It’s wedding szn, baby! Weddings are a fact of life for...basically everyone, and yet they can be especially daunting for the newly sober. Scott rejoins us this week to discuss our worst drunk wedding experiences, how we’ve navigated weddings without alcohol, dancing like no one is watching, could an all-sober wedding be in the cards for one of our hosts, and more!

Note: nothing in this podcast is intended to be a replacement for medical or professional advice. If you, or someone you care about, is suffering from addiction or substance abuse, visit one of the confidential, non-judgmental resources below:

The Recovery Village Hotline

Health Canada Substance Use Resources

The Alcohol Addiction Center Resource Page

Recommended:

Restaurant recommendations: The Union/Market by Jean-Georges

Cuz I Love You by Lizzo

A Dream About Lightning Bugs by Ben Folds

When it comes to the people around you profoundly impacted by alcoholism and addiction, none ranks higher than family. Derek contrasts his experience as a child in a house where alcohol was always present with his experience as a drunk and then sober parent. Jess opens up about the family she grew up in, why she emancipated herself when she was 17, and how she's been able to pull herself up to where she is today. Also: is kombucha alcoholic? Codependency, family trauma, boundary-setting, video games, this episode has it ALL.

Note: nothing in this podcast is intended to be a replacement for medical or professional advice. If you, or someone you care about, is suffering from addiction or substance abuse, visit one of the confidential, non-judgmental resources below:

The Recovery Village Hotline

Health Canada Substance Use Resources

The Alcohol Addiction Center Resource Page

Recommended:

Stardew Valley
Sans Bar
#BoozelessATX
The Angry Therapist: No BS With Vanessa Bennett

Romantic relationships are a complex thing to navigate at the best of times—so how are we doing it sober? We look at how we're showing up differently in our relationships since sobering up, kombucha as a romantic gesture, the many roles that alcohol plays in relationships, tips for dating a drinker if you're sober, the benefits of dating a fellow sober person, how sobering up helps build authentic relationships, and how alcohol either directly or indirectly contributed to our previous relationships ending.

Note: nothing in this podcast is intended to be a replacement for medical or professional advice. If you, or someone you care about, is suffering from addiction or substance abuse, visit one of the confidential, non-judgmental resources below:

The Recovery Village Hotline

Health Canada Substance Use Resources

The Alcohol Addiction Center Resource Page

Recommended:

Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
Follow Chuck on Twitter
Get Randomly Inspired
Take a trip down the zero-view YouTube wormhole
How well do you really know your partner?
If you answered the previous question 'not well', here's the solution
Follow The Soberkates

Note: nothing in this podcast is intended to be a replacement for medical or professional advice. If you, or someone you care about, is suffering from addiction or substance abuse, visit one of the confidential, non-judgmental resources below:

The Recovery Village Hotline

Health Canada Substance Use Resources

The Alcohol Addiction Center Resource Page

Recommended:

The Art of Noticing (book): https://www.amazon.ca/Art-Noticing-Creativity-Inspiration-Discover/dp/0525521240 

Big Lebowski bar in Portland (with kombucha on tap): http://www.biglegrowlski.com/ 

Mocktails in Washington D.C.: https://dc.eater.com/maps/fresh-mocktails-bars-restaurants

Roadside America: https://www.roadsideamerica.com/

Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/

What impact has sobriety had on our physical health? In short: it exists, now! Scott, Derek, and Jess discuss sobriety-related weight loss, drunk food for sober people, elevator mishaps, sober running, when alcohol culture and running culture collide and wellness apps.

Note: nothing in this podcast is intended to be a replacement for medical or professional advice. If you, or someone you care about, is suffering from addiction or substance abuse, visit one of the confidential, non-judgmental resources below:

The Recovery Village Hotline

Health Canada Substance Use Resources

The Alcohol Addiction Center Resource Page

Recommended:

Couch to 5k app: http://www.c25kfree.com

Meditation apps: Headspace
Unplug: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unplug-guided-meditation/id1188080269

In the inaugural meeting of the Club Soda Club, club members Jessica Couture, Derek Bolen, and Scott (indeterminate last name) share what led them to cut alcohol out of their lives. Also: anxiety hangovers, actual hangovers, the social stigma of abstaining from alcohol, healthy hobbies, therapy, and fitness.

Note: nothing in this podcast is intended to be a replacement for medical or professional advice. If you, or someone you care about, is suffering from addiction or substance abuse, visit one of the confidential, non-judgmental resources below:

The Recovery Village Hotline

Health Canada Substance Use Resources

The Alcohol Addiction Center Resource Page

Recommended:

Sugar Addiction in Sobriety—Why It Happens

John Kim - The Angry Therapist