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 232: BONUS: The Sobriety Deck Pre-Launch!
Watch the special video convo here! Our card deck is available for pre-order! We’re so excited! The deck comprises 50 cards, with a glossary and additional resources, that offers guidance and inspira…
00:12:44 |
Tue 16 Jul 2024
Episode 233: Episode 232: Modern Friendship with Anna Goldfarb
Tawny and Lisa talk with Anna Goldfarb a journalist, author and speaker. Called “The New York Times’ friendship correspondent”, Anna’s work explores the nuances of friendships, relationships, and pop…
00:41:01 |
Fri 12 Jul 2024
Episode 231: Episode 231: Outrage Overload and Staying Sober
Tawny and Lisa talk about how the 24/7 news cycle, algorithmically designed to spark extreme reactions, can make us feel overwhelmed and sometimes hopeless. They go back to their sobriety tool kits t…
00:34:11 |
Fri 05 Jul 2024
Episode 230: 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 28 Jun 2024
Episode 229: Episode 229: TikTok, Self-Diagnosing Disorders, and Mental Health in Schools
A recent article in The New York Times discussed two recent studies that cast doubt on whether large-scale mental health interventions are making young people better. But most specialists in adolesce…
00:39:22 |
Fri 21 Jun 2024
Episode 228: Episode 228: Trauma Recovery Through Art
Tawny and Lisa talk with composer Melissa Dunphy, an award-winning composer who specializes in vocal, political, and theatric music. Her work includes, LISTEN (2019), two choral movements set to test…
00:46:09 |
Fri 14 Jun 2024
Episode 227: Episode 227: Music in Recovery with Emmy Jo
Tawny and Lisa talk to Emmy Jo, an indie-soul pop musician based in New York City. Emmy Jo's first viral moment came with her Spotify single "yellow year". Her music, self-dubbed "sad girl bangers," …
00:39:00 |
Fri 07 Jun 2024
Episode 226: Episode 226: Catching Up!
Tawny and Lisa catch up on what’s been going on lately. Tawny has been settling into post-book tour and post-(parentheses) launch life and taking time to go to cultural events and see live music. Lis…
00:26:29 |
Fri 31 May 2024
Episode 225: Episode 225: Loneliness and Food Cravings
Tawny and Lisa talk about a recent article in The Washington Post, "Why Loneliness is Associated with Food Cravings in Some Women." It reports on a new study that suggests that alterations in the lo…
00:32:24 |
Fri 24 May 2024
Episode 224: Episode 224: Tawny’s Changing Relationship with Substances
Tawny gives Lisa an update on her changing relationship with substances, which she wrote about in her recent newsletter. They talk about her discovery of plant medicine and its benefits for her. They…
00:29:56 |
Fri 17 May 2024
Episode 223: 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 10 May 2024
Episode 222: Episode 222: Declining the Invitation
Tawny and Lisa talk about being discerning with what we add to our plates and what we say “no” to. Our tendency to be “people pleasers” means we end up saying yes to things we don’t want or need to d…
00:30:53 |
Fri 03 May 2024
Episode 221: Episode 221: Gambling Addiction
Tawny and Lisa talk to Steve Rose, an addiction counselor specializing in gambling addiction, with a Ph.D in sociology. Tune in for a fascinating conversation about how gambling addiction is on the r…
00:39:50 |
Fri 26 Apr 2024
Episode 220: Episode 220: Poetry for Recovery
Tawny and Lisa talk to Camille St Martin, an author and recovery advocate who recently released Spilled, her book of poetry inspired by her recovery journey. Like so many of us, she felt alone in her…
00:34:00 |
Fri 19 Apr 2024
Episode 219: Episode 219: Boisson, Book Proposals, and Bestie Catch-Up
Tawny talks about what’s going on with Dry Humping six months out and how she’s promoting her new drink, (parentheses). She’s also teaching a class on writing a nonfiction book proposal on May 22nd. …
00:36:54 |
Fri 12 Apr 2024
Episode 218: 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 05 Apr 2024
Episode 217: Episode 217: Glimmers: The Opposite of Triggers
Tawny and Lisa talk about “glimmers,” mini-moments of calm and even joy. Glimmers are the opposite of triggers. They create a subtle, but meaningful mood shift. Think of how you feel when you pet a d…
00:31:16 |
Fri 29 Mar 2024
Episode 216: Episode 216: How to Set Up Your Home Up for Recovery
Tawny and Lisa talk about creating a home that supports your recovery. This can look different for everyone. It can range from clearing out anything you might find triggering, to setting up a space t…
00:31:58 |
Fri 22 Mar 2024
Episode 215: Episode 215: Why Do People in Recovery Getting into the Mental Health Field?
Tawny and Lisa talk to Raam Roch Hai and Dr. Anthony Foster, Co-CEOs and Founders of AHA! Recovery, a new approach to treating substance use disorders. They discuss the effectiveness of therapists wh…
00:34:00 |
Fri 15 Mar 2024
Episode 214: Episode 214: Young and Sober with Alex Kosinski
Tawny and Lisa talk with Alex Kosinski, a 20-something sober friend, who’s building a new life in his adopted city of San Diego. They talk sober dating, healthy habits, and being open to new experien…
00:35:33 |
Fri 08 Mar 2024
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