SOBER CURATOR PODCAST

When Sobriety Needs a Room of Its Own: Inside NYC’s New Alcohol-Free Members Club

What if I built a place for people who are doing well? Not in crisis. Not in active withdrawal. Not in the wreckage stage. People who just… don’t drink. People who did Dry January and loved it. People who live in New York City and want to go out on a Friday and not stand in a bar clutching club soda like a prop. “That community is enormous,” he says. “And honestly, they need people more than we do — because we, in recovery, already have our crew.” 

That’s the seed for The Maze. 

SOBRIETY IN THE CITY

The 3rd Annual Sans Bar Academy Awards Weekend — A Glitter-Dipped, Zero-Proof Celebration in Austin, TX

Austin, Texas, knew exactly what it was doing when it rolled out perfect November weather for the Third Annual Sans Bar Academy Awards Weekend, held November 6–8. Three days, dozens of sober trailblazers, one mechanical bull, a sparkling avalanche of disco fringe — and a movement proving yet again that the non-alcoholic landscape isn’t just growing… It’s thriving, vibing, and rewriting culture in real time.

I was on the ground (and occasionally on a bull) capturing every moment for The Sober Curator, and let me tell you: this year’s celebration didn’t just raise the bar — it lassoed it, disco-fied it, and sent it home with a VIP swag bag.

RECOVERY PODCASTLAND

Present and Sober Podcast WINS Podcast of the YEAR at the 3rd Annual Sans Bar Academy Awards

If you can sense that you're destined for more and curious about how alcohol might be holding you back, then Present and Sober is the podcast for you! Join your hosts Sam and Ellie for a weekly dose of practical mind and body practices that will elevate your daily life and show you the wonder and potential of living life alcohol-free. Let's make life bigger, together!