Recovery Rocks
Co-hosted by recovery advocates Lisa Smith and Tawny Lara. A rock and roll-loving Gen X lawyer in 12-step recovery from addiction to alcohol and drugs. An equally rock-obsessed Millennial writer who found addiction recovery through blogging. Give them a couple microphones and you get the Recovery Rocks podcast, a new kind of discussion about the issues impacting those who struggle and recover, reflecting different perspectives, but finding much in common.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 294
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 288: (Rebroadcast) Episode 202: Sobriety & Money with Special Guest Jill Sirianni, LCSW of Frugal Friends Podcast
Tawny and Lisa interview Jill Sirianni, co-host of the podcast Frugal Friends, which aims to change how we think about frugality. It does not mean being cheap. Frugal living intersects with minimalis…
00:40:53 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Episode 287: (Rebroadcast) Episode 218: Recovery Rock Stars: Art Alexakis of Everclear
Tawny and Lisa talk to Art Alexakis, frontman for Everclear, one of the defining bands of the 1990s, still going strong. Art has almost 35 years of recovery, living very much one day at a time. They …
00:47:29 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Episode 286: (Rebroadcast) Episode 223: People Pleasing is Over
Tawny and Lisa talk about Tawny’s recent Beyond Liquid Courage newsletter, "People Pleasing is Over." She learned through years of recovery and therapy that her people-pleasing is tied to her codepe…
00:33:18 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Episode 285: (Rebroadcast) Episode 230: Addiction is a Family Disease
Tawny and Lisa talk about addiction as a family disease. Whether it’s with your birth family or your chosen family (or both!), healing individually and as unit can break cycles of addiction and unhea…
00:30:18 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Episode 284: (Rebroadcast) Episode 238: “Drunk on Film” with Ted Mandell
Tawny and Lisa talk with Ted Mandell, Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Film, Television, and Theatre. Tawny has been a guest speaker for Ted’s class, “Drun…
00:42:01 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
Episode 283: (Rebroadcast) Episode 242: Dry Month 101 with Hilary Sheinbaum
Tawny and Lisa talk with Hilary Sheinbaum about her new workbook, GOING DRY: A Practical Guide to Drinking Less and Living More. The workbook takes readers through all phases of a sober or sober-curi…
00:36:52 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
Episode 282: (Rebroadcast) Boundaries, Gray-Area Drinking, and Core Values with Lindsay Sutherland Boal
Tawny and Lisa talk with Lindsay Sutherland Boal, a coach, advocate, and the founder of both The Uncovery App and She Walks Canada, which support women overcoming problematic relationships with alcoh…
00:38:45 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Episode 281: Why We’re Taking a Summer Break
Tawny and Lisa are taking a summer break from the podcast, but encore episodes will air until they’re back in September. They talk about how it feels to pause and what they’ll be doing. It’s an oppor…
00:32:06 |
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Episode 280: Nurture Yourself with Nature
City girls love nature, too! Tawny and Lisa talk about the role it plays in their recoveries. Spending time in nature is linked to both cognitive benefits and improvements in mood, mental health and …
00:29:50 |
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Episode 279: Call Your Friends. Literally. Then Go Outside.
Tawny and Lisa talk about the power of being with people in person, including on their recent travels. What’s different when we’re off the screens? How do we motivate ourselves when it feels easier t…
00:34:19 |
Fri 04 Jul 2025
Episode 278: The Perks of Slow Success with Chris Marshall of Sans Bar
Chris Marshall, founder of Sans Bar, the first non-alcoholic bar in North America, wrote a book! Faster Than Light covers Chris’ journey, shaped by early childhood trauma, from being a young Black ma…
00:46:58 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Episode 277: Finding Humor in Sobriety with Tiffany Jenkins
Tiffany Jenkins, the bestselling author of High Achiever, is here! She’s out with a new can’t-put-it-down memoir, A Clean Mess. It chronicles her life after addiction—the raw, the dark, and the hilar…
00:33:00 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Episode 277: Dublin, Paris, and Jim Morrison - Tawny’s EuroTrip Recap
Tawny spent a week teaching a writing course in Dublin, followed by a long weekend pursuing Parisian pleasure. She talks about the impact of her trip, both on her recovery and her art. With the press…
00:30:39 |
Fri 13 Jun 2025
Episode 276: Sports Betting + Tech Addiction with Carl Erik Fisher
Tawny and Lisa talk with Carl Erik Fisher, an addiction physician, bioethicist, person in recovery, and author of The Urge: Our History of Addiction. Carl recently wrote a powerful essay, The Price W…
00:44:04 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
Episode 275: Artist Appreciation: Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen
What a dangerous time we live in when the President personally attacks artists for speaking against America’s current fascist regime. The Boss (Bruce Springsteen) spoke truth to power at a recent Lon…
00:35:47 |
Fri 30 May 2025
Episode 274: Sober Summer: Beat the Heat Without a Drink
Tawny and Lisa talk about all things sober summer. Going on vacation or to parties where there will be booze and maybe pressure to drink? They’ve got you covered. Staying home without plans? They’ve …
00:31:30 |
Fri 23 May 2025
Episode 273: Threats to Sober Advocacy and Speech
Tawny and Lisa are both experiencing new challenges in their work due to the fascist administration. It’s gotten much harder for Tawny to do her many jobs (working with a non-profit, academic public …
00:29:19 |
Fri 16 May 2025
Episode 272: Glimmers 2.0 - The Opposite of Triggers
Back by popular demand, Tawny and Lisa discuss the importance of finding Glimmers (smallthings in daily life that spark a little joy) during stressful times. They share some recent glimmersin their l…
00:29:42 |
Fri 09 May 2025
Episode 271: Showing Up as an Activist While Prioritizing Sobriety and Mental Health
Showing Up as an Activist While Prioritizing Sobriety and Mental Health What does it mean to “show up” as a sober person in this time of political unrest? Tawny and Lisa share how they stay political…
00:26:21 |
Fri 02 May 2025
Episode 270: How to Read the News (Literally and Figuratively)
We’re all experiencing information overload, with truth and lies mixed across all kinds of media we consume. As a journalist, Tawny has guidance on how to make sure you’re reading credible, real news…
00:33:51 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of Recovery Rocks. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.