Sober Curator fun fact: We have an entire Star Wars-inspired section of the site available year-round, because apparently even galaxies far, far away need a good sober content hub.

Inside, you’ll find our 12 Steps reimagined through a Star Wars lens, a special hero’s journey series from Senior Sober Curator Tony Harte, and yes, even a Grogu-inspired mocktail—because Baby Yoda deserves something cute, green, and alcohol-free in his tiny little hands. Read more here.

I binged all ten episodes of Running Point Season 2 in less than twelve hours, and I am not even a little bit sorry about it.

Here is how it went down. I sat down, hit play, and the only time I moved was to get from the bathtub to the bed. The first three episodes happened while I was soaking in a hot bubble bath with my iPad propped on the edge, completely checked out from the noise of the world. Then I migrated to my bed in cozy pajamas, cozy sheets, iPad in my lap, and Bella, my chubby Boston terrier, tucked in beside me. I did not get up again until the credits rolled.

It was the kind of binge that feels like permission. Not guilt. Permission.

And I think we need to talk about that.

We intended to do exactly two things: watch other people play, and drink a fancy non-alcoholic something while we did it. Within five minutes, we were sitting at a table. Within ten minutes, we were holding tiles, asking questions, and getting very intense about a game we did not understand yet. Within an hour, we were both obsessed.

By the time we left, Amy and I were already texting each other Amazon links. Both of our shopping carts now have multiple Mahjong sets in them. We are not buying one set, we are buying table outfits. There are categories: minimalist set, neon set, “the one we travel with,” “the one we hand down to our kids.”

This is what Mahjong does to people. I needed to warn you. My name is Alysse and I might be a Mahjongoholic (in training).

Meet Amaro Lucano's non-alcoholic masterpiece - a bitter-sweet symphony of herbs, roots, and citrus peels that captures all the romance of Italian after-dinner tradition. Kim Parsley takes us on a sensory journey through this sophisticated sipper that proves you don't need alcohol to feel worldly and refined. Perfect for those moments when you want to slow down, savor, and celebrate the Italian art of 'dolce far niente' (the sweetness of doing nothing).

Patti Clark delivers a powerful reminder that age is never a barrier to recovery. With raw honesty, she shares her own journey of getting sober at 29, staying sober for 13 years, and then facing the challenge of starting over again later in life. Her message is clear: it's never too late to reclaim your life and write a new story.

Two months in and Clued In is becoming a habit. The good kind. The kind your therapist would approve of.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which means this entire crossword was built around the science, the practices, and the lifestyle choices that keep sober minds and bodies running on all cylinders. No filler clues this month. Every single answer is something you've either experienced firsthand, Googled at 2 AM, or discussed in a session you're still processing.

There are two kinds of people who walk into a non-alcoholic bottle shop for the first time.

The first kind already knows. The sober, the alcohol-free, the zero-proof evangelists. We walk in like we just found the last open bar in town. Except better, because we’re not about to throw away twenty years of sobriety on a grown-up Capri Sun.

The second kind is the curious. The friend who tagged along. The wife who’s three weeks into a dry challenge. The guy who heard “non-alcoholic bottle shop” and assumed it meant apple juice in fancy bottles.

At Dry Spell Bottle Shop in Burien, Washington, both kinds of people show up. And both of them leave with a bag.

Jim Norton is one of the most respected voices in stand-up comedy — not because he’s the most polished or the most mainstream, but because he goes to places most comedians won’t. The darkness in his material is not performed. It’s reported. He has lived enough of it to fill several careers, and he got sober before most of it happened.

He stopped drinking as a teenager. As of 2026, that is over 30 years without alcohol. What he will tell you, and has told you, in interviews and on stage and in his books, is that sobriety from alcohol was the beginning of the work — not the end of it.

For anyone struggling, know that help is available: 📞 1-800-662-HELP (SAMHSA Helpline).

Tacoma has a special place in my heart because it’s my dad’s hometown. Growing up in San Diego, we used to make the drive up every now and then to see his people. Back then, the Pacific Northwest was a wonderland to me of ferns and trees and mist, so different from my arid homeland. I was particularly taken by blackberries growing everywhere in summer. I was like, what, you can just go out there and pick them? For free?! So now that I live just a couple of hours away in Portland, I’m always excited about the chance to visit.

Cindy Kaye Jewelry is a fine jewelry line built around one collection: Annum. Not “annum” like the stuffy Latin word you forgot the second you turned in your high school exam. Annum as in: this is the medallion you collect for every year you’re still standing.

Each piece is 18 karat gold. Yellow, white, or rose, your call. Available as a small or large medallion. You can choose brilliant cut bezel-set diamonds around the edge, or an engraved rim with the number of years you’re celebrating, your anniversary date, or both.

The collection is designed to layer. To add to. The entire premise is that you come back for the next one.

If that doesn’t read like sober life to you, I’m not sure what will.

Mental Health Awareness Month called. It wants you to find 19 words.

This month's Sober Search is packed with the wellness terms, brain chemicals, recovery practices, and self-care essentials that make sober life actually work. Not the Instagram version of wellness where someone lights a candle and calls it healing. The real version. The one that involves therapy, sweat, setting boundaries, and occasionally ugly crying in your car before going inside and being fine.

All 19 of those words are hiding in a 15x15 grid. Some are sitting right there in plain sight. Others are backwards, diagonal, or tucked into corners specifically designed to make you question your eyesight.

Daniel G Garza, The Card Divo, explores the ancient wisdom of chakras - those seven spinning wheels of energy that guide how we move, feel, and connect. When sobriety leaves us feeling energetically scattered, understanding these energy centers can be the key to finding our way back home to ourselves. This spiritual deep-dive offers practical tools for realigning your inner compass.