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The Sober Curator's Sobriety Story Jul 14, 2026 3241 If you've ever moved to a new city thinking a fresh start would fix the drinking -- and then found yourself alone on the couch at 2 PM on a Tuesday with a bottle you swore you weren't opening? Alysse Bryson gets it. This week I'm talking to the founder of The Sober Curator, who has 20 years sober. We get into the geographic cure, project-managing your own rock bottom, emergency heart surgery at 4

Magic, Medicine, Misery Jul 7, 2026 2852 In this episode I talk to comedian Zach Noe Towers, who spent the first five years of his stand-up career doing a shot before his set and a beer during it, convinced it made him calm and in tune with the room. He walks me through his whole magic-medicine-misery arc: the scared gay kid in St. Louis who found that alcohol helped, the 30th birthday where he woke up in a stranger's bed already late fo

What Anorexia and Drinking Have in Common is Everything Jun 30, 2026 3249 There’s a specific kind of person who hears “just have dessert sometimes” and counters with a38-day countdown to her dad’s birthday cake. Misti Milner is that person, and it turns out so amI. We talk about the offhand comment from a popular kid that lodged in her brain for decades,the era when every mom in the neighborhood was doing Jane Fonda in the basement or drivingto Jazzercise, and the deepl

She Wasn't Like the Other People in the Room Jun 23, 2026 2802 If you've ever sat in a therapist's office for months working on everything except the thing you do every single night — same. My friend Rebecca Nelson Lubin has almost 14 years sober, and she told me about going to therapy for the panic attacks she got driving over the bridge, and somehow the drinking just never came up. We get into the weekends that started Thursday and ended Tuesday, and the da

The Diary of a Twenty Five Year-old Alcoholic Jun 16, 2026 2708 If you’ve ever woken up with an injury you couldn’t explain and just… made up a story about it, Elli gets it. She had her first drink at 13, her first blackout at 14, and then blacked out almost every time she drank for ten years, the whole time deciding she was just a bad person instead of a kid who couldn’t stop. We get into the fake Twitter account a group of girls built to bully her at 16, her

The Truth About Sobriety and Mental Health Jun 9, 2026 2532 If you've ever assumed sobriety would turn you into a calm, well-adjusted person who makes good decisions and drinks green juice while journaling at sunrise, Sara Christine Berelsman would like a word. We talk about drinking, bipolar disorder, shame, marriage, motherhood, writing your way through the hard stuff, getting judged by small-town boss babes, and why telling the truth can be terrifying b

Tanya J Part 2: When Grief Tests Your Sobriety Jun 3, 2026 2122 Tanya J is back for Part Two, and I would strongly suggest listening to Part One first unless you enjoy walking into the emotional equivalent of a movie halfway through and asking, “Wait, why is everyone crying?” Tanya’s story goes from sober parties and family Thanksgiving to grief, trauma, motherhood, court, recovery, and the very rude discovery that life does not stop being life just because yo

The Fixer Finally Asked for Help Jun 2, 2026 2422 This week on Drunk-ish, I’m talking with my friend Tanya J, whose sobriety story does not begin with teenage keg stands or dramatic college beer pong. Her drinking took off later, wrapped up in marriage, wine with dinner, perfectionism, parenting, adoption stress, family chaos, and the deeply annoying belief that if you’re the “responsible one,” you must be fine. Tanya shares how fear, control, ca

Sober Moms, Teenagers, and the Big Alcohol Talk May 26, 2026 3150 This week on Drunk-ish, I’m trying something a little different: a topic episode instead of one guest story. I’m joined by Casey McGuire Davidson and Sara Kaufman-Bradstreet to talk about getting sober after having kids, what our children remember — or thankfully don’t — and how we talk to teenagers about drinking, weed, driving, consent, and all the fun topics that make parenting feel like a host

From Bar Fights to 45 Years Sober May 19, 2026 2749 This week I’m talking with my Rob Hill, who has 45 years sober and somehow manages to make attempted childhood sibling murder, lesbian bar fights, therapy, motorcycles, and spiritual awakening feel like one very eventful coffee date. Rob takes us from feeling different as a kid, to drinking early, to getting sober, relapsing once, crawling back, and building a life she still loves showing up for.

When Rehab Doesn't Fix Everything May 5, 2026 2737 This week I’m talking with Josh Welch, a criminal defense lawyer, husband, dad, and person in recovery who has been through it — rehabs, relapses, shame spirals, rebuilding, and the occasional very bad idea involving a tallboy immediately after treatment. You may also recognize him as a frequent guest on his wife's podcast, I've Had It. Josh talks about getting sober after years of addiction, how

A Sobriety Story With a Plot Twist Apr 28, 2026 3013 This week, I’m talking with my friend Cindy — no last name, because we are classy and mysterious like that. Cindy takes us from growing up in Mississippi, to 1980s New York, to getting sober young, to the complicated, sneaky way pain pills pulled her back into addiction after years in recovery. We talk about shame, secrecy, chronic pain, AA, bad boy choices, schoolteacher glamour, and the miracle

Menopause, Muscle Relaxers and Relapse Apr 21, 2026 2656 This week I’m talking with Kira Reed, and wow, we get into it. We talk about the kind of childhood stuff that follows you around, getting launched into adulthood way too early, and the many extremely bad ideas that can grow out of trying to outrun grief. Kira talks about her path from wild 80s partying into heroin addiction, getting sober, relapsing years later through prescribed muscle relaxers,

Do You Need AA to Get Sober? Apr 14, 2026 3038 Stefanie decided to take a week off from guest stories to argue about AA with her friend Tamara Mello, who is sober but also takes the occasional gummy, which according to some corners of Sober Facebook means she is not sober, which means she should probably turn in her badge. Wait, nobody gave her a badge. That's the whole problem. They talk about the imaginary sober rule book nobody can find, th

The Worst Night of His Life Started at the Comedy Store Apr 7, 2026 3281 Stefanie sits down with her neighbor Josh Sautter, who broke his ankle and his leg riding a drunk electric scooter on New Year’s Eve and then called his mom from the hospital at 7am on January 1st. Classic. Josh got sober that week. From there things could only go up. We hear about meeting his wife because the world was ending (Covid, specifically), and somehow going from hosting a neighborhood pi

From Blowing a .21 to Running Sober Adventure Retreats Mar 31, 2026 2741 I talk to Laura Van Antwerp, who once sat on her couch reading a book by the Buddha, candles lit, vibes immaculate -- while doing shots of Sauza Blue tequila with a pineapple back. Her ex-boyfriend walked in and said, "What happened to you?" and she thought he was asking about her day. He was asking about her drinking. Laura tried everything to quit drinking: the wine-only rule, the expensive-wine

The First Sober Comics and the Friends They Lost Along the Way Mar 24, 2026 3078 I talk to Rich Shydner, a standup comic who once performed on acid, had a roast beef sandwich thrown at him on stage by his tripping girlfriend, and thought “I am one with the bugs” while sitting in a stream covered in mosquitoes. So yeah, he’s done some things. He’s also been sober since 1985, which is longer than some of you have been alive, and he's doing great! Rich was part of the original so

She Lost Everything—and Got Sober Anyway Mar 18, 2026 2595 In part two with Kristi Tanner, we get into what happened after everything fell apart: the second DUI, rehab, divorce, single motherhood, and the very weird miracle of building a life you actually want to be awake for. Kristi talks about getting sober with four little kids, learning how to be alone without losing her mind, and why her children now think rehab was basically the White House. Please

I Thought I Needed Better Drinking Rules Mar 17, 2026 3453 This week I’m talking to Kristi Tanner, and wow, did we have one of those conversations where you start nodding so hard you practically sprain your neck. Kristi walks me through the long, messy road from party girl to mommy-wine survival mode to full-blown chaos, complete with blackouts, denial, rehab, hiding bottles, and trying to convince herself she just needed better “rules.” We talk about how

Celeste Yvonne on the Lie Behind "Mommy Needs Wine” Mar 10, 2026 2727 This week I'm talking to Celeste Yvonne, author of It's Not About the Wine: The Loaded Truth Behind Mommy Wine Culture, and I have to tell you — I kept saying "same" out loud while reading her Scary Mommy interview. Celeste grew up watching her dad's Nicolas Cage-level alcoholism and figured as long as she wasn't that, she was fine. Meanwhile, she's hiding bottles and white-knuckling through bedti

The Sneaky Relapse: Lying, Shame, and Starting Over with Kim Evey Mar 3, 2026 2722 This week on Drunk-ish, my friend Kim Evey comes back for a do-over—because last time she was on in 2025, she wasn’t fully telling the story. We talk about what relapse can look like when you’re still saying the right things, still showing up… and quietly sliding into secrecy anyway. Kim gets brutally honest about perfectionism, shame, “sneaky” addiction brain, and how the smallest little off-ramp

Alcohol Free Was Easy, Quitting Weed Was Not with Sara Kaufman Bradstreet Feb 24, 2026 2885 I’m joined this week by Sara Kaufman Bradstreet, creator of No More Wasted Days, and honestly we could’ve titled this episode: The Nobel Prize in Making Rules You’ll Break By Tuesday. Sara and I talk binge drinking, brownouts, the fantasy of “I’ll only drink wine and beer,” and the oddly romantic chaos of being drinking partners—until one of you ruins the party by quitting. We also get into her Be

Little Addictions: What Happens After You Quit Drinking with Catherine Gray Feb 10, 2026 3269 Catherine Gray, best selling author of The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober, is here to talk about her new book Little Addictions, and let me tell you, this one hit close to home. We're talking about all the stuff we do too much of—phones, sugar, procrastination, people-pleasing—basically everything except drinking, which we've already quit. Catherine explains why her journalism friends literally coi

Good Hair, No Bra and Generational Trauma with Vicki Moser Feb 3, 2026 2987 This week I'm talking with my friend Vicki Moser about anxiety, complicated childhoods, and how sobriety helped her rewrite the story she'd been telling herself for decades. Vicki shares what it was like growing up painfully shy, caring for her sick mom while still a teenager, and eventually finding herself drinking to cope with all of it. We get into the messy middle of recovery, the freedom that

The Margarita That Started My Relapse with Colleen Saldana Jan 27, 2026 2655 This week I’m talking with Colleen Saldana, a therapist at a recovery center who somehow manages to be both deeply wise and extremely relatable. Colleen got sober at 21, relapsed at 38, and tells the whole “I’ll just have one margarita” story in a way that will make you laugh… and also clutch your water bottle tighter. We get into growing up around alcohol, anxiety, an eating disorder, the way add

I Hit Rock Bottom and Then I Lit it On Fire with Danielle Mercier Jan 20, 2026 3292 I love this episode because Danielle Mercier is basically a walking cautionary tale and a motivational poster at the same time. We get into her early “party girl” years, her brief era of thinking Las Vegas was a wholesome alternative to LA (amazing logic), and the moment her drinking finally caught up with her in the most dramatic way possible. From there, Danielle talks about getting sober, findi

(Part 2) When You Can't Accept the Unacceptable with Margot Rose Jan 14, 2026 2142 We’re back with Margot Rose for Part Two where Margot takes us somewhere heartbreaking and profound—family, divorce, regret, and the kind of loss that changes the shape of your whole life. We talk about what sobriety looks like when the “easy button” doesn’t exist, how shame can shove people out of the rooms, and why sometimes you do what you have to do just to get through the day. And then—hope:

We All Need a Parade with Margot Rose Jan 13, 2026 2535 I’m with Margot Rose this week, and let’s just say: if you’ve ever wanted a sobriety parade, you’re among friends. Margot and I go way back—16 years back—and we revisit the era when I was… not exactly a delight in sober spaces, and she was the rock-and-roll, sharp-edged voice I desperately needed. We talk Staten Island Ferry busking, the “white wine and coke” cocktail (please don’t), quitting coca

Dry January...Or Just Not Drinking with Tamara Mello Jan 6, 2026 2821 Tamara Mello is back (again… third? fourth? who’s counting), and I’m thrilled because she just hit three years sober with a January 2 sobriety date — which makes this time of year feel extra real. We talk about why “just moderate” can feel like a full-time job, why taking drinking off the table can weirdly bring relief, and how the holidays can either break you… or show you what you’re made of. Pl

Best Of: Kathleen Wilhoite Dec 30, 2025 4099 I'm taking one more week off for the holidays but next week I'll be back with all new episodes! This is a great interview with Kathleen Wilhoite — actress, musician, writer, teacher, and one of the most honest, hilarious, and compelling people I’ve met. We talked about getting fired from a movie before even filming (swizzle sticks in a jean jacket were involved), and finding herself again through

Best Of: Tamara Mello Bonus - Talking Bipolar Dec 24, 2025 2161 Tamara Mello came back a few days later to get a little more into dealing with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder along with her sobriety. It was a great discussion and worth bringing back especially right now around the holidays.

Best Of: Tamara Mello Wonders Why She Can't Drink Like a Normal Person Dec 23, 2025 3483 We're going back to the beginning with a fan favorite, my friend, Tamara Mello. Tamara is an actress (She's All That, Popular etc.), a mom and a jewelry designer (Grey By Tamara Mello on Etsy) and she's getting real on coming up on 3 years sober.

The Last Time I Went to Jail with Tara Motter Dec 16, 2025 3528 This week I’m catching up with Tara Motter, and it really does feel like a girlfriend hang… except with microphones and considerably more accountability. We talk about the whole “cool wine mom” era (oops), the way drinking can turn into your entire personality, and Tara’s truly iconic alter ego, T-Rex. Tara also tells the story of the night she hit bottom—yes, there was a taxi situation, yes, ther

From DUI to Off-Broadway: Sean Daniels Turns Alcoholism Into Art Dec 9, 2025 3464 If you’ve ever wondered whether “drinking is just part of my personality” is a solid life plan, this episode is for you. I’m joined by the hilarious and brutally honest Sean Daniels, a theater director who managed to get fired from his dream job for day drinking, then turned his mess into an Off-Broadway play and a whole nonprofit, the Recovery Arts Project. We talk relapse (so much more common th

The Sober Diaries: Clare Pooley Gets Real Dec 2, 2025 2893 If you’ve ever Googled “Am I an alcoholic?” at midnight (hi, welcome), you’re going to love this week’s conversation with the author of The Sober Diaries, Clare Pooley. We get into her days as “Sober Mummy,” why she once hid red wine in a coffee mug, the absolute hellscape of dancing in heels sober, and how quitting drinking somehow also led both of us straight into the arms of sugar. Clare’s stor

Perfectionism, Postpartum and Putting Down the Wine with Dana Bowman Nov 25, 2025 3121 If you’ve ever taken an “Am I an alcoholic?” quiz and argued with every single question… you’re going to love this one. Writer and mom of two Dana Bowman joins me to talk about growing up with a “dry drunk” dad, becoming the straight-A, teacher-of-the-year perfectionist, and then secretly drinking her face off on the couch. We laugh about wine-mom culture, hiding bottles in boots, and that first m

Girl Walks Out of a Bar with Lisa Smith Nov 18, 2025 3791 This week I sit down with Lisa Smith — author of Girl Walks Out of a Bar and co-host of Sober Living. Lisa and I get into everything from her New York lawyer days (including the part where she fully expected to die at 40) to the weekend routines she hid behind while her drinking spiraled. We talk about early sobriety, inpatient treatment, why some friendships shift and others surprise you, and the

Best Of: Sobriety That Doesn't Follow a Rule Book - Greg Fitzsimmons Nov 11, 2025 3003 This is the episode so nice I'm airing it twice!Comedian and longtime podcaster Greg Fitzsimmons joins me for a candid, hilarious, and deeply honest conversation about his decades-long journey without alcohol—and why he never calls himself “sober.”From getting drunk behind the bleachers at 13 to quitting after bombing a stand-up set in Boston, Greg opens up about addiction in his Irish Catholic fa

The Other Promises: Rehab Plot Twist with Anna David Nov 4, 2025 3103 I’m joined by the brilliant and hilarious Anna David, who’s (almost) at 25 years sober and has the receipts. We get into the infamous “Fix” headline fiasco, why community laughter can be medicine, and how she accidentally checked into the other Promises—think broken hoop, not Malibu tennis courts. Anna talks getting sober at 30, the power of 12-step, and how EMDR rewired her life. We also compare

Sobriety With a Bite - Rosebud Baker Oct 28, 2025 3834 In this conversation with Rosebud Baker, we trace a line from grief to grace: a political-family childhood near D.C., the loss of her little sister, finding alcohol, and then finding a room where people spoke her language. We talk about the slow work of sitting with feelings, Al-Anon, the beginnings of stand-up and writing, sobriety since 2006, pregnancy loss, IVF, becoming a mom, and the memoir s

How Not to Take a Polygraph with Jonathan Todd Schwartz Oct 21, 2025 3534 This week I sit down with Jonathan Todd Schwartz, who went from daily sports bets and a secret coke spiral to embezzeling money from his high profile musician clients like Alanis Morissette. We talk parenting while living a double life, the polygraph that blew everything up, and how it all changed. It's riveting from start to finish.You can follow Jonathan on IG: @therealjonathanschwartzYou can w

I Don't Call Myself an Alcoholic with Kate Anthony Oct 14, 2025 3195 This week on Drunk-ish, I sit down with my friend Kate Anthony—author, divorce coach, and host of The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast. Kate opens up about how playdates with wine turned into nightly drinking, the shame spirals at 3am (“Holy fuck, I can’t believe I drove” ), and the moment she realized alcohol was the problem, not her. We talk parenting, hitting that “I’m done” wall, what finally h

Diary of an Alcoholic Housewife – Brenda Tells All Oct 7, 2025 4400 This week on Drunk-ish I sit down with Brenda Wilhelmson, author of Diary of an Alcoholic Housewife. Brenda opens up about juggling motherhood, her years of trying to “look perfect on the outside” while feeling wrecked on the inside, and the rocky starts that came before lasting sobriety. We talk about vodka martinis with dissertation-writing cousins, accidentally lighting her hair on fire at an o

The Diary That Sent Robin Reiser to Rehab (Part 2) Oct 2, 2025 2008 Imagine getting sober before you could drive. That’s my guest this week, Robin Reiser, who checked into rehab at sixteen and never looked back. Well… not willingly, anyway. Robin tells me about being busted by her parents after they found her diary (rookie mistake), what it felt like to think alcohol was her best friend, and the surprisingly relatable “not today” trick she still uses to quiet that

The Diary That Sent Robin Reiser to Rehab Sep 30, 2025 2578 Imagine getting sober before you could drive. That’s my guest this week, Robin Reiser, who checked into rehab at sixteen and never looked back. Well… not willingly, anyway. Robin tells me about being busted by her parents after they found her diary (rookie mistake), what it felt like to think alcohol was her best friend, and the surprisingly relatable “not today” trick she still uses to quiet that

From Pharm Parties to Fentanyl, What Parents Need to Know Now Sep 25, 2025 1535 Richard Taite is back for part two, and this time we go deep into what parents really need to know about kids and drugs today. Richard explains how fentanyl shows up in everything from fake Percocet to weed, and how to have the hard conversations with our kids. We also talk about parenting through addiction, whether sending a teen to rehab for weed is overkill, and why he believes early, honest ta

Nobody Gets Sober on a Thursday with Richard Taite Sep 23, 2025 2509 Richard Taite might be the only guy who can tell me about running into Charlie Sheen in a crack-fueled hallway at 3 a.m., slam the door on his own intervention because “nobody gets sober on a Thursday,", and then casually mention founding one of the most successful rehabs in America. On this episode, Richard and I laugh (because sometimes you have to) about his six-month drug runs fueled by Big Ma

The Suitcase Incident with Kim Evey Sep 18, 2025 3511 Kim Evey is here, and let me just say: when your sobriety story includes Bartles & Jaymes in a high school bathroom, 99¢ store wine tastings, and accidentally peeing in your suitcase on Ambien… you know it’s going to be a good episode. We laugh about the “math” we used to do to justify three martinis before driving home , the art of hiding booze in the kitchen cabinets , and how motherhood m

The Voice Jane Morgan Heard That Changed Everything Sep 16, 2025 3288 This week I sit down with my friend and working medium, Jane Morgan. Jane and I go way back to the days when she looked like the serene mom who had it all figured out… until she collapsed on the floor saying, “would someone take this baby? Because I’m freaking out." That’s when I knew we’d be friends for life. In this episode we talk about everything from family booze trees to postpartum meltdowns

Part 2 with Jaime Hrobar: When “Just One” Became a Year-Long Spiral Sep 11, 2025 1929 Jaime Hrobar is back, and this time we get into the relapse, the chaos, and the miracle of finding her way out. From salivating over a martini before the olive even hit the toothpick , to realizing beer at breakfast isn’t a marriage-saver , Jaime’s honesty about rock bottom is as sharp as it is funny. We talk Hot Tamales (yes, the candy that tried to kill her) , parenting through her son’s four-an

Seeking Sobriety While Special Needs Parenting with Jaime Hrobar Sep 9, 2025 2864 This week on Drunk-ish, I sat down with Jaime Hrobar, who has one of those “you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up” drinking stories that starts with champagne at age eight and somehow ends with guzzling vodka out of a Smurf mug. Jaime takes us through her wild ride from college bingeing to DUIs, marriages that didn’t survive the chaos, and the messy middle of trying to parent two kids—including a son with

Sarah Rose Hyland: Chaos, Comedy and Sobriety Sep 4, 2025 3886 This week on Drunk-ish, I sit down with Sarah Rose Hyland — and no, not the one from Modern Family. (She’ll explain how that mix-up once scored her a year’s supply of whitening strips.) Sarah takes us from growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, feeling like she never fit at any cafeteria table, to finding her people in art, sports, and unfortunately, the party crowd . She shares her early drinking, a

Why “Just One Drink” Never Worked with Rob Schulte Sep 2, 2025 3390 This week on Drunk-ish I sit down with Vanderpump Robs podcaster Rob Schulte, who proves that sobriety stories come in all flavors. Rob grew up surrounded by bar culture in Missouri, lost his brother to alcohol, and still found himself drinking more in college instead of less. We talk about the long nights, the terrifying mornings, and the moment he realized he was about to throw away the biggest

Sex & the City, Suboxone, and Second Chances Aug 28, 2025 3191 I’m reunited with my old friend Greg Behrendt to talk alt-comedy nights, getting sober in the 90's, the curveball of cancer and pills, and the decidedly un-glamorous work of repairing family. Greg shares how opiate withdrawal felt “worse than the cancer,” why stand-up still keeps him sane, and what it’s like parenting now-grown kids while staying true to the comic inside. We also revisit the Sex a

From Margaritas at Mommy & Me to Living Alcohol Free Aug 26, 2025 3226 Guess who’s back? Suzanne Warye returns to Drunk-ish—and this time she’s got a book to promote and a lot more stories to spill. We cover everything from college drinking disasters to the very classy illusion of mom-wine culture (spoiler: it’s not classy, it’s just boxed wine in stemware). Suzanne talks about the caution tape her husband once put around the living room, the night she blacked out wi

Elby Taylor on College Drinking, Blackouts & Growing Up with a Sober Mom Aug 21, 2025 3286 This week on Drunk-ish, I get to do something extra special: interview my own daughter, Elby Taylor. Elby’s about to start her senior year of college, which means she’s got plenty to say about high school parties, sorority events, hangovers, and yes—even the worst fake ID in human history (her words, not mine). We talk about what it’s like growing up with a sober mom, how open conversations helped

Kaila Yu: Sex, Drug, Rock and Recovery Aug 19, 2025 2970 Kaila Yu has lived, okay? Like, seriously—bands, raves, modeling, drugs, pinup covers, and now… a book. She’s 11 years sober and somehow survived all of that without ending up in a Behind the Music cautionary tale. Her new book Fetishized is about the fetishization of Asian women, but our chat also hits on strict parents, terrible boyfriends, ecstasy that felt like God, and why cocaine basically t

Sobriety, DUIs & Reality TV Math (It Doesn’t Add Up) with Meredith Lynch Aug 13, 2025 2453 Meredith Lynch is back on Drunk‑ish—one of my OG guests! We talk about her three years sober, the “coming down the pike” debate (Mass Pike forever), and why watching reality TV hits different when you’re not drinking. We get into Love Island (Barbies behaving badly), The Valley’s brewery “apology,” Housewives culture around booze, the long DUI list, Kyle choosing not to drink, and the whole “Calif

Lisa Lampanelli on Fame, Food Addiction, and Finally Letting Go Aug 12, 2025 3845 This week on Drunk-ish, I sit down with the one and only Lisa Lampanelli—yes, the former “Queen of Mean,” now happily retired from stand-up and living her best life without hecklers or hotel mini-bars. We talk about everything from her epic career pivot to her recovery from compulsive eating, the wild Vegas dessert incident that led her to rehab, surviving codependency boot camp, and why she final

Addiction, Adderall and the Life I Didn't Think I Deserved with Jen Hirst Aug 5, 2025 3336 When Jen Hirst says sobriety was the hardest thing she’s ever done, she means it. In this episode, she shares her deeply personal journey from a normal supportive upbringing to sipping hand sanitzer and the inbetween which includes multiple rehab stays, two DWIs, and the terrifying moment she realized she might not wake up. But Jen also shares what came next: the choice to get honest, the slow reb

I'm Not an Alcoholic, I'm Just Misunderstood! Jul 29, 2025 3913 Ever feel like you’re the only one who drinks like that? Yeah… you’re not. This week on Drunk-ish, I talk to the hilarious and thoughtful Phil Idrissi, who went from cigar-smoking, Blanton’s-chugging big shot in a Cadillac to a guy sitting in a church basement wondering what the hell just happened. We talk about the moment a marriage counselor poked him in the chest and called him a dying alcoholi

Mia Idrissi: Dating While Sober Is Not For the Weak Jul 23, 2025 2231 In this second episode with Mia Idrissi, we talk about how fun it is to have feelings now. You know—like sadness, shame, and rage, but without the vodka chaser.Mia drops gems about dating while sober (it’s hard, no notes), learning to sit with uncomfortable emotions, and how grief just kind of shows up like an uninvited guest with dirty shoes. We also talk about how sometimes sobriety isn’t all su

Booze, Binging and Broadway Dreams with Mia Idrissi Jul 22, 2025 3220 Mia Idrissi joins Drunk-ish to share the kind of story you don’t hear every day—raw, hilarious, heartbreaking, and ultimately redemptive. With 32 years of sobriety under her belt (her third time getting sober), Mia talks candidly about growing up in a party-heavy home, sneaking cigarettes at age six, and getting drunk for the first time at five. She opens up about the trauma of losing her brother

Smells Like Bad Memories with Tamara Mello Jul 16, 2025 2776 It’s a special bonus episode of Drunk-ish and Stefanie is joined once again by fan-favorite Tamra Mello for a full-on cautionary tale confessional of their "not quite rock bottom" moments. From blackout trips to Mexico to drunken stair tumbles and late-night storms of rage, Stefanie and Tamra swap “how did we survive that?” stories from their wildest drinking days. It’s hilarious, horrifying, and

From Park Ave to Park Bench with Levy Lee Simon Jul 15, 2025 4293 This week, I’m joined by the incredibly talented (and equally hilarious) Levy Lee Simon—a playwright, actor, and proud New Yorker with a story that’s part cautionary tale, part comeback legend. From sipping leftover cocktails at family parties to starring in Broadway plays while dodging crack dealers (no, really), Levy opens up about addiction, parenting, homelessness, redemption, and the magical

How Do I Know If I Drink Too Much? Jul 9, 2025 1602 In this bonus episode, therapist-slash-sober badass Kelley Kitley is back to help me answer the most common question I get from women: Do I really have a drinking problem? We talk about “gray area” drinking, the myth of moderation (and yes, we name-check the moderation app founder who definitely didn’t moderate), how to tell if your 30-day cleanse is just foreplay for a February bender, and what

From Wine O' Clock to Real Talk with Kelley Kitley Jul 8, 2025 3124 This week, I’m joined by Kelley Kitley—a therapist, author, and mom of four—who also just happens to have grown up above a bar. (You can’t make this stuff up.) We talk about blacking out before high school, hiding wine in laundry baskets, and trying to out-journal our way out of addiction. But we also go deep: trauma, eating disorders, motherhood, shame, healing, and why our brains will still—afte

Drunk Driving and Dry Humor with Jimmy Pardo Jul 1, 2025 3523 Ever wonder how many times you can drive over Laurel Canyon drunk before you start questioning your life choices? Spoiler alert: way too many. This week on Drunk-ish, I’m joined by the hilarious Jimmy Pardo (Never Not Funny) to trade stories about our questionable 90s drinking habits, the fine art of convincing yourself you’re “just relaxed,” and what finally made him hang up the Miller Lite for g

On Gratitude for Breakfast Burritos with Kathleen Wilhoite Jun 24, 2025 4099 This week I sat down with the Kathleen Wilhoite — actress, musician, writer, teacher, and one of the most honest, hilarious, and compelling people I’ve met. We talked about getting fired from a movie before even filming (swizzle sticks in a jean jacket were involved), and finding herself again through songwriting, teaching, and recovery. We also get into what long-term sobriety actually looks like

From Southern Baptist to Booze Luge (Part 2) with Laura House Jun 18, 2025 2691 In Part 2 with Laura House, Laura shares how she tiptoed into sobriety thinking she just had a “snack problem” and accidentally discovered she was, in fact, an alcoholic. We talk about bulimia, dating without the booze crutch, our mutual past as makeout bandits, and why sex is weird when you can actually feel it happening. Bring snacks—no, don’t. You know what? Just bring headphones.

From Southern Baptist to Booze Luge with Laura House Jun 17, 2025 3507 You guys—this episode. I got to sit down with the hilarious and soulful Laura House, and we went deep. Like, therapy but with jokes deep. We talked about addiction, of course, but also about what it was like being an intense, over-feeling, approval-seeking kid who just wanted boys to like her and adults to lay off. Laura tells the story of how she went from being a church girl in Texas to drinking

Getting Drunk Out of a Garfield Mug with Alison Rosen Jun 10, 2025 4174 In this episode, I sit down with the hilarious and brutally honest Alison Rosen (Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend) We cover everything from body image (feeling like the fat kid) and bad boyfriends to Garfield mugs full of triple sec. Alison opens up about how she stopped getting drunk and making bad decisions and how she finally found something real with her husband—without the help of alcohol

Perfect in Public, Spiraling in Private with Laura Cathcart Robbins Jun 3, 2025 3187 You know when you meet someone and five minutes in, you’re like, “Oh… we’re going there”? That’s what happened when I sat down with Laura Cathcart Robbins — author of Stash, host of The Only One in the Room, and someone who knows what it’s like to be the one smiling on the outside while quietly falling apart.Laura opens up about hiding a pill addiction that no one saw coming, what finally brought

Quitting Booze & Boss Babe Culture with Emily Lynn Paulson (Part 2) May 28, 2025 3284 (Part 2) You ever wake up after a night out and think, “Well, that probably wasn’t my proudest moment”? Emily Lynn Paulson did that—only it involved a blackout, a hotel doorman, EMTs, and a luxury car she technically “earned” by selling skincare. (Yes, this is a sobriety podcast. Yes, this episode is delicious.) Emily and I get into what happens after you quit drinking—like the surprising ways you

Quitting Booze & Boss Babe Culture with Emily Lynn Paulson (Part 1) May 27, 2025 3206 You ever wake up after a night out and think, “Well, that probably wasn’t my proudest moment”? Emily Lynn Paulson did that—only it involved a blackout, a hotel doorman, EMTs, and a luxury car she technically “earned” by selling skincare. (Yes, this is a sobriety podcast. Yes, this episode is delicious.) Emily and I get into what happens after you quit drinking—like the surprising ways your values

Addict, Burglar, Hero: Matthew Hahn's Unbelievable Story (Part 2) May 21, 2025 4005 This is part two of a two-part episode -Matthew takes me on a wild ride from his years of addiction-fueled crime to the jaw-dropping moment that made him risk his own freedom to do the right thing. We talk about what it’s like to face life in prison, how sobriety sometimes hits you when you’re least expecting it (like, in a prison cell), and why being sober doesn’t mean your story suddenly gets ea

Addict, Burglar, Hero: Matthew Hahn's Unbelievable Story (Part 1) May 20, 2025 3342 This is part one of a two-part episode -Matthew takes me on a wild ride from his years of addiction-fueled crime to the jaw-dropping moment that made him risk his own freedom to do the right thing. We talk about what it’s like to face life in prison, how sobriety sometimes hits you when you’re least expecting it (like, in a prison cell), and why being sober doesn’t mean your story suddenly gets ea

From Rehab to Rockstar and Back to Rehab with Kay Hanley May 13, 2025 4648 This week on Drunk-ish, I’m hanging out with Kay Hanley from Letters to Cleo. You know, the badass rockstar who was the soundtrack to your high school heartbreak? Yeah, that one. Kay gets real about the moment her alcoholism went from rockstar cliché to full-on life crisis, and how she finally found sobriety. We talk about the mom guilt that comes with drinking while parenting (remember when servi

Jello, Vicodin & a Promise in Blood with Jane Edith Wilson May 6, 2025 3661 You know that friend who can make you laugh so hard you snort LaCroix out your nose, then two minutes later has you ugly crying in public? That’s Jane Edith Wilson. I’ve known Jane forever, and in this episode, she shares her deeply personal (and frequently hilarious) journey from awkward redheaded church kid with a homemade bonnet… to full-blown blackout drinker charming Vicodin prescriptions out

Bonus: Tamara Mello Gets Real About Bipolar Disorder Apr 30, 2025 2161 Tamara comes back to the pod because she felt like she left a little bit about bipolar disorder unsaid. She delves more into what life was like after the diagnosis and how things are now. All this but IT'S FUNNY.

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