Work culture is overdue for an upgrade. Beyond the Happy Hour looks at sobriety, recovery, leadership, boundaries, burnout, and belonging in the modern workplace — because not every team-building moment needs to happen over drinks.
Mental health and addiction are often treated as separate workplace issues, but for many employees, they are deeply connected. Sober Curator Contributor Sarah Alaimo shares her perspective as an HR professional in long-term recovery on what employers, managers, and HR teams need to understand when crisis shows up at work.
Does being sober help or hurt your career? Sarah explores the short-term awkwardness of alcohol-centered workplace culture and the long-term professional upside of sobriety, from stronger boundaries and better judgment to clearer leadership and deeper self-trust.
How raising my son and protecting my sobriety taught me that real leadership starts with presence, steadiness, and community. I…
