Small routines can help us feel more like ourselves, no perfect blowout required. This sponsored guide explains how to apply K18 AirWash dry shampoo, refresh oily roots and avoid common application mistakes between washes.

Horror movies celebrate the woman who makes it to morning. Senior Contributor Anne Marie Cribbin wants to know what she does on Tuesday. Through the final girl trope, this reflection explores long-term sobriety and the possibility of becoming someone whose most interesting quality isn’t what she survived.

Pumpkin season is upon us, and if you’re looking for a creative, alcohol-free way to spend your autumn afternoons, why…

Back when I was drinking, Halloween involved supervising trick-or-treating kids with a tumbler cup full of wine, followed by scrolling…

Silvery gifted me their Restcool silver-infused cooling sheets. I unboxed them in 4K with the mic off, then walked them down the hall to my parents. Here’s what two people in their 80s had to say, plus the 100-night trial fine print.

That’s the real gift of AI, and I said so on tape: it’s not the output. It’s that the excuses got out of the way. The blank page. The eight years of “I’ll start next week.”

From hand-painted canvases to gallery wall prints, this sponsored guide explores five wall art companies and shares practical tips for choosing pieces that make your space feel more personal.

Some people pack light. Founder Alysse Bryson packs rhinestones. During a sober girls’ getaway in La Jolla, Pantone postcards, notebooks and a pile of craft supplies became an easy evening activity that let everyone feel like an artist.

Puffin Drinkwear and Liquid Death made seven Halloween-ready outfits for your can, from a faux-leather biker jacket to a Grim Reaper robe. Here’s my honest take.

Sober October deserves a cookie plate. Meet PNW Cookie Co., a family-recipe-born brand serving vegan, gluten-free sweets with plenty of personality.

He got sober at his own bachelor party. In Ibiza. Now he’s putting world-class alcohol-free drinks in the best bars on the planet. This is what sobriety looks like when it walks into Claridge’s and takes a seat.

Fall has never actually been beige. Senior Contributor Anne Marie Cribbin shares seven ways to give your home more personality, from unexpected colors and thrift-store oddities to a dinner guest named Margaret who happens to be a skeleton. A playful invitation to reclaim your creativity in recovery.

Sober October is the one month the rest of the world borrows our lifestyle. Here are 21 gifts for your sober and sober-curious crew, from a Bill W. pillow to giant disco candy corn.

Getting sober can change more than what’s in your glass. It can change what you want from your working life. UK Contributor Janey Lee Grace shares stories of people turning layoffs, retirement and unexpected career crossroads into opportunities for purpose, creativity and a different kind of ambition.

Same songs. Entirely different relationship with the lyrics. Senior Contributor Amy Liz Harrison revisits 26 tracks that take on new meaning in sobriety, from karaoke staples to songs that suddenly sound suspiciously like your sponsor. Your recovery era has a soundtrack. Naturally, Journey made the cut.

An unnecessary velvet pumpkin. A sweater worn against medical advice from the weather app. Halloween candy that never stood a chance. Senior Contributor Anne Marie Cribbin’s Sober October bingo card celebrates the cozy, slightly ridiculous pleasures of alcohol-free autumn. How many squares can you check off?

After years in professional kitchens, Steve Haynes built a community where alcohol stays off the guest list. Contributor Patti Clark talks with the Savi Coliving founder about recovery, remote work and the friendships taking shape near Valencia, Spain.

Sobriety doesn’t always arrive with a grand revelation about who we’re supposed to become. Sometimes we rediscover ourselves by following the smallest sparks of curiosity. Sober Curator Contributor Krysty Krywko offers a creative recovery journal prompt for noticing what draws you in—and taking one small step toward it.

FLOW Gummies promise clean energy and focus from Lion’s Mane and botanicals, zero cannabinoids included. I put them through a real workweek of deadlines, podcast recordings, and 3 p.m. fog. Here’s my honest take, including the THC-Free conversation sober readers actually deserve.

You’re finally wide awake for your own life. So what do you want to do with all these hours you used to drink through? A cheat sheet for sober nights, from the golden-hour pre-game to the midnight movie, with zero drink pressure and zero FOMO.

One photograph and four simple words—“I’m glad you exist”—sparked an extraordinary friendship between Contributor Kim Bellas (founder of Sober is the New Cool) and Found Recovery co-founder Danielle Nepus. Kim shares how Danielle’s compassion, courage and commitment to helping others continue to inspire her.

What if sobriety isn’t another self-improvement project? Krysty invites us to stop obsessing over becoming “better” and start creating a life that feels bigger, more curious and more alive—with an art journal practice designed to help uncover what’s asking for more room.

We tested Quit With Jones, the FDA-approved nicotine mints paired with a free quit app, and we’re still recommending them months later. Updated with new clinical research, the Low & Slow Quit Kit, and answers to your most-asked questions.

Simon Dyson threw Ironman medals in a shoebox, drank to fix what could not be fixed, and got sober after a stranger prayed for him at Notre Dame. Then he rode 852 kilometers across the Karoo and came home with a farm to build for his son Billy.

D’Aydrian Harding is bringing his Stay Sober apparel to Spencer’s, giving sober streetwear a highly visible home in mainstream retail. Shop the colorful hoodie, T-shirt and lounge pants designed to make sobriety look bold, confident and anything but boring.

Sobriety can clear the fog, but therapy helps you understand what comes into focus. Senior Contributor Amy Liz Harrison shares 26 lessons about emotional sobriety, boundaries, cravings, community, self-compassion and becoming someone you can finally trust.

Lane Kennedy highlights a shift for Gen X: trading late-night outings for early evening gatherings. With a focus on health and longevity, alcohol-free nights are becoming the trend. 🕺💜 How about a dance party that starts at 7:30 PM? Sounds perfect! 🌟

Bianca signed up for Australia’s national electric skateboard championship without knowing what it was, trained for two months on a board limited to 42 km/h, and came last. Nine days later she hit one year sober. She is calling it a comeback story. She is right.

We put the Davincified Seattle Mini Paint by Numbers Set to the test at a sober paint and sip night on a backyard patio in the PNW. Six mini canvases, 24 paints, brushes, zero hangovers. Here’s what we loved, what it costs, and the one sticker snafu you’ll want to avoid.

Sober owned apparel brand Boring Boys just dropped a two-piece collab with The Bridge to Recovery, and $5 from every shirt sold goes to the nonprofit’s Life Saver Fund. Ice cream high fives, better days ahead, and proof that boring is the new cool.