Recovery Discovery by Show Up and Stay

Cross-over episode!  Today, DeAnn is joined by half of the Through the Glass Recovery podcast team, Steve Knapp, to talk about sobriety, the workplace, and vulnerability.  This is a candid conversation about difficult things that many are rarely willing to discuss with such self-awareness and humility. We are so grateful to Steve for sharing so much of himself here. It makes for an authentic and g...

In this week's episode, DeAnn speaks with Earl Murphy.  Earl is the current president of Soberforce, the peer-led sober community within Salesforce that was started during the pandemic.  Conversation Includes:  Earl's journey from deep entrenchment in drinking culture to leading a business resource group for sobriety at Salesforce. Soberforce at Salesforce creates inclusive space for rec...

This week, co-founder Craig Knighton takes the host seat to interview DeAnn to discuss recent shared non-alcoholic experiences. The conversation considers trauma, triggers, and recovery impact.   They are joined by a special guest who shares an alternative perspective on recovery and non-alcoholic beverage options.  -Non-alcoholic options in a restaurant. -Alcohol triggers and inclusive dining exp...

Welcome to January and 2024.  This episode introduces the content dropping in January. We have FIVE great interviews coming this month, including an episode when Craig interviews DeAnn about a recent shared experience that did not go as expected.  Today's episode is a quick reflection episode to set that up, along with some foundation for the other upcoming interviews we are excited to share...

In this week's episode, we connect with Dr. Masica Jordan-Alston of Jordan Peer Recovery.  Dr. Jordan-Alston and her team have worked systematically to create change through diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for all, starting with peer recovery training and certification in every US state and internationally.  She also has some powerful stories to share.   Gaps in inclusion both...

On this week's episode of our Sober Positive Workplace Series, DeAnn speaks with Karolina Rzadkowolska , author of "Euphoric: Ditch Alcohol and Gain a Happier, More Confident You" .  Karolina is a powerhouse in the alcohol-free movement.  She has helped countless gray-area drinkers reconsider their relationship with alcohol.  The episode discusses alcohol culture and its impact on t...

Host, DeAnn Knighton, and Janet Hadley, founder of Choose Sunrise (UK organization), review considerations for employers in building alcohol safety into their organizations  Stigma and workplace. 7:37 Reaching out to the gray area drinkers in the workplace Stigma is a result of our evolution to put people into groups, which is useful, but creates blind spots for gray areas. "Drink Responsibly...

Welcome to the first official episode of the Sober Positive Workplace Series brought to you by Show Up and Stay and hosted by President and Co-Founder, DeAnn Knighton. This week is a quick background on the host and some general information about the Sober Positive Workplace project.  When we use the power of normalization to change the narrative. 1:46 Of the 46 million Americans who struggle with...

A quick update from the show about our podcast plans.  Thank you for your patience during this recent break. We will be coming back in September with episodes focused on our Sober Positive Workplace Initiative. Follow the Sober Positive Workplace Showcase page below to show your support for our work and the importance of building inclusive workplaces for those who don't drink.  If you have qu...

Today, DeAnn interviews Dr. Carl Erik Fisher, author of the "The Urge: Our History of Addiction".  This has been DeAnn's favorite recovery read of the past couple of years, so it was an honor to have Carl on the Show.  The episode is a high level discussion of  the key themes in the book, as well as about the meaningful ways that Carl integrated his own story into this well research...

Susie Streelman and Peggi Cooney of Zero Proof Experiences and This Side of Alcohol are back to join the Show Up and Stay conversation about the  "Sober Positive Workplace".  Peggi shares a story of a full sobriety acceptance at work  Susie shares some ideas for hosts of mixed events that incorporate alcohol and the alcohol free without sacrificing sophistication  "I just drink diff...

This week DeAnn is joined by two special guests that have made an impact in the alcohol free and/or sober curious movement.   These normalizers are working to show us that alcohol free does not have to be boring and to help us build a new type of community that is smashing stigma. Susie Streelman @zeroproofexperiences Peggi Cooney @thissideofalcohol http://www.zeroproofexperiences.com Overcoming t...

In this week's episode DeAnn digs into the conversation around the precipitating factors that causes debate around Psychology as a science.  She also discuss the role of science and spirituality as a continuation from last week's research episode.  She digs into an article that was published in the times in March about individual "right to nonreligious rehab".    Normalizers li...

In this week we review the story of the notorious D.A.R.E. program, and examine why it did not work.  We talk about some recent developments in Neuroscience as it relates to the teenage brain and look at the updated D.A.R.E curriculum titled "keep'n it real" References https://americanaddictioncenters.org/blog/new-dare-program-work https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/generations-age/g...

DeAnn and Craig interview a very special guest.  Dr. Quyen Ngo is the Executive director of research at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.  They cover a lot of ground in 30 minutes:  trends in Substance Abuse Disorder research including digital solutions and  the vagus nerve and the impact of addiction on the nervous system   experimental research of use of psychedelic in substance abuse disorder tre...

This episode is about the fable of the "sour grapes" and how it is really a simplified version to help us with the concept of cognitive dissonance.    In this week's episode:  Fables, Aesop, "cautionary tales" and "story time" "Sour Grapes" as a version of cognitive dissonance  DeAnn's tips for applying  this concept to recovery work, including an...

In part 2 of our workplace series, we discuss the things employers need to know to create a "sober positive" environment.  Michael Scott ("The Office") defines an intervention and educates his employees on why "doing alcohol" is bad  Compelling reasons employers should want to build a sober positive workplace including productivity impact  Times are changing: WeWork ...

This week we tie up some loose ends on some previous episodes.  Update on School  in followup to  "the disappointment episode" Update on family life including bonus parents, step parents and "otherhood" in followup to last week's joy episode  Retrospective:  How "Maleficent" changed my mind about motherhood Bonus + Mini Music Therapy - a  followup to "the fo...

Joy Intro  Foreboding Joy  Wine Mom Culture Gray Area Drinking  Why alcohol interferes with joy The neuroscience of joy The pink cloud and joy  A joy inspired music therapy session  Guest Info:  Jen Butler spent a decade as a stay-at-home mom before becoming a Certified Professional Life and Recovery Coach and SHE RECOVERS® Coach. To cope with the rollercoaster of motherhood and enabled by wine mo...

Today's episode is the first in a series we will be doing on what it means to build a "sober positive workplace".  For this first episode we focus on "what we wish our colleagues knew", especially as it relates to work events that incorporate alcohol. Intro featuring Roger Sterling of Mad Men fame  Some Humans Don't Drink  DeAnn's  sloppy story of adopting to bei...

My guest today is Cassandra James-Weathersby of Black Women DO Heal. I started preparations for this episode, with the intention of diving deep into the topic of forgiveness.  However, nothing that I came across in my research was as powerful to me as the words of today's guest. I was so moved by our conversation that it has been all I've been able to think about since we recorded it. In...

Ross and I each share 3 songs that have impacted our recovery. I am calling this one a palate cleanser after some fairly of heavy episodes recently. We plan to do this at least quarterly - maybe more.    Artists referenced in this episode include:  Patty Griffin (of course, I am involved)  Neil Young Nathaniel Rateliff Nina Simone  The Highwomen If you have questions or comments or would like to ...

They say challenging things come in threes.  Well,  I have another heavy one this week, but it is worth it.  If you connect with sobriety or attachment or pet grief in any way, this episode should hopefully resonate with you.  Panic Attack/Movie Theater/Marley and Me  Attachment and Pet Loss  Disenfranchised Grief  Honoring pets and ourselves  Showing up for the beings we love  References:  Packma...

Today we talk about depression. Who says I don't know how to party.   "The Blues Run the Game" and the story or Jackson C. Frank A brief history of "the blues"  Depression and the DSM Accepting Depression and Self Observation  Depression hid from me and here is why Signs I am Depressed  Shared experience heals (Elizabeth Gilbert Quote on Depression)  The relationship betwe...

Today we are talking about the very useful healing tool of self reparenting and  discuss examples of what it looks like day to day. Guest Bio -Cybele Botran, M.Ed, CPC, CPRC, SRCD Cybele’s coaching practice empowers women to look inside and connect with their most tender, truest selves. She works with sober and sober curious women who want to overcome codependency, enmeshment, perfectionism, peopl...