Virgin Vodka Soda: The QueerRecovery Podcast
Virgin Vodka Soda is a podcast about queer life after the healing buzzwords wear off. I’m Mick Resendez — gay, sober, and done performing wellness. What started as a show about sobriety has evolved into something deeper: a space for high-functioning, emotionally fluent queer men who still feel stuck, spiraling, or like they’re faking it. Each episode is a raw, unfiltered dive into the messier side of growth — from dating and loneliness to body image, boundaries, and finally learning how to feel instead of just perform.
Sometimes it’s storytelling. Sometimes it’s coaching. Always honest. Always human. If you’ve done the work but still don’t feel whole… you’re not broken. You’re just ready for something real.
Episodes
9 episodes
Why Can't We Be Friends? Part One
Platonic friendship isn’t supposed to feel impossible — but for gay men, it often does. In this episode, I dig into the viral Threads post that pulled in over 250,000 views and thousands of comments from men saying the same thing: I want co...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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31:35
Stillness Is Scarier Than Chaos
You’re not too busy. You’re avoiding yourself.In this episode, I unpack the cycle of chasing, crashing, and craving clarity — but never letting yourself sit still long enough to get it. We talk about “someday” reality, healing a...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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22:48
I Don’t Want to Go to the Cheesecake Factory
Let’s talk about the moments you don’t speak up. Not because you can’t. But because you’ve convinced yourself that being “chill” or “healed” means staying silent. Even when you don’t want to go to Cheesecake Factory.This episode is for t...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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28:30
Pivot! Pivoooot!
We’re back with the second episode of QueerRecovery 2.0 — and this is the one where I finally break down what “emotional integration” really is.This episode is for the high-functioning gay or queer man who’s been in therapy, rea...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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23:10
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I Took a Pill in Ibiza
After a long (and very human) hiatus, I’m back — and this episode is the raw, reflective, real-ass heart of where QueerRecovery started and where it’s going. I take you through the moment that changed everything: officiating a...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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16:58
AA: Absolut Assholes
After a disastrous weekend left me hungover, humiliated, and alone, I turned on the TV and saw the Notre Dame Cathedral burning — and somehow, it felt personal. This episode picks up right where the spiral ended and walks straight into the fire...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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21:11
Airplane Chardonnay
What do you do when you’ve ruined a weekend meant to celebrate someone you love? What happens when the fun runs out, but the feelings don’t?In this episode, Mick shares one of the most personal and pivotal moments in his recovery journey...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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14:09
Cocaine & Dog Shit
A car crash. A mugshot. Those can be rock bottom for some — I’ve had both — but that’s not what made me question everything.In this episode, I talk about that moment. The one that stuck. The one that made me go, “Wait… who even ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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19:19
My Name is Mick, and I am an Alcoholic
Welcome to Virgin Vodka Soda, the QueerRecovery podcast—where we skip the steps, ditch the shame, and keep it real.In this premiere, I unpack my first drink (ft. a hot older guy and a red Solo cup), the chaotic relationship I ha...
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Episode 1
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