Menopause, Muscle Relaxers and Relapse

Sober Moms, Teenagers, and the Big Alcohol Talk

This week on Drunk-ish, I’m trying something a little different: a topic episode instead of one guest story. I’m joined by Casey McGuire Davidson and Sara Kaufman-Bradstreet to talk about getting sober after having kids, what our children remember — or thankfully don’t — and how we talk to teenagers about drinking, weed, driving, consent, and all the fun topics that make parenting feel like a hostage negotiation with snacks. We also get into mom wine culture, shame, sober sex, and why quitting drinking didn’t make us less fun — just less likely to fall asleep mid-sentence. Or mid-other things. You can find sober mentor and podcaster Sara Kaufman Bradstreet at @No_more_wasted_days and host of the Hello Someday podcast, Casey McGuire Davidson at HelloSomedayCoaching.com You can subscribe and follow us on YouTube  [https://www.youtube.com/@Drunk-ishPodcast]

From Bar Fights to 45 Years Sober

This week I’m talking with my Rob Hill, who has 45 years sober and somehow manages to make attempted childhood sibling murder, lesbian bar fights, therapy, motorcycles, and spiritual awakening feel like one very eventful coffee date. Rob takes us from feeling different as a kid, to drinking early, to getting sober, relapsing once, crawling back, and building a life she still loves showing up for. It’s funny, wild, moving, and also a pretty great reminder that recovery doesn’t have to look perfect to be real. Watch Drunk-ish on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@Drunk-ishPodcast] Please like and subscribe! And how about a review?

When Rehab Doesn't Fix Everything

This week I’m talking with Josh Welch, a criminal defense lawyer, husband, dad, and person in recovery who has been through it — rehabs, relapses, shame spirals, rebuilding, and the occasional very bad idea involving a tallboy immediately after treatment. You may also recognize him as a frequent guest on his wife's podcast, I've Had It. Josh talks about getting sober after years of addiction, how becoming a father changed what he was willing to fight for, why perfection in recovery can be a trap, and how shame can keep people sick and the radical concept of not beating yourself to death for being human.

A Sobriety Story With a Plot Twist

This week, I’m talking with my friend Cindy — no last name, because we are classy and mysterious like that. Cindy takes us from growing up in Mississippi, to 1980s New York, to getting sober young, to the complicated, sneaky way pain pills pulled her back into addiction after years in recovery. We talk about shame, secrecy, chronic pain, AA, bad boy choices, schoolteacher glamour, and the miracle of finally telling the truth when pretending has become a full-time job.  Join us on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@Drunk-ishPodcast] to see Cindy's array of cool glasses!

Menopause, Muscle Relaxers and Relapse

This week I’m talking with Kira Reed, and wow, we get into it. We talk about the kind of childhood stuff that follows you around, getting launched into adulthood way too early, and the many extremely bad ideas that can grow out of trying to outrun grief. Kira talks about her path from wild 80s partying into heroin addiction, getting sober, relapsing years later through prescribed muscle relaxers, and what it takes to come back again. We also talk about motherhood, secrets, honesty, and why so many of us are determined to parent nothing like we were parented.   Please check out these episode over on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@Drunk-ishPodcast]