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 134: Episode 134: Remembering Your “Why” - Why You're Not Drinking Today
What is your “why” for not drinking and why do we have to keep it in mind? For Tawny andLisa, remembering their “why” when things get hard or a drink looks good, has been a lifesaver.At the start, th…
00:28:52 |
Fri 26 Aug 2022
Episode 133: Episode 133: Special Guest Ashley Allen, Ex-Party Girl
Tawny and Lisa talk to Ashley Allen, founder of the clothing brand Ex-Party Girl. Ashley is areformed party girl who started her company to negate shame from past mistakes when drinking.Once she got …
00:33:34 |
Fri 19 Aug 2022
Episode 132: Episode 132: Sober Travel
Tawny and Lisa talk about how they deal with all the discomforts, big and small, that come withtraveling. Being in transit somewhere is the epitome of a situation in which we have no controlover what…
00:29:28 |
Fri 12 Aug 2022
Episode 131: Episode 131: Tawny and Lisa Interview Each Other
Tawny and Lisa go off script and interview each other. It’s a lightning round, hitting on topicsfrom their favorite concerts and music, to the meanings of Tawny’s tattoos, to Lisa’s formerlegal pract…
00:32:50 |
Fri 05 Aug 2022
Episode 130: Episode 130: Special Guest Claire Comai from Rehab Barbie
Tawny and Lisa talk to Claire Comai, founder of Rehab Barbie designs. Her clothing and jewelryare created to smash the stigma around recovery and to celebrate sobriety. They talk aboutClaire’s story …
00:28:08 |
Fri 29 Jul 2022
Episode 129: Episode 129: Booze-Free Dating is a Thing
Tawny and Lisa talk about a recent Hinge (yes, the dating app) survey showing that 75% ofHinge daters say grabbing a drink is not their first date choice. Singles were more interested inmaking a real…
00:38:20 |
Fri 22 Jul 2022
Episode 128: Episode 128: Special Guest Arlina Allen of One Day at a Time Podcast
Tawny and Lisa chat with sobriety and self-esteem coach Arlina Allen, host of the One Day at a Time podcast. They talk about Arlina’s recovery story, how she started her podcast in 2016, and how she …
00:33:58 |
Fri 15 Jul 2022
Episode 127: Episode 127: Spirituality in Sobriety
Tawny and Lisa talk about what spirituality means to them. Tawny is a “spiritual skeptic” whose spirituality is about feeling connected to herself. Lisa found a higher power in AA. Both of them love …
00:28:51 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
Episode 126: Episode 126: Summertime and More Zero-Proof Drinks
Tawny and Lisa talk about the triggers of summer – vacations, BBQs, day drinking, and the extra push to “celebrate.” For themselves, they focus on the specifics of the event or activity. Will there b…
00:34:04 |
Fri 01 Jul 2022
Episode 125: Episode 125: Tawny’s Upcoming Book DRY HUMPING!
Tawny got a book deal!! She and Lisa are excited AF. DRY HUMPING, out September 2023, is a booze-free guide to sex, dating, and relationships. She and Lisa dig in about Tawny’s process, what emotions…
00:32:08 |
Fri 24 Jun 2022
Episode 124: Episode 124: Is Sobriety a Skill?
A listener wrote to ask Tawny, “Is sobriety a skill?” Tawny and Lisa say yes. It’s a skill they develop, practice daily, keep fresh, and try to grow from. But it’s also a skill that, like strength an…
00:31:45 |
Fri 17 Jun 2022
Episode 123: Episode 123: Technology/Social Media Addiction Update
The last time Tawny and Lisa talked about technology and social media addiction was pre-pandemic. The problem has gotten worse since but the core problems remain the same. Many of us are constantly d…
00:34:07 |
Fri 10 Jun 2022
Episode 122: Episode 122: Look Back But Don’t Stare
It started when Tawny sent Lisa a Facebook memory of Tawny getting kicked out of a Blue Oyster Cult concert. They decided they had much to discuss on this topic! The conversation includes acknowledgi…
00:29:06 |
Fri 03 Jun 2022
Episode 121: Episode 121: Special Guest Irina Gonzalez – Pandemic Drinking and Sobriety
Tawny and Lisa chat with Irina Gonzalez, an editor and a freelance writer covering parenting, recovery, and Latinx culture. She also hosts the podcast, Pandemic Mama. The conversation includes the im…
00:39:14 |
Fri 27 May 2022
Episode 120: Episode 120: Special Guest Casey Davidson of Hello Someday
Tawny and Lisa talk with Casey Davidson, of Hello Someday Coaching and the Hello Someday podcast. She’s a certified life coach and a Master Practitioner in Core Energy Leadership, who helps other suc…
00:47:18 |
Fri 20 May 2022
Episode 119: Episode 119: Special Guest Pam Gaslow – Author of Don’t Bring Your Vibrator to Rehab
Tawny and Lisa chat with Pam Gaslow, whose new memoir, Don’t Bring Your Vibrator to Rehab, chronicles her relapse after nearly a decade of sobriety, as well as her recovery from that experience. They…
00:31:49 |
Fri 13 May 2022
Episode 118: Episode 118: Special Guest Beth Lapides
Tawny and Lisa talk with Beth Lapides, the creator and host of Los Angeles' groundbreaking alternative comedy show, UnCabaret, where marginalized performers and their allies have told personal, unscr…
00:49:30 |
Fri 06 May 2022
Episode 117: Episode 117: Special Guest Deni Carise, Ph.D.
Tawny and Lisa talk with Deni Carise, Ph.D., a founder and the Chief Science Officer of Recovery Centers of America (RCA). Tawny recently met Deni at RCA’s Break Free sober fashion event (yes, a sobe…
00:38:23 |
Fri 29 Apr 2022
Episode 116: Episode 116: Special Guest Katie Mack – Creator/Producer of F*cking Sober Podcast
Katie Mack is a groundbreaking sober creative and the Creator/Producer of F*cking Sober: the first 90 days podcast, which won the 2021 Webby Award for Best Writing and was nominated for Best Limited …
00:44:37 |
Fri 22 Apr 2022
Episode 115: Episode 115: Sponsors in 12-Step and Support in Other Sobriety Communities
Tawny and Lisa tackle a question from a listener: “How do you get a sponsor if you’re not in AA?” For those in recovery outside AA, and for sober-curious people doing dry months and otherwise cutting…
00:35:16 |
Fri 15 Apr 2022
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