Elton John has been sober since July 29, 1990. That is 36 years, a Sunday AA meeting he still holds at his house, and a 0% glass of sparkling wine he now makes himself. The Rocketman is the sober elder statesman of rock, and this is how he got there.
Robert Downey Jr. has been sober since July 2003. Twenty-three years clean, one Oscar, and on December 18 he returns to Marvel as the villain. The comeback every other comeback gets measured against.
Seven years sober, a divorce, a treatment center stay, and a brand new album. Lily Allen is currently on the first tour of her life without a drink in her hand, and she is not pretending any of it was easy.
BACKSTAGE LIVE STREAM: The One About Matthew Perry “The One About Matthew Perry” is streaming on Netflix. Now we talk…
Tana Mongeau is two years sober, and she says year two was harder than year one. On her Brand Safe podcast, she explains why quitting alcohol was only the start.
Lucy Hale is four and a half years sober, and on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose she gets honest about blackouts, choosing rehab over the Grand Ole Opry and the three-sentence advice she’d give anyone thinking about getting sober.
Hayden Panettiere spent much of her life in public, but some of her most meaningful moments came when she stopped performing and told the truth. Senior Sober Curator Contributor Anne Marie Cribbin reflects on Panettiere’s openness about postpartum depression, addiction and the personal cost of refusing to pretend everything was fine.
**UPDATED POST – Original article was published in May 2026. This post has been updated as of August 10, 2026.…
In Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic, Bunnie Xo shares her journey through childhood trauma, sex work, meth addiction and survival—and the choices that helped her build a new life in sobriety. Sober Curator Contributor Carolyn Bunn reviews this candid memoir about recovery, resilience and proving that your past does not get to write your final chapter.
Somehow it took me years to find The Small Bow, A.J. Daulerio’s recovery newsletter, podcast, and daily meeting community. Or its crossover column with Oldster Magazine, “Ask a Sober Oldster,” now 35 installments deep. Consider this your formal introduction.
Laurie Woolever spent fifteen-plus years as the right hand to two of food media’s most complicated men, Mario Batali and Anthony Bourdain, while quietly falling apart behind the scenes. Her New York Times bestselling memoir, Care and Feeding, finally tells the story she couldn’t tell then. Closing in on nine years sober, she’s proof the most interesting thing about her was never the famous men on her resume.
Stephen King has been sober for almost 40 years, and he still doesn’t remember writing an entire novel. Here’s the garbage bag intervention that started it, the fear that got proven wrong, and the 40-plus books that came after.
Brené Brown marked 30 years sober on The Curiosity Shop with Adam Grant. On foreboding joy, selective numbing, and why she still can’t watch The Office.
It’s 7:30 a.m. on Halloween, 2017. While most parents are arguing about whether a sexy witch costume is age-appropriate and…
She was high when she said yes. In the spring of 2018, Lena Dunham got engaged to a childhood friend…
Samuel L. Jackson Has Been Sober Since 1991. The Career You Know Came After. While Samuel L. Jackson was in…
He was 20 years old, one of the most famous people on the planet, and he was showing up to…
“We can’t be arrogant about our existence. Life is a wonder, a gift, a profound blessing.”Sam Levinson Levinson said: “I…
Elizabeth Vargas was having a panic attack in the makeup chair while America waited for her to deliver the news.…
At The Sober Curator, we spotlight public conversations around sobriety in pop culture — especially when high-profile figures’ recovery journeys…
At The Sober Curator, we track public conversations around sobriety in pop culture — especially when high-profile figures speak openly…
If you’ve followed Everclear at any point over the last three decades, you already know that beneath the sweet-sounding, radio-ready…
What does it mean to be “the most human”? In “The Most Human”, Adam Nimoy invites readers into a deeply…
I grew up in the 1960s and 70s. And Dick Van Dyke was a mainstay on our TV. He was…
Why this month’s gratitude practice could literally rewire your brain chemistry and transform genetic predisposition into recovery strength. By Lane Kennedy, who blends genetic insight with mindfulness practice to guide readers toward true homeostasis—where stress management meets science.
When I think of breweries making a buzz in the NA world, Years Beer immediately hits the radar, with operations spanning from…
When The Real Margaret Josephs tells you she’s “always been the designated driver—and the life of the party,” you know…
“Mood swings, mood swings, mood swings.” That opening lyrics sets the tone — or should I say vibration — for…
If you grew up in the 90s, you probably remember Stephanie Tanner’s famous line: “How rude!” Jodie Sweetin was a…
After watching the Charlie Sheen documentary, I was left with one question: “Will the real Charlie Sheen please stand up?”…
