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    Amy Liz HarrisonBy Amy Liz HarrisonOctober 30, 20232 Mins Read
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    Amy welcomes back Carolyn Bunn, Sarah Alaimo, and Alysse Bryson of The Sober Curator to discuss Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir by Matthew Perry.

    As one of the stars of Friends in the 1990s, Perry started struggling with alcohol and opiate addiction very quietly before it took over his life. The Sober Babes, as people who have consumed a ton of “Quit-Lit” and attended 12 Step programs, gives their impressions of the book and Perry’s honesty in depicting the program and sober living.

    Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir by Matthew Perry

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    Amy Liz Harrison is a Harvard Medical School–certified lifestyle and wellness coach with a master’s degree in publishing from Western Colorado University. Having first earned her B.A. in communication at azusa Pacific university, she is now the bestselling author of 20+ books and the founder of A-Team Press, LLC. Additionally, Harrison is the mom of eight biological kids and the wife to one Australian airline executive. Harrison’s material is semi geared towards Gen Xers, but like “We Are the World,” it’s really for everyone, because she’s a lover, not a fighter. Sober since 2011, she used to like pina coladas. But as a native Californian, she has never liked getting caught in the rain.

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