Sober Spill

Addiction doesn’t just affect one person—it’s a family disease. In this powerful episode of Sober Spill, Isabel sits down with her mom, Lori, to talk about the reality and struggles of navigating parenting through addiction, relapse, and recovery. Together, this mother–daughter conversation shows how addiction affects everyone—and how family recovery is possible through honesty, setting boundaries, and finding hope through Al-Anon. Whether you’re in recovery yourself, supporting a loved one, or seeking inspiration, this conversation offers honesty, hope, and practical wisdom for anyone impacted by addiction.
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In this episode of Sober Spill, Isabel sits down with Serena Saunders, a woman in long-term recovery and the manager of the SPCA International’s Positive Recovery Program. Serena shares her powerful story of growing up in a family shaped by addiction, getting sober during Covid, surviving cancer and how animals — especially dogs — became a lifeline in her healing. She opens up about her first dog, Oscar, who quite literally saved her life, to building a national program that helps people in recovery keep their pets safe while seeking treatment - ensuring no one has to choose between sobriety and their best friend. Her journey is one of resilience, compassion, and the healing bond between humans and animals. If you’ve ever wondered how sobriety can transform not just your own life but also the lives of others (including four-legged friends), this episode will move and inspire you.
Learn more about SPCA International's Pawsitive Recovery Program: https://www.spcai.org/our-work/pawsitive-recovery

In this inspiring episode of Sober Spill, Jana sits down with journalist and podcast host Cat Greenleaf, best known for creating Talk Stop and Soberness podcast. Cat opens up about her unconventional career path, from interviewing celebrities on her Brooklyn stoop to navigating personal struggles with addiction, grief, and reinvention. She shares candid reflections on sobriety, motherhood, spiritual healing, and building a nonprofit that creates second chances for formerly incarcerated individuals. With humor, honesty, and depth, Cat’s story highlights how recovery opens the door to purpose, connection, and resilience.

This episode offers a raw and moving conversation about resilience, healing, and rediscovery. Leah reflects on the influences that shaped her early experiences and how her path in recovery was both strengthened and tested over time. She shares how love, loss, and unexpected challenges impacted her journey, and how she found the strength to seek help again in the face of deep grief. Through therapy and self-discovery, she began to rebuild her life with renewed purpose. Today, she channels her creativity and care into her work as a chef, farmer, and herbalist, embodying the possibility of transformation even after life’s most difficult moments. Her story is a testament to the power of hope, perseverance, and finding beauty in recovery.

In this episode of Sober Spill, we explore the power of somatic healing and how reconnecting with the body can support emotional regulation, trauma processing, and long-term recovery. Nicole breaks down what somatic work really is, how it helps people feel safe in their bodies again, and simple practices anyone can try to begin their own healing journey. Whether you're new to the concept or already incorporating body-based practices into your recovery, this conversation offers insight, validation, and practical tools.

In this episode of Sober Spill, Isabel sits down with a group of moms in recovery to explore how their experiences with sobriety shape the way they parent. They open up about the unique challenges of raising teens in a culture where drinking and drugs are often normalized, the genetic risks their kids may face, and how they use their recovery to guide tough conversations about substance use. This heartfelt discussion offers insight, practical advice, and hope for any parent looking to navigate these difficult topics with honesty and compassion.

In this episode, Lauren shares her honest, unfiltered story of getting sober and navigating the messy, complicated reality of early recovery. From confronting an eating disorder two years into sobriety to finding safety in internet spaces and music, she opens up about the parts of recovery that often go unspoken. We explore the challenges of hiding behind service work, facing underlying mental health struggles like self-injury and disordered eating, and learning to accept being a work in progress. This conversation offers comfort, humor, and raw truth for anyone in the thick of figuring it all out.

Kassidy’s story reveals how teenage experimentation and college drinking can quietly escalate into a crisis marked by isolation, shame, and addiction. In this episode, she shares the emotional challenges of active addiction and the turning point that led her toward recovery. This honest conversation offers insight into the progression of alcoholism in young adults and hope for those facing similar struggles.

What happens when you put two generations at the mic to talk about growing up, getting clean, and all the cultural baggage that comes with both?

In this episode, Isabel sits down with Jana to unpack the realities of drug use in the 90s vs. today—and how things have both changed and stayed the same. From D.A.R.E. programs to social media pressure, they cover the evolving landscape of teen experimentation, treatment access, and the ways societal beauty standards have shaped our relationships with ourselves.

They also get into:

- How the opioid epidemic has changed the conversation around addiction.

- The complicated relationship between body image, substance use, and control.

- Why therapy, relatability, and honest conversations matter more than ever.

Whether you’re a parent, in recovery, or just trying to make sense of the world teens are growing up in—this episode hits hard.

What happens when you mix recovery, the outdoors, and a little healthy rebellion? You get Tim Walsh’s story.

At 22, Tim found recovery, and quickly realized if he was going to stay sober, he needed an environment that truly grounded him. He needed the outdoors. That spark turned into Adventure Recovery, a program helping people reconnect with nature, themselves, and each other.

In this episode, Tim and Isabelle talk about:

• Getting sober young (and all the milestones that come with it)
• Why the outdoors can be a lifeline in recovery
• How Adventure Recovery is building safe spaces for people to heal, explore, and grow

Whether you’re sober-curious, in recovery, or just love a good adventure story, this one's for you.