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 74 – Investing in Ourselves and What’s Possible
Tawny and Lisa talk about investing time, energy, and sometimes resources in things that bring them joy. For Tawny, it led to a Webby Award for the “F*cking Sober” podcast! All by being open to new i…
00:27:47 |
Fri 11 Jun 2021
Episode 73 - Sober Summer
Tawny and Lisa talk about summer excitement but there are still big pandemic issues affecting all of us. An article in The Atlantic captured the new depression/anxiety many people feel. And Tawny’s g…
00:29:38 |
Fri 04 Jun 2021
Episode 72 – Talking to Friends and Family About Your Drinking
Tawny talks about her recent interview with WebMD.com about these often-tricky conversations. This discussion has gone mainstream! Music Minute features a Gin Blossoms favorite and Counting Crows.
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00:30:17 |
Fri 28 May 2021
Episode 71 – Our Favorite NA Drinks
As the sober world continues to evolve, so does the drink market. This episode celebrates Tawny's favorite NA beers, wines, liquors, and other fun booze-free drink options while Lisa shares her appre…
00:27:33 |
Fri 21 May 2021
Episode 70 – Missing our Music
Tawny and Lisa discuss how they have drifted away from their regular music listening during the pandemic. A big reason for that has been content overload and the feeling that they should always be li…
00:27:18 |
Fri 14 May 2021
Episode 69 – Food Issues
Lisa talks about how she’s been struggling with her eating through COVID and Tawny talks about her relationship with food. As with any other substance, they agree that it’s important to look at why t…
00:29:47 |
Fri 07 May 2021
Episode 68 – Harm Reduction with guest Jen Elizabeth
Recovery advocate, survivor, writer, and overall rock star Jen Elizabeth (@resurrektion_of_me on social) talks with Tawny and Lisa about harm reduction: what it is and why it’s saving lives. They del…
00:33:56 |
Fri 30 Apr 2021
Episode 67 - Life After Vax
Tawny and Lisa talk about getting their COVID vaccines and revisit their earlier concerns about agoraphobia as we start to return to something like normal. The good news is neither of them are experi…
00:25:47 |
Fri 23 Apr 2021
66 - What Lies Beneath
TW: Heavy content. Tawny and Lisa talk about Lisa’s search for whether trauma underlies her substance use disorder. They talk about nightmares, looking back at the past, and looking forward.
Music M…
00:33:15 |
Fri 12 Mar 2021
65 - Relapse
Relapse is a common conversation in the recovery community. Tawny and Lisa discuss how relapse isn’t black and white, especially for folks in recovery from eating disorders, sex addiction, or other b…
00:28:52 |
Fri 05 Mar 2021
64 - No Shame in the Medication Game
Tawny and Lisa open up about their journeys to getting on medication for depression and anxiety. This conversation is a classic example of how everyone’s recovery journey is unique and always evolvin…
00:11:34 |
Fri 26 Feb 2021
63 - When Your Partner Isn’t Sober
Kate from Seltzer Squad podcast joins Tawny and Lisa as they discuss what it’s like to have a partner who still drinks alcohol. Kate and Lisa talk about having partners who are “normies” with alcohol…
00:42:27 |
Fri 19 Feb 2021
62 - Always Feeling Behind/Playing Catchup
In sobriety, it’s common to feel like we’re constantly making up for the time we wasted while we were getting wasted. Lisa and Tawny bond over the feeling of constantly feeling like they’re behind, w…
00:30:50 |
Fri 12 Feb 2021
Episode 61: Welcome to 2021!
Lisa and Tawny revisit their reasons for getting sober and how they channeled creativity in their recovery. Lisa wrote a book, Tawny became a freelance writer/blogger, and they started this podcast! …
00:29:07 |
Fri 05 Feb 2021
Episode 60: Asking For Help
Lisa and Tawny talk about the value of asking for help. Whether it’s for something urgent like needing help getting sober or something mundane like asking for assistance with luggage on an airplane, …
00:32:27 |
Fri 01 Jan 2021
Episode 59: Looking Towards 2021
Lisa and Tawny reflect on 2020 while preparing for another sober New Year’s Eve. They talk about what it’s like to be sober during a global pandemic and how their recovery is impacted. They also disc…
00:33:03 |
Thu 24 Dec 2020
Episode 58: Interview with Khadi, Founder of Sober Black Girls Club
Khadi is a sober lawyer in NYC who launched the non-profit, Sober Black Girls Club, as a way to provide resources to people of color. She and Lisa discuss the normalization of alcohol culture in law …
00:32:08 |
Fri 18 Dec 2020
Episode 57: Relapse Anxiety
Tawny opens up about how having her wisdom teeth pulled triggered extreme relapse anxiety. Lisa shares a story about having wrist surgery and the drama that ensued from potentially being prescribed p…
00:30:24 |
Fri 11 Dec 2020
Episode 56: Addiction to Perfectionism
Tawny and Lisa talk about chasing that elusive, dangling carrot. Lisa shares stories about how she used her job as an NYC lawyer as a way to seek validation. Tawny talks about her insecurities around…
00:27:00 |
Fri 04 Dec 2020
Episode 55: Bethany Stevens and The Sober Disability Community
Bethany Stevens does it all, y’all! She’s a queer, femme lawyer who’s working on her Ph.D. in sociology. She also leads support groups for the sober disability community. She joins Lisa and Tawny to …
00:30:36 |
Sat 28 Nov 2020
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