The Sober Butterfly Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Most strip clubs in the United States require a two-drink minimum or hefty bar tab for VIP sessions. So how does one bad ass dancer maintain her sobriety and recovery in an industry revolving around alcohol? That's exactly what I wanted to know... In this week's episode I sat down with Reagan Reilly, a Las Vegas exotic dancer with over 10 years of sobriety!  Reagan is re...

Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode is all about breaking generational curses! I sat down with someone I deeply admire and met through instagram’s sober community. Nicole, over at The Sober BFF, and I talk about not wanting alcohol addiction be our fate, especially when predisposed genetic factors and environment play a role. We also discuss rediscovering your identity after getting sober, the po...

Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode is all about harm reduction. There's a lot of stigma and misinformation surrounding harm reduction, in and outside of recovery spaces. In an effort to understand more about what harm reduction is, and is not, I sat down with an expert in harm reduction.  Dr. Delores Blackwell is a multijurisdictional licensed clinical social worker,  master addiction couns...

Send us Fan Mail Moderate drinking seemed like a mythical place I referenced when lying to my physician about the average number of alcoholic beverages I consumed on a weekly basis. But alas, these unicorns apparently exist and take the form of two women I love and respect, my aunt and sister-cousin.  This week's episode dives into the headspace of "normal" social drinkers, or &apos...

Send us Fan Mail In addiction recovery, many people feel they have lost their identity and may not know how to navigate a social life without being the weird sober person in the corner. In this  week's episode, host Nadine Mulvina breaks down how to have fun in sobriety, rediscover lost parts of yourself, and be sober and social. July is  Minority Mental Health Awareness Month which acknowled...

Send us Fan Mail Faith and I have so much in common: we both attended the illustrious Florida A&M University, on the highest of Seven Hills; both only children that lost our fathers at a young age; hell, we even dated the same guy *not at the same time*; but perhaps the greatest bond that connects us today is our journey to sobriety.  Join Faith and I as we reminisce on our time spent in colle...