Ask a Sober Oldster Series

Ask a Sober Oldster #28: Carvell Wallace

"One of the best things about working on yourself is that you’re never going to be out of a job with that. I get to work on stuff for the rest of my…

Nov 18 •

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Ask a Sober Oldster: Second-Year-Plus Highlight Reel

A look back at the latest in our "Sober Oldster" collaboration with The Small Bow. Here, tidbits from the most recent interviews in this popular monthly…

Oct 21 •

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Ask a Sober Oldster #27: Elizabeth Gilbert

"I honestly cannot think of anything about being in recovery that is harder than not being in recovery."

Sep 16 •

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Ask a Sober Oldster #26: Rhett Miller

"It’s hard feeling isolated in a roomful of partying people, and the hilarious thing is that that’s my job."

Aug 19 •

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Ask a Sober Oldster #25: Rick Moody

"When I was active, any stiff breeze, any mild bit of reversal, was enough to send me down into the narcissistic ball of pain. Now, mostly, I am just…

Jul 15 •

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Ask a Sober Oldster #24: Margaret Cho

"I was definitely born with the 'need.' That urge to put something between me and living."

Jun 17 •

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Ask a Sober Oldster #23: Nadia Bolz-Weber

"Not only do I reliably know where I am when I wake up, I never wake up in pools of vodka vomit anymore. It’s so bad for your skin, you know…very…

May 20 •

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Ask a Sober Oldster #22: Richard Rushfield

"Like so many, I grew up with broken tools for relating to others, and alcohol became the way I learned how to do that."

Apr 15 •

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Ask a Sober Oldster #21: Laurie Woolever

"Since I got sober, I am somewhat slower to react to provocations and challenges; I have developed the capacity to take a breath instead of losing my…

Mar 18 •

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Ask a Sober Oldster #20: Sharon Silke

"There was this voice that used to accompany me everywhere. I’d glance at myself in the mirror and the voice would start to tell me what a loser and…

Feb 18 •

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Ask a Sober Oldster #19: Seth David Branitz

"Endurance and good support has allowed me to evolve several times, most recently in the past few years. "

Jan 21 •

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Ask a Sober Oldster #18: Ana Marie Cox

"No matter what you feel, there is another feeling that will come after it. Sometimes, that might be worse! (Painful honesty!) But a lot of the time, it…

Dec 17, 2024 •

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