Recovery Rocks

The last time Tawny and Lisa talked about technology and social media addiction was pre-pandemic. The problem has gotten worse since but the core problems remain the same. Many of us are constantly drawn to our phones, whether checking for social media updates, new texts and emails, or to stream. They talk about their own struggles in this area, including attempts to . reduce, moderate, or abstain from technology apps. These habits are hard to break. But there’s help! Internet Addicts Anonymous (ITAA) has a lot of great information that can be engaged with on many different levels.

Music Minute features Bo Burnham.

Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous: internetaddictsanonymous.org

How to Break Up with Your Phone: https://phonebreakup.com/

24/6 Giving Up Screens One Day a Week: https://www.tiffanyshlain.com/24-6book
This episode is sponsored by the amazing folks at Soberlink! soberlink.com/partners/recovery-rocks

Tawny and Lisa talk with Casey Davidson, of Hello Someday Coaching and the Hello Someday podcast. She’s a certified life coach and a Master Practitioner in Core Energy Leadership, who helps other successful women reevaluate their relationship with alcohol, get out of overwhelm, and create lives they love. They talk about the anxiety, imposter syndrome, secrets, and hiding that come along with the spiral downward into problematic drinking. And how that cycle can be broken with honesty and community to build a life you feel good about.

Music Minute features Gym Class Heroes.

Find Casey here: hellosomedaycoaching.com
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Katie Mack is a groundbreaking sober creative and the Creator/Producer of F*cking Sober: the first 90 days podcast, which won the 2021 Webby Award for Best Writing and was nominated for Best Limited Series. Tawny and Lisa talked with her about Season 2 of F*cking Sober as well as future seasons. Mack’s mission is to spotlight sober voices that break stereotypes and defy our expectations of “sober people.” They talk community, connection, and the power of our stories to help each other.

Music Minute features the incredible sober musicians who create the soundtrack to F*cking Sober podcast.

Check out F*cking Sober: www.fckingsoberpodcast.com

Learn all about Mack here: www.mackstage.com

A listener wrote to ask Tawny, “Is sobriety a skill?” Tawny and Lisa say yes. It’s a skill they develop, practice daily, keep fresh, and try to grow from. But it’s also a skill that, like strength and endurance at the gym, disappears if we stop working it. That’s why they use the tools in their sobriety toolkits, like exercise, connecting with others in recovery, meditation, and, for Lisa, the 12 Steps. It’s also why they both say that they are “in recovery” and not “recovered.”

Music Minute includes Metallica, Pitbull, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Tawny and Lisa tackle a question from a listener: “How do you get a sponsor if you’re not in AA?” For those in recovery outside AA, and for sober-curious people doing dry months and otherwise cutting back or quitting alcohol, having an accountability partner and/or sober community is essential. Lisa talks through what an AA sponsor is and isn’t, as well as what a recovery coach does. Tawny notes the importance of therapy for those who have access, but peer support for anyone and everyone regardless. Resources are listed below.

Music Minute features Bono and Gwen Stefani.

Check out some of Recovery Rocks’ favorite sober and sober-curious communities:

Tempest: https://jointempest.com/

Ruby Warrington’s Sober Curious: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sobercuriousbook

Sober Black Girls Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SBGirlsC

Seltzer Squad Support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/320391232214297/?ref=pages_group_cta

She Recovers Together: https://www.facebook.com/groups/394380537687492

She Recovers Support for Black, Indigenous, & Women of Color: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SHERECOVERSSupportBIWOC

The Luckiest Club: https://www.facebook.com/theluckiestclub
This episode is sponsored by the amazing folks at Soberlink! soberlink.com/partners/recovery-rocks