My name is Pop Buchanan. I am a writer, the founder of Sober Is Dope, and someone who has spent the last many years trying to turn pain, healing, and life experience into something useful for other people. After getting sober, I started writing because I wanted to share what I was learning about recovery, mental health, and how hard it can be to rebuild your life while still trying to understand yourself.
Over time, that work grew into books, podcasts, articles, and a larger body of work focused on sobriety, healing, the nervous system, and personal growth. I also build ideas through POPR Technologies Inc., where I explore future technology and invention in a way that still connects back to helping people think differently about the future.
At the center of everything I do is a simple goal: tell the truth, stay useful, and keep building things that might help somebody else.