Good Advice and Stories for your Sober Curious Journey

At the beginning of my sober curious journey, I found a lot of quiet support from different types of art – writing, listening, watching films and tv, and making different recipes.

I find that alcoholism and sober lifestyles are being discussed and explored more and more in mainstream culture. Or, I’m just aware now that I’m in it. In any case, here’s an excerpt from my comic Sober Summer of the articles, shows, and websites that helped me on my journey and I hope they help you too!

Find the links to everything below :)

Read

Brene Brown – “What Being Sober has Meant to Me”

Sarah Levy in Cup of Jo – “Why I Gave Up Drinking and How it Changed My Life“

David McMillan in Bon Appetit – “My Restaurant was the Greatest Show of Excess You’d Ever Seen and It Almost Killed Me“

Watch

Tuca and Bertie by Lisa Hanawalt (Netflix)

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot by Gus Van Sant (Amazon Prime)

Listen

Death, Sex, and Money podcast with Anna Sale

• Jason Isbell and Will Welch: Somebody Needs Me

• A whole series on alcohol

How Tamara Mellon Gets it Done on The Cut on Tuesdays podcast

Make

I found great non-alcoholic recipes on these websites and there are some fantastic non-alcoholic drinks on the market now too.

imbibemagazine.com

seedlipdrinks.com

bonappetit.com