SOBER AS F*CK

Trigger Warning: This episode includes open and honest discussions about addiction, alcohol use, mental health struggles, gambling, trauma, and grief. Please listen with care. It’s been ONE YEAR! 365 days. 52 episodes. Thousands of downloads. Countless breakdowns and breakthroughs. And today it’s just the two of us. In this special 1 year anniversary episode, we sit down together, raw and unfilter...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions about cancer, substance abuse, alcohol addiction, and end-of-life perspective. This week’s episode is unlike anything we’ve ever released. We’re honored to bring you the story of Peter Baylis: musician, sobriety advocate, hockey anthem singer, and fierce-hearted human. Peter is currently living with glioblastoma, which is the most aggressive form...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains honest and vulnerable discussion of alcohol use, anxiety, mental health struggles, motherhood, body image, recovery, and personal transformation. Listener discretion is advised. In this deeply personal episode, Jessica Guerreri shares the raw and powerful truth behind her decision to get sober. From a lifelong dream of becoming a mother to the internal battle...

Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of alcohol use, trauma, PTSD, sexual assault, and mental health struggles including ADHD and depression. In this raw and powerful episode, Rachel Hechtman opens up about how she used alcohol to numb the pain of unprocessed trauma, undiagnosed ADHD, and a constant battle to feel safe in her own body. What began as a Dry January experiment in 2021 tu...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions around addiction, recovery, mental health, trauma, and healing. Please take care while listening. In this honest and heartfelt conversation, Nirvana Sherman opens up about what led her to choose sobriety and how that decision reshaped every part of her life. From rediscovering herself through creativity to deepening the bonds with her family, Nirv...

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses substance sobriety, co-occurring mental health challenges, trauma, and emotional regulation. Listener discretion is advised. Join us for a powerful conversation with Lynnae Velasquez from Growth Junkie Coaching . With over 35 years of sobriety, Lynnae has spent decades guiding women toward self-awareness, authenticity, and emotional sobriety. In this episode...

Trigger Warning: This episode includes candid conversations about sobriety, mental health, addiction, trauma, and personal transformation. Plea s e listen with care. This week on Sober as F*cke’re joined by Alex Bos, who shares her refreshingly honest story of walking away from alcohol, not because of a breakdown, but because of a breakthrough. Alex didn’t have a dramatic rock-bottom moment. She s...

Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussions around mental health, trauma, and recovery. This week on Sober as F*ck, we sit down with powerhouse, Marissa Cherepanov, author, advocate, and founder of No Girl Left Behind. Marissa shares her raw and honest journey through sobriety, healing, and reclaiming her voice after trauma. We talk about the inspiration behind her books, what it means to c...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains open and honest discussions about addiction, alcoholism, gambling, family dysfunction, mental health struggles, trauma, and the emotional challenges of recovery. Listener discretion is advised. Please take care while listening and pause if you need to. This week on Sober as F*ck , Chrissy Janiga joins us to share her powerful story of sobriety, self-discovery...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains open and honest discussions about addiction, alcoholism, gambling, family dysfunction, mental health struggles, trauma, and the emotional challenges of recovery. Listener discretion is advised. Please take care while listening and pause if you need to. This week on Sober as Fck*, we’re celebrating something huge...Ryan’s 2-year sober anniversary! In this powe...

Trigger Warning: This episode includes sensitive discussions around mental health, sobriety, high-functioning anxiety, identity, and the emotional challenges of corporate environments. These topics may be activating for some listeners. Please take what you need and leave what you don’t. In this powerful episode of Sober as F*ck, we sit down with Eric Mark Fischer, a speaker, recovery advocate, and...

On this week’s episode of Sober as F*ck, Jess and Ryan sit down with Ian Fee, author of Wild Ride to Sobriety: A Transformation from Drunken Oblivion to Profound Clarity. In his memoir, Ian takes us behind the scenes of his high‑flying “work hard, play harder” lifestyle where alcohol masked deeper struggles and shares how he found the courage to rewrite his story and embrace lasting change. Throug...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains conversations about alcohol, substance use, addiction, recovery, mental health discussions (depression, anxiety, PTSD), trauma, abuse, grief, suicidal ideation, and other topics that may be triggering for some listeners. In this launch episode, Jess and Ryan Stewart introduce Noon – New Outlook On Now, a purpose-driven platform designed to support anyone on a...

Trigger Warning:This episode includes sensitive discussions around mental health, sobriety, high-functioning anxiety, identity, and the emotional challenges of corporate environments. These topics may be activating for some listeners. Please take what you need and leave what you don’t. In this episode of Sober As F*ck , we sit down with Jessica Heckel to talk about what it’s like navigating sobrie...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of trauma, grief, addiction, and mental health struggles that may be sensitive for some listeners. In this powerful and deeply honest episode, we sit down with Ricky Stults —Marine veteran, husband, father, and sober badass. Ricky opens up about the impact of military life, the losses that changed him forever, and the mental health battles he carr...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains open and honest discussions around addiction, trauma, mental health, self-harm, eating disorders, disordered eating, codependency, relationship conflict, childhood wounds, and the complexities of healing. Please listen with care and prioritize your well-being. This week on Sober as F*ck , Aimee & David join Jess and Ryan to dive deep into the messy, meani...

Trigger Warning: This content discusses sensitive topics including substance abuse, addiction, mental health struggles, self-harm, eating disorders, grief, and loss. It may also touch on trauma, depression, suicidal thoughts, and other experiences that could be triggering for some individuals. Please prioritize your well-being. This week, we’re joined by Sarah Olsen, the founder of Drytality, whic...

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode contains open and honest discussions about addiction, substance abuse, self-harm, eating disorders, grief, death of loved ones, mental health struggles, and emotional exhaustion. Listener discretion is advised—please take care of yourself while tuning in. In this raw and honest episode, Jess and Ryan sit down for a heart-to-heart about the heaviness we all carry—wh...

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses addiction, sobriety, and personal struggles, which may be difficult for some listeners. Please listen with care. In this episode, Jess and Ryan sit down for an open and honest conversation about their journeys in sobriety, how it’s shaped their lives today, and the struggles they continue to face. They discuss the highs and lows of maintaining sobriety, the...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of addiction, trauma, and mental health that may be triggering for some listeners. Please listen with care. In this week’s episode of Sober as F*ck , we sit down with Abby Padro to dive deep into her powerful story of sobriety, navigating divorce, motherhood, and building a successful career in real estate. Abby opens up about the challenges of fi...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of addiction, trauma, and mental health that may be triggering for some listeners. Please listen with care. This week, we're honored to have Joshua Deen , musician and author of Last Call, Stupid: An Exit Strategy From Toxic Drinking Culture , join us on the podcast. Joshua shares his raw and unfiltered journey from the chaos of addiction to t...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of addiction, trauma, and mental health that may be triggering for some listeners. Please listen with care. What does it take to rise from rock bottom and build a life of strength, confidence, and purpose? Tiffany Lee Gaston knows firsthand. Best-selling author, fitness expert, and sober powerhouse , Tiffany gets brutally honest about her past—ove...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions about addiction, sobriety, and personal struggles that may be triggering to some listeners. Please take care while listening. In this episode of Sober As F ck*, we sit down with Kat Lee , a powerhouse in the sobriety space who is redefining what it means to live alcohol-free. Kat shares her journey of self-discovery, resilience, and the mindset sh...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions about addiction, recovery, and personal struggles that may be triggering for some listeners. Please listen with care . In this episode of Sober as F*ck, we sit down with Cat Carrel to dive deep into her journey of sobriety, self-discovery, and the power of living with purpose. Cat opens up about the pivotal moments that led her to break free from...

Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussions about addiction, sobriety, and personal struggles that may be triggering for some listeners. Please take care while listening. In this episode of Sober as F*ck , we sit down with Dan Higgins , a man whose sobriety journey is deeply intertwined with his dedication to his family. Dan opens up about the pivotal moments that led him to sobriety, the w...