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SUMMARY:Fresh Start: Seven Steps to Center - May | Teetotal Initiative
DESCRIPTION:Fresh Start: Seven Steps to Center – May | Teetotal Initiative\n\nSun\, May 31 | Virtual Event \n\n\nMonth 5: Throat Chakra — Finding Your Voice (Color: Blue) \nTime & Location\n\n\nMay 31\, 2026\, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM \nVirtual Event \n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\nMonth 5: Throat Chakra — Finding Your Voice (Color: Blue) \n \nSunday\, May 31st • 10:00–11:00 AM (Virtual Session) \n \nMay’s Seven Steps to Center session brings our attention to expression\, communication\, and truth through the Throat Chakra (Vishuddha). This chakra supports our ability to speak honestly\, listen deeply\, and express ourselves with clarity and confidence. \nIn this virtual hour\, we’ll work with the soothing color blue through breathwork\, mindful movement\, visualization\, and reflection—supporting clearer communication and a stronger connection between inner truth and outer expression. \nThis session invites you to explore what it means to speak your truth with kindness\, set healthy boundaries\, and express yourself authentically—all from the comfort of home. \n \n*RSVP opens on 5/24 – Virtual Link will be sent out upon registration. \n\n\n\nShow Less
URL:https://thesobercurator.com/event/fresh-start-seven-steps-to-center-may-teetotal-initiative/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Pennsylvania,Pittsburgh,Virtual Events
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SUMMARY:BACKSTAGE with The Sober Curator: Edutainment Night | Conspiracy PowerPoint Party
DESCRIPTION:BACKSTAGE with The Sober Curator: Edutainment Night | Conspiracy PowerPoint Party\nWe are giving the floor to the people. And the people have theories. \nOn June 3\, BACKSTAGE hosts its first ever Conspiracy PowerPoint Party. Up to five members will each take the stage for 10 minutes to present their favorite conspiracy via PowerPoint. The audience will watch\, react\, and decide what they believe. No peer review required. \nAre the birds real? Is Stonehenge a hoax? Did Big Sparkling Water manipulate the seltzer market? We genuinely do not know what is coming and that is exactly the point. \nYou have two ways to participate: \nPresent your conspiracy: \n\nPrepare a PowerPoint on your favorite conspiracy theory\nYou get 10 minutes and 20 slides. Make it count.\nPresenter spots are limited to 5 people\, first come first served\nTo reserve your spot: register for this event AND email your topic to thesobercurator@gmail.com\n\nJust come to watch: \n\nNo preparation needed\nShow up\, sit back\, and let the theories wash over you\nHeckling is encouraged (respectfully)\n\nThis is Edutainment Night at its most unhinged and we are absolutely here for it. \nThis event is exclusively for BACKSTAGE members. Not a member yet? Join BACKSTAGE here. \n 
URL:https://thesobercurator.com/event/backstage-with-the-sober-curator-edutainment-night-conspiracy-powerpoint-party/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:BACKSTAGE Members Only Events,Virtual Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260610T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260610T190000
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SUMMARY:BACKSTAGE with The Sober Curator: Media Night | Drunk on Film with Ted Mandell
DESCRIPTION:BACKSTAGE with The Sober Curator: Media Night | Drunk on Film with Ted Mandell\nBefore we got sober\, Hollywood had already been teaching us how to drink. \nOn June 10\, BACKSTAGE welcomes Ted Mandell from the University of Notre Dame\, co-creator of Drunk on Film\, one of the most talked-about university courses in the country. The class analyzes how alcohol consumption is portrayed in movies and advertising\, and examines the psychology behind why we were sold the idea that drinking is glamorous\, hilarious\, rebellious\, and essential to a good time. \nFrom James Bond to frat comedies to the red solo cup as cultural icon\, Ted’s course asks the question this community already knows the answer to: what did pop culture do to our relationship with alcohol\, and how long were we watching before we noticed? \nThis is Media Night built for exactly the kind of people who are in this room. \nThe course has run for years at Notre Dame and consistently results in students reconsidering their own drinking habits. It also includes RED CUP\, a theatrical production featuring personal essays and experiences written by students themselves. \nCome ready to talk about the movies that shaped how you thought about drinking before you decided to stop. \nThis event is exclusively for BACKSTAGE members. Not a member yet? Join BACKSTAGE here.
URL:https://thesobercurator.com/event/backstage-with-the-sober-curator-media-night-drunk-on-film-with-ted-mandell/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:BACKSTAGE Members Only Events,Virtual Events
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SUMMARY:Claude Addicts Anonymous: The Standing Meeting | BACKSTAGE Members Only Perks
DESCRIPTION:Claude Addicts Anonymous: The Standing Meeting\nSo. We started a support group. \nIt turns out one 12-step manifesto and one tee drop was not going to be enough. We have to actually meet. Talk about it. Hold each other accountable for things like “promised to close my laptop at 7 p.m.” and “did not.” This space is for you if you are dabbling in learning AI and want to hangout with other AI nerds and talk tips + tricks. \n  \nEvery other Monday\, BACKSTAGE members gather online for one hour of: \nThe Honesty Part. This is where we admit how many browser tabs were open at 2 a.m. last Tuesday. The room is sober\, fluent in recovery\, and frankly hilarious about it. You will laugh. You may also recognize yourself. \nDaily Review What’s working? What’s not? What’s new? What failed? This is the space to come and ask any questions without being judged. \nIt is the best hour of my month and I do not say that lightly. \n  \nThe Meetings (all Pacific Time): \n– Monday\, June 15 at noon PT \n– Monday\, June 29 at 4 p.m. PT \n– Monday\, July 6 at noon PT \n  \nHeld on Zoom. The link drops in your BACKSTAGE inbox the morning of each meeting. \n  \nOnly BACKSTAGE members can RSVP. \nIf that sounds like a problem\, you can fix it: Join BACKSTAGE Only $19/mo or $199/annual (*includes two free months) \n 
URL:https://thesobercurator.com/event/claude-addicts-anonymous-the-standing-meeting-backstage-members-only-perks-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260617T180000
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SUMMARY:Style Your Next Chapter: Dress for the Life You’re Building | BACKSTAGE with The Sober Curator
DESCRIPTION:Style Your Next Chapter: Dress for the Life You’re Building | BACKSTAGE with The Sober Curator\nWhat happens when your outside starts to match the person you’re becoming on the inside? In this Backstage with The Sober Curator conversation\, stylist and entrepreneur Tannya Bernadette\, Founder & CEO of The Closet Edit\, will explore how personal style can help you step into your next chapter with more confidence\, clarity\, and intention. \nFor many people\, sobriety comes with an identity shift. You’re no longer dressing for the life you’ve outgrown\, the roles you were performing\, or the version of yourself that was just trying to get through the day. You’re building something new. Tannya will share how style can become a tool for self-trust\, personal presence\, and showing up for the life you actually want. \nThis conversation is for anyone who is reinventing themselves\, stepping into bigger rooms\, or ready to align how they show up with where they’re headed next. \nThis event is FREE to BACKSTAGE Members \nNot a member yet? JOIN HERE \nAbout Tannya Bernadette \nTannya Bernadette is the Founder & CEO of The Closet Edit\, a Seattle-based luxury personal styling agency serving clients nationwide. With over 17 years in business\, she has helped ambitious men and women align their image with their next level—connecting the dots between who they are and who they are becoming. \nHer work and insights have been featured in Real Simple\, Buy Side from The Wall Street Journal\, Bustle\, Glossy\, KING 5\, Seattle Magazine\, and New Day Northwest. \nTannya is passionate about creating spaces where driven individuals feel empowered to lead boldly\, build intentionally\, and step into bigger rooms without shrinking who they are. \nThrough her work as a stylist and as host of The Make It You Podcast\, she champions a new narrative: that presence is a strategy\, that style is a form of communication\, and that how you show up is directly connected to the opportunities you attract. \nHer mission is to elevate people—not just in what they build\, but in how they show up while building it.
URL:https://thesobercurator.com/event/style-your-next-chapter-dress-for-the-life-youre-building-backstage-with-the-sober-curator/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:BACKSTAGE Members Only Events,Seattle,Tacoma,Virtual Events,Washington
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260618T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260618T190000
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SUMMARY:The Mind Shift Method: Awareness Practice to End Anxiety and Manage Cravings
DESCRIPTION:The Mind Shift Method: Awareness Practice to End Anxiety and Manage Cravings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCravings and anxiety love to show up like uninvited guests with a full luggage set. \nIn this Backstage with The Sober Curator session\, Dan Holcomb of Mindshift Recovery will introduce us to the Mind Shift Method and the power of Awareness Practice as a practical way to work with anxiety\, cravings\, and deeply grooved habit loops. \nDan is a Senior Facilitator and Founding Contributor at Mindshift Recovery\, where he helps bring the method out of theory and into real\, everyday experience. His work sits at the intersection of mindfulness and neuroscience\, including how the brain forms habits\, how reward value drives behavior\, and how awareness can help change our relationship with cravings from the inside out. \nThis one-hour session will offer a grounded\, beginner-friendly look at how curiosity\, mindfulness\, and brain science can support recovery without relying on shame\, force\, or white-knuckling your way through discomfort. \nYou’ll learn how awareness can help you notice what is happening in your body and brain\, understand the loop you may be stuck in\, and begin shifting your response with more compassion and less panic. \nThis is for anyone who has ever thought: \n“Why do I keep doing this when I know it doesn’t help?” \n“What do I do when anxiety and cravings team up?” \n“How can I interrupt the spiral without making myself the villain?” \nNo perfection required. No spiritual gymnastics. No shame spiral dress code. \nJust bring yourself\, your curiosity\, and a willingness to look at cravings and anxiety in a new way. \nDate: Thursday\, June 18Time: 6–7 p.m. PacificLocation: Backstage with The Sober Curator \nCome for the brain science. Stay for the relief of realizing you are not broken. \nThis event is free for members of Backstage with The Sober Curator. \nNot a member yet? Come on in. Join Backstage and get access to this event\, plus our growing lineup of sober-curious conversations\, recovery-friendly resources\, pop culture deep dives\, and community experiences designed for people who know sobriety is anything but boring. \nJoin Backstage here  \nSober support\, minus the stale folding chairs.
URL:https://thesobercurator.com/event/the-mind-shift-method-awareness-practice-to-end-anxiety-and-manage-cravings/
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CATEGORIES:BACKSTAGE Members Only Events,Virtual Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T110000
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SUMMARY:Fresh Start: Seven Steps to Center - June | Teetotal Initiative
DESCRIPTION:Fresh Start: Seven Steps to Center – June | Teetotal Initiative\n\nSun\, Jun 28 | Virtual Event \n\n\nMonth 6: Third Eye Chakra — Cultivating Intuition & Insight (Color: Indigo) \nTime & Location\n\n\nJun 28\, 2026\, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM \nVirtual Event \n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\nMonth 6: Third Eye Chakra — Cultivating Intuition & Insight (Color: Indigo) \n \nSunday\, June 28th • 10:00–11:00 AM (Virtual Session) \n \nJune’s session guides us inward toward intuition\, awareness\, and inner wisdom. The Third Eye Chakra (Ajna) is associated with perception\, insight\, and our ability to trust our inner guidance. \nIn this calming virtual practice\, we’ll work with the deep\, reflective color indigo through meditation\, visualization\, breathwork\, and gentle practices designed to quiet the mind and heighten awareness. \nThis session offers space to slow down\, tune in\, and reconnect with your inner knowing—supporting clarity\, reflection\, and a deeper sense of trust in yourself and your journey. \n \n*RSVP opens on 6/21 – Virtual Link will be sent out upon registration.
URL:https://thesobercurator.com/event/fresh-start-seven-steps-to-center-june-teetotal-initiative/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Pennsylvania,Pittsburgh,Virtual Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260629T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260629T170000
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SUMMARY:Claude Addicts Anonymous: The Standing Meeting | BACKSTAGE Members Only Perks
DESCRIPTION:Claude Addicts Anonymous: The Standing Meeting\nSo. We started a support group. \nIt turns out one 12-step manifesto and one tee drop was not going to be enough. We have to actually meet. Talk about it. Hold each other accountable for things like “promised to close my laptop at 7 p.m.” and “did not.” \n\nEvery other Monday\, BACKSTAGE members gather online for one hour of: \nPart One: Already happened\, but you can still join in on the fun.  \nPart Two: Already happened\, but you can still join in on the fun.  \nPart Three: Daily Review What’s working? What’s not? What’s new? What failed? This is the space to come and ask any questions without being judged. \nIt is the best hour of my month and I do not say that lightly. \n\nThe Meetings (all Pacific Time): \n– Monday\, June 29 at 4 p.m. PT \n\nHeld on Zoom. The link drops in your BACKSTAGE inbox the morning of each meeting. \n\nOnly BACKSTAGE members can RSVP. \nIf that sounds like a problem\, you can fix it: Join BACKSTAGE Only $19/mo or $199/annual (*includes two free months)
URL:https://thesobercurator.com/event/claude-addicts-anonymous-the-standing-meeting-backstage-members-only-perks-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260708T180000
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SUMMARY:BACKSTAGE with The Sober Curator: Edutainment Night | iPhone Content Creation with Sheena Kalso
DESCRIPTION:BACKSTAGE with The Sober Curator: Edutainment Night | iPhone Content Creation with Sheena Kalso\nYou have a story worth telling. You have a phone in your hand. Now let’s make the two of them work together. \nOn July 8\, BACKSTAGE welcomes Sheena Kalso of Behind Your Scenes for a practical\, hands-on Edutainment Night dedicated to helping you shoot better content on your iPhone. No fancy equipment. No production team. Just your phone\, the right settings\, and one hour with someone who actually knows what she’s doing. \nSheena works with speakers\, coaches\, and leaders who know they should be showing up more on social media but aren’t sure how to make content that actually feels like them. Her approach is practical\, real\, and completely doable without a film crew. \nBy the end of this session you will know: \n\nThe exact camera settings to update on your iPhone right now\nHow to shoot video that looks and feels like you\nWhat makes a Reel or TikTok actually worth watching\nHow to stop overthinking it and just hit record\n\nCome with your phone charged and ready. This one is interactive. \nThis event is exclusively for BACKSTAGE members. Not a member yet? Join BACKSTAGE here.
URL:https://thesobercurator.com/event/backstage-with-the-sober-curator-edutainment-night-iphone-content-creation-with-sheena-kalso/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:BACKSTAGE Members Only Events,Virtual Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="BACKSTAGE with The Sober Curator - Members Only Culture Club":MAILTO:thesobercurator@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Claude Addicts Anonymous: The Standing Meeting | BACKSTAGE Members Only Perks
DESCRIPTION:Claude Addicts Anonymous: The Standing Meeting\nSo. We started a support group. \nIt turns out one 12-step manifesto and one tee drop was not going to be enough. We have to actually meet. Talk about it. Hold each other accountable for things like “promised to close my laptop at 7 p.m.” and “did not.” \n  \nEvery other Monday\, BACKSTAGE members gather online for one hour of: \nInto Action aka The Productivity Part. New ways to use Claude. Fresh prompts. The skills nobody is talking about. The workflows your friends with full marketing teams are quietly losing to. \nThe Honesty Part. This is where we admit how many browser tabs were open at 2 a.m. last Tuesday. The room is sober\, fluent in recovery\, and frankly hilarious about it. You will laugh. You may also recognize yourself. \nDaily Review What’s working? What’s not? What’s new? What failed? This is the space to come and ask any questions without being judged. \nIt is the best hour of my month and I do not say that lightly. \n  \nHeld on Zoom. The link drops in your BACKSTAGE inbox the morning of each meeting. \n  \nOnly BACKSTAGE members can RSVP. \nIf that sounds like a problem\, you can fix it: Join BACKSTAGE Only $19/mo or $199/annual (*includes two free months) \n 
URL:https://thesobercurator.com/event/claude-addicts-anonymous-the-standing-meeting-backstage-members-only-perks/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:BACKSTAGE Members Only Events,Virtual Events
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Cara Benson — An Armsfull of Birds | BACKSTAGE with The Sober Curator
DESCRIPTION:An Evening with Cara Benson — An Armsfull of Birds | BACKSTAGE with The Sober Curator\nCara Benson did not come to love the easy way. She crawled through New York City subway tunnels as a heroin addict\, partnered with an abusive man\, and waitressed in a polyester uniform at Friendly’s while sobriety closed in on her one stubborn night at a time. Then she got sober. Started walking the woods of upstate New York. Met Jon\, the man who would become her great love. And after years of building a life with him\, she lost him to suicide. \nThis book is what came next. \nAn Armsfull of Birds: A Personal Field Guide to Love\, Loss\, and Commitment is structured like nothing else in the recovery memoir space. Each chapter is named for a bird\, and each bird carries a piece of Cara’s story. American Goldfinches mark the night she met Jon. Crested Caracaras score her last gasp of drinking. Common Starlings show up the moment she crashes into sobriety and into the woods. By the final chapters\, she’s grieving Jon and tracking grackles\, ravens\, and the ruby-throated hummingbirds that visit her former-church home in the Hudson Valley. \nIt’s a recovery story. It’s a love story. It’s a climate memoir. It’s the kind of book that gets endorsed by Jenny Lawson AND Bill McKibben\, which almost never happens. \nCara is joining BACKSTAGE for an intimate one-hour conversation. We’re going to talk about: \n\nThe decade-plus path from heroin and alcohol to a sober life she actually wanted\nMeeting Jon\, choosing commitment after addiction\, and what “second chance lovers” actually means at midlife\nSurviving her partner’s suicide while staying sober\nWhy she retreated into birding and nature as a way to process grief\nHow writing a memoir cracked her wide open and what it taught her about telling the truth\n\nBring your questions. Bring your coffee. Bring tissue. \nThis is a closed BACKSTAGE event. Members only. RSVP to receive your Zoom link via email. The replay will live in the BACKSTAGE Replay Vault for members who cannot attend live. \nNot a member yet? JOIN BACKSTAGE \nAbout Cara: Her writing has appeared in The New York Times\, Orion\, Sierra Magazine\, Boston Review\, and Best American Poetry. An Armsfull of Birds is published by Health Communications\, Inc. and hits shelves May 19\, 2026. She lives in a former church on the ancestral homelands of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans in upstate New York.
URL:https://thesobercurator.com/event/an-evening-with-cara-benson-an-armsfull-of-birds-backstage-with-the-sober-curator/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:BACKSTAGE Members Only Events,Virtual Events
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SUMMARY:Sober LEGO Night Show & Tell + Build with Tamar Routly and Alysse Bryson
DESCRIPTION:Sober LEGO Night Show & Tell + Build with Tamar Routly and Alysse Bryson\nListen. Sobriety did not give us less fun. It gave us better fun. And BACKSTAGE LEGO Night is exhibit A. \nOn Wednesday\, July 22\, from 6 to 7pm Pacific\, AB is teaming up with Tamar Routly to host the most chaotic\, joyful\, slightly competitive hour of the BACKSTAGE summer schedule. Think Zoom-meets-show-and-tell-meets-game-night\, but every prop is made of plastic bricks and every prize is also made of plastic bricks. Because of course it is. \nHere is the plan: \nShow and tell. Bring your prized LEGO build to the camera and tell us why it lives rent-free in your home. The Hogwarts Castle you spent three weekends on. The Millennium Falcon your kid built before they left for college. The Botanical Collection orchid you bought on a Tuesday because you needed a Tuesday win. We want to see it. \nWork in progress. Got a set you are currently building? Pull it out. Show us the chaos. Tell us where you are stuck. The collective wisdom of the BACKSTAGE Lounge will gladly judge your sorting system. \nLEGO Trivia. Tamar and AB are running a fast-paced trivia round on LEGO history\, weird sets\, and pop culture LEGO moments. Easy questions\, hard questions\, and at least one question that will have everyone googling under the table. \nPrizes. The prizes are LEGO sets. Obviously. We are not insulting your intelligence with a gift card. \nThis is BACKSTAGE at its best. Hands busy\, brain off\, surrounded by sober people who get it. No drinking. No pretending. No agenda except to actually enjoy a Wednesday night. \nThis is a closed BACKSTAGE event. Members only. RSVP to receive your Zoom link via email. The replay drops in the BACKSTAGE Replay Vault for anyone who can’t attend live. \nAbout your hosts: \n\nAlysse Bryson is the founder and editor in chief of The Sober Curator. She is also a known LEGO hoarder. Her sticker-covered laptop sits next to a growing LEGO collection that her dog Bella does not respect.\nTamar Routly is the founder of Podcast Impact Studio\, producer + co-host of The Sober Curator podcast\, and expert LEGO builder. If you have ever Zoomed with Tamar or watched her on the TSC (video) podcast\, then you’ve already seen part of her mega-LEGO collection.
URL:https://thesobercurator.com/event/sober-lego-night-show-tell-build-with-tamar-routly-and-alysse-bryson/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:BACKSTAGE Members Only Events,Virtual Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T110000
DTSTAMP:20260531T051526
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SUMMARY:Fresh Start: Seven Steps to Center - July | Teetotal Initiative
DESCRIPTION:Fresh Start: Seven Steps to Center – July | Teetotal Initiative\n\nSun\, Jul 26 | Virtual Event \n\n\nMonth 7: Crown Chakra — Connecting to Wholeness (Colors: Violet & White) \nTime & Location\n\n\nJul 26\, 2026\, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM \nVirtual Event \n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\nMonth 7: Crown Chakra — Connecting to Wholeness (Colors: Violet & White) \n \nSunday\, July 26th • 10:00–11:00 AM (Virtual Session) \n \nWe complete our Seven Steps to Center journey with the Crown Chakra (Sahasrara)—the energy center associated with connection\, meaning\, and a sense of wholeness beyond the self. \nIn this final virtual session\, we’ll work with the colors violet and white\, inviting spaciousness\, reflection\, and integration. Through breathwork\, meditation\, visualization\, and gentle guidance\, we’ll focus on cultivating presence\, peace\, and a deeper connection to something greater—however you define it. \nThis session is an invitation to pause\, reflect on the journey you’ve taken\, and honor the growth\, balance\, and awareness you’ve cultivated along the way. \n \n*RSVP opens on 7/19 – Virtual Link will be sent out upon registration.
URL:https://thesobercurator.com/event/fresh-start-seven-steps-to-center-july-teetotal-initiative/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Pennsylvania,Pittsburgh,Virtual Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260805T190000
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SUMMARY:The Tchotchke Showdown 2.0 | BACKSTAGE with The Sober Curator
DESCRIPTION:The Tchotchke Showdown 2.0 | BACKSTAGE with The Sober Curator\nThe Tchotchke Showdown is back. And this time it lives inside BACKSTAGE. \nIf you have not yet experienced the chaos that is The Sober Curator’s Tchotchke Showdown\, here is the short version: AB (the reigning Queen of Tchotchkes) goes head to head with a single challenger in three rounds. Each contestant brings three items from their personal collection. They tell the story behind each one. Pop culture\, sobriety\, weirdness\, sentimentality\, all fair game. Then the audience votes. The judges judge. A new champion is crowned. Or the Queen reclaims her throne. Again. \nThe original Tchotchke Showdown lives on The Sober Curator Podcast as one of our most-loved episodes\, with AB defending her crown against author Travis Sackett in a tie-breaker decided by an E.T. plushie. Yes\, really. Read the recap here if you missed it. \nVersion 2 levels up the format: \n\nOne contender. Three rounds. Three items each.\nA panel of judges. Returning faces and new ones.\nThe audience votes. That is you. Each round\, you weigh in via live Zoom poll.\nReal prizes. Bragging rights\, a custom Queen Tchotchke title\, and TSC editorial spotlight.\nHosted by Tamar Routly. Aka T. Bouge. Aka the only person on earth who can run this format.\n\nThis event is a love letter to everything sobriety gives you back. The freedom to be weird. The permission to tell the story of the random objects on your shelf. The joy of a Wednesday night spent laughing with sober people while someone defends their bedazzled candle. \nThe contender for v2 is being recruited as we speak. We will announce who is challenging AB closer to the event date. Subscribe to BACKSTAGE Members emails to be the first to know. \nThis is a closed BACKSTAGE event. Members only. RSVP to receive your Zoom link via email. The replay drops in the BACKSTAGE Replay Vault for anyone who can’t attend live. \nNot a member yet? JOIN BACKSTAGE \nWant a chance to be a future contender? Email thesobercurator@gmail.com with a one-paragraph pitch and a photo of your three best tchotchkes. We are casting future Showdowns and BACKSTAGE members get priority consideration.
URL:https://thesobercurator.com/event/the-tchotchke-showdown-2-0-backstage-with-the-sober-curator/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:BACKSTAGE Members Only Events,Virtual Events
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