HeyJaredThe Sober New Yorker
The Sober New Yorker is where radical sobriety meets NYC grit. Hosted by Melissa—a sharp-tongued, big-hearted sober coach—this podcast dives into the real, raw, and heartfelt stories of people who’ve ditched booze and found something way better.
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When Alcohol Addiction Hides Behind a “Functional” Life | Jason's Sober Story (opens the original)
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Jason spent years believing he was a functional drinker. He had a good job, made good money and took care of his kids—but behind the scenes, alcohol had progressed to waking up in the middle of the night and taking swigs of whiskey just to get back to sleep. In 2019, Jason quit drinking and remained alcohol-free for two and a half years. But while he had stopped drinking, his cocaine use increased, and he realized he was still holding onto the identity of being the “party guy.” Eventually, Jason
Why This Mom of Three Quit Drinking and Broke the Family Cycle (opens the original)
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After losing her father to alcohol-related complications, Megan was faced with a difficult question: would alcohol continue to be part of her family’s story, or would the cycle stop with her?She chose to quit drinking.In the first-ever in-studio episode of The Sober New Yorker, Melissa sits down with Megan in Manhattan as she approaches one year of sobriety. A labor and delivery nurse, wife, and mom of three, Megan shares how grief changed the way she looked at her own relationship with alcohol
10 Years Sober, Tawny Lara Opens Up About Social Media Addiction (opens the original)
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Tawny Lara has been sober for more than 10 years and was one of the early voices in the sober curious movement. But after building a career and personal brand online, she began questioning another complicated relationship in her life: social media. Tawny became known as the “sober sexpert,” writing openly about sobriety, sober dating, sex, and relationships while growing an audience on Instagram. Social media helped launch her writing career and eventually her book, Dry Humping: A Guide to Datin
How Drinking Alone Took Over Shaz’s Life — and How He Finally Quit (opens the original)
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Shaz knew his drinking was putting his marriage at risk. But instead of quitting alcohol, he found himself planning for what would happen when his marriage eventually fell apart. Growing up in Chicago as the son of Pakistani immigrants, alcohol became normalized early when his family went from running a tobacco shop to owning liquor stores. What began as social drinking eventually followed Shaz into marriage and fatherhood before turning into daily, secret drinking alone. In this episode of The
From a Handle of Vodka a Day to 19 Years Sober | Chris Marshall (opens the original)
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Chris Marshall got his first DUI at 16, on only his second time drinking. By 23, he was drinking a handle of vodka a day, had failed out of college, and didn’t believe he would live to see 25. Today, Chris is 19 years sober. In this episode of The Sober New Yorker, Chris shares how his need to belong fueled his alcohol addiction, why multiple trips to treatment didn’t initially work, and what finally helped him get sober at 23. Chris also talks about what became possible after he quit drinking.
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