‘The opposite of addiction is connection’ AUDIO – PLUGGED IN – Oct. 4, 2025 - “I mean, little things make me happy,” Rebecca Roberts said sitting in the sun on a cafe patio in Courtenay. “Even just enjoying the beautiful nature in the Comox Valley.” ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 14 2025sobriety
Silver Sobriety: A Senior Haven For Curbing Addiction GREY HAIR -SILVER THOUGHTS – Sept. 12, 2025 - Silver Sobriety has a mission to “address the unique addiction needs of adults age 50 and older.” The organization’s services, focus on education, provide support in a pe... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 14 2025sobriety
Alex Pereira and Sister Aline Credit Each Other in Heartfelt Confession About Overcoming Alcoholism SOBRIETY ON THE ROAD – Sept. 29, 2025 - In July this year, Aline Pereira joined her brother, Alex Pereira, as a champion. Aline was crowned the Karate Combat flyweight champion in Miami after she defeated Fani Peloum... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousOct 07 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsobriety
Giving up alcohol for Sober October? TRY THIS – Sept. 29, 2029 - Curious about trying Sober October, the global challenge to give up alcohol for 31 days to benefit your health and raise awareness for cancer? Life Kit is here to help. Staying sober fo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousOct 07 2025RecoveryRecovery Advocatesobriety
‘Walking was a great tool to help me get sober’ ONE STEP AT A TIME – Sept. 28, 2025 - A man who overcame an addiction to alcohol that spanned two decades said “walking was a great tool” when he initially took strides to become sober. Jimmy Thistle, who is now a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaOct 07 2025sobriety
How I Drank My Way to Sobriety DROVE MYSELF SANE – Sept. 23, 2025 - Katie Herzog understands this reality intimately. For nearly 20 years, alcoholism took over her life, her relationships, and her career. She tried repeatedly to stop drinking, but... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousSept 30 2025sobriety
Miley Cyrus Says Gardening Helps Her Maintain Her Sobriety PLANTING THE SEEDS – September 23, 2025 - Miley Cyrus is opening up about her passion for gardening and how it helps her maintain an important practice in her life. Miley got candid about how the “very personal proce... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 30 2025sobriety
Flavor Flav Determined to Stay Sober Forever FIGHT FOR SOBRIETY – September 24, 2025 - He told People magazine about his continuing sobriety journey: "Right now it's going very well. I'm back on point. I'm back on track, you know what I'm saying? "And this is ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 30 2025sobriety
Milwaukee’s ‘Largest Sober Tailgate’ VIDEO – SOBER TAILGATE – September 16, 2025 - While some may think alcohol is just part of watching sports, local organizations are working to change the narrative. In celebration of National Recovery Month, The Phoe... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSept 23 2025sobriety
Women Inspired By Her Own Sobriety VIDEO – TO THINE OWN SELF BE SOBER – Sept. 19, 2025 - September is National Recovery Month. It acknowledges the health care providers and those in recovery for the ongoing efforts to tackle challenges with addiction.... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 23 2025sobriety
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSept 23 2025sobriety
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 23 2025sobriety
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 23 2025sobriety
Mom Goes Viral For TikToking Her Sobriety Journey MOTHER’S DAY EVERY DAY – Sept. 10, 2025 - Since then, she has amassed over 400,000 followers on TikTok, sharing her sobriety journey from the early days of recovery to now. “I quit 10 days before my son turn... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 16 2025sobriety
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 16 2025sobriety
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSept 09 2025sobriety
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSept 09 2025sobriety
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaSept 02 2025sobriety
A Fellow Legend Slammed Billy Joel’s Sobriety Journey PLAY NICE – July 26, 2025 - “Elton had made a comment that he thought I needed real rehab,” Joel says in the second half of HBO’s And So It Goes, referring to Elton John’s 2011 Rolling Stone interview. “He chalked it... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 02 2025sobriety
DeAnna Pappas Gets Real About Her Sobriety VIDEO – WOMAN OF THE WORLD – Aug. 28, 2025 - The Bachelorette’s DeAnna Pappas is saying NO to alcohol. “It’s been the best decision that I ever could have made,” she shared while celebrating the launch of iHeartRa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietySept 02 2025sobriety
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...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 19 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediasobriety
Harry Hamlin Admits to 1 Year Sober AND HE’S VERY HAPPY – Aug. 15, 2025 - The Clash of the Titans and Mad Men star, said he “lost a considerable amount of weight” from giving up alcohol, also shared that he has been sober during different times of his ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 19 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyRecoverysobriety
Gen Z & Millennials are Driving Great American Drinking Decline AUDIO – THIS IS MASSIVE – Aug. 13, 2025 - As concerns about health impacts rise, fewer Americans are reporting that they drink. The survey finds that 54% of U.S. adults say they drink alcoholic beverages such as liqu... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 19 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediasobriety
Most Common Question Asked About My 5 Year Sobriety CELEBRATING NON-ALCOHOLIC LIFE – July 27, 2025 - From the age of 14 to 24, I was caught in a relentless cycle of binge drinking most weekends. Monday through Thursday, I was fine, but then came Friday to Sunday wh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 12 2025sobriety
When Christie Brinkley Couldn’t Tolerate Billy Joel’s Alcoholism MORE COUPLES THERAPY – July 24, 2025 - Their romance started off idyllic following a chance meeting on a Caribbean island, but the harsh throwaway comment Billy Joel uttered to wife Christie Brinkley amid his battle ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 05 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietysobriety
Rock Icon Ozzy Osbourne Remembered SOBER HERO – July 22, 2025 - Known around the world as the “Prince of Darkness,” Osbourne redefined what it meant to be a rock star. From his pioneering work with Black Sabbath in the 1970s to his outrageous so... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJuly 29 2025RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsobriety
Oasis’ Tour Secrets: Sobriety, Mystery Messages & Charitable Giving… JUMBOTRON ACTION – July 19, 2025 - In January, it was revealed Liam will be sober throughout the summer months to make sure the reunion gigs all go off without any issues. Liam seems to be taking the comeback very... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJuly 29 2025sobriety
Bushwick Woman’s Recovery Starts on TikTok AUDIO – MORNING EDITION – July 14, 2025 - Addiction specialists said finding community, even online, is crucial to success. CONTINUE@WNYC ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJuly 22 2025sobrietyTikTok
‘Sobriety is a Second Puberty’ LIFE BEYOND ALCOHOL – July 16th, 2025 - When Lauren McQuistin was in the grip of alcoholism, sobriety didn’t only seem impossible – it seemed pointless. Sobriety was something for other people to strive for. People w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJuly 22 2025sobriety
Non-alcoholic Drinks Can Trigger Relapse OR PREVENT THEM? – July 4, 2025 - The “sober-curious” movement has gained strength in recent years alongside research directly linking alcohol to seven cancers and increased risk of heart disease. Earlier this yea... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJuly 15 2025sobriety