There are so many solid, binge-worthy recovery-focused podcasts out there. But with new episodes coming out weekly, it’s impossible to keep up. The Sober Curator is here to help. Recovery Podcastland lets you in on our favorites. In this post, Sober Curator Ashley Sunderland brings you her curated list of 37 podcasts that are worthy of your time.
Ok yes, 37 is a long-ass list. Sometimes, even in recovery, we have a tendency to still over-do things. When we like something, we still like it A LOT. So, it felt appropriate to bring you a robust list to check out. We hope you find something you like as much as we do. And if you think we missed a good one, let us know!
Sober Curator Pro Tip: For a quick hit of recovery, listen to our recommended podcasts when you’re driving, walking your dogs, working out, cleaning the house, working on a craft project, getting ready in the morning, or making a meal.
Recovery Podcastland Curated List – Summer Edition by Sober Curator Ashley Sunderland
Joe & Charlie
The greatest presentation of the Big Book ever. Now you can take it with you wherever you go…in the Car, Jogging, Working Out, or just laying in bed on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Over 10 hours of entertaining study of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Recovery Road
Podcast from Hazelden Publishing. Here you’ll find powerful thoughts, excerpts, and reflections from our most popular resources. These are the words, insights, and realizations from best-selling authors who have helped millions conquer substance abuse disorder. Now more than ever we need to find calm in the chaos, stay focused on self-care, and commit to long-term recovery. You are not alone. We are in this together. Check it out on Apple Podcasts
2218’s Live Stream
The Alano Society of Minneapolis was incorporated in March of 1942. Making it the oldest continuously operating Alano Club at a single location in the world. Check it out here.
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff Podcast
Forgiveness Will Set You Free: Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff – Live The Big Stuff
Forgiveness is the ultimate form of letting go. By choosing forgiveness, we give ourselves the gift of inner freedom and begin to create miracles. Kris shares her best practices to forgive those in our lives who have wronged us – which in turn, allows us to heal and grow in ways we may never have dreamed possible. Listen in, and learn how you can access the wisdom of these timeless teachings through Kristine Carlson’s Happiness Training Course. This course is designed to address the demands of today’s busy, technology-driven lifestyles. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
Hammered Recovery
Healthy. Happy. Sober. Justin Hammerback started HammeredRecovery after spending 28 days in Hazelden Center City, MN. Before his time at Hazelden, he virtually had zero experience dealing with treatment or recovery. He admits he still doesn’t have all the answers now, but what he’s learned thus far is what he wants to share with others. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
Let’s Talk Addiction & Recovery
Hear what leading addiction and recovery experts are talking about—addiction trends, topics, and challenges as well as research, practices, and advances that point to the most promising way forward. Author and recovery advocate William C. Moyers serves as host of this thought-provoking interview series, brought to you by the renowned Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Listen in on Moyers’ conversations with his colleagues who work at the forefront of addiction treatment, recovery, and prevention, including noted clinicians, researchers, academics, and other thought leaders. With equal parts of information and inspiration, Let’s Talk Addiction and Recovery opens the door to help, healing and hope. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
Sober Speak
Sober Speak is one of the best addiction recovery podcasts: real people in it talk about using the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Their hope-filled stories will encourage you to stick to your recovery and create your own story you can share. This recovery podcast can bridge the gap if you miss a meeting or don’t even have a group, or it can give you a wider variety of stories and ideas to encourage you between meetings. Some listener reviews stated that the guests were amazing, funny, and honest.
That Sober Guy
That Sober Guy is one of the greatest sobriety podcasts because it includes interviews both with non-famous people and with famous people, such as athletes, musicians, pastors, and others. They share their stories of transitioning from addiction and substance abuse to a life of sobriety and health. Shane Ramer, the host, has been sober for more than five years himself and has a no-nonsense style that is aimed at adults. From hundreds of episodes, you can find lessons about dealing with anger and shame, building self-discipline and honesty, and much more. This podcast has more than 100 five-star reviews.
The Bubble Hour
One of the unique strengths of this recovery podcast is that the hosts usually interview women, including moms, life coaches, authors, groups of women, and others. The podcast helps listeners not feel ashamed about the fact that they have an addiction. This makes it easier to reach out for help. Some guests are in recovery, and some have expert advice, such as how to get through the holidays, survive the beginning of sobriety, recognize the thoughts that lead to addiction, and more. Listeners write that they love to hear women being so open about sobriety. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
The After Party Podcast
If you like hearing interviews with people from the entertainment industry while learning vital lessons about addiction and recovery, check out AfterPartyPod. It’s one of the only sobriety podcasts where you could hear Moby one week and Dr. Drew the next. Some of the guests are really funny. They can teach you new ideas about mental health, therapy, trauma, science, spirituality, and more. This podcast is associated with AfterParty Magazine, which offers even more stories and ideas about recovery from people working in entertainment. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
Recovery Radio Network
This podcast posts recordings of motivational speakers and workshops from Alcoholics Anonymous events. You can find messages filled with unchanging principles that you can use for your own recovery and for supporting others. You can also learn more about twelve-step programs in general if you’re still deciding if they’re for you. Most of the recordings are from the last 20 years, but some of them are from earlier, even from the 1950s. The companion blog at RecoveryRadio.net posts information about the latest addiction recovery research.
Sober Life Coach Podcast
This podcast may speak to you if you’re a young adult, with guests that include a pro skateboarder, a rapper, a clothing brand owner, a TV personality, and others. Reviews from listeners state that the two co-hosts are authentic and vulnerable and that they express valuable and relevant messages. They and the guests talk about getting sober young, becoming successful in life, overcoming problems, and other current issues. Best of all, the hosts don’t talk in a fake way. They talk like real people as they interview guests, share their own stories, and rant about recovery and addiction. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
Busy Living Sober
Elizabeth (Bizzy) Chance is in long-term recovery and has been sober for over a decade. After being trained as a recovery coach and starting her own practice, she decided that seeing clients one-on-one wasn’t for her. Her dream of wanting to help people using the communication skills she learned in college resulted in Busy Living Sober, a podcast with the mission of “giving people an opportunity to listen, learn, and live a sober lifestyle without shame while having fun.” The Busy Living Sober podcast is designed to support the broad ecosystem of people impacted by addiction — including friends, families, and co-workers. Their recovery support content is readily available online, allowing access to anyone from anywhere at any time.
The Addicted Mind
The Addicted Mind Podcast is about understanding addiction, its impact, and the latest treatment options available. This podcast aims to create an environment of compassion for individuals caught in the destructive grip of the addictive process. It works to deliver real hope to people who are suffering from addiction’s painful impact. The podcast dives into what drives the addictive process, explores the latest research on addiction, and talks about the latest addiction treatment options.
They also explore what recovery from addiction looks like from a variety of different people who have helped others or have overcome addiction themselves. Addiction has been a part of host Duane Osterlind’s life from the age of seventeen. He went to inpatient rehab for depression and teen substance abuse, and receiving intensive help at this young age was a crucial moment in his life. As he gained support, developed new skills, and began to understand addiction, his depression lifted, and drugs and alcohol became less critical in his life. That experience had a profound effect on his life and the work he does today. Addiction creates so much pain for so many people, and Duane wants people to know that there is help and support — that people do get better.
One Day at a Time Chat Podcast
The ODAAT Chat Podcast is about recovery from alcoholism, drug addiction, sobriety, and the journey of recovery, community, and healing. Guests tell their stories of what it was like, what happened, and where they are now. The recovery stories they share are inspiring, funny, and touching. They provide hope to help others feel like they are not alone. Host Arlina has been clean and sober since April 23, 1994. She is dedicated to passing on the insights, tools, and teachings that have helped her on her recovery journey. Having been transformed through the love and kindness of others, Arlina feels compelled to pass along the solutions that saved her from isolation and suffering. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
Breaking Free: Your Recovery. Your Way.
The Breaking Free podcast discusses everything it means to be in addiction recovery and thrive independently. Through lively discussions based on lived experiences, research, and experts in the field, the hosts unpack the ways recovery has been limited. That could be stigmatizing language, disordered eating, the impact of diet culture, trauma, unhealthy relationships, and boundaries. They also host interviews with experts on topics like sex, recovery from trauma, boundaries, Latinx culture, recovery, and harm reduction.
The podcast is passionate about people — both in recovery and seeking recovery — being free of the shame and the limitations that culture places upon them. Co-hosts Liv and Tiffany want to empower people to reclaim their identities and be proud of how they identify, the recovery they choose, and their wellness goals. The Breaking Free podcast empowers listeners to reclaim their identity, their process of recovery, and their wellness so they can live a more fulfilled, free, and self-directed life. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
A Sober Girls Guide
After trying to get sober for nearly ten years, Jessica Jeboult is now a Sober Girl. Each week on her podcast, Jessica has honest conversations with guests about mental health, self-development, wellness, and spirituality, discussing how they influence each guest’s unique recovery journey. Inspired by her own recovery and wellness journey, Jessica’s mission is to provide listeners with the tools, guidance, and motivation to help them navigate through their recovery and personal growth. This hilariously witty and casual approach to an otherwise daunting subject is sure to give you some solid tips and tricks for getting and staying sober. A Sober Girls Guide provides a community for sober, like-minded women in recovery around the world. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
Sober Curator Pro Tip: Alysse Bryson, Founder of The Sober Curator, was a guest on A Sober Girls Guide earlier this year. You can listen to that interview here.
#ADDTOCART A SOBER GIRLS GUIDE
Recovery Happy Hour
Tricia Lewis quit drinking alcohol in November 2016 and hasn’t looked back since. She hosts and produces Recovery Happy Hour, a podcast that celebrates inspiring stories of recovery from alcohol addiction and misuse. On her podcast, Tricia discusses life beyond the bottle and what happens after we get sober. Tricia is also the co-founder of Sober by Southwest, a sober music event in Austin, Texas.
Tricia believes people in recovery can’t do it alone. She provides a platform for people to share their stories of recovery and prove that life doesn’t end after you quit drinking. By listening to addiction podcasts, she learned she wasn’t alone in her struggle, and it gave her the courage to seek true recovery. Recovery Happy Hour pays that effort forward, publishing weekly episodes that help other people learn that they’re not alone either. These podcasts are regular, inspirational reminders that recovery is possible and you won’t have to do it alone. If you’re struggling to find sobriety or maintain your own recovery, The Recovery Village can help. Contact them today to learn more about a treatment plan that could work for you and your needs.
Sober Cast
An AA meeting in a Podcast. Sobercast is an (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous podcast featuring AA speaker meetings and workshops. This is not a discussion podcast, simply speaker meetings and workshops in a podcast format. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
Sober Powered
Gill is the host and creator of the Sober Powered Podcast. She got sober in 2019 because alcohol caused the complete destruction of her mental health. Now, she teaches what she’s learned about why it’s so hard to stop drinking, why alcohol makes us so miserable, and how to embrace sobriety.
Addiction Unlimited
Have you ever wished you had a Life Coach with more than a decade of experience giving you all the secrets to living a happy healthy life? You’re in the right place with the top-ranked Addiction Unlimited Podcast with Professional Coach; drunken mess turned savvy sober entrepreneur Angela Pugh. Her expertise? To give you simple action steps to turn your life around in just 10-15 minutes a day with a no-BS approach. Can you *really* change your life, get sober, have a healthy relationship, and do the job of your dreams? Absolutely. Week after week, you’ll get quick tips, coping strategies, life hacks, and inspiring stories that can help you create the life you deserve. Check it out on Apple Podcasts. New episode every Wednesday.
This Naked Mind with Annie Grace
Bestselling author Annie Grace invites you to explore the role of alcohol in our lives and culture without rules, pain, or judgment.
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Recovery Elevator
Here’s an idea. When you’re a closet alcoholic who’s quit drinking more times than you can count, start a podcast to hold yourself accountable as publicly as possible. Share your struggles, your triumphs, and every lesson you’re learning along the way. While you’re at it, invite others to share their stories of addiction and recovery so that you can learn from them and be reminded: YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Getting sober is just the beginning. Staying sober and then becoming the person I know I’m meant to be is the real adventure. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
Don’t Die
Don’t Die! Kids are dying and it needs to stop, that’s the simple message addiction counselor Bob Forrest is trying to get out. Listen as Bob and Chuk talk honestly about music, drug addiction, treatment, the recovery industry, and the lies that politicians and big pharma are telling the American public. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
Armchair Expert
Dax Shepard loves talking to people. He’s endlessly fascinated by the messiness of being human, and he finds people who are vulnerable and honest about their struggles and shortcomings to be incredibly sexy. Join Dax as he explores other people’s stories. Celebrate, above all, the challenges and setbacks that ultimately lead to growth and betterment. What qualifies him for such an endeavor? More than a decade of sobriety, a degree in Anthropology, and four years of improv training. Dax will attempt to discover human “truths” without any laboratory work, clinical trials, or data collection. Dax will be, in the great tradition of 16th-century scientists, an Armchair Expert. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
Sober Curator Pro Tip: Two of our favorite recent episodes were with Kelly Osbourne and Macklemore
Seltzer Squad
The Seltzer Squad is a supportive space for those seeking and maintaining sobriety. We’re not trying to be role models, we’re just trying to hang out. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
#ADDTOCART SELTZER SQUAD
Rehab Confidential – Joe Schrank & Amy Dresner
Clinical social worker, interventionist, and original founder of theFix.com, Joe Schrank, teams up with columnist and best-selling author of the memoir, “My Fair Junkie” Amy Dresner, to bring you a unique and irreverent view on the world of addiction, recovery, and rehab. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
Soberful
Veronica Valli and Chip Somers are experts on recovery. Chip Somers was most recently described by Russell Brand in his book ‘Recovery’ as a ‘right social liability.’ Together, they have been sober for almost 50 years and have a LOT of stories, messes, experiences, and occasionally helpful advice to share on living in sobriety. They bring all of that (and more) to the Soberful podcast. This podcast is for anyone who wants to live an alcohol-free life, is struggling to get sober, or who is in long-term recovery. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
Retired Blackout Artists
The Retired Blackout Artists podcast is hosted by an alcoholic in recovery. The host often invites other recovering addicts or alcoholics to The Red Couch Studio to either co-host or share their experiences overcoming addiction. Maybe they enjoy our twisted sense of humor…..or maybe not! Listen weekly for new guests, sharing their experiences, strengths, and hopes. Have a few laughs along the way because life is good when you’re retired from blacking out!
The Way Out
Sobriety Power Topics and Powerful Recovery Stories to Jumpstart Your Sobriety and Enhance Your Recovery! Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
Recovery Rocks
Co-hosted by recovery advocates Lisa Smith and Tawny Lara. A rock and roll-loving Gen X lawyer in a 12-step recovery from addiction to alcohol and drugs. An equally rock-obsessed Millennial writer who found addiction recovery through blogging. Give them a couple of microphones, and you get the Recovery Rocks podcast, a new kind of discussion about the issues impacting those who struggle and recover, reflecting different perspectives but finding much in common. Check it out on Apple Podcasts.
Sober Curator Pro Tip: Alysse Bryson, Founder of The Sober Curator, was recently a guest on Recovery Rocks. You can check that episode out here.
We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle
Glennon Doyle, author of Untamed – the book that was released at the very start of the pandemic and became a lifeline for millions. She watched in awe from her home while this simple phrase from Untamed – WE CAN DO HARD THINGS – the mantra that saved my life twenty years ago became a worldwide rallying cry. Because we experienced the hardship of the pandemic collectively, many of us finally acknowledged what was true before COVID and will be true after – That life is freaking HARD.
We are all doing hard things every single day.
Things like loving and losing caring for children and parents; forging and ending friendships; battling addiction, illness, and loneliness; struggling in our jobs, our marriages, and our divorces; setting boundaries; and fighting for equality, purpose, and freedom, joy, and peace. In We Can Do Hard Things, Glennon and her sister Amanda will do the only thing they’ve found that has ever made life easier: They will drop the fake and talk honestly about the hard. Each week, they will bring their hard to you, and they will ask you to bring your hard to us. Together, we will do what we were all meant to do down here. Help each other carry the hard so we can all live a little bit lighter and braver, freer and less alone.
There is beauty in your chaos and even more in your acceptance of it. They say the 20s are for finding yourself, but what about those of us that missed that memo? WTF, right? Don’t worry; Cynthia will have you all the way covered. Each Thursday, join Cynthia, a Brooklynite in her 30s, as she adjusts to being sober (it’s a thing) while navigating this crazy thing called life…one day at a time.
Sober is Dope!
The Sober is Dope Podcast highlights the transformative qualities of Recovery. POP Buchanan is 8 years sober. Sobriety gave him back my life. He quit alcohol and cigarettes, negative thinking, improved my spirituality, and reversed pre-diabetes. Sobriety helped me to find true happiness and purpose. Pop transformed his health, mental health, and mindset. He is now at peace. This Podcast is about healing and redemption. Pop is fully recovered from the darkness of addiction. He aims to inspire others to find healing and hope through his story. Thanks be to God. Welcome to Sober is Dope!
#ADDTOCART SOBER IS DOPE!
Fcking Sober the First 90 Days
It’s an unflinching semi-comedic, mostly nonfictional narrative podcast about the first 90 days of being sober. Earlier this year, Fcking Sober won a Webby Award for Best Writing in the Podcast category. The Webby Awards are basically the Oscars of the internet. This was a huge victory for the recovery community to win such a prestigious award in mainstream media.
Season 1: Anita Drake counts 1 to 90 days without alcohol immersing herself in the awkward world of sobriety and what it means to grow the f*ck up. This 8-episode series features music and voices by artists in recovery.
Written/produced/sound designed: Katie Mack story development/editor: Tawny Lara sound development/editor: Rebecca Seidel #odaat www.fckingsoberpodcast.com
The Creative Sober with Mei McIntosh
The Creative Sober Podcast is a series of interviews with artists, musicians, authors, and creatives from all walks of life who continue to create sober. It’s available on Apple Podcasts.
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