#ADDTOCART

Hopejunkie x Clean AF Clothing are Proof Sobriety Doesn’t Mean Beige.

There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when two creative people get sober and refuse to become boring about it. Not “I discovered hiking and now I only wear fleece” sober. I mean the kind of sober where the personality comes back online, the colors return, and the dark little goblin of humor that kept you alive in the worst years becomes… marketable. Wearable, even.

WHAT A TRIP!

Meet Teresa Bergen: Our Sober Travel Whisperer (and the Woman Bringing a Handbook to the Airport Bar Fight)

If you’ve been hanging around The Sober Curator for any length of time, you already know Teresa Bergen. She’s the one out there logging miles, collecting stories, and proving (repeatedly) that you can have a full, interesting, delightfully chaotic travel life without a drink in your hand.

HAPPY EVERY HOUR

Feeding Your Inner Good Wolf with Good Wolf Probiotic Sodas

From gut struggles to gut strength. That’s not just a catchy phrase. It’s the lived experience behind Good Wolf, a Pacific Northwest–born, alcohol-free probiotic soda that feels right at home in the Happy Every Hour lineup here at The Sober Curator.

THIRSTY FOR WONDER

How To Winter Well: The Celtic Way (Especially When You’re Healing)

Winter has a way of revealing the truth we try to rush past the rest of the year. Everything slows. Everything quiets. Everything leans in toward whatever warmth it can find. When I began learning from the Celtic seasons, I realized winter is not a punishment or a dull stretch of time. It is a teacher. A companion. A reminder that healing never asks us to sprint.

SOBER CURATOR PODCAST

“You Can Be Right or You Can Be Happy”: Adam Nimoy on Recovery, Reconciliation & Becoming More Human

There’s a moment in the conversation when Adam Nimoy says something so simple, so clean, so spiritually efficient that everything else seems to orbit around it: 

It lands with that unmistakable click of truth — the kind you don’t just hear, but feel. And in many ways, it’s the heartbeat of Adam’s entire story: the years of tension with his father, the decades of medicating uncomfortable emotions, the slow, stubborn climb toward emotional maturity, and the radical work of reconciliation. 

But to understand the wisdom, you have to understand the wreckage — and the rebuilding. 

#WEDORECOVER

Sober Celeb of the Week: Ari Lennox

Ari Lennox has been refreshingly real about her sobriety journey—sharing that she quit drinking in December 2022 after a scary turning point where she passed out in an airport after too much wine, which became a clear wake-up call. She’s also marked milestones publicly, writing about how alcohol kept her stuck and numbed out, and how choosing sobriety has helped her move through life with more clarity, growth, and self-trust. It’s a powerful reminder that “soft girl era” isn’t just an aesthetic—it can be a decision to protect your peace, your body, and your future.

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

#QUITLIT

Celebrating the Sober Curator Contributors Who Literally Wrote the Book(s) on Recovery

There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when people who’ve lived it decide to write about it.

Not polish it.
Not sanitize it.
Not turn it into a tidy redemption arc with a bow on top.

Just… tell the truth.

That’s the connective tissue running through this collection of books written by Sober Curator contributors who also happen to be published authors. Different voices. Different paths. Different genres. Memoir, guidebook, workbook, philosophy, humor, journaling, children’s literature, annotated classics, road trips, rescue dogs, yoga mats, SAS challenges, and at least one resuscitation dummy from the 1980s. (Yeah, that happened.)

MOVIE NIGHT

“Being Charlie” (2016) Review: A Sober Look at Addiction, Privilege, and the Cost of Denial

“Being Charlie” is not a subtle film. It shows addiction the way we’ve seen it many times before: rehabs, AA meetings, sober houses, and interventions delivered with clenched jaws and forced calm. These moments are often cliché, almost instructional in their familiarity. Addiction here is mainly framed through the lens of white privilege, where consequences exist but cushions always seem to be nearby. Money doesn’t save Charlie, but it does soften the fall.

SOBER IN SEATTLE - EVENTS

🌊 Good Day Sauna × The Sober Curator — New Year Cold Plunge

Start the new year with heat, ice, community, and intention. The Sober Curator is teaming up with Good Day Sauna for a guided sauna + cold plunge experience designed to reset your nervous system, boost your mood, and kick off 2026 with clarity — no alcohol required.

Saturday, January 3, 2026 | 3:40 PM – 5:30 PM
Price: $45 per person
Capacity: 15 guests

ADDICTION FICTION

Under the Volcano Book Review: Malcolm Lowry’s Brutal, Unflinching Portrait of Alcoholism

Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. What makes it extraordinary is it's unforgettable is its painfully accurate portrait of addiction—its gravity, its seductive pull, its ruinous logic, and the way it warps the inner and outer worlds of the person caught inside it.

CLASSY PROBLEMS

Classy Problems: Time is Money

Classy Problems is a daily post of thinking in motion by Dan T. Rogers. Each post stands alone as a thought-provoking piece, yet together, they create a puzzle of ideas. They invite you to see things from a different angle, rethink what you thought you knew, and explore what’s beyond your current understanding.

THIRSTY FOR WONDER

A Winter Solstice Ritual for Recovery

The Winter Solstice is the turning point of the year. The longest night. The moment the earth leans as far into darkness as it can before slowly tilting back toward the light. The ancient Celts honored this night because it carried a quiet promise. The promise that light always returns, even if slowly. Even if softly. Even if in ways we can’t always recognize at first.

RECOVERY PODCASTLAND

The Hidden History of Addiction in America: David Herzberg on Big Pharma, Privilege, and the War on Drugs

What if the story we’ve been told about addiction in America is only half the truth?

In Episode 85, host Stephen Kimball sits down with David Herzberg, historian, professor at SUNY Buffalo, and author of “White Market Drugs: Big Pharma and the Hidden History of Addiction in America.” What unfolds is a sharp, unsettling, and deeply human conversation about how addiction has been shaped not just by substances, but by power, policy, and privilege.

HAPPY EVERY HOUR

The Gift That Says “I See You”: Why NA Beer Club Belongs Under Every Sober Tree (Including Yours)

There’s a particular kind of joy in finding a gift that doesn’t just fill space. It gets someone.

Not the novelty mug. Not the emergency candle. However, I do love a good candle, particularly if it's also funny. I'm talking about the kind of gift that quietly says, “I know what you love. I know what you’re choosing. And I’m cheering you on.”

Enter: NA Beer Club.