By the end of watching all seasons of the hit TV series Nurse Jackie, I felt sick to my stomach.…
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In this episode of The Sober Curator, Alex Nyman and Alysse Bryson welcome Michael L., a seasoned writer and creator,…
Is it possible for someone to lead a double life so convincingly that even those closest to them remain oblivious?…
After reading his book Broken Open, I felt an immediate kinship with William Cope Moyers. We both got sober around…
I just finished Paul Summers Jr.’s memoir, Hide and Seek: A Dad’s Journey from Soulless Addiction to Soul Custody. It…
Recovery with Yoga: Supportive Practices for Transcending Addiction was released in February, and it is an essential addition to any…
In the ever-evolving world of addiction recovery, online resources have become invaluable for those of us seeking support, guidance, and…
In the world of sports, athletes are celebrated for their physical prowess, technique, and indomitable spirit. However, beneath the surface…
Painkiller, a fictionalized telling of real events, explores some of the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis in America,…
I recently reached the one-year milestone and thought of my journey. I also thought of the people who helped get…
“Daisy Jones and the Six” is a mesmerizing movie about a fictional rock band and its meteoric rise to fame…
It’s ok to indulge in a good TV series binge from time to time, as long as you do so…
In this deeply personal and illuminating memoir about her fifteen-year struggle with heroin, Khar sheds profound light on the opioid…
Dopesick examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. The series takes viewers to the epicenter…
Senior Contributor Tony Harte reviews The Acts of Kenny Lambert by Kurt Rasmussen, an introspective novel about alcoholism, identity and one man’s uneasy entrance into recovery. Despite uneven pacing and an unresolved spiritual conflict, its final act delivers a compelling portrait of self-deception and change.
Colin Browen has spent a decade chasing ghosts for The Paranormal Files and narrating the worst crimes in America. Turns out the scariest thing he ever faced was his own addiction. Nearly three years sober, he tells The Sober Curator’s Teresa Bergen about haunted pubs, drunk tanks, sleep paralysis and why the spirits got chattier once he put down the bottle.
Senior Sober Curator Patti Clark reviews The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff through the lens of an Adult Child of an Alcoholic. This moving debut novel explores alcoholism, abandonment, intergenerational trauma, family survival, and the complicated work of healing without offering easy shortcuts. Heartbreaking, compassionate, and deeply resonant, The Bright Years is highly recommended for readers who understand the long shadow addiction can cast across a family.
Nineteen sober pop culture words walked into a 15×15 grid. Your job is to find them before they find you.June’s…
Summer blockbuster season is here. But instead of buying a movie ticket, we made you a crossword.June’s Clued In is…
There is a version of sober content that is essentially homework. A reading list of recovery memoirs. A podcast subscription…
Author Anna David reflects on the evolution from her early “will-say-anything” sober party girl years to motherhood, trauma recovery, and a more grounded understanding of herself. In this personal essay, she shares why she re-released a cleaner version of Party Girl 15 years later — and what happens when the wildest version of your past is still searchable, sellable, and occasionally handed to you by your child’s school principal.
Rufi Thorpe came to BACKSTAGE. Here is the five-minute clip, the conversation that broke the room, and the answer I am still thinking about.
The book that’s been living rent-free in our Addiction Fiction section for two years just became Apple TV+’s most anticipated…
“Quit lit” — short for quit literature — includes books about addiction, sobriety, recovery, and personal transformation. These stories range…
To write your recovery story is an act of courage. Writing a raw memoir, writing ‘Addiction Fiction,’ or crafting a…
“People think it’s all about misery and desperation and death,” Renton says. “But what they forget is the pleasure of…
#QUITLIT, WRITTEN FROM THE INSIDE OUT: Celebrating the Sober Curator Contributors Who Literally Wrote the Book(s) on Recovery There’s a…
Malcolm Lowry’s Under the Volcano is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. What makes…
Jack London’s “John Barleycorn” isn’t just another book about drinking — it’s one of the most honest and personal looks…
A New Kind of Board Game: Where Recovery Meets Real Life Move over, Monopoly — there’s a new game in…