FROM THE DESK OF THE FOUNDER
Hi Friend,
For most of my drinking years, my third place was whatever establishment had a happy hour and questionable lighting. Home, work, barstool. Repeat until blackout.
This week, Senior Contributor Anne Marie Cribbin makes the case that sobriety forces you to rebuild your social map, and that the coffee shops, run clubs, bookstores, and community gardens we land in afterward might be what we were actually looking for the whole time. As someone who lives in a city where people treat their favorite coffee shop like a personality trait, I felt seen.
Also in this edition: Lane Kennedy goes there on Rich Roll and iboga (yes, we're talking about psychedelics and sobriety, and no, there are no easy answers), Travis Sackett shares what a year working in harm reduction taught him about recovery, and we field-tested a Seattle mini paint by numbers kit at a backyard sober paint and sip. Six canvases, 24 paints, zero hangovers, one sticker snafu.
Plus Boring Boys dropped a collab with The Bridge to Recovery where $5 from every shirt goes to their Life Saver Fund. Proof that boring is, in fact, the new cool.
Find your people. Bring snacks.
— Alysse Bryson (*AB That’s Me 💋) / Seattle, WA 🌃 05.01.2006
SOBRIETY IN THE CITY
The Third Place Revolution: Why Sobriety Is Changing How We Find Community
Getting sober can mean rebuilding your social life from the ground up. Senior Sober Curator Contributor Anne Marie Cribbin explores the rise of “third places” — coffee shops, run clubs, bookstores, gardens and other community spaces — and why belonging, not alcohol, may be what we were searching for all along.
CURATED CRAFTS
Davincified Seattle Mini Paint by Numbers Review: The Perfect Sober Paint and Sip Kit
We put the Davincified Seattle Mini Paint by Numbers Set to the test at a sober paint and sip night on a backyard patio in the PNW. Six mini canvases, 24 paints, brushes, zero hangovers. Here's what we loved, what it costs, and the one sticker snafu you'll want to avoid.
SPIRITUAL SUBSTANCE
Rich Roll & Iboga: Unspoken Sobriety Questions
In a thought-provoking piece, Senior Sober Curator Contributor Lane Kennedy takes us on a journey through unspoken questions in sobriety. Can psychedelics like iboga fit into a sober lifestyle? Lane explores Rich Roll's candid conversations about his experiences and invites us to ponder the complex intersections of recovery and psychedelic medicine. Dive into the full article to explore these intriguing questions.
#ADDTOCART
Boring Is the New Cool: Boring Boys Teams Up with The Bridge to Recovery
Sober owned apparel brand Boring Boys just dropped a two-piece collab with The Bridge to Recovery, and $5 from every shirt sold goes to the nonprofit's Life Saver Fund. Ice cream high fives, better days ahead, and proof that boring is the new cool.
ALSO THIS WEEK ON TSC 📰
👉 Out of 8 Billion People: How One Person Brought Me to London Read more here→
👉 Hayden Panettiere’s Legacy: Addiction, Postpartum Depression and Telling the Truth Anyway Read more here→
👉 I Got Sober at 26 — and Everyone Thought I Was Too Young Read more here→
👉 Beyond the Street Lamp: A Memoir of Survival, Recovery, and Becoming Useful Read more here→
See you Wednesday!
