What can ancient practices teach us about modern recovery? Teresa Bergen talks with Durga Leela, founder of Yoga of Recovery, about sobriety, Ayurveda, yoga, spirituality and the search for purpose. From getting sober in Lake Tahoe to developing an integrative approach to addiction recovery, Durga shares how healing can become deeply personal rather than one-size-fits-all.
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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.
Some sober merch whispers. Soberminds screams, in the best way. Meet the graffiti artist and founder building a sober streetwear brand out of loss, grit, and a crown hoodie you’ll actually want to wear.
In this Sober Spotlight interview, Oskar of DEPTOS shares how recovery, mental health, fatherhood, and the rooms inspired his music — including the powerful lyric, “You don’t have to die to stop living this way.”
Brothers Mike and Roger Sanchez run a small and homey vegan restaurant and sober bar called HASH on San Antonio’s…
Gray Area, Bright Lines: Why Kelley Kitley’s Honesty Lands Where It Hurts — and Heals “I just want to take…
I first encountered Andy McMillan in 2022, when he was running Portland’s now-defunct pop-up bar, Suckerpunch. Now he’s the successful…
Anna Blazevich relocated her nonalcoholic bottle shop from Long Beach, California, to Ashland, Oregon, last year. Now she’s running Hummingbird…
We interrupt your regularly scheduled mocktail to bring you the latest edition of TJI, our weekly roundup of trending headlines,…
Sarah Alaimo is a Career Happiness Coach, Sobriety Advocate, and a sober wife and mother. She discusses growing up in…
Last month, I had the pleasure of attending a preview of a play called Shower Chair before Ben Fallaci and…
Sober spotlight on Jenny Teeters coving coaching, recovery resources, and her new book, Every Day is a New Day: A Story of Faith
Since joining The Sober Curator, I’ve become increasingly aware of the drinking-related cultural differences between the U.S. and the U.K.…
Sober Spotlight Q&A with Robert Pidde What’s your Sobriety Date? May 19th, 2019 Favorite Non-Alcoholic Beverage of Choice? Shirley Temple…
This week I am thrilled to be shining the sober spotlight on Cameron Greene. As a person in long-term recovery.…
Melanie Vesey is an accomplished comedian, actress, writer/director, and owner of Promotional Rescue. Her comedy special/album Wild Animal is available…
Sarah Alaimo is a Career Happiness Coach, Healthcare Recruiter, Addiction Recovery Advocate, and Published Author. She’s also a Southern California…
Meet Michael Molthan, former drug addict and alcoholic, charismatic speaker, minister to The Missing Man and host of the podcast M2 the Rock.
Brian Compton is a recovery coach from Concord, North Carolina. He started his own recovery coaching business after discovering for…
Today we are shining a Sober Spotlight on Joseph Conniff. He recently published his first book called Causes and Conditions:…
Tawny Lara is an NYC-based millennial who writes about the intersection of sex and sobriety. Her work is featured in Playboy, Men’s…
Today we are shining a Sober Spotlight on Blair Sharp, an alcohol-free wife and mom from Rochester, Minnesota. She’s also…
Today we are shining a Sober Spotlight on Kelly Belew, Founder of the East Coast Sober Squad. This single mama…
Meet Ray Newlin. He’s A true testament to living life to serve others in recovery.
Are you willing to go to any length for your recovery? Robert White is. We’re shining the spotlight on the founder of Any Length Retreat.
Today we are shining a Sober Spotlight on Emily Kappesser, Head of Sales & Partnerships for Reconstruction Coffee Roasters, Real…
Michelle Smith is the Founder of Recovery is the New Black, a certified mental health and addictions counselor, and virtual…
On a Thursday afternoon this past summer I got my fangirl moment with Lisa Smith, author of Girl Walks Out…




























