The Sober Creative Podcast

By with Josh Woll

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In this live Substack series, I explore intimate conversations with people navigating their sobriety journeys. Each episode highlights personal transformations, practical strategies, and the unexpected creative advantages of clear-minded living. These uplifting discussions reveal how sobriety enhances artistic expression, business success, and personal fulfillment. Join us to discover how these individuals are finding greater authenticity, purpose, and creative power through sobriety.

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Episode Date
Episode 076 - From Drinking to Flour: Noelle Richards on Five Years Alcohol-Free, Skull Cakes, and Feeling It All
Nov 06, 2026
Episode 075 - Can’t Stay Numb: Asa Anderson on Music, Mental Health, and Feeling It All
Oct 31, 2026
Episode 074 - Leading Through Recovery: Parker Gates on Honesty, Meditation, and Borrowing From the 12 Steps
Oct 23, 2026
Episode 073 - Non-Alcoholic Money: Greg Downs on Jail, Recovery, and the 12 Steps of Financial Sobriety
Oct 15, 2026
Episode 072 - The Wrong Question About Drinking With Dr. Lucy McBride
Oct 10, 2026
Episode 071 - Full Throttle With No Map: Steve Munro is 33 years sober, still redrawing the plan
Oct 03, 2026
Episode 070 - The Whisper Needs You Awake: Lisa Marie Simmons on Performing, Writing, and Drinking Less
Sep 25, 2026
Episode 069 - One Panel At A Time
Sep 19, 2026
Episode 068 - What Alcohol Actually Does To Your Brain
Sep 11, 2026
Episode 067 - The Part Sobriety Didn't Touch
Sep 04, 2026
Episode 066 - Walking Away From Normal
Aug 21, 2026
Episode 065 - What Recovery Gives You Back: A Conversation with Hunter Biden
Aug 14, 2026
Episode 064 - The Second Time It Stuck: Dana Kay on Becoming a New Person, Not Just Stopping a Behavior
Aug 08, 2026
Episode 063 - Jomo the Meditating Monkey: Stillness, Sobriety, and the Busy Mind
Aug 02, 2026
Episode 062 - Music Is The Centerpiece Of My Life, Alcohol Is Not
Jul 24, 2026
Episode 061 - It’s Getting in My Way Now: Gary Allen on Slow Change and Building a Second Act After 45
Jul 17, 2026
Episode 060 - Chasing Curiosity Instead of Chasing Quiet: Bob Mathers Found There Was No Ceiling Once He Stopped Drinking
Jul 11, 2026
Episode 059 - From the Fog to the Fast Lane: Ian Fee’s Wild Ride to Sobriety
Jul 04, 2026
Episode 058 - Two Promises I'm Keeping
Jun 26, 2026
Episode 057 - Sobriety at 15,000 Feet: My Trek to Machu Picchu
Jun 22, 2026
Episode 056 - The Electricity Nobody Named: ADHD, Addiction, and the Power of Willingness
Jun 19, 2026
Episode 055 - Staying Alive Is Enough to Build Something Real
Jun 12, 2026
Episode 054 - The Intelligence You Already Have: Jenn Ocken on Navigating Uncertainty Without Abandoning Yourself
Jun 07, 2026
Episode 053 - The Reputation You Earn: James Martin on Sobriety, Creativity, and Building Something That Lasts
May 22, 2026
Episode 052 - When Your Work Ethic Outlasts Everything Else: A Conversation with Jessica Drapluk
May 17, 2026
Episode 051 - From Rock Bottom to Open Sea: How Cory Gerlach Used 18 Years of Sobriety as a Launchpad for Radical Change
May 10, 2026
Episode 050 - When Sensitivity Meets Sobriety: Jonathan Hoban on Managing the Nervous System Behind Addiction
May 01, 2026
Episode 049 - From the Garage to the Page: How Shelly Built a Clear, Creative Life on Her Own Terms
Apr 26, 2026
Episode 048 - Your Body Is Talking. Are You Listening? A Conversation with Carolina Wilke
Apr 12, 2026
Episode 047 - From a 12-Hour Gaming Addiction to Six-Figure SaaS: A Conversation with Orel Zilberman
Apr 04, 2026
Episode 046 - Being The Project Manager of Your Own Life: Kerry Hoffman on Proactive Sobriety and A Creative Life
Mar 28, 2026
Episode 045 - When the Addiction Doesn't Go Away — It Just Gets a Job: A Conversation with Doan Winkel
Mar 21, 2026
Episode 044 - When the Body Breaks the Pattern: Phil Powis on Health, Clarity, and Building What You Can’t Hide From
Mar 11, 2026
Episode 043 - You Can't Pour From an Empty Cup. Becoming You Starts With Filling It.
Mar 06, 2026
Episode 042 - From the Stage to the Page: Mary Peeples on Sobriety, Self-Reclamation, and the Courage to Create Again
Feb 28, 2026
Episode 040 - From Survival to Surrender: How a Landscape Painter Found Creative Freedom Through Healing
Feb 13, 2026
Episode 039 - Spiritual Awakening in the Shower: Elif Ahmad’s Non-Traditional Recovery Journey
Feb 05, 2026
Episode 038 - Living Above a Bar: A Dutch Medicine Woman’s Journey to Visibility and Sobriety
Feb 03, 2026
Episode 037 - Mistaking the Absence of Pain for Joy (And How to Find the Real Thing)
Jan 30, 2026
Episode 036 - Peeling the Trauma Onion: Paul Overton on 30 Years of Sobriety and What Comes After
Jan 23, 2026
Episode 035 - The Space Between: Sam Illingworth on Becoming Fearless with 18 Years of Clear-Minded Living
Jan 15, 2026
Episode 034 - When Your Identity Falls Apart: Jake Summers on Relapse, Recovery, and Building a Creative Life
Jan 08, 2026
Episode 033 - The Mic is Flipped: Choosing No to Drinking Is Choosing Yes to Yourself
Jan 02, 2026
Episode 032 - When Sobriety Cleared the Fog: How One Writer Went from Paralyzed to 3,000 Words a Day
Dec 26, 2025
Episode 031 - From Cocaine to Clarity: Building a Life Worth Remembering
Dec 18, 2025
Episode 030 - When Clarity Becomes Your Most Essential Creative Tool: A Conversation with Elizabeth Austin
Dec 13, 2025
Episode 029 - The Perfectionism Coin: Why Shame and Control Keep You Reaching for the Bottle
Dec 04, 2025
Episode 028 - The Middle Ground Nobody Talks About: Denise Hamilton-Mace on Moderation, Midlife, and Creative Clarity
Nov 28, 2025
Episode 027 - When Sobriety Reveals What You Actually Want: A Conversation with Tyler Donohue
Nov 22, 2025
Episode 026 - When Meditation Saved My Life: Jason’s Journey from Blackout Drunk to Guiding Others Home
Nov 15, 2025
Episode 025 - When Everything Falls Apart at Once: Derek MacDonald on Building Creative Stability Through Sobriety
Nov 07, 2025
Episode 024 - When Grief Refuses to Be Silent: A Conversation with Alicia Cook
Oct 31, 2025
Episode 023 - When Pushing Through Breaks You: Cali Bird on the Radical Act of Being Gentle
Oct 24, 2025
Episode 022 - Removing the Distortion: How Sobriety Unlocked Paulina Pinsky's Most Potent Creative Work
Oct 16, 2025
Episode 021 - Finding Your Voice in Sobriety: A Conversation with Deborah Jeanne Weitzman
Oct 10, 2025
Episode 020 - The Raw Chaos That Grows the Lotus: Stephanie Raffelock on Creativity and Sobriety
Oct 02, 2025
Episode 019 - Permission to Start: David Speed’s Path from ‘Not Gifted’ to International Artist
Sep 25, 2025
Episode 018 - From Overwhelm to Alchemy: How Sobriety Unlocked Kate Baily's Creative Superpowers
Sep 11, 2025
Episode 016 - Finding God in a Motorcycle: How Sobriety Unlocks Sacred Systems Thinking
Aug 29, 2025
Episode 015 - From Liquid Courage to Authentic Connection: How Sam Bail is Transforming NYC's Social Scene One Sober Event at a Time
Aug 15, 2025
Episode 014 - When Sobriety Becomes Your Creative Superpower: A Conversation with Author Jules Cazedessus
Aug 07, 2025
Episode 013 - When Music Becomes Medicine: A 17-Year Journey from Addiction to Artistic Clarity
Aug 01, 2025
Episode 012 - From Shame to Story: How Writing Became the Bridge to Recovery
Jul 24, 2025
Episode 011 - From Rock Bottom to Relationship Mastery: How One DUI Changed Everything
Jul 17, 2025
Episode 010 - When Slowing Down Becomes a Radical Act: Finding Freedom Through Contemplative Creativity
Jul 10, 2025
Episode 009 - When Everything Falls Apart: The Wisdom of Staying Awake Through Life's Breaking Points
Jul 03, 2025
Episode 008 - Finding Your Creative Voice Without the Noise: A Raw Conversation on Sobriety and Storytelling
Jun 26, 2025
Episode 006 - When Resistance Becomes Your Greatest Teacher: How One Artist Broke Through a 10-Year Creative Block
Jun 05, 2025
Episode 005 - When Sobriety Awakens Your Creative Fire: A Conversation with Edward Zaydelman
Jun 03, 2025
Episode 004 - The Path of Compassion: How Ellie Nova Found Freedom Beyond Alcohol
May 08, 2025
Episode 003 - From Escape to Enlightenment: How Sobriety Fuels Authentic Creativity
May 01, 2025
Episode 002 - Finding Freedom in Focus: How Sobriety Unleashed Paul Sanders' Creative Vision
Apr 15, 2025
Episode 001 - Creative Boundaries & Rhythms: How Ula Builds a Sustainable Creative Practice
Apr 08, 2025