SOBER SPOTLIGHT: This section of our site highlights extraordinary people in recovery. Who is making a difference in your recovery community? If you know someone we should spotlight, please contact us at thesobercurator@gmail.com or DM us on social media.
Looking for memoir and book recommendations that support your sober lifestyle? #QUITLIT is our curated list of addiction and recovery book reviews. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Are you trying to become a SPIRITUAL GANGSTER? Explore and expand your sober world through meditation, astrology, and spiritual reflection and practices.
RECOVERY PODCASTLAND is your one-stop shop for checking out all recovery-based podcasts we’ve been curating.
Colin Browen has spent a decade chasing ghosts for The Paranormal Files and narrating the worst crimes in America. Turns out the scariest thing he ever faced was his own addiction. Nearly three years sober, he tells The Sober Curator’s Teresa Bergen about haunted pubs, drunk tanks, sleep paralysis and why the spirits got chattier once he put down the bottle.
The Gavin Sisters are redefining alcohol-free retreats with plant-based meals, real connection, comedy, and no preachy wellness vibes in Suffolk and Portugal.
Out of 8 billion people, sometimes you find the ones who change everything. Kim Bellas writes about her friendship with Eve Goldberg, the founder of BigVision NYC, who answered every parent’s greatest heartbreak by building a home where young adults in recovery find music, comedy nights, basketball, belonging and each other.
In this Sober Spotlight interview, Oskar of DEPTOS shares how recovery, mental health, fatherhood, and the rooms inspired his music — including the powerful lyric, “You don’t have to die to stop living this way.”
Kindred Spirits in downtown Richland, Washington, is more than a nonalcoholic bar and bottle shop. Founded by Marlys and Chuck Aspinwall after reassessing their relationship with alcohol, the Tri-Cities shop now offers NA spirits, wines, botanicals, sober events, book clubs, paint-and-sip nights, and a welcoming space for alcohol-free community.
The waiter has now asked me three times. “Are you sure you don’t want a glass of wine? We have…
They started with a group chat and a “hey, I’m in Brooklyn too.” Now they’re building one of the most…
I first encountered Andy McMillan in 2022, when he was running Portland’s now-defunct pop-up bar, Suckerpunch. Now he’s the successful…
Anna Blazevich relocated her nonalcoholic bottle shop from Long Beach, California, to Ashland, Oregon, last year. Now she’s running Hummingbird…
At The Sober Curator, we’re always on the hunt for people and events breaking down the stigma around sobriety, and…
From the awkwardness of first-time snowshoeing to summiting Everest Base Camp, the latest episode of the Sober Curator Podcast explores how…
A conversation with Mary Fuller on transforming recovery journeys into empowerment, community, and practical support—one handcrafted product at a time.…
At The Sober Curator, we’re passionate about curating excellence in sober living—and today, we’re thrilled to celebrate one of our…
Restaurant operator and breathwork instructor Cesar Vallin joins the Sober Curator Podcast to share transformative insights on choosing clarity, building…
Dry January is just around the corner—a movement inspiring thousands to press pause on alcohol for an entire month. For…
In this captivating episode of the Sober Curator Podcast, Founder, and Host Alysse Bryson invites comedian Sam Miller and Sober…
When Andy Krumm quit drinking in January 2020, he worried that his social life would tank. But instead of staying…
Last month, I had the pleasure of attending a preview of a play called Shower Chair before Ben Fallaci and…
Sober spotlight on Jenny Teeters coving coaching, recovery resources, and her new book, Every Day is a New Day: A Story of Faith
Since joining The Sober Curator, I’ve become increasingly aware of the drinking-related cultural differences between the U.S. and the U.K.…
Choose Life Sober Adventures is one of a handful of small companies specializing in group travel for non-drinkers. I’ve traveled…
Critics have said when you experience great art, your soul is moved and your heart cracks open. Last night was…
In a recent interview on The Sober Curator, hosts Alysse Bryson and Kate Vitela turned the spotlight on Rebekka Johnson…
In the latest episode of The Sober Curator, Kate Vitela sits down with Todd Kinney, an attorney, father of four,…
Dominate The Globe follows the journey of Alex “King Roach” Montañez through alcoholism and addiction, conquering demons down the rough road to superstardom,…
Space Dream Films is a part of Space Dream Productions, an independent film and music production company grounded in the…
Amy Liz Harrison is the bestselling author of “Eternally Expecting: A Mom of Eight Gets Sober and Gives Birth to…
I’ve been following Matthew Taub on sober social media for a while. Plus, we were recently on a Time Takes…
The Sober Curator launched this pilot sober lifestyle show (a video podcast hybrid) on Valentine’s Day of 2021, shining a…
Sober Spotlight Q&A with Robert Pidde What’s your Sobriety Date? May 19th, 2019 Favorite Non-Alcoholic Beverage of Choice? Shirley Temple…
