One photograph and four simple words—“I’m glad you exist”—sparked an extraordinary friendship between Contributor Kim Bellas (founder of Sober is the New Cool) and Found Recovery co-founder Danielle Nepus. Kim shares how Danielle’s compassion, courage and commitment to helping others continue to inspire her.
Camp Sober Fest took adult summer camp and made it sober: high ropes, archery, campfire meetings, and a mandatory-in-spirit talent show. After wrapping its August session at Sequoia Lake, the crew heads to Trinity, Texas for sober spring break, March 17 to 21, 2027. All-inclusive for $525.
Every September, National Recovery Month celebrates the people, families and communities whose lives are transformed through recovery. For 2026, Contributor Ashley Sunderland explores The Great American Recovery, the power of recovery-ready communities and simple ways everyone can help reduce stigma, share hope and support recovery.
Getting sober can mean rebuilding your social life from the ground up. Anne Marie Cribbin explores the rise of “third places” — coffee shops, run clubs, bookstores, gardens and other community spaces — and why belonging, not alcohol, may be what we were searching for all along.
Most sober spaces ask you to show up and talk about the hard part. Backstage with The Sober Curator asks…
Recovery support has changed dramatically, with more options than ever before — from 12-step meetings and therapy to coaching apps, telehealth platforms, MAT programs, sober communities, and digital recovery tools. Anne Marie Cribbin offers a gentle field guide for finding sobriety support that fits your real life, honors your needs, and reminds you there is no single “right” way to recover.
In this recovery reflection, Anne Marie Cribbin explores Bealtaine, the Celtic fire festival, as a metaphor for sobriety, nervous system healing, community, and learning the difference between the fires that consume us and the warmth that sustains us.
The DJ booth is tucked between the espresso machine and the pastry case. It’s 10 AM on a Saturday, and…
Recovery Beyond’s new documentary ‘Walking On Ice’ is nothing short of a visceral, heart-thumping testament to what happens when recovery…
There is a kind of hunger that gnaws long before we name it. It’s not in the belly but in…
On a flawless summer weekend in early August 2025, more than 80 members of Recovery Beyond gathered on Washington State’s…
Every September, National Recovery Month shines a critical spotlight on the importance of mental health and substance use disorder recovery…
When filmmaker Benjamin Flaherty set out to document the world of addiction recovery, he didn’t expect to uncover a billion-dollar…
Unresolved emotions surrounding the death of one of the world’s favorite chefs leading to gratitude and a new appreciation for home.
Sober Curator and Recovery Coach Lesley Klepac on Recovery TikTok. It doesn’t replace professional help. But it certainly doesn’t hurt to feel like you have hundreds of people in your corner.
Meet Ray Newlin. He’s A true testament to living life to serve others in recovery.
YANA makes finding a path to healthy living easy to start, simple to understand, and with recovery on your terms.
The Phoenix is helping people rise above addiction by building community with virtual and in person events.
