Sober Not Subtle – with Jason Mayo
Created by Sober Curator contributor Jason Mayo, SOBER NOT SUBTLE blends personal storytelling, advocacy, and community connection to challenge the stigma around addiction and mental health. Drawing on humor, creativity, and his own lived experience, Jason shares honest reflections that inspire hope, foster understanding, and spark meaningful conversations about recovery.
Beyond his work as a writer and advocate, Jason’s unique voice has earned him national recognition—most notably being named to Working Mother’s “25 Dads Who Rock” list alongside Barack Obama, Jay-Z, David Beckham, Will Smith, and Brad Pitt.
New York Recovery Resources
Break Free Foundation – Offers scholarships for individuals living with substance use disorders to attend an inpatient facility at low to no cost to them
BigVision – Sober Events & Meetups
Hazelden Betty Ford – NYC Locations
HOPEline: Call 1-877-8-HOPENY | Text 467369
LICADD – Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
National Alliance on Mental Illness New York Metro
New York City Well If you are in a crisis, call one of our counselors: 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355). Text ‘WELL’ to 65173
OASAS the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, New York State governmental agency overseeing all treatment programs in New York
Questions? call (518) 473-3460 24/7
Office of Mental Health New York State Call: 1-844-863-9314
Thrive – A Community Center for Transformation, Healing, Recovery, Inspiration, Validation, and Empowerment
Jason Mayo lives in New York with his wife and two daughters. He got sober in March 2010. He is a certified recovery peer advocate at a not-for-profit community center on Long Island. He does outreach and helps organize free sober events for people with substance use disorders and their families.
Before working in recovery, Jason was an award-winning owner and operator of several visual effects and animation companies in NYC. He has been a contributing writer for the Forbes Business Council, creator and writer of the popular Dad blog Out-Numbered, and author of the children’s books, “Do Witches Make Fishes?” and “The Boy and the Billy Goat.”
In his spare time, his alter ego, DoeSlayer, streams on Twitch. With a community of over 6,000 followers, he is a partnered streamer and an official content creator for Expansive Worlds and Ubisoft.
