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Emily Lynn Paulson is the author of Highlight Real: Finding Honesty and Recovery Beyond the Filtered Life, and the forthcoming, Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing. She’s also the founder of Sober Mom Squad, which is a terrific online support community. Emily and Tawny both dig deep into their experiences in the world of MLMs, their cult-like aspects, and the role that alcohol plays in them.

Music Minute features Pearl Jam and Nirvana.

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Welcome to Spring! Tawny and Lisa caught up on what they’re reading and watching. Television includes some old-school TV, from The Office and The IT Crowd to the BBC Mystery series. They’re also looking forward to season 2 of Single Drunk Female! Tawny also shares updates about her debut book, Dry Humping, about sober sex and dating, coming out in September!

Music Minute features the songs from the 2023 Oscars and electronic music for Tawny’s

Writing.

Some recent favorite books:

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

Transformer: The Complete Lou Reed Story by Simon Doonan

The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman

Pre-Order Tawny’s book, Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze

Purchase Lisa’s memoir, Girl Walks Out of a Bar

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Tawny and Lisa interviewed actor, writer, and director Zach Braff! A Good Person, his latest film, is a gripping story of addiction, grief, and moving on. It stars Florence Pugh, Morgan Freeman, and Molly Shannon. The three of them discuss writing about addiction and grief, sober curiosity, how hobbies can help folks in recovery, and more.

Music Minute features the role of music in Zach’s work. (We recommend the iconic soundtrack to his 2004 movie, Garden State!)


A Good Person Trailer

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Tawny and Lisa talk about a recent piece in The New York Times entitled, “How to Stop Ruminating.” Rumination is described as that feeling when your thoughts about an event, conversation, or something else are so excessive and overwhelming that you can’t stop them, or they are impacting other aspects of your life. Ways to avoid the rumination cycle are 1) divert your attention, 2) set a worry timer, 3) immerse yourself in the moment and 4) avoid your triggers. Rumination tends to impact women more than men, as well as people prone to perfectionism or insecurity. But the cycle can be broken!

Music Minute features Carly Simon and the below study on lyrical analysis.

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Imposter Syndrome Video

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Tawny and Lisa talk with Ken Middleton, a wellness advocate and author of the upcoming book,

“Bamboozled: How Alcohol Makes Fools of Us All.” He is also the editor of the Medium

publication, “AINYF: Alcohol is Not Your Friend.” Ken helps people build the best versions of

themselves by demonstrating that alcohol holds us back from living life to the fullest. His

sobriety started as an experiment that ended up turbocharging his business. He educates others on the things he wish he had known earlier.

Music Minute features Lil Uzi Vert and Eminem

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Tawny and Lisa talk to Laura Crossett of Soberlink, which provides a hand-held, remote alcohol

breathalyzer, a great tool for accountability and rebuilding the trust of others. Laura is also in

long-term recovery and shares her recovery story out loud. She notes the challenges she had

trying to earn the trust of family members she alienated when she was using. They talk about

how alcohol/drug testing can be a helpful way to demonstrate someone’s commitment to staying

sober, which in turn can be a huge gift to both the person getting sober and the others in their

Lives.

Music Minute features Hoobastank and Counting Crows

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Email Laura at [email protected]

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This episode is sponsored by the sober entrepreneurs at Sour Humanoid vinegar! Add a splash of these artisanal vinegars to your dinner to brighten up the flavor of your protein and veggies. Order a bottle (or two!) today at sourhumanoid.com and follow them at @sourhumanoid.

Tawny and Lisa finally got their IRL reunion in New York City and are still buzzing about it.

Thanks again to everyone who voted for the podcast in the inaugural Signal Awards! They

talk about hanging out at the awards party, Tawny’s new fab apartment, and Lisa speaking at

Columbia Law School. And now you can pre-order Tawny’s book, DRY HUMPING: A GUIDE

TO DATING, RELATING, & HOOKING UP WITHOUT THE BOOZE!

Music Minute features Peaches & Herb and Madonna

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This episode is sponsored by the sober entrepreneurs at Sour Humanoid vinegar! Add a splash of these artisanal vinegars to your dinner to brighten up the flavor of your protein and veggies. Order a bottle (or two!) today at sourhumanoid.com and follow them at @sourhumanoid.

Tawny and Lisa catch up with their friend Shari Hampton, a certified life and recovery coach,

consultant, and founder of the non-profit Served Up Sober. They talk about what coaching is

(self-discovery, accountability, and support) and what it is not (therapy or 12-step sponsorship).

Coaching provides tools and ideas to help people reach goals that may feel out of reach.

The coach can’t do recovery work for someone else or want it more than they do, though.

A coach is one tool in the sobriety toolbox.

Music Minute features Beyonce and Cory Henry

Shari’s website and Instagram

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Purchase Lisa’s memoir, Girl Walks Out of a Bar

This episode is sponsored by the sober entrepreneurs at Sour Humanoid vinegar! Add a splash of these artisanal vinegars to your dinner to brighten up the flavor of your protein and veggies. Order a bottle (or two!) today at sourhumanoid.com and follow them at @sourhumanoid.

Season 2 of F*cking Sober Podcast is out! Tawny and Lisa talk with its creator, Katie Mack, and

Kim Kearns, whose story of motherhood and sobriety is the basis of this season. Each season of F*cking Sober Podcast is a stand-alone eight-episode arc that unpacks the first 90 days of sobriety. It’s unique in the world of recovery podcasts. They talk about mommy wine culture from its origins to where it can lead. Also, Kim has a new book out, “On the Edge of Shattered” (link below).

Music Minute features Jimmy Buffet and Jessica Wilde.

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@kbkearns

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Tawny and Lisa talk big self-care and how to set yourself up to make it easier. Tawny calls it

“pampering the f*** out of yourself.” She buys herself flowers every week and even created a meditation closet! Setting a designated area at home or somewhere else that’s a go-to place to

decompress and recenter can be a big help in recovery. It’s also necessary to set boundaries to

actually use the space we set up.

Music Minute features Crosby Stills Nash &Young and instrumental music by Khruangbin and Kyle Dixon 

Recommended Reading: Set Boundaries, Find Peace 

Just For Fun: Treat Yourself from Parks & Rec

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