The Unruffled Podcast

In this week’s episode, Tammi and Sondra welcome Sasha Korellis. Sasha is their favorite kind of multi-passionate: animated film producer, teacher, mala-maker, yoga retreat host, sober warrior, feminine tribe gatherer. They talk about getting sober in mid-life and Sasha’s beautiful perspective that women are answering this call at this time in our lives, banding together in warrior-like fashion to...

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra talk about the holidays, as in, what they were like before and what they are like now. They reminisce about perfectionism gone bonkers, over-sleeping Santas, the chase of the elusive Martha Stewart moments all blown to exaggerated, boozy proportions, especially as they are compared to the pared down, boundaried holidays of today. If you are in early sobriety and a...

Today, Tammi and Sondra are honored to have on the show, Ann Dowsett Johnston. If you don’t know, Ann is the bestselling author of Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol and became the poster girl for the modern day alcoholic. The ladies talk about the alcohol industry, and specifically as it’s targeted to women, they talk about how quitting drinking makes sense as a #midlifeso...

Over a year ago, Elizabeth Gilbert published a short essay on her Facebook page called Not This. It really resonated with so many, one that Sondra went back to many times since it was originally posted, that she and Tammi decided to do an episode on the many Not This moments in their own lives. As these things go, they both had similar ones around religion and divorce and of course, the biggest th...

Today, Tammi and Sondra talk to Katy Strabley. If you are immersed in the recovery-friendly Instagram world, then you know and love Katy as @thekatykhronicles. Katy is all things magical, mystical and woo and has set out on a path to cultivate her inner Divine Feminine, harnessing the Earth’s and Moon’s energy as well to chart her own course in recovery. She shares her creative life freely on Inst...

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra talk to Ashley Nickels. If you are in the quilting world at all, then you probably know Ashley’s work. She is also a writer, artist and teacher, but she specifically came on the show impassioned to talk about sobriety (she’s been alcohol-free for eight months!). She talks about how changing that aspect of her life has given her so much clarity and energy around he...

Today, the ladies dive deep into what it’s like to get sober in your forties. Tammi and Sondra both describe pivotal moments that made them reframe this whole getting older thing, changed their stories and have been evolving ever since. Whether you are approaching your 40s, in it and thinking life has passed you by, wondering if sobriety will really be a catalyst to help you achieve your creative...

Today, Tammi and Sondra are excited to talk to Cristina Ferri. Cristina is the founder of www.soberunicorn.com, a non-profit based in Rhode Island that is focused on helping people transition into a new life in recovery with bags of necessities that Cristina calls “blessing bags”. They also talk about Cristina’s deep faith, what that means to her and her recovery and how that has helped her hone h...

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra talk to the multi-talented Megan Peters. Megan is a self-proclaimed Dinosaur Blogger, having started her site www.crazybananas.com in 2004. She is also a brilliant photographer, studio owner www.augustlightstudio.com, Kansas City TV personality, Mom and social-activist and she credits this amazing résumeé to her recovery. The ladies also touch on the difficulties...

Today, the ladies talk to another Texan, Amy Lanier. Amy is a web designer by day, painter by night. If she sounds like a sober superhero, she is, and even has hair inspired by Marvel Superhero Rogue! Amy talks about how she came to painting and scuba diving, both within the last ten years, but getting sobriety to stick is the accomplishment in which she’s most proud. They also discuss coming back...

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra hash out some ideas around balance and flow, what each feel like when you’re in it (spoiler: balance can feel a little MEH and sometimes MEH is a good thing), and how they relate to creativity and recovery. They also talk about the ‘all or nothing’ concept, the “mental anguish of moderation” (a quote from Annie Grace), and the intensity and jazzed feelings that re...

Today, the girls are excited to talk to Liv Pennelle. Liv has made a career out of living well, and she shares how she got to this sweet spot in her own sober life. She talks about how she came to start www.livsrecoverykitchen.com, her site that provides resources, recipes and interviews to inspire others on their journey to wellness and the huge piece nutrition plays in recovery. With her recent...

Today, the girls get to talk to the brilliant and talented Caitlin Schumacher : NMMD. Caitlin is a musician, artist, writer and sober Australian Mama living and thriving in Berlin, and they had the pleasure of recording this conversation on Caitlin’s one year sobriety birthday. This conversation focuses on all the many ways we must heal in recovery, addiction to alcohol being only one symptom. Cai...

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra reflect on their respective summers. They talk about what summers used to look like before sobriety and what they look like now. They talk about sobriety milestones, creative productivity, travels, family time and how it all felt a bit of a juggle. It’s a real-life look into what it takes to keep recovery the priority despite the challenges of summer. The ladies s...

Today, Tammi and Sondra catch up with Chris Aguirre. Chris is the co-host of the Since Right Now podcast, curates the recovery site Klēn&Sōber and this year will celebrate his twentieth year of sobriety. They talk about what it’s like to work in the online recovery space while finding time to address mental health, his own creative projects, and what it’s like to be a stay-at-home, sober Dad. Chri...

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra tackle the topic of friendship, which was a hard conversation. When you are first getting sober, everything changes, including relationships. Some slowly rebuild into something more intentional and sweeter, some are on hold and some don’t weather sobriety at all. So they talk about what they looked like before sobriety, what they look like now and what it’s like t...

Today, Tammi and Sondra talk to Erin Shaw Street. Erin is a travel writer and editor based in Birmingham, Alabama. They talk about how she came to sobriety (spoiler: Sondra had a guest appearance on that Day One), how she reconciles sobriety and travel and how caftans and gold shoes make life in recovery just a little more fabulous. Erin’s motto is to “live life unedited” and with her side-kick, 1...

Today, Tammi and Sondra dive into a conversation about gratitude. They talk about what it means to be in gratitude vs. happiness and ways you can cultivate a gratitude practice to help your own recovery and creativity. Hopefully, this conversation will inspire you to start your own practice or even expand that to a gratitude circle, where powerful bonding from meaningful exchange is limitless. Yes...

Today, Tammi and Sondra talk to Nicole Morgan. Nicole lives in Austin, is an accountant by day; seamstress, knitter and rollergirl by night. Because Nicole is seemingly fearless in her creative endeavors and risks bruises for roller derby, she was the perfect person to talk to about fear and the girls take it on. They talk about how sobriety gives you the courage to take on other things, how disco...

Tammi and Sondra very excitedly have Tiffany Han on the podcast this week. Tiffany is a writer, teacher and coach and she is the podcast host of Raise Your Hand Say Yes and the co-host of How To Be Remarkable. They talk about how her newfound sobriety aligns with her values, keeps her in flow and how that has helped her shift her own business to help other women align their creativity and spiritua...

This week, Tammi and Sondra talk to Daniel Blue. Daniel is the singer/lyricist in the Seattle folk/rock band, Motopony. Like many creatives, he has worn many hats, including fashion designer, graphic designer, painter, director, actor and poet. They talk about how Tammi and Daniel met, how he came to sobriety, and what it is like to be a sober rockstar (ok, our words, not his). Daniel and Motopony...

This week, Tammi and Sondra talk to Sandy Ford. Sandy is an attorney living in Chicago and the author of www.sobermormon.com. They take a deep dive into Mormonism and recovery, and how Sandy has reconciled the two. She shares the path to finding her seat in the rooms of AA and how she finally came to believe that she deserved a sober life that wasn’t miserable. Sandy also shares how she came see h...

Today, Tammi and Sondra interview Carly Benson. Carly is a recovered addict turned faithful believer in miracles, she is the creator of the site Miracles Are Brewing, sobriety coach and yoga instructor, co-creator of The Bloom Club, a subscription-based recovery club and has recently launched Om Vibes Only, a conscious alcohol-free gathering integrating yoga, deep house music and mindfulness. In a...

Tammi and Sondra tackle the tough subject of motherhood. “Moms that drink alcoholically carry an extra set of baggage in the overhead compartment.” Living in a world where alcohol is constantly marketed to moms, it was easy to justify, until an invisible line is crossed. So much shame runs throughout and most of the Why’s are still being processed, but they work through a few things today. In the...

In this week’s episode, Tammi and Sondra check-in on four subjects: sobriety, health, family and creativity. The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra’s 3 fave things: creating a Summer Master List; Bai Bubbles - a carbonated flavored drink; and staying in gratitude. Tammi’s 3 fave things: Summer Reading List: (1) The Universe Has Your Back by Gabby Ber...