Meredith Lynch is back on Drunk‑ish—one of my OG guests! We talk about her three years sober, the “coming down the pike” debate (Mass Pike forever), and why watching reality TV hits different when you’re not drinking. We get into Love Island (Barbies behaving badly), The Valley’s brewery “apology,” Housewives culture around booze, the long DUI list, Kyle choosing not to drink, and the whole “California sober” conversation (hi, gummies). I share my own cautionary tale about driving high—spoiler: wrong-way street—not smart. Plus Meredith’s pop‑culture adventures, from Bezos‑wedding commentary to getting blocked by Lauren Sánchez. Follow her at @meredithmlynch while I count down to back‑to‑school.

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This week on Drunk-ish, I sit down with the one and only Lisa Lampanelli—yes, the former “Queen of Mean,” now happily retired from stand-up and living her best life without hecklers or hotel mini-bars. We talk about everything from her epic career pivot to her recovery from compulsive eating, the wild Vegas dessert incident that led her to rehab, surviving codependency boot camp, and why she finally walked away from comedy at the top of her game. 

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The podcast: Shrink This with Lisa Lampanelli can be listened to  wherever you get your podcasts. Need some advice from Lisa? Send an email to [email protected]

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When Jen Hirst says sobriety was the hardest thing she’s ever done, she means it. In this episode, she shares her deeply personal journey from a normal supportive upbringing to sipping hand sanitzer and the inbetween which includes multiple rehab stays, two DWIs, and the terrifying moment she realized she might not wake up. But Jen also shares what came next: the choice to get honest, the slow rebuilding of trust, and the life she never thought she’d get to live—one with a loving husband, two amazing kids, and a thriving community of women supporting each other in sobriety. It’s not just a story of getting sober—it’s a story about hope, healing, and what’s possible when we finally ask for help.

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Ever feel like you’re the only one who drinks like that? Yeah… you’re not. This week on Drunk-ish, I talk to the hilarious and thoughtful Phil Idrissi, who went from cigar-smoking, Blanton’s-chugging big shot in a Cadillac to a guy sitting in a church basement wondering what the hell just happened. We talk about the moment a marriage counselor poked him in the chest and called him a dying alcoholic (seriously), the weird detox no one warned him about, finding “his people” in the most unlikely places, and how sobriety completely changed his brain—and his marriage. It’s honest, eye-opening, and yes, occasionally nuts. 

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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?

Find Levy Lee's book here Odyssey Towards the Light

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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.

Insta: @KelleyKitley
website KelleyKitley.com - check this for info on her private practice and speaking availability
The book: My Self