The Unruffled Podcast

In this week’s episode of the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to share a conversation with Mandy Manners. Mandy is British-born sober Mom, now living by the sea in France. She is also the co-host of the Love Sober podcast. They talk about the hedonistic 90’s, British pub culture and healing from trauma. They also talk about the beautiful, creative life that Mandy is now living and in addition to the podcast, she’s content with mala-making, speaking events, recovery coach training and book writing. They know you will be moved by Mandy’s story. To learn more about Mandy, visit https://www.lovesober.com/ and you can also find her on Instagram @mandy_lovesober, @lovesoberpodcast and @malas_de_royan.

This week Mandy shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Podcasts; (2) Sober Sisterhood; and (3) The Sea.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Jodi White. Jodi is a licensed therapist who through working on her own issues around codependency and alcohol, found that she was a love addict. She now specializes in helping others struggling with love addiction, substance abuse and trauma through her private practice is Austin, Texas. They also talk about her time living on both coasts, her relationship with Guru Singh and the piles of journals she found cleaning out an old storage space in New York and how they are helping her unpack her love addiction, which has led to a blog series on the subject called Journals of a Love Addict: Stories from the Bottom Shelf. To catch up on the series and learn more about Jodi, you can find her at http://www.jodiwhitelpc.com/ and on Instagram @jodiwhitelpc.

This week Jodi shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Baking; (2) Writing; and (3) Yoga.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to share a conversation with Tricia Lewis. Tricia, a former “high-functioning alcoholic”, now spends her time exploring the alcohol industry, labels and solutions on her podcast, Recovery Happy Hour. They talk about growing up comparing your drinking to family members, getting sober in the food service industry, and creating events that move closer to normalizing non-drinking culture. Tricia’s first event for 2019, in cooperation with Austin’s only sober bar, Sans Bar, is an outdoor musical event called Sober by Southwest. To find out more about the event and to purchase tickets, visit https://www.soberbysouthwest.com/ and to learn more about Tricia and her podcast, go to https://www.recoveryhappyhour.com/. You can also follow her on all other social media channels @soberbysouthwest and @recoveryhappyhour.

This week Tricia shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Morning Routine; (2) Accountability; and (3) Non-alcoholic beverages.

This week, Tammi and Sondra are happy to share a conversation with Jennifer Beck Furber or as her friends know her, Jenn. Jenn is a San Juan Island mama, she is also a teacher, writer, photographer and is the founder of the Orcas Island creative retreat, Write Doe Bay. Jenn speaks gently but with such clarity and purpose that she can only attribute to letting go of the substances that no longer serve her. Now the creative ideas that flow from Jenn, like the ocean around her, are vast and abundant. To learn more about Jenn, Write Doe Bay and the current retreat offerings, go to http://www.writedoebay.com/ and you can follow her and her projects on Instagram at @jennfurber, @jennferberphotos and @writedoebay.

This week Jenn shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Knitting; (2) Swimming; and (3) The Memory Project.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra address a topic they felt reluctant to talk about as they didn’t feel they had much to say until they started rolling: Boundaries. It was after they both looked at what their lives looked like before they got sober and could clearly see instances where they lacked boundaries that they could see how they are intentional and decisive in their lives now. They define boundaries, discuss examples of their power and usefulness and share how they are each working to strengthen boundaries in their lives.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes:

Sondra: (1) Freethinkers’ meeting; (2) Church; and (3) Attending to micro-goals.

Tammi: (1) Boundaries + Protection by Pixie Lighthorse; (2) Beta-blockers; and (3) Studio purge.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are so happy to welcome Payton Kennedy. Payton has logged two decades as a Canadian-based event planner and production manager, but you may know her as one of the beautiful faces behind the SHE RECOVERS retreats and events. However, Payton is an artist at heart, and the ladies talk about her rich background as a musician, dancer, writer, yoga teacher and style maven and counts her sobriety and creating her beloved community as some of her biggest accomplishments to date. Have your dancing shoes handy because this conversation is going to make you want to get up and move! If you want to learn what Payton is busy facilitating at SHE RECOVERS, head over to https://sherecovers.co/ or you can follow her on Instagram @plk_ottawa.

 

This week Payton shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Morning ritual; (2) Dance; and (3) Seeking out beauty.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to share a conversation with Irma Schutte. Irma is a New Zealand-based practitioner, student, teacher and writer who is healing herself through holistic modalities and helps her clients do the same. Since she’s gotten sober, she’s been on a “megaquest” to find out who she truly is through shamans, fasting, superfoods, silent retreats, dancing and lots of time just being with herself, finding her voice. Irma has traveled through much pain, found herself at the brink, but came back with so much wisdom, compassion and humor and they are so grateful she shared some here. If you want to read Irma’s beautiful writing or explore working with her, you can find her at https://www.irmaschutte.com/. If you want to see her awesome hair, you can follow her on Instagram @irma_sacred_rebel.

This week Irma shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Sound + Resonance: Crystal singing bowls; (2) Assuming imperfection; and (3) Go WITHOUT to go WITHIN twice a year.

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra are sharing all of their big dreams, plans and goals for 2019. They start off talking about their tarot Year Ahead Spreads with The Wild Unknown Tarot, how it has played out in their lives in previous years and how they use it as a tool of intention for the coming year. They talk about the words they each chose as their guiding lights for 2019, how the practice has also helped them in the past, as well as exercises that may help you land on a word for the year. They talk about courses and workshops they have on the books and long-term projects and goals that haven’t landed yet but they are Naming It. They hope this episode inspires you to find the courage to write down your own big goals and encourage your actions in that direction.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes:

Sondra: (1) Accountability Project for 2019: Read 52 books; (2) Find a business mentor; (3) Aspire to be a better gift-giver.

Tammi: (1) Accountability Project for 2019: Painting a page per day; (2) Hire a professional; and (3) Carrie Mallon’s readings of The Wild Unknown Tarot Deck.

In this week’s episode, Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a conversation with Jackie Mantey. Jackie is a Chicago-based copywriter, journalist, podcaster and artist. They talk about how making art saved her in early sobriety and how that practice culminated into an exhibit and companion book, titled “Gone, Country”, that debuted in September 2018. Jackie’s story is so relatable but extraordinary at the same time, they know you will be inspired. If you want to see Jackie’s past and current work, you can visit her at http://jackiemantey.com/ or catch her on Instagram @jackiemantey.

This week Jackie shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) DBT Skills Training Manual by Marsha Lineham; (2) The BestSelf Co SELF Journal; and (3) The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath by Leslie Jamison.

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra have fun reflecting on 2018. They start with a podcast rundown and highlight some of the amazing writers, visual artists and thought leaders they were fortunate enough to interview on the pod this year. They talk about the endearing Sober Sister Summer Series and all of the lessons learned along the way. They also recount their own paths of growth, creatively, spiritually and in their recovery and the gratitude they each have for this year. It’s been a good one, and they each want to send out a big Thank You to the best audience that a couple of mid-life, sober podcasting Mamas could ever dream up. Thank you.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes:

Sondra: (1) Volunteering + making gifts; (2) Family time; and (3) Plotting 2019.

Tammi: (1) Workshops; (2) Proof of life exercises; and (3) Doing something scary.