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Prison Inmates Credit Podcast with Saving Lives as ‘Sober Speak’ Surpasses 3 Million Downloads

GREAT APP – Sept. 15, 2025 - Founded in 2017 by John M., Sober Speak is a recovery-focused podcast featuring conversations with individuals working through the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Ranked among the top 1... Read More...

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Seeking a Higher Power by Michael Cowl Gordon

BOOK RECOMMENDATION – Sept. 2025 - We are experiencing an epidemic of epic proportions, as the stress of life seems to ever increase. Alcoholics Anonymous, and the dozens of other programs that address other problems... Read More...

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‘I tried to escape with drugs & alcohol’: Björn Borg on Quitting Tennis

QUITTING TIME – September 18, 2025 - "I’m a person who doesn’t say very much,” Björn Borg says with a wry smile. Borg, the greatest tennis player of his day, has spent 42 years saying nothing since he announced his r... Read More...

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Courage, Sobriety and Global Adventure in ‘Successful Runaway’

READING MATTERS – Sept. 18, 2025 - Tiffany Love, a military veteran and solo world traveler, has released her debut memoir, “Successful Runaway,” a raw, inspiring account of personal transformation, resilience, and a... Read More...

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5 Actors Who Went Sober And Immediately Turned Their Lives Around

RDJ and Company – Sept. 14, 2025 - It used to be that when non-famouses said they had gone sober, they’d court intrusive questions at best and mistrust or ostracization at worst. If they hadn’t had a melodramatic tra... Read More...

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18 Country Stars Who Are Committed to Sobriety

BAND OF AA BROTHERS & SISTERS – Sept. 2025 - (Photo: Shania Twain) One thing country music is known for? Drinkin’ songs. For some, there’s nothing like tipping back a cold one to a tune about tipping back a cold ... Read More...

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Jake Owen Celebrates Remarkable Transformation After 4 Years of Sobriety

LIVING THE LIFE! – Sept. 18, 2025 - Owen shared an Instagram post commemorating his personal achievement. Set to a black background, Owen weaved together some heavily thought-out words that sound much like a so... Read More...

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TV Business Star Opens Up on Addiction Battle

VIDEO – NEVER TOO LATE – Sept. 10, 2025 - Fox Business star and former Trump adviser Larry Kudlow has detailed his battle with cocaine and alcohol addiction in a new interview. Speaking on Miranda Devine’s Pod Force ... Read More...

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Rarely Seen ‘Too Close For Comfort’ Star Lydia Cornell Stuns Fans With Selfie

ALWAYS A STAR – Sept. 5, 2025 - It has been decades since Too Close for Comfort first aired, but Lydia Cornell remains as radiant as ever. The 72-year-old actress, best remembered for her role as Sara Rush on the bel... Read More...

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Alice Cooper Opens Up To Sammy Hagar On Sobriety

VIDEO – ROCK STARS – Sept. 10, 2025 - Alice Cooper talks to Sammy Hagar about why he decided to give up drinking and the affect it has had on his life. CONTINUE@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSAFkKeC... Read More...

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Bill W. Died an Addict, You Don’t Have To

By Burl Barer – Sept. 16, 2025 - Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, died in active addiction. Ignoring his doctor’s warnings, Bill continued consistent use of an addictive drug known, because of its d... Read More...

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How Lulu Hid Her Alcohol Addiction

VIDEO – STAR QUALITY – Sept. 6, 2025 - Lulu opened up about how she hid her alcoholism from the world after admitting this week she was a ‘secret drinker’ for years and believes she inherited the gene. The singer,... Read More...

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How Gen Z Is Rewriting the Rules of Sobriety

RULE 62 “Don’t take yourself too damn seriously” – Sept. 10, 2025 - In 1960 Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous and author of its famous 12 Steps, did something that would be unthinkable in today’s at... Read More...

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Tom Holland Says 3.5 Years of Sobriety Feels ‘Like a Brand-New Identity Almost’

MR. WHO? – Sept. 10, 2025 - As he divulged more about his sobriety journey, he confessed that there were moments when he struggled with wanting alcohol. But his lawyer offered him “a really poignant piece of advice,”... Read More...

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My Mother Gave Me My 1st Glass of Wine When I was 5

WHITE OR RED? – Sept. 11, 2025 - My mother Julia, a novelist, is witty and beautiful and engaging; she tells hilarious stories about people and says wise, unexpected things. I feel perfectly singled out in her compan... Read More...

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Hundreds Join Hands Across the Bridge to Celebrate Sobriety

AND SING LOUDLY – Sept. 1, 2025 - Hundreds of Vancouver and Portland residents celebrated their sobriety on Monday by joining hands across the Interstate 5 Bridge. “It’s just a reminder that recovery is for everyone ... Read More...

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The Twelve Steps: A Modern Hero’s Journey – PAPERBACK

NEW BOOK IN TOWN – ORDER ON SEPT. 9 - In this inventive and profound exploration of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, an old-timer of the program reveals the recovery journey for what it truly is: a modern rete... Read More...

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Man Bravely Shares His Journey to Sobriety

COURAGE COUNTS – Sept. 1, 2025 - “If I can drink 20 cans a day, hate myself, and believe life wasn’t worth living, yet still find a way to start again, then so can you,” he added. “‘You are not beyond help. You are n... Read More...

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Drunkin Donuts Alcoholic Coffee Drink Stirs Buzz

VIDEO – DOING DONUTS – Aug. 28, 2025 - Do you like espresso martinis and Dunkin’? If yes, then you’re in for the best of both worlds. “Kahlúa, the No. 1 coffee liqueur1, is teaming up with Dunkin’, America’s largest ... Read More...

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Heinekin 00 and Mocktails Can Help People Stay Sober or Is It a Sippery Slop?

AUDIO – PROVOKETAIL? – Aug. 27, 2025 - Several years into her sobriety, Logan Denzer decided to try nonalcoholic beer and mocktails while others around her drank real booze. “A lot of people feel out of place” whe... Read More...

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Why at 21 I’m Choosing Sober Over Hungover

BILLBOARD BURDEN – August 24, 2025 - I decided to get sober in March, just a few months before my 21st birthday. But not because it was trendy or because I believed I was an alcoholic. I drove across the country twic... Read More...

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Business Owner Shares Her Journey For Free

SHE HAD TO HAVE IT – Aug. 25, 2025 - As a young woman, Sarah Castleberry threw herself into pageants, putting everything she had in order to win the crown. When she became addicted to alcohol, she went all in on t... Read More...

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Courtney Stodden’s ‘1st Alcohol Free Birthday’

ANY MANY MORE – AUG, 29, 2025 - Courtney Stodden is 31 and sober!, She rose to fame as a child bride when they tied the knot to 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison at 16 in 2011. They came out as non-binary in 2021 and ... Read More...

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My Wine Addiction Made Me Do Something So Shameful To My Son It Haunts Me Still

FORGIVE NEVER FORGET – Aug. 17, 2025 - The middle-class mother had a loving husband, two adorable children and a charming home. She worked as a writer and producer for TV networks, including HGTV and National Geog... Read More...

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‘The Reservoir’: Drunk Seeks Sobriety with Grandparents’ Help

AUDIO – GREAT SHOW – Aug. 22, 2025 - Josh is at rock bottom: dropped out of college, kicked out of his halfway house, unsure how he got to the park where he just woke up and ignorant of where the deep, bleeding gash ... Read More...

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Sincere Comedy Show About Sobriety

LAUGHS MATTER – Aug. 21, 2025 - Holding her mic in both hands, tripping over her words a bit, Alex Stringer seems nervous when she comes onstage. It’s no wonder when the topic of her stand-up show, Happy Hour, ... Read More...

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‘SCARY’ Video shows Southwest pilot take sobriety test before DUI arrest

VIDEO – DRUNK – Aug. 21, 2025 - Newly released video captured the moment law enforcement accused a Southwest Airlines pilot of being under the influence in eastern Georgia before arresting him earlier this year. O... Read More...

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New Blood Pressure Guidelines Recommends Treatment and Skipping Alcohol

DOES BEER COUNT? – Aug. 14, 2025 - Nearly half of all adults in the US have higher than normal blood pressure. The goal numbers for adults haven’t changed, according to the guidelines: Normal blood pressure is less t... Read More...

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Walker Hayes Was Ready to ‘Drink Again’ After Daughter’s Funeral

PAUSE - HIT RESET – Aug. 9, 2025 - He was two-and-a-half years sober at the time, but then “I drove to a bar called 55 South, and I looked through the window and there were three guys at the bar,” he continued, “And ... Read More...

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Happy Birthday to My Sobriety

SELF WORTH! – Aug 13, 2025 - This time last year, I got sober. I wasn’t a daily drinker, but when I went out, I went hard in the paint—Jameson by the bottle, cheap beer in between. I’d pick booze money over dinner wh... Read More...

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