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Dopesick examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. The series takes viewers to the epicenter of America’s struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Big Pharma to a distressed Virginia mining community to the hallways of the DEA. Defying all the odds, heroes will emerge in an intense and thrilling ride to take down the craven corporate forces behind this national crisis and their allies. This limited-time series is inspired by Beth Macy’s New York Times bestselling book. Sober Curator Prop Tip: Dear Readers…Grab your Kleenex and your stress ball before settling in. After…

Sarah Alaimo is a Career Happiness Coach, Healthcare Recruiter, Addiction Recovery Advocate, and Published Author. She’s also a Southern California native who is massively deprived of sunshine due to living in the Pacific Northwest. Sarah loves her black Pomeranian, Baron Von Pom, ice cream, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball team, travel adventures, and her husband, John. While she would love to say that she’s learned moderation since getting sober in 2015, the fact that she listed ice cream before her husband says it all. Don’t let this pretty face fool you; this sober gal has a heart of…

Maid is the new 10-episode Netflix series you are going to want to binge…mindfully.

From an early age, Amber van de Bunt knew she wasn’t like the other girls in town. From childhood struggles with depression and eating disorders, her years as a topless dancer in Florida, and an eventual abortion and suicide attempt, to her rebirth in Los Angeles as a porn star named Karmen Karma, overcoming her relationship with her abusive mother, and her struggle to maintain a clean and sober lifestyle—van de Bunt’s life has been a wild rollercoaster. With humor, alacrity, and profound insight, she reveals her deepest, darkest secrets and pulls no punches—least of all with herself. Overcome: A…

The “Currently Not Drinking” Story YELLOW co-founders Ian Mirmelstein and Darren Marble have been “Currently Not Drinking” for 15+ years collectively and reaping the benefits in every area of their lives. Ian met Darren Marble, an entrepreneur who credits “not drinking” as a key to his success. Together they imagined what the world might look like if anyone who was “Currently Not Drinking” had a way to easily connect out in the real world in everyday life. The idea for YELLOW was born. Why “YELLOW?” The color yellow has a rich history of identifying and unifying non-drinking communities. At Grateful Dead concerts dating back…

Dave and Chris, the Founders and Hosts of the Dopey Podcast, had collectively been through dozens of rehabs, spent years in jail, and overdosed 500 million times. The fact is they loved to laugh about it. That is until Chris tragically overdosed and died during the summer of 2018.

Have you been thinking about leveling up on your recovery journey? Do you feel inspired and called to help other women find out what life is like once putting the bottle down? Are you passionate about helping others with personal growth? Is the timing right for you to start a successful side hustle or even find a new career path entirely?

Arla LaserWorks is a Los Angeles-based laser engraving and print shop that specializes in personalized gifts. This is the place to go when you really want to say something meaningful and give something beautiful. 

The mission of Ninety 90 Pictures, a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Film and Television Production Company, is to help people in addiction recovery achieve long-term stability through gainful employment in the film industry. The organization will create connections with new people going through recovery to those who have been through it. They will be providing a safe, alcohol and substance-free, work environment. Their first project is taking place in October 2021 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with an incredibly powerful Pilot script called “Die Pretty”. Die Pretty is produced by Ninety 90 Pictures, a non-profit organization that wants to de-stigmatize addiction…

For National Recovery Month in September 2021, we explored an incredible new online bottle shop called The Dry Good Beverage Company and some of their select high-end product vendors. These include Free Spirits Whiskey, Gin, and Tequila Alternatives, For Bitter For Worse, and Sovi, a sparkling rosé wine alternative. About The Dry Good Beverage Co. Jake and Adrienne are the co-founders of The Dry Goods Beverage Co. They created this space because they believe that whether you’re having alcohol or not, everyone deserves a good drink. Can we get an AMEN?!?!? As a 2nd generation vintner in Napa Valley (Jake) and published…

The Sober Spotlight is a section on our site that highlights extraordinary people in recovery doing really cool things. Today we are shining a light on Justin Lamb. He puts the EXTRA in extraordinary in the very best of ways. Justin is a husband and cat dad that produces a super cool podcast, called Friend Request.

Justin Lamb, Founder of Friend Request Podcast, has in-depth interviews with people he follows on social media, as well as his own social media followers. Friend Request dives deeper than the likes and comments. With each episode, Justin tries to create a more meaningful conversation about each individual he’s connected with. Justin ties each interview together with the commonalities and struggles that not only are extremely relatable but also fall across the entire spectrum of the human experience. Episode 071 – Alysse Bryson Alysse Bryson is the founder of The Sober Curator and an all-around badass. Alysse discusses growing up…

WEconnect Health Management believes that recovery should be accessible to everyone. They know connection is crucial to staying in recovery from addiction because we’ve been there ourselves. WEconnect was born from our co-founders’ personal journeys in long-term recovery. It’s a free mobile app with a focus on supporting those in recovery from substance use disorder (SUD). Online Support Meetings WEconnect offers over eight daily online recovery support meetings, open to individuals at all stages of recovery and from various pathways. The app provides instant access to our online recovery support meetings, led by our WEconnect peer recovery support specialists, from…

Sober Fall Fashion is here! Is that even a thing? We are making it so! Take a listen to this SOBER POP podcast episode from Wednesday, September 8, 2021, where we discussed Recovery Lifestyle Brands that we love to #ADDTOCART. Is shopping your cardio? Have you been thinking of starting up your own sober merch shop? Then, you are not going to want to miss this kick-ass line-up of special guests from just a few of our favorite recovery lifestyle brands. Sober Pop Recovery Lifestyle Brands Special Guest Line-Up: Get Those #ADDTOCART Fingers Warmed Up! Sober Pop Pro Tip: Talking…

Brian Compton is a recovery coach from Concord, North Carolina. He started his own recovery coaching business after discovering for himself that a life of freedom from addiction was possible. Frustrated with traditional methods of recovery, and refusing to resolve to go to meetings for the rest of his life, he sought recovery from a more holistic perspective. Brian is a recovery consultant who helps humans struggling with addiction to maintain sobriety and THRIVE – not just survive – life in recovery. He has personally helped dozens of those struggling to escape the trap of addiction by creating a shift…

In 1989, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) launched National Recovery Month to increase awareness surrounding mental health and substance abuse. At the same time, they wanted to celebrate the success stories to illustrate that living in recovery is possible. Each year, the SAMSHA selects a theme, highlighting an area of focus and creating a toolkit for organizations to use. NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH The month provides a platform for services and professionals to educate the public about substance abuse treatments and mental health services. While substance abuse and mental health services are nothing new, the stigma attached to them remains. September…

Ritual Rum Alternative tastes like warm vanilla, toasted spice, and the velvety decadence of a dark rum. This is not going to be the Rum & Coke you remember from your drinking days.

Growing up in Beverly Hills, Amy Dresner had a top-notch private school education, the most expensive summer camps, and even a weekly clothing allowance. But at 24, she started dabbling in meth in San Francisco and unleashed a fiendish addiction monster. Soon, if you could snort it, smoke it, or have sex with it, she did. Smart and charming, with Daddy’s money to fall back on, she managed to keep it all together. But on Christmas Eve 2011, all of that changed when high on Oxycontin, she stupidly “brandished” a bread knife on her husband and was promptly arrested for…

Today we are shining a Sober Spotlight on Joseph Conniff. He recently published his first book called Causes and Conditions: A Life Experience in Addiction and Recovery. This book takes a comprehensive look at both his battles with addiction and his journey to find recovery. Through his sixteen years in active substance use, Joe takes us through his experience of growing up in the prescription opioid crisis, post 9/11 military life, and eventually homelessness and despair on the streets of Seattle. This book offers a perspective into the author’s experiences with addiction, trauma, the criminal legal system, and programs and…

The Sober Rapper a.k.a Pop Buchanan shares on his latest single a soft hearted and passionate letter to fellow addicts worldwide. In his latest project “Dear Addicts”, Pop Buchanan shares words of encouragement to the addiction community. This heartfelt song shares Pop’s passion and love for the addiction recovery community. The Brooklyn bred Lyricist suffered from alcoholism in his 20’s and found his sobriety on December 15th, 2012. Pop Buchanan devoted his life to expressing why sober is dope and to share his recovery testimony through podcast, hip hop, and clothing. The Sober is Dope CEO is serious about recovery.…

Get ready to meet our Mascots! In honor of our one-year anniversary, we gave careful consideration to the best way to celebrate. Earlier this year we had so much fun making our Sober Curators magazine cover mock-ups, we thought what better way to celebrate our one-year anniversary than to celebrate it with our fur babies?!?!?! Plus, it was a fun excuse to create magazine covers of our four-legged friends (and one special fish) that have been by our side through all the ups and downs of the last year. Sobriety combined with a global pandemic has been challenging, to say…

Thank you, Google. Whether you are a person that identifies with the 12-step community or not, this commercial is a Gold Medal WIN ???? for the recovery community at large. Thank you @google for acknowledging how many new people are exploring their relationships with alcohol and substance use disorders … starting over from scratch. Thank you for positioning recovery in a way that it’s just as normal as starting to date again, working out, and vacationing. Starting from scratch sounds much better than hitting rock bottom, overdosing, losing a job, or getting a DUI. Why is this Important? Headlines and the CDC…

One-Liners, Zingers, and Clever Comebacks – FUNNY One-Liners, Zingers, and Clever Comebacks – PRACTICAL SOBER POP Tips is a collaborative effort to help those new to sobriety and recovery navigate real-life situations. Sober Pop on the Clubhouse app was active during the pandemic. We’ve covered many topics. Feel free to scroll through our archives below. Check Out Previous SOBER POP Tips Topics: SOBER LIFESTYLE: 75+ Things to Do Sober (That Are Actually Fun)

Here is a recap of the 9 Tips on how to handle a friend or loved one that is in active relapse, while also protecting your own boundaries. Practicing these suggestions can help you be the best version of your sober-self, as discussed in the SOBER POP Tips Room on the Clubhouse App on Tuesday, July 13th, 2021.

This Sober Spotlight is about Ninety 90 Pictures, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit film and television production company that provides jobs and peer support to people in recovery from drugs and alcohol. They were founded by Scott Langer and Rachel Ellner in 2020 and are based out of Downtown Los Angeles. Ninety 90 Pictures Mission Their mission is to help people in addiction recovery achieve long-term stability through gainful employment in the film industry and connect people going through recovery to those who have been through it. What They Do They hire people in all stages of recovery for…

Cork Hill Sorrel is a small family owned business that produces three flavors of Caribbean Hibiscus Tea. Traditionally, Sorrel is enjoyed during the holidays. However, they are ready to change that. Inspired by their treasured family recipe using simple, wholesome ingredients, they have created drinks you can celebrate every day with.

Today we are shining a Sober Spotlight on Kenneth Watson of Jacksonville, Florida. He is a Veteran who recovers out loud by sharing his battles with alcoholism and how he kicked this deadly addiction. His Background Kenneth was born in Jacksonville, Florida and raised in San Diego, California. The youngest of five, two brothers and two sisters. His parents are divorced. Kenneth went to four colleges and universities before obtaining his Bachelor’s degree in Radio Broadcasting. He has also earned a minor in Ethnic Studies from St. Cloud State University back in 2003. Kenneth served in the Army for six…

Whether you watch Red Table Talk on Facebook Watch or listen to it on Apple Podcasts, this is an episode you will not want to miss. Join Jada Pinkett-Smith, her daughter, Willow Smith, and her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, as they open their home for a series of groundbreaking and healing conversations. That’s three generations around one table with no filter, and we are here for it! The Nut(ty Professor) and Bolts of this Conversation Jada, sober for 22 years, and Adrienne, sober for over 30 years, candidly talk about their past struggles surrounding addiction. Self-claimed as a “walking miracle,” Jada…

Molly’s Dry Bar & Bottle Shop will be hosting their very first pop-up in Seattle on Saturday, July 24th in the form of an alcohol-free cocktail party!

Here is a recap of the 10 Tips and Tricks for navigating weddings, Birthday Parties, Miscellaneous Celebrations, and Family Gatherings in early recovery. Practicing these suggestions can help you be the best version of your sober-self, as discussed in the SOBER POP Tips Room on the Clubhouse App on Tuesday, June 29th, 2021. For many people in recovery, especially early recovery, the idea of taking good care of yourself and preparing to attend any event can seem overwhelming and even a completely foreign concept. SOBER POP Tips: 11 Tips and Tricks to Navigate Weddings, Birthday Parties, Miscellaneous Celebrations, and Family Gatherings 1.)…