There is beauty in your chaos and even more in your acceptance of it. They say the 20s are for finding yourself but what about those of us that missed that memo? WTF, right? Don't worry, I have you all the way covered. Each Thursday, join Cynthia, a Brooklynite in her 30s as she adjusts to being sober (it's a thing), while navigating this crazy thing called life...one day at a time.
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Today's episode I wanted to dive into the first year of recovery. As I always state, recovery is personal and individual but I have seen some common themes when it comes to navigating tha…
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This episode is short and sweet, since today is Juneteenth, I wanted to talk about using our voices and that they're different ways to use your voice.
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**Disclaimer: my poor mic is having feedback issues. Trying my best to work out the kinks and will be resolved for episodes going forward!**
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This episode is just a continuation …
Before I dive into my topic today, I just wanted to say that this week, I lost someone so important to me in my life. She championed me from the jump, she understood my career (she was a mentor for m…
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Just saying hello, my friends. Just a check in, no set topic but a check in with you all. The world is still...crazy, Most of us are still in our homes (and if you're not -- th…
I think relapse gets a bad reputation in most recovery circles and it puts unneeded pressure on folks trying to keep themselves clean. It’s understandable as humans, we want to succeed and kick ass i…
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It's been a minute since I dropped an episode. I will be honest between work, 'rona, and this quarantine -- your girl had to take a mental break. More to come there. However, I missed y'all a…
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I'm sure most of us are trying to adjust to this new way of existing. I know that I am. First full week in working remotely and my cabin fever is already quite high.
While I do go outside for …
(Hey friends! I spoke about my lack of sense of self in my prior episode on self disrespect. Received a lot of good feedback from the episode, so I appreciate it. If you missed it, check it out here.…
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I think coping has been thrown out a lot more the past couple of years. I know, I would have side eyed this a couple of years ago because you know, we’re all human and we have …
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Today's episode we dive into boredom in sobriety. I know that while I was getting my act together last year, I was in the pink cloud, where I just felt that life was amazing (a…
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Today's episode is the second in our two part series with Kristen Feemster. In this episode, we continue to talk about views on diversity in recovery, mental health and how it …
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Today's episode is the first in another two part interview. Kristen Feemster joins us on the podcast to talk about her view on diversity in recovery, mental health and how it a…
YO! I can't believe January is almost gone! It flew by fast this year and I know some of y'all may be coming to the end of your sober January or maybe contemplating a sober February or longer stint. …
Today’s episode, I want to dig into disrespect. This episode was very vulnerable for me to record. I wavered on publishing it but I'm trying to not hold back this year. This is my truth and I hope it…
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Quick and dirty Q&A courtesy of my bestie, so yay! Question du jour is if I miss the "ease" of getting my drank on?
Truth is: I had to think on this because I didn't know how …
**Trigger/Content Warning: This episode includes discussions around suicide and suicidal thoughts. I acknowledge that this content may be difficult. I also encourage you to care for your safety and w…
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Hey gang, time to get new eps a-popping. With all the festivities behind us, I wanted to revisit the series I started way back when around alcohol (check out the other eps belo…
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Friends! I can't believe it's basically the end of the damn year! Where did this year go? I swear, it felt like yesterday when I was looking up at the clock in Virginia at this…
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I say this all the time but when I first decided to get sober, I thought my life would stay the same MINUS the copious amounts of booze. But your girl was lying to herself in e…