In this second episode with Mia Idrissi, we talk about how fun it is to have feelings now. You know—like sadness, shame, and rage, but without the vodka chaser.
Mia drops gems about dating while sober (it’s hard, no notes), learning to sit with uncomfortable emotions, and how grief just kind of shows up like an uninvited guest with dirty shoes. We also talk about how sometimes sobriety isn’t all sunshine and vision boards. Sometimes it’s just surviving another Tuesday without losing your sh*t.

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Mia Idrissi joins Drunk-ish to share the kind of story you don’t hear every day—raw, hilarious, heartbreaking, and ultimately redemptive. With 32 years of sobriety under her belt (her third time getting sober), Mia talks candidly about growing up in a party-heavy home, sneaking cigarettes at age six, and getting drunk for the first time at five. She opens up about the trauma of losing her brother to suicide at 16, her own spiral into addiction, working alongside the Green River Killer, and the near-miss that pushed her toward recovery.

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It’s a special bonus episode of Drunk-ish and Stefanie is joined once again by fan-favorite Tamra Mello for a full-on cautionary tale confessional of their "not quite rock bottom" moments. From blackout trips to Mexico to drunken stair tumbles and late-night storms of rage, Stefanie and Tamra swap “how did we survive that?” stories from their wildest drinking days. It’s hilarious, horrifying, and more than a little relatable—especially for anyone who ever told themselves, “That was just a one-time thing.” Plus, Tamra shares a new way to celebrate sobriety with her gorgeous custom Roman numeral bracelets. You’ll laugh, cringe, and maybe even be glad for your hangover-free mornings.

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This week, I’m joined by the incredibly talented (and equally hilarious) Levy Lee Simon—a playwright, actor, and proud New Yorker with a story that’s part cautionary tale, part comeback legend. From sipping leftover cocktails at family parties to starring in Broadway plays while dodging crack dealers (no, really), Levy opens up about addiction, parenting, homelessness, redemption, and the magical weirdness of early sobriety. We laugh about AA business cards (don’t ask) and reflect on how far we’ve come since those raw, early days. It’s emotional, it’s inspiring, and yes, it’s funny—because if we don’t laugh about this stuff, what are we even doing?

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In this bonus episode, therapist-slash-sober badass Kelley Kitley is back to help me answer the most common question I get from women: Do I really have a drinking problem?  We talk about “gray area” drinking, the myth of moderation (and yes, we name-check the moderation app founder who definitely didn’t moderate), how to tell if your 30-day cleanse is just foreplay for a February bender, and what to do if all your mom friends treat Sauvignon Blanc like a personality trait.
This isn’t a lecture. This is two sober moms, one of whom is an actual licensed therapist (not me), having a brutally honest—and kind of hilarious—conversation about wine culture, shame spirals, and whether it’s normal to “accidentally” get drunk reading bedtime stories. (Hint: It’s common. Not normal.)

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This week, I’m joined by Kelley Kitley—a therapist, author, and mom of four—who also just happens to have grown up above a bar. (You can’t make this stuff up.) We talk about blacking out before high school, hiding wine in laundry baskets, and trying to out-journal our way out of addiction. But we also go deep: trauma, eating disorders, motherhood, shame, healing, and why our brains will still—after years sober—try to convince us we can “probably” have one glass of wine. It’s real, raw, and ridiculously relatable.

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The book: My Self

Ever wonder how many times you can drive over Laurel Canyon drunk before you start questioning your life choices? Spoiler alert: way too many. This week on Drunk-ish, I’m joined by the hilarious Jimmy Pardo (Never Not Funny) to trade stories about our questionable 90s drinking habits, the fine art of convincing yourself you’re “just relaxed,” and what finally made him hang up the Miller Lite for good—26 years ago. We also get into the relief of no longer waking up with apology voicemails to record, and why quitting for love might just count as quitting for yourself.

This week I sat down with the Kathleen Wilhoite — actress, musician, writer, teacher, and one of the most honest, hilarious, and compelling people I’ve met. We talked about getting fired from a movie before even filming (swizzle sticks in a jean jacket were involved), and finding herself again through songwriting, teaching, and recovery. We also get into what long-term sobriety actually looks like — spoiler: it’s not always serene yoga mornings and green juice. It’s messy, hard, beautiful, and sometimes involves yelling into the void (and then calling your sponsor). I can’t wait for you to hear it.

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In Part 2 with Laura House, Laura shares how she tiptoed into sobriety thinking she just had a “snack problem” and accidentally discovered she was, in fact, an alcoholic. We talk about bulimia, dating without the booze crutch, our mutual past as makeout bandits, and why sex is weird when you can actually feel it happening. Bring snacks—no, don’t. You know what? Just bring headphones.

You guys—this episode. I got to sit down with the hilarious and soulful Laura House, and we went deep. Like, therapy but with jokes deep. We talked about addiction, of course, but also about what it was like being an intense, over-feeling, approval-seeking kid who just wanted boys to like her and adults to lay off. 

Laura tells the story of how she went from being a church girl in Texas to drinking wine coolers in Norway and journaling about it like a drunk teenage Hemingway. Then there’s the part where she lands a show on MTV and still feels like a total mess. We talk about the relentless need for more—more love, more sugar, more songs on repeat—and what it actually took for her to stop running from her life.

You’re going to laugh, maybe cry, and definitely feel seen. And yes—there’s a part two.