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 54: F*cking Sober with Mack
F*cking Sober is a new serialized podcast about the first 90 days of sobriety. The creator of this new show, Mack, joins Tawny and Lisa this week. Mack opens up about recovering from heroin addiction…
00:42:16 |
Fri 20 Nov 2020
Episode 53: Sober During the Holidays...During a Pandemic: Season 4 Premiere
Tawny and Lisa catch up as election season transitions into the holiday season. They discuss how their socially distanced holiday plans affect them and their families. They also read from a Vice arti…
00:29:08 |
Fri 13 Nov 2020
Episode 52: Adjusting to WFH (Work From Home) Life
As Lisa and Tawny get more comfortable adapting to Work From Home life, but have a lot of mixed feelings. There’s grief for our old ways of life, but glimmers of the positive that the future might br…
00:31:26 |
Fri 31 Jul 2020
Episode 51: Chris Marshall, Intersectional Recovery, and Hamilton
Chris Marshall, writer and Founder of Sans Bar, joins the girls this week to discuss writing, the intersection of Blackness and Recovery, and of course...Hamilton! He also shares insight on why he cr…
00:48:49 |
Fri 24 Jul 2020
Episode 50: The Importance of SoBerthdays
Tawny and Lisa take turns discussing the importance of celebrating SoBerthdays...AKA Sober Anniversaries. They talk about fun ways to reflect on and celebrate the big day as well as the challenges th…
00:27:23 |
Fri 17 Jul 2020
Episode 49: How We Handle Rejection
Rejection is something we all deal with throughout our lives. Lisa and Tawny discuss some of the times they’ve been rejected and how they dealt with it. Hint: Rejection is not personal—it usually jus…
00:29:56 |
Fri 10 Jul 2020
Episode 48: The Sober Conversation
Telling people you quit drinking can be awkward. Tawny and Lisa share tips on how to navigate this conversation. They emphasize the difference between knowing who deserves the full version of the sto…
00:29:16 |
Fri 03 Jul 2020
Episode 47: Sober Firsts
Some can be highs and some can be lows, but there’s a first time for everything in sobriety! Tawny and Lisa discuss “explaining” why you’re not drinking, finding sober-friendly events and new sober f…
00:28:08 |
Fri 26 Jun 2020
Episode 46: When Shit Hits the Fan
Dealing with death and grief are a real challenge for everyone and can test our recoveries. Tawny and Lisa discuss different kinds of grief, the danger of prolonged isolation, and how-to connect and …
00:32:36 |
Fri 19 Jun 2020
Episode 45: Boundaries in Quarantine
Lisa shares a big takeaway from studying to become a SheRecovers coach: boundaries are the space you hold around yourself to protect your recovery. Tawny takes it a spicy step further to describe her…
00:30:26 |
Fri 12 Jun 2020
Episode 44: Sex (Or Lack Thereof) in Quarantine
Tawny and Lisa chat about how it’s totally OK to have a low sex drive during this very unsexy global pandemic. Tawny offers alternative ways to connect with your partner if you’re not in the mood. Th…
00:30:15 |
Fri 05 Jun 2020
Episode 43: Special Guests - Amanda Eyre Ward and Jardine Libaire, Authors of THE SOBER LUSH
Tawny and Lisa interview Amanda and Jardine, whose new book, The Sober Lush, comes out Tuesday, June 2. A Sober Lush life is lived in the present and full of abundance, whether it’s a fancy bath bomb…
00:37:53 |
Fri 29 May 2020
Episode 42: What We’re Binging, Reading, & Listening to in Quarantine
Tawny’s stuck in the 90’s with binging Melrose Place and streaming Billboard’s top hits of 1995 on Spotify. Lisa’s digging Homeland and Say Yes to the Dress. They’re both low key obsessed with Too Ho…
00:30:22 |
Sun 24 May 2020
Episode 41: Special Guest Eve Goldberg, Founder of BIGVISION NYC
Lisa and Tawny chat with Eve Goldberg, the founder of BIGVISION NYC. Eve started this non-profit after her son’s heartbreaking overdose, She didn’t want another young person in recovery to suffer fro…
00:33:21 |
Fri 15 May 2020
Episode 40: Grocery Store Anxiety in Quarantine
Lisa and Tawny discuss the anxiety they both feel while grocery shopping during the quarantine. Their sobriety tool belts keep them calm during these and other high-stress moments. It’s all about tak…
00:27:48 |
Fri 08 May 2020
Episode 39: The Importance of Hobbies
What is a hobby? How can it be a creative outlet? Tawny and Lisa talk about the surprising and fulfilling things they got interested in once they got sober. Only in recovery would Tawny be curious en…
00:03:03 |
Fri 01 May 2020
Episode 38: The One About Higher Power and Spirituality
Lisa talks through how a 12-step program led to her thinking on a Higher Power and Tawny addresses her spiritual skepticism. As always, even when their approaches to recovery are different, they find…
00:34:15 |
Fri 24 Apr 2020
Episode 37: Special Guest Shari Hampton!
The incredibly inspiring founder of Served Up Sober, Shari Hampton, joins the ladies to talk about the gifts of sobriety and how being of service to others is a way of being of service to ourselves. …
00:38:53 |
Fri 17 Apr 2020
Episode 36: Technology Addiction
Tawny and Lisa talk about the difficulty separating from their devices and how that can affect their recovery. Mindless social media scrolling, comparing ourselves to others, and getting a high from …
00:27:21 |
Fri 10 Apr 2020
Episode 35: Special Guest Anna David! - Recovery, Book Publishing, and More
Lisa’s personal hero, Anna David, joins the conversation to talk about her journey and the unexpected career transitions recovery can offer. Coming through addiction is like, “surviving the Titanic,”…
00:42:07 |
Fri 03 Apr 2020
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