Creative Sobriety
Crushing the stigma of sobriety through conversations with cool, creative, sober people. Advice for the newly sober or those struggling with addiction. Connect with other sober creatives and find support on your sobriety journey. Hosted by Tennessee native, Kristen Bear. Follow @creativesobriety on Instagram and please take a moment to download and share the podcast! Thanks for listening, onward we go.
Episodes
59 episodes
Episode 57: Richard O'Brien (@giesenwines)
Hey Y'all!Welcome back! I'm happy to bring you a conversation with Richard O'Brien, General Manager of Giesen Group which is one of New Zealand's leading family-owned wineries and a global leader in premium non-alcoholic wine. <...
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Episode 56: Carly Schwartz (@carlicita)
Hey y'all!I'm so excited to have writer Carly Schwartz on the show today. Carly is the former editor in chief of the San Francisco Examiner and founding editor of HuffPost's San Francisco bureau. Editor and Publisher&nb...
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Episode 55: Kathryn Sauser (@kathrynsauser @thesoberfitgirl)
Hey y'all!Welcome back! I'm excited to have Kathryn Sauser on the show today. Kathryn is over five years sober and has more than a decade of experience as a fitness, nutrition, and mental health coach. She's helped thousands of women tra...
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Episode 54: New Year Starts Now, Big Alcohol Hates Dry January, and Diddy and Epstein Both Have DIageo Ties
Hey y'all!Welcome back to another solo episode with me, Kristen, today! I'm catching up on everything that's gone down so far in 2026 when it comes to booze and it's a lot. I'm talking about Dry January, the new alcohol guide...
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Episode 53: Sara Hershkowitz and Max Hoetzel (@glasrosefarm)
Hey y'all!I'm so excited to bring you the first new episode of 2026! I've got Sara and Max on the show today, founders of Glasrose Farm. The American opera singer and German-born wine maker are ...
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Episode 52: Jermaine Dante' Burse (@jermainedante_art)
Hey y'all!I'm so pleased to introduce you to Jermaine Dante' Burse today. He is an author and critically acclaimed visual fine artist whose life embodies radical transformation. Once consumed by addiction, Jermaine rebuilt himself throug...
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Episode 51: The European Union Is Bailing Out Their Wine Industry, Should We? w/Kristen (@creativesobriety)
Hey y'all!I'm back with another solo episode, a follow up to my most re...
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Episode 50: Inga Headland Seppala (@thelandlineshow)
Hey y'all!So excited to introduce you to Inga Headland Seppala today! Besides being an all-around cool sober chick, Inga is a creative director, writer, and the creator of Landline, a lo-fi call-in show about connection and second chance...
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Episode 49: The Alcohol Industry Doesn't Like Curiosity w/Kristen (@creativesobriety)
Hey y'all!Back at you with another solo episode today. I'm offering some context to help the alcohol industry understand why people aren't drinking as much (spoiler alert: it's not because we are Victorian moralists who want to ruin ever...
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Episode 48: The Self Magazine Article Debacle w/ Kristen (@creativesobriety)
Hey y'all!Welp. Can't let this one go. I'm diving deeper into the meltdown over the Self Magazine article from Ronnie Koenig, titled, "Can People Stop Being So Sanctimonious About Not Drinking?"I already wrote a lengthy response t...
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Episode 47: Will Abeles (@willabelescomedy)
Hey y'all!I'm excited to have Will Abeles on the show this week. Will is a nationally touring producer, comedian, and podcaster based in Nashville, TN. He has captured the #1 spot on the iTunes Comedy Charts twice with back t...
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Episode 46: Nadine Mulvina (@the.soberbutterfly)
Hey y'all!Meet Nadine Mulvina! She is the beauty and brains behind The Sober Butterfly, a podcast and lifestyle brand redefining what it means t...
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Episode 45: Amanda Thomson (@noughtyaf @noughtyamanda)
Hey y'all!I'm so excited to introduce you to Amanda Thomson today. Amanda is the CEO and founder of Thomson & Scott and created Noughty, the world's first premium non-alcoholic wine portfolio.Amanda won the LCB Entrepreneur Aw...
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Episode 44: Heather Lowe (@ditchedthedrink)
Hey y'all!Today I'm speaking with award winning sober, life, and business coach, Heather Lowe. Heather is also the writer behind AFTER Magazine's "Ask A Coach," column!!Heather shares her journey to sobriety with us, how it's chan...
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Episode 43: Sober Book Club Events Happening 10/25 & 11/1 w/author Jessica Guerrieri!! (@jessicaguerrieriauthor and @lowelch)
Hey Y'all!!Today I have two special ladies on the show to discuss some exciting events taking place this month, one in Tampa FL on 10/25 and one in San Francisco on 11/1.Fiction author, Jessica Guerrieri, joined me in Nashville th...
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Episode 42: SOBER OCTOBER and other NEWS w/Kristen (@creativesobriety)
Hey y'all!Today we are talking about Sober October and why this is the perfect month for a reset. I'm sharing some tips for getting the most out of your dry month!!I'm also going to dive into some of the latest news on the impendi...
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Episode 41: Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez (@timothy.s.rodriguez)
Hey y'all!Welcome back! I'm so honored to bring you a conversation with author, Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez, today. Timothy is over four years sober and his memoir, Conversion Therapy Dropout: A Queer Story of Faith and Belonging
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Episode 40: Shea Gomez (@noboozebabes)
Hey y'all!I'm excited to bring you a conversation today with the lovely Shea Gomez, founder of No Booze Babes and The Drī Edit! Shea is creating community and glamorizing the alcohol-free lifestyle through creative content, b...
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Episode 39: Natalia Lalonde (@natalialalonde)
Hey y'all!Today I'm speaking with my friend Natalia Lalonde, fashion model and certified folk herbalist. When I started doing my research for a Substack piece about the resurgence of herbalism, I knew I wanted to talk to my f...
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Episode 38: Brian Larson (@brian.reads)
Hey y'all!Meet Brian Larson! Brian is a writer, speaker, and finance professional whose work explores identity, addiction, and personal transformation. Now six years sober, Brian began writing to see himself, and other sober LGBTQ+ indiv...
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Episode 37: Daniela Scrima (@danielascrima @broadsnextdoor)
Hey y'all!I'm excited to have my girl Daniela Scrima on the podcast today! Daniela is the host of the podcast, Broads Next Door. I've done a few episodes with her on that podcast about spooky stuff intersecting with sobriety which you sh...
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Episode 36: Valeria De La Pava and Carolina Kohn (@ambrosia_elixirs)
Hey y'all!I'm so thrilled to bring you a very special episode today. I am speaking with Ambrosia Elixirs founder Valeria De La Pava and her chief strategy officer Carolina Kohn.I met these ladies at a beverage convention in Brookl...
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Episode 35: Björn Taylor (@kingbjornce)
Hey y'all!Today's episode features sober bartender and non-alcoholic beverage expert and ambassador, Björn Taylor. Based in Austin, Tx, Björn is known for shaping award-winning beverage programs in ATX's top venues like Otoko, Emmer &...
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