From Drinking Hand to Open Heart: Aaron Goodvin on Sobriety, Songwriting, and Thriving in Country Music

PUBLISHER’S NOTE
It’s Wednesday. And in episode 18 of The Sober Curator Podcast, host Alysse Bryson welcomed country music’s Aaron Goodvin for an unfiltered conversation about all things sobriety, creativity, fatherhood, and life in the spotlight. Much more than a “rock bottom” origin story, Aaron’s journey highlights the ongoing, everyday pivot points that make lasting recovery possible—and how sobriety has completely re-engineered his approach to both life and art.

— Alexandra Nyman / Publisher / New York, NY 🌃

Happy Wednesday!

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From Drinking Hand to Open Heart: Aaron Goodvin on Sobriety, Songwriting, and Thriving in Country Music

Aaron Goodvin is no stranger to success: with 13 CCMA nominations, a Juno nod, over 100 million streams, and writing credits for Luke Bryan and Jon Pardi, his career is enviable by any measure. But, as Aaron shared, the real shift occurred when sobriety became part of his identity—not just in life but in music.

He describes how themes of recovery naturally started to appear in his songwriting after he got sober, culminating in his latest EP, Drinkin’ Hand. “As a product of this is my life now… ideas started showing up, like song titles, because that’s just where I was,” Aaron explains. Sobriety is no longer a thing he hides or simply copes with in private—it’s front and center, both in his lyrics and his conversations with fans.

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