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
- 295
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 114: Episode 114: Special Guest Robin McIntosh of Workit Health
Robin McIntosh is the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Workit Health, which offers clinically-proven virtual care for substance use, mental health, and co-occurring disorders. Tawny and Lisa talked all about…
00:31:21 |
Fri 08 Apr 2022
Episode 113: Episode 113: Breaking Up with The Beatles and Other Obsessions
Tawny and Lisa talk about the recent op-ed piece in The New York Times, “We Can’t Work It Out: Why I Finally Broke Up with The Beatles,” by Josh Max. In the column, Josh compares his attachment to Th…
00:29:11 |
Fri 01 Apr 2022
Episode 112: Episode 112: Special Guest Simone Finch – Creator and Executive Producer of SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE
Simone Finch is the creator and executive producer of the Freeform/Hulu semi-autobiographical dramedy SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE. The show happens to be Tawny’s and Lisa’s current obsession. They were thril…
00:35:13 |
Fri 25 Mar 2022
Episode 111: Episode 111: Special Guest David Odyssey
David Odyssey is a writer, editor, performer, diviner, and cosmic being, who also happens to be sober. And he’s an incredible new friend of the podcast! Tawny and Lisa are taking a Tarot class with h…
00:42:23 |
Fri 18 Mar 2022
Episode 110: Episode 110: Sober Sex Event Recap
Tawny hosted her first in-person event since the pandemic started in collaboration with the folks at Minus Moonshine, Her Highness, Crisp & Crude! Both she and Lisa have missed being in rooms with pe…
00:34:05 |
Fri 11 Mar 2022
Episode 109: Episode 109: Anxiety and Panic Attacks
Tawny and Lisa both deal with anxiety disorder and, like so many of us, sometimes experience panic attacks. In this episode, they talk about how they handle them in the moment, including through mind…
00:33:15 |
Fri 04 Mar 2022
Episode 108: Episode 108: Sex and the City…and Sobriety
The “Sex and the City” reboot, “And Just Like That…,” examines Miranda’s struggle with drinking. Tawny and Lisa have thoughts on a portrayal that hits home in many ways. They were both excited to see…
00:35:09 |
Fri 25 Feb 2022
Episode 107: Episode 107: You Don't Need to Hit Rock Bottom
Tawny and Lisa discuss Tawny’s article in Tempest, “Do I Need to Hit ‘Rock Bottom’ Before Quitting Alcohol?” The answer is no! You don’t have lose everything – or anything – to decide that alcohol is…
00:30:38 |
Fri 18 Feb 2022
Episode 106: Episode 106: Little Sips and Bites
What happens when you take a sip of your club soda with lime and realize it’s got vodka in it? Or you bite into a chocolate and realize your mouth is full of the liquor it’s filled with? Tawny and Li…
00:23:23 |
Fri 11 Feb 2022
Episode 105: Episode 105: Skincare & Sobriety
Tawny and Lisa talk about #skincare, the giant online conversation about skincare routines. Tawny’s article for Mic, “The Best Skincare Routine is Sobriety,” lays out the truth about the damage alcoh…
00:29:31 |
Fri 04 Feb 2022
Episode 104: Episode 104: Special Guest Swan Huntley, author of GETTING CLEAN WITH STEVIE GREEN
Swan Huntley is the author of the new book GETTING CLEAN WITH STEVIE GREEN, a novel about one woman’s messy (and very funny) journey from self-delusion to self-acceptance. Lisa couldn’t put the book …
00:39:42 |
Fri 28 Jan 2022
Episode 103: Episode 103: Welcome to 2022!
New Year, same pandemic. Tawny and Lisa talk about the keeping sane in a continuing crazy time. One key is not putting pressure on themselves with New Year’s resolutions or other vows to “fix” things…
00:30:26 |
Fri 21 Jan 2022
Episode 102: Episode 102: Special Guest Shahjehan Khan – KING OF THE WORLD Podcast
Shahjehan Khan is the creator and host of KING OF THE WORLD, a riveting, bingeable podcast about his experience as a Pakistani American Muslim teenager who comes of age post 9/11. He also happens to …
00:43:47 |
Fri 14 Jan 2022
Episode 101: Episode 101: Special guest Amanda White, @therapyforwomen
Amanda’s book, Not Drinking Tonight launched this week, and Tawny and Lisa were thrilled to talk all about it with her. Amanda is a therapist behind the insanely popular Instagram account, @therapyfo…
00:39:02 |
Fri 07 Jan 2022
Episode 100: Episode 100: Our 100th Episode!
Tawny and Lisa celebrate 100 episodes of Recovery Rocks! They talk about how the showstarted, how it’s evolved, and how much joy it brings them. What began on a big, red couch inNew York City has gon…
00:27:23 |
Fri 17 Dec 2021
Episode 99: Episode 99: Finding and Loving Hobbies
In sobriety, life can get big. Tawny and Lisa talk about using their newfound time to do thingsboth fun and cathartic. Hobbies can be tools in working out energy, anger, and difficultemotions in reco…
00:28:10 |
Fri 10 Dec 2021
Episode 98: Episode 98: Destination Addiction
Destination addiction is the addiction to the idea that if a certain future event or circumstanceoccurs, life’s problems will be solved. Tawny and Lisa talk about these thoughts (for example, “ifI ju…
00:25:48 |
Fri 03 Dec 2021
Episode 97: Episode 97: The Money We Save Not Buying Booze
Money is often a taboo topic but it’s a significant issue in recovery. The good news is that themoney we used to spend on alcohol and all that goes with it (hello, late night tacos) can bespent produ…
00:29:06 |
Fri 26 Nov 2021
Episode 96: Episode 96: No One Cares
Tawny and Lisa talk about why and how to stop focusing so much on other people’s opinions, real and imagined. An article in The Atlantic entitle, “No One Cares” (linked below), provides a great frame…
00:28:48 |
Fri 19 Nov 2021
Episode 95: Episode 95: Dry Months: Sober October and Dry January
With Sober October over and Dry January around the corner, Tawny and Lisa talk about these annual challenges. Perfect for the sober curious (and the sober-curious curious!), Tawny reads from her arti…
00:31:19 |
Sat 13 Nov 2021
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