Since Right Now

It was the best of episodes; it was the worst of episodes.

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We had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way—in short, this podcast was so far like other podcasts, that some of its noisiest critics insisted on its being received, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

“It was the loneliest, saddest little episode."

—Matt on the last time we recorded without Jeff

Chris and Matt concur that neither is depressed or particularly anxious. That we know of!

“I could just drive over (to the liquor store) and nobody would know.”

—Kera on alcohols long reach

Kera Yonker is a Californian and quasi-New Yorker who lives in North Carolina where she is writing a book.

Kera has been sober for almost three years.

Read Kera's piece, The Soberest Drunk Girl at the Party @ TheRecoveryRevolution.Online/insights and No One to Rescue Me from My Drinking in the NYT.

After two false starts Jeff, Matt and Chris spit hot fire over a sick beat. Well, we ramble semi-coherently for about an hour on a variety of topics—not the least of which being Chris’ meds.

And we talk about the Strawberry-Gooden Beef (delicious, btw) and when/how/if to address another's destructive addiction in public.

ALSO! Listener calls!

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Yo! Chris is taking his show and going on vacation. For a week. Back next Wed with an all new show LIVE on Mixlr.com/sincerightnow @ 8p Central.

Call 507-556-7271 to leave us a VM and your call could make in into the show.

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OR! Wait for us to ask for callers and you can Skype (voice) live with us on air.

"I'm not 21, so I can't (drink.)"

—Tammi on following the rules

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Tammi hasn’t had a drink since February 3, 2015. She is a former wine bar owner, lifelong seeker and recovering perfectionist. She makes art every day and credits this practice as the path to her spiritual overhaul. She documents her creative forays and monthly sobriety milestones at TammiSalas.com and now on TheRecoveryRevolution.Online

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“To walk around in an altered state and have that other eye…it made me feel safe and it made me feel very powerful. And I dove right-the-fuck in.”

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We’re absolutely thrilled to finally be hosting the phenomenally gifted writer CRF on SRN.

Claire's critically recognized short fiction appears in various respected journals, including McSweeney's, Vestal Review, and SmokeLong Quarterly. She has been honored by several small presses, including a nomination for the Pushcart Prize. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing.

She is afraid of sharks, zombies, and other imaginary monsters. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Claire is a regular contributor to http://TheRecoveryRevolution.Online/fiction-toc

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Themes graciously provided by @djfmdotcom

Cover Image: Portland Junk Company [detail] / Chris Pfeiffer / 2008 / CC via Flickr

“I woke up in the hospital…my stomach was…bleeding. My heart had shut off. But a few days later I drank again.” —Charlotte on the tenacity of denial in addiction.

On day one of her sobriety—originally a planned 90-day detox challenge—Charlotte had the foresight to document the clarity and anxiety of that momentous occasion. Now, just over 2 years later, she has a dedicated following of what have become infectiously exuberant recovery updates.

Charlotte is a professional makeup artist and beauty writer in Derry, Ireland whose experience as a plus-size Wilhelmina Model in NYC led her to question, “What is beauty?” The self-acceptance and self-love that she’s found in the answer has inspired her to work to inspire other women to feel beautiful and confident as a whole person not only for what‘s on the outside.

Charlotte @

YouTube: youtube.com/user/charlotterosecoyle

Instagram: @charlotterosecoyle

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“There were mornings waking up (with) no clue what happened last night but it was never something at that point where I would think I should stop…or slow down.”

Lisa Smith is a writer and a lawyer. Clean and sober for more than 10 years, she is passionate about breaking the stigma of drug and alcohol addiction, particularly for professional women. Girl Walks Out of a Bar is her story.

http://www.lisasmithauthor.com/

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"I was high when we talked if I recall correctly."

—A live caller to the BIGGER, BADDER, BOLDER, LIVER Since Right Now.

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