is a one-of-a-kind premium soda. It’s known for its bold, unique flavors, colors, and ever-changing labels submitted by its consumers. That’s right! You can submit ANY photo to be considered on one of their labels! How cool is that? Sober Curator Pro Tip: Submit your funky photos HERE Was it a little on the pricey…

It’s always Happy Every Hour somewhere, and with TARTA™, seltzer, and health can go hand in hand! We’re constantly being told to “trust our gut,” right? Then don’t you think you better ensure your gut is in optimal health? After years of boozing and drugging, we’ve been so hard on our bodies. But we are sober now, which means we care about the things we are putting in our bodies. About TARTA™ DID YOU KNOW THAT 70% OF YOUR BODY’S IMMUNITY BEGINS WITH YOUR GUT? THAT IS WHY TARTA™ HAS MADE IT EASY TO GET THE PREBIOTICS YOUR BODY NEEDS TO BOOST…

F*cking Sober: the First 90 Days has been Nominated Best Podcast in Two Categories, Best Limited Series and Best Writing, in the 25th Annual Webby Awards. This is a HUGE win for the recovery community!!!! By voting, you can show the world that our stories need to be told and be told in mainstream media! What are the Webby Awards? (Yo, it’s a big deal!) The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. Established in 1996 during the Web’s infancy, The Webbys is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS)—a 2000+ member…

On this episode with Sober is Dope Podcast with host Pop Buchanan, he sits down with Alysse Bryson, Founder of The Sober Curator. This list includes The Sober Curator, Just 4/24, Sober POP Clubhouse, Alcohol Recovery, Drug Recovery, Mental Health, Pharmacotherapy, Narcotics Anonymous, Media, Outpatient Rehab, 12 Step Meetings, God, COVID-19, Woman’s Treatment Centers, Healing, Single Motherhood, and Grief. Sober is Dope Podcast Video Version #ADDTOCART BECAUSE POP’S MERCH IS (SOBER IS) DOPE! Sober is Dope Podcast Audio Version The Sober Spotlight highlights extraordinary people in recovery. Sober small business owners doin’ their thing gives us all the feels. In addition…

Reading Through Hell on Earth by Erwan Gramand almost felt like reading a stranger’s diary. Except for one thing. It was a stranger I felt I had so many things in common with. And he was on the other side of the world.

On Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 at the SOBER POP Culture Club on the Clubhouse App we discussed the BOOZE FREE BOOM along with some of our favorite alcohol-free brands. Sober Pop Booze-Free Brands Special Guest Line-Up: #ADDTOCART: It’s Happy Every Hour Somewhere! All of these brands have been taste-tested by our team of Sober Curators. We aren’t in the business of featuring brands we don’t like on our site, so you can trust that this list of curated alcohol-free brands has been given our two thumbs up of approval! Sober Pop Mock Club! Check out additional SOBER POP (Culture) Club…

The Sober Scoop – It’s a Sober Sundae Social! Join us every Sunday night on IG Live at 7 pm PDT / 10 pm EDT @thesobercurator on IGTV Live as we dish on the scoops that happened over the last week, shake off the Sunday Scaries, and talk candidly about the week ahead. This week we talked about Colton the Bachelor coming out of the closet. Alysse has a complete meltdown and cries on IGTV live. Plus, we fill you in on the upcoming #JUST424 Movement happening everywhere on social media on Saturday, April 24th. For all of the dets…

Cynthia Wright is a queer writer and military brat who has been crafting stories since she can remember. Get to know the Founder of Getting Your Sh*t Together Podcast

The Better Without App claims to be a place for happy drinkers. We took the app for a test drive and we’ll let you know what you can expect. The world’s first app for discovering low and no alcohol drinks. Inspiring those who are sober-curious or not drinking at all.

It’s the Sober Scoop! Join us every Sundae night on IGTV Live for our Sundae Social at 7pm PDT / 10pm EDT. Each week we dish on the scoops that happened over the last week.

God, Grant us the serenity to #ADDTOCART again because shopping is our cardio.

It’s the Sober Scoop! Join us every Sundae night on IGTV Live for our Sundae Social at 7pm PDT / 10pm EDT. Each week we dish on the scoops that happened over the last week. Plus, we like to shake off any Sunday Scaries, and talk candidly about the week ahead.