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đď¸ Recovery Podcastland: đ§11/19 When Sober Creators Unite, Magic Happens đď¸â¨
Celebrating sober voices, stories, and soul-filling adventures. We're pouring out stories that lift you upâone sober sip at a time.
Alysse Bryson
November 19, 2025
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FROM THE FOUNDERâS DESK (*covered in tchotchkes)
Ready for a refill of inspiration? This week on the Recovery Podcastland Edition, weâre turning up the volume on sober storytelling. Margy Schaller and Laura Nelson of the Sober Life Rocks podcast are shaking things up with Amplify Sober Voices, a new podcast conference at Podfest 2026 built to unite sober creators everywhere. Then weâre jetting off to Guatemala for a soul-stirring conversation with SoberTravelRetreats.org founder Philippa Myers. And for your #QUITLIT fix, weâre diving into Elizabeth Gilbertâs newest memoirâone that our Senior Sober Curator Contributors Amy Liz Harrison and Dr. Sarah Michaud say brought them unexpected joy.
Now letâs get into it!
âAlysse Bryson, *AB Thatâs ME đ/ Founder / Seattle, WA đ05.01.2006
SOBER CURATOR PODCAST
When Sober Creators Unite: The Movement Amplifying Every Voice
What happens when people stop hiding their sobriety â and start celebrating it out loud? For Margy Schaller, that shift felt like a physical transformation. After 18 years of sobriety lived mostly in silence, she finally came out publicly â and found freedom through Sober Life Rocks, the community she co-founded with Laura Nelson.
Together, theyâre now leading something bigger: Amplify Sober Voices, a conference debuting at Podfest 2026 designed to unite sober creators, coaches, writers, and leaders from every corner of the alcohol-free world.
The mission? Simple but powerful: to turn isolation into inspiration.
JUST ANNOUNCED: A Very Special Guest Is Joining AMPLIFY⌠and Youâre Going to Want to Be in the Room
Annie Grace, bestselling author and creator of This Naked Mind, is making a special appearance at AMPLIFY Sober Voices.
This Naked Mind podcast explores the science and psychology behind alcohol addiction and offers strategies for living an alcohol-free life. Hosted by Annie Grace, the show features expert interviews, personal stories, and practical advice to help listeners understand and overcome their relationship with alcohol.
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SOBER CURATOR PODCAST - EXTRAS
Why Guatemala Belongs on Your Sober Travel Bucket List: Inside SoberTravelRetreats.org with Founder Philippa Myers
If your passport is begging for a new stamp and your soul is craving connection, Guatemala might be calling your name.
On a recent episode of The Sober Curator Podcast, I teamed up with our Senior Sober Curator Travel Journalist, Teresa Bergen, to chat with Philippa Myers, founder of SoberTravelRetreats.org. Philippa has called Antigua, Guatemala home since 1992, and sheâs turned her decades in the travel industry and her long-term recovery into something pretty magical: eight-day sober journeys that blend cultural immersion, service, recovery principles, and serious fun.
RECOVERY PODCASTLAND
#QUITLIT BOOZELES BABES BOOKCLUB: Elizabeth Gilbertâs âAll the Way to the Riverâ Shines a Light on Codependency and Love Addiction
This may sound like an outrageous response to Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir, âAll the Way to the River,â about the destruction and pain of codependency and love addiction. Still, it filled Senior Sober Curator Contributors Dr. Sarah Michaud and Amy Liz Harrison with joy, peace and a renewed spirits.
See you Friday, friends!
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