The Unruffled Podcast: Recent Episodes

Sondra Primeaux + Tammi Salas

The Unruffled Podcast is a weekly show hosted by Sondra Primeaux and Tammi Salas that explores all topics relating to creativity in recovery. When an addiction is removed, there is a void that is left and this show digs into all of the ways to fill that void. The Unruffled is passionate about creating and making and how those pursuits fuel recovery, specifically from alcohol. Come with them as they unruffle the old stories and write new ones, to not just exist but thrive.

We are back for a check-in with each other! Our last recording was in August 2021. This is Us NOW in 2022.

After 4+ years, over 200 episodes and 1M downloads, Tammi and Sondra are ready to take an indefinite break from recording the podcast. The pandemic of 2020-21 has invited so many emotions: grief, resilience, liminality. But it has also invited us to question how we do everything. Tammi and Sondra have decided to accept this invitation as a chance to work on individual new projects that could only happen if the decks were cleared. They aren’t shutting anything down, there is a beautiful archive that they hope you will continue to enjoy. And they aren’t saying they won’t pop back in sometime in the future, so that is why, as it’s said, goodbye for now.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra talk about Summer: Summer plans, Summer travel, and most importantly, Summer sobriety.

This week, Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolbox: Sondra: (1) Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty; (2) HBOmax series Hacks; and (3) New Creative Ideas. Tammi: (1) It’s Not Your Money by Tosha Silver; (2) Red Lipstick; and (3) Podcasts!

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Anthony Eder. Anthony loves music, knitting and connecting with people in recovery, all from the beautiful mountains of Southern California. He also hosts one of the queer-focused meetings at The Luckiest Club, an online sobriety support community. You can find Anthony on Instagram @mwendo.soul.

This week, Anthony shares three items from his Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Author, Adrian Michael; (2) “When in doubt, dance it out!”; and (3) Knitting.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra talk about some big and fast approaching milestones. Milestones, whether they are graduations, sober anniversaries or birthdays, are always part joy and part grief. This episode is about the navigation of emotions, emotions made available as a byproduct of recovery. This week, Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolbox: Sondra: (1) Writing (2) Fiction; and (3) Good TV. Tammi: (1) Creating my audio-newsletter The Weekly WRAP; (2) The Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit; and (3) Facebook Marketplace.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Casey McGuire Davidson. Casey is a certified professional life and sobriety coach and the host of The Hello Someday Podcast. “Is sobriety boring?” is a question Casey hears often as a coach. They talk about the fear of boredom that keeps some people from considering sobriety, they talk about the irony of monotony (life actually gets bigger when you stop drinking), and they share ideas on making your life more fun and joyful when you quit drinking. You can learn more about Casey and her offerings at https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/ and follow her on Instagram @caseymdavidson. This week, Casey shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Other cool women who have ditched alcohol; (2) Putting myself first; and (3) Vision Boards!

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra work a few ideas out: overfunctioning, expectations that turn into resentments and efforting that goes nowhere.

This week, Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolbox: Sondra: (1) Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times; (2) Volunteering at Austin Creative Reuse; and (3) #AmWriting Podcast. Tammi: (1) The Good Times Are Killing Me by Lynda Barry; (2) Sleep; and (3) Accountability partners.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Kate Baily. Kate is a certified Life and Personal Performance Coach who specializes in helping women get, stay and love being sober. She is also the coauthor of the book “Love Yourself Sober” and is the cohost of the Love Sober podcast with Mandy Manners. They talk about the beautiful life that can bloom from recovery, in parenting, in ritual, in creativity. You can learn more about Kate, including her book and podcast, at https://www.katebaily.com/ and learn about her coaching offerings at https://www.the-coaching-academy.com/addictive/.

This week, Kate shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Sensory Toolkit through Blurtitout.org; (2) Community + Connection; and (3) Self-compassion.

Tammi and Sondra are back from a much-needed podcast break, and they catch up on four areas: family, creativity, health and recovery. This week, Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolbox: Sondra: (1) Do Nothing: How to break away from overworking, overdoing and underliving by Celeste Headlee; (2) On Being Podcast, What’s happening in our nervous systems? With Christine Runyan; (3) Sondra’s newsletter as connection. Tammi: (1) Leann Rimes’ album CHANT: The Human & The Holy; (2) The power of saying NO; and (3) The Robcast Episode 204 Menuha!

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to welcome Carrie Mallon. Carrie is a professional tarot reader, teacher, and co-creator of The Spacious Tarot deck. Carrie gives some history of tarot, explains the basics of a tarot deck and her ideas on how tarot can be part of any spiritual practice. Tammi and Sondra love Carrie’s website, http://carriemallon.com/, and refer to it often in their own tarot card practice. You can also follow Carrie on Instagram @carriemallon and buy her beautiful deck https://thespacioustarot.com/. This week, Carrie shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Zooming out; (2) Taking baths; and (3) Forest app.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra reflect on Inauguration Day. They gush about the women and the diversity and the art on the stage. They talk about being spellbound by the fashion and the poet, Amanda Gorman. They talk about the message of hope delivered and received, and felt that was worth a conversation.

This week on the podcast, Sondra and Tammi welcome back their friend and favorite astrologer, Natha Campanella. (Natha’s first appearance was Episode 60.) They asked Natha to come back so they could discuss some things that were brought up in each of the various readings they’d had with her and give evidence as to how they’ve played out. They also beg for some positive forecasting for 2021.To learn more about Natha and her upcoming offerings, you can find her at https://nathacampanella.com/ or follow her on Instagram @natha_campanella_astrology. This week, Natha shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Tune in to my physical responses; (2) Walking; and (3) Tuning In. Getting Quiet. Awareness.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra process some thoughts about January 6th, 2021. They talk about safety as a privilege, they talk about sobriety as a manager when all other leadership feels absent, and they talk about tools for anxiety (spoiler: sometimes a tool is pizza).

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra look ahead to the new year. This is their fourth time to do a New Year’s podcast and it definitely has a different tone than any they’ve recorded. They talk about the realities of a new year while still in a pandemic, they talk about their words for the year, and they talk about changes they are making that feel a little like hope. This week, Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolbox: Sondra: (1) “Broken Open” by Elizabeth Lesser; (2) Long walks; and (3) Dreaming and scheming. Tammi: (1) Index card with 2021 WOTY; (2) Analog desk calendar; and (3) Brass Ring from Deer Hazel with 2021 WOTY.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra review the year, and what a year it’s been. They talk about the clarity that has come from 2020, the ways they double-downed on their recovery and they reflect on their 2020 Words of the Year, ending with a projection for 2021. This week, Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolbox: Sondra: (1) Money work; (2) Planner/Ledger/Journal; and (3) Studio. Tammi: (1) My Quaran-routine; (2) Zoom; and (3) Therapy + Teachers.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome back their sweet French friend, Cody Degerness. Cody first told his story on the podcast (Episode 132) back in 2019 and returned in 2020 to talk about the Unruffled Florence Retreat (Episode 150) that sadly never happened due to the pandemic. Now he’s back to talk about life since then. They get right into it, including the challenges to staying sober during uncertain times. And with all of their conversations, it’s laden with a healthy dose of humor. This week, Cody shares three items from his Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Perspective; (2) Reading; and (3) Nature.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra share a conversation with Linda Parmar. Linda is a Certified Money Coach©, Financial Recovery Counsellor℠, and Professional Recovery Coach who spent twenty years as a Financial Advisor. Becoming sober over six years ago, Linda also realized that she had an extreme addiction to spending money and getting sober magnified this. Tammi and Sondra talk about their own money stories and how they inform their financial habits today. Linda is a wealth of information and shares many practices that are helpful no matter where one is in their own financial recovery. You can learn more about Linda and her offerings at https://www.lindaparmar.com or follow her on Instagram @lindaparmarcoach. This week, Linda shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Sacred Start; (2) Money Gratitude Journal; and (3) Start Today Journal.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome back Shari Hampton. Shari was previously on Episode 84 two years ago as the founder of Served Up Sober, and now she’s back to talk about her new roles as a Trusted Advisor for SHE RECOVERS Foundation and an anti-racist consultant who works with recovery and treatment organizations to help them explore their biases and create pathways to stronger relationships. They talk about what safe recovery spaces look like for people of color, they talk about why keeping politics out of recovery is not an option for everyone, and they talk about Shari’s holistic approach to recovery. You can learn more about Shari and her offerings as a recovery coach and motivational speaker at http://sharihampton.com/ or follow her on Instagram and Facebook @iamsharihampton and @servedupsober. This week, Shari shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Exercise; (2) Reading; and (3) Giving.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a conversation with Becky Joyce. Becky is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked in private practice in Bend, Oregon for over fourteen years. Her business Noonday Counseling & Wellness was created out of a dream to provide a thriving therapeutic environment for anyone looking to experience healing, find joy, and dream big. She’s recently developed an online course that utilizes the wisdom of the Enneagram, and she’s on the podcast today to share her insight. She runs through the characteristics of each of the nine types and she breaks down some specifics for both Tammi’s and Sondra’s types. If you want to learn more about Becky and her offerings, go to https://therapeuticenneagram.thinkific.com/ or follow her on Instagram @therapeuticenneagram. This week, Becky shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) T.E.A. acronym; (2) Meditation; and (3) Nature reset.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra dish about the approaching holidays. They talk about what it was like, how holiday 2020 will be like no other, and what they are doing to fortify their recovery. This week, Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolbox: Sondra: (1) Martha Stewart Living magazine; (2) Pie; and (3) Games. Tammi: (1) Accepting What Is; (2) NA drink options; and (3) Meetings.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to share a conversation with Pete White. Fun fact, Pete was the only male to ever be in the Unruffled secret Facebook group, but that was only for a couple of weeks. When they decided it was to be female-identified only, he was gracious to leave and Pete extends the same graciousness with a good dose of humor to the online recovery space. They talk about rock bottoms, divorce, and what thriving looks like in recovery. You can learn more about Pete at https://peteonrepeat.com/ or follow him on Instagram @pete.on.repeat. This week, Pete shares three items from his Unruffled Toolbox: (1) The Cloud; (2) Audible; and (3) The Little Brown Compact Handbook.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra download some thoughts about the 2020 election, recorded on the day after. They express some emotion but to stay in solution, they share lots of tools.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome their friend, Colleen Marie. Colleen works full-time in marketing and franchise business development for a fitness studio and is also developing a platform to help yoga teachers create their own businesses while she concurrently creates her own. They talk about thriving in sobriety, they talk about grief and loss in recovery and they talk about the cautionary signs of relapse. Content warning: there is the mention of suicide in this episode. To learn more about Colleen and her offerings, visit http://colleenyoga.com/ or follow her on Instagram @colleenyoga. This week, Colleen shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Steaming hot shower; (2) Yoga + Breathwork; and (3) Go to the bookstore.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome writer and recovery advocate, Erin Khar. They talk about her debut memoir, Strung Out: One Last Hit and Other Lies that Nearly Killed Me, a deeply personal account of her fifteen-year struggle with heroin. They talk about the national opioid crisis and the part privilege plays in a successful recovery. They talk about writing as a balm. You can learn more about Erin, buy her book and read her phenomenal advice column, Ask Erin, at https://www.erinkhar.com/ and follow her on all social media @erinkhar.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra talk about emotions that are coming up for them at this time, namely anger. They talk about the source and the solution. It’s an intimate conversation this week, like a good therapy session.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome their friend, Michelle Nicole. Michelle found recovery at the age of nineteen and has spent over half of her life actively involved in 12 step recovery. They talk about the deep reverence she has for 12 step, and they talk about how online recovery spaces, particularly The Unruffled secret Facebook group, opened her eyes and heart to the many pathways to recovery. Michelle is a seeker and creative soul and that is apparent in how she shows up for her life, one that being in recovery gave her. You can follow Michelle on Instagram @gr8fulseeker. This week, Michelle shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Remaining willing to grow; (2) Learning from others; and (3) Mother Nature.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are thrilled to share a conversation with their friend, Kara Jean. They talk about what it’s like to get sober in your twenties and the unique challenges that come with that. Kara is an inspirational example for anyone who thinks that just maybe they don’t have to wait for things to get worse before they make a decision to quit drinking. You can follow Kara on Instagram @kara.van. This week, Kara shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Sober Book Club + Community; (2) Breathwork; and (3) Podcasts.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a conversation with Rev. Erin Jean Warde. Erin is an Austin-based Episcopal priest, spiritual director, writer and Peer Coach at Tempest. They talk about what it’s like to get sober when you have a solid theology behind you, they talk about what inclusivity looks like in recovery for both a secular and nonsecular path, and they talk about her favorite mystics. You can learn more about Erin and sign up for her Sobriety & Spirituality newsletter at https://www.erinjeanwarde.com/ and follow her on Instagram and Twitter @erinjeanwarde. This week, Erin shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Grounding spiritual texts; (2) Good red lipstick; (3) Stand-up comedy.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra share a conversation with Amy Eden Jollymore. Amy is a California-based author and journal writing advocate. They talk extensively about being an adult child of an alcoholic and disordered eating, two topics not often explored on the podcast, and Amy poignantly shares her journey of self-healing throughout. You can do your own self-healing work through her book, The Kind Self-Healing Book: Raise Yourself Up Through Curiosity and Compassion. To learn more about Amy and her work, visit her website, https://www.amyedenjollymore.com/ or follow her on Instagram @amy_eden_jollymore. This week, Amy shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Journal; (2) Meditation - Pixie Lighthorse and Sarah Blondin’s Live Awake podcast; and (3) Affirmations.

This week, Tammi and Sondra wrap up Covid Summer 2020. They talk about what sheltering at home continues to look like, they talk about what remote learning for their kids looks like, and they talk about the “new normal”. This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) The Wild Unknown; (2) the Enneagram; (3) A walk with a friend. Tammi: (1) Rob Bell’s video: An Introduction to Joy; (2) Big God by Florence + the Machine; and (3) Reorg + Research Myself.

This week, Tammi and Sondra talk about aging. They talk about the privileges of getting older, the byproducts of getting older, and what to do with regret. The Crone archetype invites embodied wisdom and Tammi and Sondra welcome her. This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) The Wheel of Fortune; (2) Home-making; and (3) Meditation. Tammi: (1) Face oil; (2) Archetypes deck from The Wild Unknown; and (3) Music by Beautiful Chorus.

This week on the podcast, Sondra turns the tables and interviews Tammi about her recovery. The talk about where she started, how her interests have expanded and how she has deepened her commitments in the process. If you want to listen to her beginnings, go all the way back to Episode 3: Meet Tammi Salas.

This week on the podcast, Tammi interviews Sondra about her recovery. They talk about where she started, how she has changed and how the tools and programs she uses have changed in the process. If you want to listen to where she started, go all the way back to Episode 2: Meet Sondra Primeaux.

This week on the podcast, Sondra and Tammi run down the list of what they are watching, listening to and reading this summer. For Sondra, she’s watching We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, listening to the Rich Roll Podcast, Ep. 533 with Dr. Andrew Huberman and Rabbit Hole podcast series from the NYT, music from her own Spotify playlist Chill The F Out and finally reading Many Roads, One Journey: Moving Beyond the 12 Steps by Charlotte Kasl, Ph.D. For Tammi, she’s watching The Earthing Movie: The Remarkable Science of Grounding, listening to the podcast Where Should We Begin with Esther Perel, listening to music from her own Spotify playlist and Daily Theme Song and reading Silence in the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to welcome Laura Silverman. Laura is a force in the recovery community. Since 2015, she has built a dynamic community around The Sobriety Collective, Booze Free in DC, and Zero Proof Nation, with former Unruffled Podcast guest Chris Marshall (Episode 148) of Sans Bar. They talk about getting sober as a young adult, they talk about self-medicating mental health issues, and they talk about the abundance of on-line recovery support now compared to just a few short years ago. Laura has also joined forces with The Creative High Inspiration Series and will join Tammi and Sondra as chat support for a panel discussion with creative leaders in the recovery community happening this week, August 14, 2020. You can learn more about Laura and all of her creative ventures at thesobrietycollective.com, boozefreeindc.com and zeroproofnation.com and follow her on Instagram @wearesober, @boozefreeindc and @zeroproofnation.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra do a quick Summer check-in. They talk about the push and pull of action and rest, they talk about push and pull of worry and peace, and they talk about the push and pull of confinement and freedom. Summer 2020, though hard to define, will not likely be forgotten. This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Audiobooks and a walk; (2) Getting into action; and (3) Making things with my hands. Tammi: (1) Guided Meditation; (2) Action; and (3) Google Calendar.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Shelley Richanbach. Shelley is a certified drug and alcohol counselor and an expressive arts educator in the San Francisco Bay Area. They talk about the impact expressive arts have had on Shelley’s recovery and how she uses her knowledge and experience to guide and support women. Shelley is also the associate producer of The Creative High, a soon-to-be-released documentary about artists’ stories of addiction and recovery. In anticipation of the release, The Unruffled Podcast is partnering with the production team to bring you The Creative High Inspiration Series, Living Art and Recovery Online, AUG 7 - 21, 2020. This online series and fundraiser will feature three exciting events that will include two creative workshops and a panel discussion with leaders in the creative recovery community hosted by Tammi and Sondra. To learn more about The Creative High documentary and the online Inspiration Series, go to www.thecreativehigh.com, follow the Facebook event page at https://www.thecreativehigh.com/inspiration-series and follow along on Instagram @thecreativehigh.

This week, Shelley shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Gratitudes; (2) Daily Expressive Arts; and (3) Mother Nature.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Dawn Hoppe. Dawn is a yoga teacher and jewelry maker living her best life in Sacramento, California with her husband and cat. They talk about how yoga nudged her towards sobriety, they talk about her unplanned foray into a jewelry-making career, and they talk about the unexpected joy of buying a home. To learn more about Dawn and see her beautiful adornments, go to @https://elevateadornment.com/ or follow her on Instagram @elevate.adornment. Dawn is offering Unruffled listeners a discount of 20% off your first purchase by entering UNRUFFLEDGRATITUDE at checkout.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Frances Waddell. Frances lives in a small cabin with her husband and dog in the foothills of Mt. Hood in Sandy, Oregon. She’s a sober, full-time artist who loves botany, mycology, gardening, cooking and rollerskating. They talk about PTSD and how that has informed her recovery, they talk about the successful recovery that Frances has patched together, and they talk about the creative clarity that Frances has now that she is sober. To learn more about Frances and all of her beautiful offerings, visit @FrancesWaddellArt.com, support her on Patreon at @Patreon.com/franceswaddellart or follow her on Instagram @Frances_Waddell_Art. For the rest of 2020, you can receive 15% off a one-time purchase through her website by entering the code: Unruffled15.

This week, Frances shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Movement; (2) Touch; and (3) Morning routine.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Carol Ann Sicbaldi. Carol is a guide of bespoke Italian tours through her company, Carol’s Moveable Feast. Having lived in Italy for over twenty years, she specializes in tailoring tours to the region, focusing on local authentic foods, farmers and artisans. After giving up alcohol herself, she’ll soon be launching a series of alcohol-free trips under the name, Nutré. Carol was helping to curate Tammi and Sondra’s FLO Retreat that was postponed due to the pandemic, and they cannot wait for the day they get to reconvene. To learn more about Carol and her Italian tours, visit https://carolsmoveablefeast.com/ or follow her on Instagram @carols_moveable_feast.

This week, Carol shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Connection + movement in nature; (2) 21-day abundance meditation by Deepak Chopra; and (3) Journaling.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra have a concentrated conversation on what creative life currently looks like. Tammi talks about feeling a creative surge through painting and her online offerings, while Sondra’s creativity looks more like steady making and learning. As they explore their Summer’s work, creativity and recovery are emphatically connected.

This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Year long guided group study through “My Grandmother’s Hands”; (2) Personal research project; and (3) Playing with new branded marketing in Canva. Tammi: (1) Idea Binder Concept; (2) Flashe Vinyl Paint by Lefranc & Bourgeois; and (3) IGTV.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra catch up on four topics: Recovery, Health, Creativity and Family. They talk about making during shelter-at-home, they talk about evolving family dynamics, and they talk about going back to recovery basics. It’s always fun to catch up! This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Books; (2) Swimming; (3) The 16 Steps by Dr. Charlotte Kasl. Tammi: (1) 12-Step Meetings; (2) Daily Gratitude Lists; and (3) My logbook.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra talk about anti-racism. They talk about the decision to skip the release of a podcast during the Black Lives Matter protests for the first time in three years to take time to get quiet, listen and learn. They share about their own blind spots and shame around race but they also share what they are doing about it, including resources and actions they are taking. They have more questions than answers but are ready to open up a dialogue. This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Anti-racism listening: Resmaa Menakem on On Being, Ibram X. Kendi on Unlocking Us, Austin Channing Brown on The Good Life Project; (2) Anti-racism reading: Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi, White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor, My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem; (3) Anti-racism learning: The Great Unlearn by Rachel Cargle, Roll Call by Austin Channing Brown.  Tammi: (1) Anti-racism learning: Rachel Rodgers, Esq.; (2) Anti-racism reading: Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad; and (3) Anti-racism watching: Dear White People series on Netflix.

This month on the podcast, Sondra is going solo with an author series. This week, she is thrilled to share a conversation with authors Jardine Libaire and Amanda Eyre Ward and their book, The Sober Lush: A Hedonist's Guide to Living a Decadent, Adventurous, Soulful Life--Alcohol Free. They talk about what it means to be a sober lush, they talk about the magic of living on the edge, and they talk about collaborative, creative alchemy. Sondra claims The Sober Lush as the new Unruffled manifesto. To learn more about Jardine, follow her on Instagram @jardinelibaireprojects and visit www.jardinelibaire.com. To learn more about Amanda, follow her on Instagram and Twitter @amandaeyreward and visit www.amandaward.com. You can also follow the life of The Sober Lush on Instagram @thesoberlush and purchase the book wherever fine books are sold. This week Amanda and Jardine share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Amanda: (1) Adult snow day; (2) The Vanish; (3) Listen up. Jardine: (1) Divine transgressions; (2) Staying Alive poetry anthology; (3) Honey, incense and flowers.

This month on the podcast, Sondra is going solo with an author series. This week, she’s excited to share a conversation with Emily Lynn Paulson. Emily is a writer, speaker, recovery coach, mom of five and author of Highlight Real: Finding Honesty and Recovery Behind the Filtered Life. They talk about dishonesty, when it starts and where it can take us and how getting sober is a lesson in learning to trust ourselves again. To learn more about Emily, how to work with her and buy her book, visit https://www.highlightreallife.com/. You can also follow her on Instagram @highlightrealrecovery.

This week, Emily shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) journal; (2) being of service; (3) meditation.

This month on the podcast, Sondra is going solo with an author series. This week, she is excited to share a conversation with Jocellyn Harvey. Jocellyn’s life changed in 2016 when she gave up alcohol and as a life-long sharer, she immediately began talking about her recovery online. Her topics of interest grew organically and out of that, she was inspired to write a decluttering guide for sober women called Recovering the Home. She shares her four-step process the reader can take into every room of her house, guiding her to her own inherent discernment while taking out the overwhelm. Jocellyn has mastered the space between introspection and action and is offering listeners 15% off of Recovering the Home by entering UNRUFFLED15 at checkout. Go to www.recoveringthehome.com, and follow her on Instagram @sharingmysobriety for her recovery-focused posts. To learn more about Jocellyn’s newest offering, go to www.soulandmindset.com and on Instagram @soul_and_mindset.

This week, Jocellyn shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Time-management; (2) Walks; (3) Being flexible.

This month on the podcast, Sondra is going solo with an author series. This week, she’s thrilled to share a conversation with writer Emily Arnason Casey about her book, Made Holy: Essays. They talk about the nuanced definition of alcoholism as a disease, they talk about the courage to write honestly, and they talk about the pull of nostalgia. Emily’s careful telling of family, landscape, love, addiction and loss will leave you ruminating for a long time. To learn more about Emily, read current work and buy her book, go to https://emilyarnasoncasey.com/. You can also follow her on Twitter @emilyarna and Instagram @emily_arna.

This week, Emily shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Gratitude list with a partner; (2) A good sweat; (3) “you can’t afford to pick that up today”.

This month on the podcast, Sondra is going solo with an author series. First up, she’s excited to introduce Spike Gillespie and Steve Eckelman and their collaborative book, Sleeping Bees: Why Doing Nothing Matters. After hearing the other’s recovery story in Austin, Texas, the writers’ idea to work together bloomed and this book is one of many projects to be born from their creative partnership. As the world experiences a hard stop due to a global pandemic, the timing couldn’t be more perfect to explore the value and change the narrative around doing nothing. To learn more about Spike and Steve and purchase their book, go to https://www.sleepingbees.com/ or follow the book’s adventure on Instagram @55waffles. You can also follow Steve @riversteveckelman and Spike @spike.gillespie on Instagram and subscribe to Spike’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/spikegillespie.

This week Steve and Spike share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Steve: (1) Prayer: I’m here; (2) Ground exercise: Sit with open hands, breathe, bite tongue; and (3) Smartphone. Spike: (1) Keeping a routine; (2) HALT; and (3) Pausing and receiving feedback.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra catch up on what life is like sheltering at home. They talk about making changes, big and small, with the message that home is a feeling of peace in the heart.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Molly Dunham. Molly is a California-based collage artist, writer and Mama, among so many other things. In this conversation, she shares that after putting down the alcohol, she’s able to follow the winding evolution that her creativity takes her with crystal clarity. If you want to follow her creative journey, including her current 100 Day Project, you can find her on Instagram @mollyddunham.

This week, Molly shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Pop music; (2) The Wild Unknown Archetype deck; and (3) A few friends who can jump in the deep end without small talk.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Tara Moorman (or Falki Heithdottir, her Norse name by which most friends know her). Tara is a healer of all kinds: a professional mental health counselor, a yoga teacher, and a breathwork and shamanic guide. They talk about spirituality in paganism and Norse mythology, the Runes and shamanic journeying, and her other-worldly wisdom and gentle guidance feel like just the voice needed in these times. To learn more about Tara, you can visit her website, https://ondhealingandcoaching.com/, like her professional page on Facebook at Tara Moorman, PHD or follow her on Instagram @falcon_and_acorn.

This week, Tara shares four items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Zentangle; (2) Journeying; (3) Nordic Ski Walking; and (4) Ritual Work for the World.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome back for the third time their friend and artist, Amanda Grace. They talk about expectations, disappointment, and resourcefulness in the time of a pandemic. Amanda’s unique ability to walk with collective fear and grief is just the voice needed when the world feels upside down. You can learn more about Amanda and her offerings at https://www.pilgrimsoul.ie/ or engage with her on Instagram @pilgrimsoul.ie.

This week, Amanda shares four items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Acknowledge the Spiral (permission to lose your shit); (2) Communicate + express yourself (morning pages or journal); (3) Slow it down + take it one day at a time; and (4) Routine.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra share what they are doing and what they are not doing during the Covid-19 quarantine. So many confessions and not all productive or even laudable, but they give themselves grace for being humans in recovery during this scary and unfamiliar time.

This week on the podcast, Sondra is sharing an interview she did with Holly Whitaker at Book People in Austin, Texas, where they discussed her new phenomenal book, Quit Like A Woman. To learn more about Holly and The Tempest, go to https://www.jointempest.com/ or buy her book at https://www.quitlikeawoman.com/.

This week, Tammi and Sondra do a quick check-in about things they cannot control, namely pandemic viruses. They talk about the things they are doing to help manage their emotions during trying times, sharing the message that no one has to drink.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Leilani Clark. Leilani is a food and culture writer based in Northern California who contributed to the anthology All of Me: Stories of Love, Anger, and the Female Body with an essay about her experience getting sober entitled, “Last Drink”. They talk about motherhood, they talk about not drinking as a feminist act, and they talk about the challenges of being a food writer in wine country. To learn more about Leilani, visit her website http://leilaniclark.com/ or follow her on Twitter @leilclark.

This week, Leilani shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Dancing; (2) Writing; and (3) Connecting with Sober Women.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra catch up on the February events. They talk about burnout, they talk about visions, they talk about art shows, performance and Netflix. It was a dense month, but they made it.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Meditation; (2) Bikram Yoga; and (3) Book: You Were Born for This by Chani Nicholas. Tammi: (1) Mono-collaging w/ Vogue (2) Goop Lab on Netflix; and (3) The Wild Unknown Archetypes Deck by Kim Krans.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a conversation with Sharon Walters. Sharon is a London-based artist who creates hand-assembled collages that explore black identity and mainstream beauty standards. She is also an educator, part-time coordinator of community engagement programs at a London museum, a wife, mom and recently celebrated one year of sobriety. They talk about her work and how her creative life has opened up since quitting alcohol, they talk about how she creates her fragile but fierce pieces and the meaning behind the dichotomy of elements, and they talk about fashion. You can learn more about Sharon and see her dead gorgeous work at https://www.londonartist1.com/ and follow along on Instagram @london_artist1.

This week, Sharon shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Collage materials; (2) Find alcohol-free drinks that you like and drink from lovely glasses; and (3) Finding a support network of friends either online or in real life.

Tammi and Sondra are going to Florence and they want you to join them! This episode is all about the Unruffled European Retreat that they, with the help of Cody Degerness (Episode 132), have been working tirelessly on in the background the last couple of months. They talk about why a retreat, they talk about what they will do in this gorgeous setting, and they talk about who this retreat may be for: the sober woman who is ready to explore, who wants to engage their creative curiosity, who wants to step into all of the beauty that a sober life has to offer and to do so in a safe coven of other supportive, uplifting, harmonious women. They could not subdue their excitement any longer and are so thrilled to finally present this to their Unruffled audience.

Continuing with the interview series of creative, sober women from the Unruffled community, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Christy Hughes. A native Texan working in the pet industry, Christy spends her spare time volunteering, mentoring and developing twenty acres of rural property with her husband. They talk about the joy Christy has found in following her curiosity since getting sober, embracing things like yoga, reiki, chakra study and honoring her creative soul through writing. You can learn more about Christy from her blog https://www.cultivatingkindness.net/, follow her on Instagram @kind_christy and her farming journey @the_hughes_homestead.

This week, Christy shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Downloading Meditations + Podcasts ahead of time before travel; (2) Nature or Green Spaces; and (3) Being Brave.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Chris Marshall. Chris is a sober father and husband and is the founder of Sans Bar, the first dry bar to pop up in Austin, Texas. As a former substance abuse counselor, he watched his clients struggle to find a space that was fun and energetic but also safe. Sans Bar was born from Chris’ desire to make sober connections and curate a hospitable place for others to do the same. Since then, Chris has been featured in several news media outlets and is currently partnered up with Seattle-based DRY Soda Company to produce a fifteen city tour in 2020. His goal is to see a Sans Bar in every city and to help others in creating more safe, sober and inclusive spaces. To learn more about Sans Bar and Chris’ mission, go to http://thesansbar.com/ or follow @sans_bar to see where Chris and Sans Bar will pop up next. (Photo credit for podcast art: Vicki Quintero)

This week, Chris shares three items from his Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Meaningful travel; (2) A great drink; and (3) Worry Tools.

Continuing with the interview series of creative, sober women from the Unruffled community, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Jessica Corbin. Jessica is a musician and lecturer based in Brooklyn, New York, where she celebrates the work of college students in all aspects of theatre. Giving sobriety a thirty-day try in 2018, her world started to open up and she’s been sober ever since. To learn more about Jessica, you can find her at https://www.jessicacorbinmusic.com/ or follow her on Instagram @jessiecorb.

This week, Jessica shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Irregular Creativity; (2) Moving my Body; and (3) Reflection Pool Concept.

Continuing with the interview series of creative, sober women from the Unruffled community, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Jacqui Hathaway Levin. Jacqui is a freelance writer and sober creative who after years of living the nomadic life traveling with her husband and Cirque du Soleil, is putting down roots in Winter Garden, Florida. They talk about the importance of movement in healing and building community from wherever you are. To learn more about Jacqui, you can find her at https://theoam.blog/ or follow her on Instagram @jacqui.hathaway.

This week, Jacqui shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Nature; (2) Books; and (3) Movement.

This episode is all about 2020! Tammi and Sondra share their Words of the Year and their Year Ahead Spreads they each pulled from The Wild Unknown Tarot deck. They also talk about creative projects, work goals and travel dreams, including future Unruffled meetups and retreats. They hope this episode inspires your own 2020 evolution.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Changing up the morning routine; (2) Intentional learning; and (3) Varying movement. Tammi: (1) Brass Ring from Deer Hazel with 2020 WOTY; (2) It’s Currently 2020 workbook from @thehandwritingclub; and (3) Index card with 2020 WOTY.

Continuing with the interview series of creative, sober women from the Unruffled community, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Laura Tully. Laura is an adjunct professor and Deputy Director of a nonprofit teen center based in Arizona who is in recovery from a self-proclaimed “pupu platter” of addictions. In sobriety, she’s learned to incorporate art into her therapy sessions and credits her growth to this creative self-reflection. To learn more about Laura, you can follow her on Instagram @teetotaltul.

This week, Laura shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Her cat (2) Library card; and (3) Childhood pictures.

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra reflect on 2019. They discuss podcast highlights, their creative work, accomplishments and points of growth. It was a rich, productive year and they want to thank their guests and listeners for being a part of it. This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Reading; (2) My Practices; and (3) Connections through Change My Story Program. Tammi: (1) Language of Letting Go App; (2) My Logbook; and (3) My Word of the Year for 2019: Honor.

Continuing with the interview series of creative, sober women from the Unruffled community, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Sarah Cushman. Sarah is a Washington-based sober Mama, wife and soul-centered entrepreneur who has made it her life’s purpose to facilitate healing for others through spiritual exploration. Healing from sexual assault and the loss of a parent, recovery has allowed Sarah to explore and deepen her creative pursuits, which feels nothing short of a miracle. If you want to learn more about Sarah, you can find her on Facebook @sarahcushmanintuitivehealer and on Instagram @cushmama.

This week, Sarah shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Prayer + Meditation; (2) Podcasts + Books; and (3) Laughter + Connection.

Continuing with the interview series of creative, sober women from the Unruffled community, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Jane Coburn. Jane is a North Carolina-based sober Mom to two adult sons on the autism spectrum, wife, counselor and Certified Gray Area Drinker Coach. She started writing short essays after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 and as a former people-pleaser and perfectionist, she’s now finding joy in being creative just for the sake of it. To learn more about Jane and how you can work with her, go to https://www.janecoburn.life/ or follow her on Instagram and Facebook @janecoburn.life.

This week, Jane shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Morning routine; (2) Breath; and (3) Nature.

Continuing with the interview series of creative, sober women from the Unruffled community, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Laura Ward. Laura is a Connecticut-based Mom and wife, working for over twenty years in the public relations industry. She launched her Quit Wining blog on her very first day of sobriety in 2015 and has been writing and working in the recovery space ever since. She accredits her writing practice as her saving grace. With a desire to help other women, she became a life and SHE RECOVERS coach and just celebrated her first anniversary in the coaching profession. To learn more about Laura and her offerings, visit her at https://laurapward.com/ or follow her on Instagram @laurapward.

This week, Laura shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Writing; (2) Essential Oils; and (3) Sleep.

Continuing with the interview series of creative, sober women from the Unruffled community, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Mary Ellen Cusack. Mary Ellen is a grateful, sober single Mom of four, lifelong art enthusiast, artist and maker from Massachusetts. They talk about how recovery allows for examining all of the masks we wear that are generated by doubts, fears and insecurities and when we dismantle those, the courageous artist can finally emerge. To learn more about Mary Ellen and her art, follow her on Instagram @mecusack.

This week, Mary Ellen shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Practice; (2) Meditation; (3) Online resources.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are getting ready for the holidays! Having a few sober holidays under their belts, they talk about how this coming holiday feels so different from holidays past. It’s been some hard work, but they both marvel at how far they’ve come. If you want to hear their first podcast about the holidays, you can listen to Episode 33: The Holidaze. This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Write it out; (2) Take it out on the pavement; and (3) Activity I can do with my hands. Tammi: (1) Make conscious contact with God; (2) Physical toolbox; and (3) Bag of tricks!

This week, Tammi and Sondra are launching a new series of interviews with women from the Unruffled community. To kick it off, they are pleased to welcome Jen Geigley. Jen is a knitter, author, graphic designer and sober Mama based in Des Moines, Iowa. They talk about the role knitting has played in her sobriety and recovery, including her membership in a local sober knitting group called the Booze-Free Knitting Bee. Jen is living her best life in sobriety, with no regrets. To learn more about Jen and to check out her seven knitting books, go to https://www.jengeigley.com/, follow her on Instagram @jengeigley or learn to knit with Jen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/jengeigleyknits.

This week, Jen shares items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Alone time; (2) Knitting; (3) Reading; (4) Moving; (5) Yoga; and (6) Essential oils.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Jill Jung. Jill is an Atlanta-based sober woman working in the health and wellness space who believes small, daily actions can lead up to a long and beautiful life. They talk about the internal shift combined with the effectiveness of focusing on wins when trying to achieve sobriety. Jill’s warm encouragement is her superpower in meeting people where they are and she makes recovery look so good. To learn more about Jill and her offerings, you can find her on Instagram @jilljung or on her website, http://www.honesthealthhabits.com/, where you’ll find healthy tips, recipes and more.

This week, Jill shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Journaling; (2) Walking; and (3) Daily Quote Inspiration from Out of the Wreck I Rise: A Literary Companion to Recovery by Neil Steinberg + Sarah Bader Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday Your Daily Unruffled: 365 Days of Reflections and Prompts For Your Creativity and Recovery

This week on the podcast, Sondra welcomes Kathy Kubik. Kathy is a Chicago-based assistant, writer, Mom, artist and lover of horror, comics and Hamilton. They talk about experiencing life’s beauty and sorrow when sober, they talk about generational crafting and they talk about the importance of creating community through things like the Recovery Gals Art Exchange. You can see Kathy’s work and her sweet smile on Instagram @oneheartfitness and read her blog and past work at www.kathykubik.com.

This week, Kathy shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) A morning ritual: prayer, morning pages, gratitude, Bible yoga; (2) Books: This Naked Mind by Annie Grace, Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget by Sarah Hepola, The End of Procrastination by Petr Ludwig and Adela Schicker; and (3) Community.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Gillian daSilva. Gillian is a Mom, business owner and domestically creative sobriety witch. They talk about the joy of cooking a fabulous dinner, dream boarding and permission to rebuild yourself at any age. Gillian is so vibrant and her energy is contagious. You can get more of Gillian and her wisdom on Instagram @honeybee.9

This week, Gillian shares four items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Presence; (2) Photography; (3) Dreamboarding; and (4) Crystals.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra talk to Alison Moncrieff. Alison is a poet, visual artist and seamstress, among other things but most of all, she is a forever student. They talk about relapse, they talk about how creativity looks in sobriety and they talk about Alison finding her visual voice through her 100 Day Project for 2019, #100daysofpaintingonpeetsbags. You can see her art on Peet’s Coffee bags and more on Alison’s Instagram @alimoncrieffpaints or visit her website at www.alisonmoncrieff.com.

This week, Alison shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Hiking; (2) Meditation; and (3) Gratitude Lists.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to share a conversation with their friend, Cody Degerness. Sondra first met Cody through her Change Your Story program where she learned that he was a big admirer of the podcast. Tammi was then lucky enough to meet up with Cody during a weekend in Paris. They talk about what it’s like to be sober in Paris, and particularly on an early Sunday morning, as he and Tammi describe their recent date. They also talk about the joy of having someone meet you at the airport, Cody’s thoughts on mocktails and their dreams of leading Unruffled tours in Europe. This episode highlights the joy that can result when you bravely reach out to make virtual connections real.

This week, Cody shares four items from his Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Nice bedding; (2) Perspective; (3) Healthy Fear; and (4) Knowing your energy and respecting it.

This week’s podcast is all about Tammi’s trip to Morocco! She and Sondra talk about her impetus for going, how she managed her anxiety and her delight in the sights and sounds of this stunning part of the world. She talks about the art she made with artist Heather Chontos, her self-discovery while there and her surprise of a mostly alcohol-free environment. This conversation is sure to have you dreaming of travel. Enjoy!

In this week’s podcast, Tammi and Sondra answer listener questions. From tips for hosting, talking to your kids about alcohol, to how art heals, the ladies cover a lot of ground. They want to thank everyone who participated in this show from Instagram and the secret Unruffled Podcast Facebook group for asking such engaging questions.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to welcome back their friend Erin Shaw Street. This is Erin’s third appearance on the show but so much has changed since her last interview that they wanted to catch up with her work, specifically around Tell Better Stories, the Instagram account she launched in 2018 to challenge media’s messages about alcohol while advocating for those in recovery. They talk about taking social media breaks, they talk about giving yourself room to evolve, and they talk about the prioritization of needs for a robust recovery. This is such an important conversation and Erin is a woman who walks her talk. To learn more about Erin and her work, visit http://www.erinshawstreet.com/ or follow her on Instagram @erinshawstreet and @tellbetterstoriesmedia.

This week, the ladies share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Erin Shaw Street (1) Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn; Sondra Primeaux (2) Consistent Daily Meditation; and Tammi Salas (3) The Artist’s Way Morning Pages.

This week on the podcast, Tammi talks about an issue in a relationship where she thought she was being manipulated. She and Sondra work it out by talking about things like boundaries and agency that steer them clear of drama and keep them in the solution.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Making time for friends: (2) Morning routine; and (3) Making time for 8 hours of sleep. Tammi: (1) Finger-pointing; (2) Deleting texts; and (3) Morning pages.

Asking for help is so hard and on today’s podcast, Tammi and Sondra are talking about it. They talk about pre-sobriety and how resistance to appeal for help always turned into victimhood and martyrdom. They talk about asking for help before the expectations turn into resentments. And then they ask for help with the podcast! There are many ways to support the show, and they all help a ton. If you want to support their Patreon fundraising campaign, you can do so at www.patreon.com/theunruffledpodcast. Tammi and Sondra want to thank all of their listeners for all of the many ways they are supporting the podcast already, so thank you!

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to welcome back Caitlin. If you don’t know Caitlin from her previous interview (Episode 22), then you will know her by her music, as it is the intro and outro music of the show. Caitlin has grown exponentially since her last appearance, both in her recovery and creatively. They talk about her newly formed record label and her first solo EP, Freaks & Misfits, a release of three techno ballads that explore longing, hurt and love through the lens of a misfit. They also talk about painting and the prolific amount of work that Caitlin has produced in the last two years, they talk about the influence that kundalini has had on Caitlin and her whole well-being, and they talk about her three year sober anniversary. Caitlin is embodied proof of the hard and beautiful work of recovery. You can learn more about Caitlin with links to purchase her new EP at https://caitlinhere.com/ and you can hear clips of her techno ballads on Instagram @caitlinhere.

This week Caitlin shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Kundalini yoga; (2) 100% Responsibility; and (3) Morning pages.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are ready to celebrate! They each assess their creative projects and programs that they attended to over the summer and they talk about what’s to come. They talk about birthdays and offerings and trips and rest, acknowledging and celebrating their accomplishments along the way. It’s a full-circle podcast to wrap up the four part summer catch-up and to welcome the transition to fall.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra talk about summer shifts, specifically shifts in spaces. They talk about shifting studios and shifting homes and what it means when you take up space. It’s an invocation of a new story and they hope it invokes your own.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra share some summer fun. From vacations and weekend get-aways to what they’re watching and reading, they share how they’re entertaining themselves this summer. They hope you’re entertained as well.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra share some revelations they’ve experienced so far this Summer 2019. From lessons in letting go in working Step 3 of the Twelve Steps to observations on meditation, they offer a quick check-in through the lens of their summer respite.

Continuing with the summer guest co-host series, Tammi gets to spend some time talking to Jolene Park. You may know Jolene from her previous interview (Ep. 49). She works as a functional nutritionist and health coach through her company, Healthy Discoveries, and also co-hosts the podcast, EDIT: Editing Our Drinking & Our Lives and leads the Nourish Your Cravings Community, an online community where former “gray area drinkers” thrive.

They touch on the labels that can often be assigned to us when we remove alcohol from our lives and they also take a deep dive into the four phases of our monthly energy cycles, feminine wisdom and how these are key next steps in alcohol-free living. There is so much here and Jolene really knows her stuff. You’ll definitely want to take notes. If you want more of Jolene’s work, she can be found at http://www.healthydiscoveries.com or on Instagram @healthy_discoveries.

This week Jolene shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Lymphatic Draining w/ Dry Skin Brushing + Rebounding; (2) Walking in Nature; and (3) Energy Clearing Practices.

Continuing with the summer guest co-host series, Sondra was happy to have her friend Paul Silva to co-host with today. Paul is a former chef turned life-coach who draws from his personal and professional life transitions to help guide others through their own. Paul’s a writer, having written on his widely popular blog, Message In A Bottle, since 2012 and published his book, Longing For The Spirit: Messages of Faith and Hope from Beyond the Bottle, in 2017. He also hosts his own podcasts, Buzzkill and his newly launched podcast, Longing For The Spirit. They speculate why there are fewer men active in on-line recovery spaces, they talk about being sober in the hospitality industry and they talk about “sober-curiosity” as a lifestyle trend. To learn more about Paul and his work, visit him at https://www.paulsilvacoaching.com/ or you can catch up with him on Instagram @paulsilvacoaching.

This week Paul shares three items from his Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Morning Routines, Including The Ten Item Gratitude List; (2) Ten Minute Morning Pages; (3) A Walk Outside.

Continuing with the summer guest co-host series, Tammi gets to spend some time talking to Laura McKowen. You may know Laura from her previous interview (Ep. 44) or as the former co-host of the wildly popular HOME podcast. Her newest podcast creation is Spiritual-ish which she co-hosts with Meadow DeVor. They talk about creating online courses and charging what you’re worth, how Laura tackled writing her forthcoming book, We Are the Luckiest (releasing 12/31/19), as well as getting into the nitty gritty about recent panic attacks and so much more. Over the years, Laura has become a trusted friend and really walks the walk when it comes to her sobriety and creativity. To learn more about Laura and her work, you can find her at https://www.lauramckowen.com/ or connect with her on Instagram @lauramckowen.

This week Laura shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox with our listeners: (1) Box Breathing; (2) Insight Timer App; and (3) Sweat.

Continuing with the summer guest co-host series, Sondra was so excited to get to chat again with Lori Massicot. You may have heard Lori on the podcast before (Ep. 38) or maybe you listen to Lori’s other podcasts, To 50 & Beyond or Real Aligned Women (that she co-hosts with Courtney Andersen). If that is the case, then you probably already love Lori and her infectious zest for life.They talk about getting older and all of the realities that accompany that privilege. They talk about milestones, from early, universal ones to one that Lori is approaching soon: empty nest. Lori radiates so much positive energy, which is what makes her such an effective coach. To learn more about how to work with Lori, you can find her at https://www.lorimassicot.com/, on Instagram @lorimassicot or join her Facebook group, To 50 & Beyond.

This week Lori shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox with our listeners: (1) Journaling; (2) Music; (3) Cold showers.

We are kicking off our summer guest co-host series with Tammi talking with none other than THE Tiffany Han. Tiffany has been on the pod before (Ep. 15) and since then has become a close friend and creative life coach to Tammi over the past two years. Tiffany is a writer, teacher, wife and mom to two five-year-old little girls, as well as being the podcast host of Raise Your Hand Say Yes. We talk about how her sobriety is evolving, ceramics as a metaphor for life, her Money, Sex, Freedom series and the Big ‘O’ - orgasms. This show is not for little ears! If you want to raise your hand and say YES with Tiffany, take your creative work to the next level and dive deeper into your intuition, you can get first dibs on her new program, the Inner Circle, by signing up on her website https://www.tiffanyhan.com/ You can also follow Tiffany on IG @thetiffanyhan or @tiffanyhaninsiders to learn more about her offerings.

This week Tiffany shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox with our listeners: (1) Getting to Church; (2) Walk + Talks; and (3) Reading Memoirs.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are so happy to welcome back their friend, Amanda Grace. Amanda originally appeared on Episode 54, one of the podcast’s most downloaded episodes to date, so they know you already share their love for Amanda and her wisdom. They talk about their fabulous Portland meetup and Amanda’s profound RAW workshop that Tammi and Sondra both attended, but they also catch up on Amanda’s unfurling transformation that has occurred since they last spoke. Amanda is always yearning for a deeper understanding of herself and the pilgrims who walk with her, and it’s what makes her an exceptional teacher. You will learn so much from Amanda in this interview. To explore everything Amanda Grace and her beautiful offerings, visit https://www.amandagrace.ie, follow along with her on Instagram @amandajgrace or join her robust Facebook community, Pilgrim Soul.

This week Amanda shares three items from his Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Body Trust; (2) Grounding Yourself in the Natural Elements; and (3) The Art of Inquiry.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to welcome Tommy Rosen. Tommy is an international renowned yoga teacher, addiction recovery expert and the founder and CEO of Recovery 2.0, which is home to a global community, online conferences, coaching programs, workshops and retreats. He is also a podcast host and writer, spreading the message of “Don’t just survive, THRIVE”. Tommy begins his addiction story in the womb, the place where anxiety and craving set the story for him and so many of us who bear the story of addiction. He talks about recovery as a place of stillness and calm within ourselves, a place he found through yoga and meditation. He talks about Recovery 2.0 and all of the amazing support he is able to offer through that platform, both online and in person. Tommy Rosen is a gem and they know you will leave this conversation gratified. To learn more about Tommy and Recovery 2.0, visit https://r20.com/, on Instagram and Facebook @tommyrosen or @recovery2point0.

This week Tommy shares three items from his Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Reaching out to people; (2) Yoga + Meditation; and (3) The invitation to try three 12-step meetings.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome their friend, Kelly Fitzgerald. Kelly is a writer and recovery coach based in Florida who launched her writing career in the recovery space when her essay celebrating her year of sobriety went viral in 2014. Since then, she’s published many essays across platforms and topics, she’s gained a book deal and recovered from losing a book deal, she’s launched a podcast, she’s participated in competitions as an elite cross-fit athlete, she married her best friend, she’s created a #SoberSummer Challenge for 2019 and has begun hosting She Recovers Sharing Circles in Cape Coral. Kelly makes sobriety look so good! To learn more about Kelly and her work, visit her at http://sobersenorita.com or on Facebook and Instagram @thesobersenorita.

This week Kelly shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Cross-fit; (2) Meditation + Insight Timer App; and (3) Gratitude lists.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra do some summer forecasting! They talk about what summers looked like in very early sobriety, specifically things they did to rebuild confidence, structure and integrity. They also talk about what they are forecasting for the coming summer, including newly launched programs, real-life meetups and creative projects. Summers can bring very unique triggers but they hope this conversation can help you find the joy that only summer can offer.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Summer Fiction; (2) Swimming in cold water; and (3) Writing. Tammi: (1) Cooking; (2) Creating; and (3) Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher w/ Zero Alcohol.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Jill Henning. Jill is a sober mom and marketing consultant based in Phoenix, Arizona. They talk about what it was like growing up as a child of an alcoholic, marrying an alcoholic, and how she eventually landed in the rooms of Al-Anon. After working the 12 steps, Jill realized that she too needed to examine her own drinking and quit for good in 2017. They also talk about Jill’s surprising love of 90’s rap, her mean moves on the dance floor and her love of pearls. If you want to learn more about Jill’s work, you can visit https://forwardstmarketing.com/ or you can follow Jill on Instagram @forwardstreet.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to welcome a very special guest, Tammi’s sister, Traci Salas. Even as they are on separate coasts, Tammi and Traci have always been close and in one of their daily phone catch-ups, Tammi challenged her little sister to give up drinking for thirty days. Well, that was a year ago this week and Traci is still alcohol-free. They talk about the challenges Traci had with being a mom and then later, an M.S. diagnosis, but during this year of sobriety, she’s discovered new experiences, like yoga and meditation and rediscovered beloved experiences of her youth, live music. It’s a double-shot of Salas love that you will not want to miss!

This week Traci shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Music; (2) Yoga + Meditation; and (3) The Hudson River.

This week’s podcast is all about tools! A question was posted by a listener in The Unruffled Podcast secret Facebook group sourcing ideas for FREE sober treats that provided instant gratification but didn’t indulge consumer culture. We all know that a mani/pedi or a massage feels great, but there are so many treats, tools and indulgences that are available to all. Tammi and Sondra list out all of the listener suggestions and add their own personal riffs. Get a pen and some paper, you’re going to want to take notes. Be sure to listen to this one all the way to the end, as the ladies make an announcement about the next Unruffled meetup that you won’t want to miss!

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Emily Cornell. Emily is an ex-advertising exec and now expat, living with her husband in Brussels where she is learning to claim “sober” and “writer” as part of her public identity, sharing her story for the first time. They talk about how living abroad has forced her to get creative not just in support of her recovery but with her recovery modalities as well and how things like the Recovery Gals Art Exchange, virtual coffee dates and the Write Doe Bay writing retreat have all boosted her commitment to sobriety. If you want to read Emily’s musings on her everyday expat experience, you can find her words at https://www.unexpectedexpat.com/ or you can follow her on Instagram @ECCornell.

This week Emily shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Morning pages; (2) Exercise with other people; and (3) Google Hangouts.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Ingrid Miller. Ingrid is a digital media and advertising exec and most recently, bookstore owner based just outside of Seattle. They talk about getting sober in mid-life, how recovery from diet mentality has played just as big a role in Ingrid’s healing as her recovery from alcohol and how placing her faith in her passions and creative pursuits has encouraged her all around self-acceptance and peace. You can learn more about Ingrid and her newly opened bookstore at https://www.threetreesbooks.com/, you can read more of what she has to say on diet-culture and alcohol recovery at https://totalfatty.com/ and follow her in Instagram @ingridmichelsenmiller.

This week Ingrid shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) La Croix; (2) Fiction; and (3) Creative Bursts.

Today, Tammi and Sondra riff on a Robcast, An Anatomy of Restlessness (Episode 231) or in their terms, the discomfort zone. They talk about the many uncomfortable places we find ourselves in, like overwhelm, change, boredom and impulsivity. They talk about what this looked like when they were still drinking and the work they’ve had to do in recovery to reframe these situations as an invitation rather than something to merely tolerate. This is an episode packed with solutions, so you may want to bring a pen!

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Getting in the flow; (2) Unplugging; and (3) Laughter. Tammi: (1) Collaging my feelings; (2) Daily theme song; and (3) Building my creative wheelhouse.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Heidi Ferrer. Heidi is a woman who wears many hats: screenwriter, novelist, Mom, blogger, YouTuber and wife but “sober” is one in which she’s most proud. It wasn’t a smooth road for Heidi, however, and she shares the struggles she encountered, including a few relapses and the ladies so appreciate her vulnerability. Heidi’s soaring in sobriety and you will feel her effervescence through your earbuds. To see what Heidi is up to, including a just-launched sobriety support program, visit http://girltomom.com/ or you can find her on Instagram at @RecovHer.

This week Heidi shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Meditation (2) Nature; and (3) Connection.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra catch up on four topics: Recovery, Health and Beauty, Creativity and Family. They talk about service work and coasting. They talk about feeling good in your skin, perimenopause, teenagers and Spring yielding an abundance of creative ideas. It’s always fun to catch up!

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Live events; (2) Spring walks; and (3) Library books. Tammi: (1) Spiritualish Podcast Ep. 57: Digital Minimalism; (2) Robcast Ep. 231: An Anatomy of Restlessness; and (3) Asking for help.

This week on the podcast, Sondra and Tammi happily welcome Amanda Kuda. Amanda is a thirty-something, living and thriving in Austin, Texas, where she advocates for the alcohol-free lifestyle through her platform, Authentically Amanda. They talk about the “alcoholic” label and how that can potentially hold some back from cutting alcohol from their lives, they talk about ambition and sober dating and the ultimate happiness Amanda has achieved from taking time to get to know herself fully. This is a positive, motivating conversation and if you would like to learn more from Amanda, including information on how to work with her, visit https://authenticallyamanda.com/ or you can also find her on Instagram @authenticallyamanda.

This week Amanda shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Movement; (2) Interacting with the spoken and written word; and (3) Dating myself.

This week on the podcast, Sondra and Tammi are happy to welcome Kim Miller. Kim is a sober Mom, writer, artist and outdoor enthusiast based in Las Vegas and is the creator of Sober in Vegas, a website dedicated to exploring the alcohol-free lifestyle in her beloved sin city. They talk about the relationship between anxiety and alcohol, spending and alcohol and the recovery tools Kim used to unravel those things. They also talk about how becoming a mother felt like ground zero all over again, but how recovery and her creativity laid a strong foundation from which she was able to rise again. Kim’s current artistic endeavors beautifully illustrate what it’s like to thrive in sobriety. To see all of Kim’s work and all the things to do when you are sober in Vegas, visit https://soberinvegas.com/ and you can also find her in Instagram and Twitter @soberinvegas.

This week Kim shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Podcasts; (2) Hiking and Getting Outside; and (3) Therapy.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to welcome Kristi Coulter. Kristi is a Seattle-based writer, dog-lover, running enthusiast, unofficial expert on red lipstick and is the author of the 2018 essay collection, Nothing Good Can Come From This. They talk about getting sober in the tech world, patriarchal influences on women’s alcohol use and of course, her Medium essay “Enjoli” that nudged Kristi’s writing career forward. This conversation is packed with gems and if you want more from Kristi, visit http://www.kristicoulter.com/ for links to her excellent blog and to purchase her book.

This week Kristi shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Writing on her MAC laptop; (2) Bullet journaling; and (3) Exercise.

This week, Tammi and Sondra are thrilled to share a conversation with Dawn Nickel. If you don’t already know Dawn and all of her amazing work, she is the visionary behind the SHE RECOVERS movement, the online and real life space that offers connection, supportive and empowerment opportunities for all recovering women, because “we’re all recovering from something.” Dawn has also been in recovery herself from substance abuse disorder since 1987 but also identifies as being in recovery from cancer, codependency and workaholism, and specifically workaholism being a work-in-progress. If you suffer from “busy-ness,” this is a conversation you will not want to miss. To find out more about Dawn, SHE RECOVERS retreats and events, visit https://sherecovers.co/, on Instagram @recoveringdawn and @she_recovers and on Facebook at She Recovers.

This week Dawn shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Continuous self-reflection, not self-criticism; (2) Lattes; and (3) Making time for people.

Today Tammi and Sondra celebrate the 100th episode! They revisit the impetus for starting the show, they talk about the first few episodes, the most downloaded episodes and they talk about all the gifts they’ve received for showing up here for 100 Mondays in a row. Most of all, they celebrate all of their amazing guests and listeners. It’s a big love fest and they are so happy for all of the encouragement and support. Thank you.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Trying something new; (2) Intuition + the Pause; and (3) Reading + Netflix. Tammi: (1) Morning Routine; (2) Daily Log Book; and (3) Outside sources (i.e. workshops, classes, books, therapy, coffee dates w/ women in recovery, podcasts, etc.).

In this week’s episode of the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to share a conversation with Mandy Manners. Mandy is British-born sober Mom, now living by the sea in France. She is also the co-host of the Love Sober podcast. They talk about the hedonistic 90’s, British pub culture and healing from trauma. They also talk about the beautiful, creative life that Mandy is now living and in addition to the podcast, she’s content with mala-making, speaking events, recovery coach training and book writing. They know you will be moved by Mandy’s story. To learn more about Mandy, visit https://www.lovesober.com/ and you can also find her on Instagram @mandy_lovesober, @lovesoberpodcast and @malas_de_royan.

This week Mandy shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Podcasts; (2) Sober Sisterhood; and (3) The Sea.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Jodi White. Jodi is a licensed therapist who through working on her own issues around codependency and alcohol, found that she was a love addict. She now specializes in helping others struggling with love addiction, substance abuse and trauma through her private practice is Austin, Texas. They also talk about her time living on both coasts, her relationship with Guru Singh and the piles of journals she found cleaning out an old storage space in New York and how they are helping her unpack her love addiction, which has led to a blog series on the subject called Journals of a Love Addict: Stories from the Bottom Shelf. To catch up on the series and learn more about Jodi, you can find her at http://www.jodiwhitelpc.com/ and on Instagram @jodiwhitelpc.

This week Jodi shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Baking; (2) Writing; and (3) Yoga.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to share a conversation with Tricia Lewis. Tricia, a former “high-functioning alcoholic”, now spends her time exploring the alcohol industry, labels and solutions on her podcast, Recovery Happy Hour. They talk about growing up comparing your drinking to family members, getting sober in the food service industry, and creating events that move closer to normalizing non-drinking culture. Tricia’s first event for 2019, in cooperation with Austin’s only sober bar, Sans Bar, is an outdoor musical event called Sober by Southwest. To find out more about the event and to purchase tickets, visit https://www.soberbysouthwest.com/ and to learn more about Tricia and her podcast, go to https://www.recoveryhappyhour.com/. You can also follow her on all other social media channels @soberbysouthwest and @recoveryhappyhour.

This week Tricia shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Morning Routine; (2) Accountability; and (3) Non-alcoholic beverages.

This week, Tammi and Sondra are happy to share a conversation with Jennifer Beck Furber or as her friends know her, Jenn. Jenn is a San Juan Island mama, she is also a teacher, writer, photographer and is the founder of the Orcas Island creative retreat, Write Doe Bay. Jenn speaks gently but with such clarity and purpose that she can only attribute to letting go of the substances that no longer serve her. Now the creative ideas that flow from Jenn, like the ocean around her, are vast and abundant. To learn more about Jenn, Write Doe Bay and the current retreat offerings, go to http://www.writedoebay.com/ and you can follow her and her projects on Instagram at @jennfurber, @jennferberphotos and @writedoebay.

This week Jenn shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Knitting; (2) Swimming; and (3) The Memory Project.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra address a topic they felt reluctant to talk about as they didn’t feel they had much to say until they started rolling: Boundaries. It was after they both looked at what their lives looked like before they got sober and could clearly see instances where they lacked boundaries that they could see how they are intentional and decisive in their lives now. They define boundaries, discuss examples of their power and usefulness and share how they are each working to strengthen boundaries in their lives.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Freethinkers’ meeting; (2) Church; and (3) Attending to micro-goals. Tammi: (1) Boundaries + Protection by Pixie Lighthorse; (2) Beta-blockers; and (3) Studio purge.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are so happy to welcome Payton Kennedy. Payton has logged two decades as a Canadian-based event planner and production manager, but you may know her as one of the beautiful faces behind the SHE RECOVERS retreats and events. However, Payton is an artist at heart, and the ladies talk about her rich background as a musician, dancer, writer, yoga teacher and style maven and counts her sobriety and creating her beloved community as some of her biggest accomplishments to date. Have your dancing shoes handy because this conversation is going to make you want to get up and move! If you want to learn what Payton is busy facilitating at SHE RECOVERS, head over to https://sherecovers.co/ or you can follow her on Instagram @plk_ottawa. This week Payton shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Morning ritual; (2) Dance; and (3) Seeking out beauty.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to share a conversation with Irma Schutte. Irma is a New Zealand-based practitioner, student, teacher and writer who is healing herself through holistic modalities and helps her clients do the same. Since she’s gotten sober, she’s been on a “megaquest” to find out who she truly is through shamans, fasting, superfoods, silent retreats, dancing and lots of time just being with herself, finding her voice. Irma has traveled through much pain, found herself at the brink, but came back with so much wisdom, compassion and humor and they are so grateful she shared some here. If you want to read Irma’s beautiful writing or explore working with her, you can find her at https://www.irmaschutte.com/. If you want to see her awesome hair, you can follow her on Instagram @irma_sacred_rebel.

This week Irma shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Sound + Resonance: Crystal singing bowls; (2) Assuming imperfection; and (3) Go WITHOUT to go WITHIN twice a year.

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra are sharing all of their big dreams, plans and goals for 2019. They start off talking about their tarot Year Ahead Spreads with The Wild Unknown Tarot, how it has played out in their lives in previous years and how they use it as a tool of intention for the coming year. They talk about the words they each chose as their guiding lights for 2019, how the practice has also helped them in the past, as well as exercises that may help you land on a word for the year. They talk about courses and workshops they have on the books and long-term projects and goals that haven’t landed yet but they are Naming It. They hope this episode inspires you to find the courage to write down your own big goals and encourage your actions in that direction.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Accountability Project for 2019: Read 52 books; (2) Find a business mentor; (3) Aspire to be a better gift-giver. Tammi: (1) Accountability Project for 2019: Painting a page per day; (2) Hire a professional; and (3) Carrie Mallon’s readings of The Wild Unknown Tarot Deck.

In this week’s episode, Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a conversation with Jackie Mantey. Jackie is a Chicago-based copywriter, journalist, podcaster and artist. They talk about how making art saved her in early sobriety and how that practice culminated into an exhibit and companion book, titled “Gone, Country”, that debuted in September 2018. Jackie’s story is so relatable but extraordinary at the same time, they know you will be inspired. If you want to see Jackie’s past and current work, you can visit her at http://jackiemantey.com/ or catch her on Instagram @jackiemantey.

This week Jackie shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) DBT Skills Training Manual by Marsha Lineham; (2) The BestSelf Co SELF Journal; and (3) The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath by Leslie Jamison.

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra have fun reflecting on 2018. They start with a podcast rundown and highlight some of the amazing writers, visual artists and thought leaders they were fortunate enough to interview on the pod this year. They talk about the endearing Sober Sister Summer Series and all of the lessons learned along the way. They also recount their own paths of growth, creatively, spiritually and in their recovery and the gratitude they each have for this year. It’s been a good one, and they each want to send out a big Thank You to the best audience that a couple of mid-life, sober podcasting Mamas could ever dream up. Thank you.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Volunteering + making gifts; (2) Family time; and (3) Plotting 2019. Tammi: (1) Workshops; (2) Proof of life exercises; and (3) Doing something scary.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome their friend, Anna Bielby. The girls met Anna in August at the She Recovers conference in Los Angeles, and they’re here to tell you, Anna radiates light. It wasn’t always Anna’s story though, and she takes you through some dark places but that ultimately saved her because they led her to recovery. Now Anna “lives big”, which includes exploring nature whenever she can, being a thriving member of her community and being the best Mom and wife she can be. She’s also taking her love of the natural world to a deeper level by learning to become a certified crystal healer. You can catch up with Anna and see that radiant smile for yourself over on Instagram @annabeesomebody.

This week Anna shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Walking + podcasts; (2) All the woo; and (3) Fellowship.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra catch up about a topic that isn’t often explored until after it’s happened: Relapse, specifically life’s events that can lead to a possible relapse. They talk about the meaning of the word and how it can be broadened to encompass emotional relapse and lack of spiritual maintenance, and how those factors can be just the things that could lead a person to a lapse in alcohol abstinence. They both include very personal accounts and real-time solutions that helped them get through crisis before any real destruction of progress, and their hope is that they convey these lessons in a way that can be helpful to anyone listening to this conversation.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Meetings + meet-ups; (2) Service opportunities; and (3) Breathwork + cold showers. Tammi: (1) Social media break; (2) ‘Back to basics’ mentality; and (3) Daily log journaling.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Adriana Marchione. Adriana Marchione MA, REAT, RSMT, Director has been involved in the arts for over 25 years, from filmmaker to Argentine tango dancer to expressive arts therapist. She’s also been in recovery for as long. If there is a recurring theme in this conversation, it is how art can save us, and Adriana generously shares many times how she has recovered through her art. Her latest project, a documentary film (currently in post-production) called The Creative High, shares how others use creativity to recover and you can find out more about that at https://www.thecreativehigh.com/. If you are curious about all of Adriana’s vast creative endeavors, visit https://www.adrianamarchione.com/.

This week Adriana shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Fears list; (2) Making art privately; and (3) Dance + Movement.

In today’s episode, Tammi and Sondra are happy to share a conversation with their friend J. Davis Harte. Davis has an interesting career as a design ecologist, specifically an environmental designer, researcher and educator. She is also in her 42nd year living with Type 1 diabetes and along with her journey to sobriety, Davis shares her thoughts around addiction and those living with a chronic, invisible illness. When she has spare time, she has many creative pursuits that fill it, including writing poetry and the ladies were delighted for her to share one of her poems on the podcast. To learn more about Davis and her work, visit https://www.davisparadigmspaces.com/ or you can find her on Instagram @morethan_everbefore.

This week Davis shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Morning routine; (2) The senses; and (3) The botanical world.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Rynda Laurel. Rynda has a most impressive resume, with years of work in the music industry and the innovative digital marketing space, but her most noteworthy accomplishment is her 26 years of sobriety. Currently, you can find Rynda in the supplement industry as she’s creating easy to use and effective supplements, VRYeveryday. They talk about the hole in the conversation as it relates to the biochemical needs of those in recovery and Rynda covers so much ground in this conversation, including how she healed her own clinical depression. To learn more about Rynda and her expansive career, you can visit http://www.rynda.me/ or to learn more about the VRYeveryday supplement offerings, go to https://vryeveryday.com/. You can also find Rynda on Instagram @rynda or @vryeveryday. Our listeners can use the discount code UNRUFFLED to get 10% off all supplement orders, too.

This week Rynda shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Hourglass concept; (2) Balance; and (3) Food + Mood.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a conversation with Shari Hampton. You may know Shari from the Instagram and podcast world as Served Up Sober. If you do, then you already know how wise, insightful and funny Shari is and if you don’t, go follow her now. She has a fascinating story of how she came to sobriety and is a true testament to try, fail, try again. Shari is starting Sober AF meetups (in hopes to soon be a non-profit) in the San Diego area, so if you are anywhere close, count yourself lucky because as Shari says, “vulnerable is the new arrogant”. You can find out more about Shari and her meetups at http://www.servedupsober.com/, follow her on IG @servedupsober, or she also hosts a podcast of the same name.

This week Shari shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Supplements; (2) Body work; and (3) The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson.

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra talk to Brooke Morton with Sober Outside. Brooke has spent over a decade as a travel writer and adventurer and after she got into recovery, she combined her passions to create an adventure travel company for the sober community in March 2018, thus Sober Outside. If you are a lover of travel (or if you just want to hear a beautiful account of recovery), you will find so much inspiration in Brooke’s story. To learn more about Brooke and her current travel offerings, you find her at http://soberoutside.com/ or follow her on Instagram at @sober_outside.

This week Brooke shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Water; (2) Down time, getting quiet, going outside in nature; and (3) Insatiable podcast.

In this week’s episode, Tammi and Sondra check-in on four subjects: sobriety, health, family and creativity. They talk about monotony and exhaustion, exercise and seasonal blues, life in and out of their control, and creative ideas, big and small. They hope you join them for the last check-in of 2018.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Hand stitching; (2) All the books; and (3) Glorious sleep. Tammi: (1) Teas; (2) Ep. 7 of the Never Not Grateful pod w/ Megan Peters; and (3) Kim Krans, Founder of The Wild Unknown Tarot Deck + Community.

On this week’s podcast, Tammi and Sondra are so excited to bring you a conversation with Holly Whitaker. If you don’t already know Holly, she in the founder and CEO of Tempest, Inc. (formerly Hip Sobriety, Inc.) and the newly launched media site, The Temper, and is currently one of the smartest voices in modern recovery. They talk about how she took her sobriety school from just a handful of students to the progressive company it is now, they talk about the decline of the beloved Home Podcast and how she personally channeled former accounting skills into her abounding and prolific creative output today. Holly is a visionary and her future looks bright. You can still find Holly’s blog at http://www.hipsobriety.com/ and her newly launched baby at https://www.jointempest.com/ and https://www.thetemper.com/ or find Holly on Instagram @holly and @thetemper.

This week Holly shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Lavender essential oil; (2) Breathing; and (3) Tea bags.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to bring you a conversation with Patty Muenks. Patty has a beautiful and fulfilling life as a ceramics artist and shared business owner with her beloved husband, but this wasn’t always Patty’s life. She takes us through her drinking story, painting a true picture of what it was like in hopes that you may find some connection in her experience. Her story has a beautiful ending or rather, a beginning. You can learn more about Patty and see her amazing work at https://squareup.com/market/heartheartstudios/ or follow her on Instagram @pattyspiral or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/heARTheARTstudios/?ref=br_rs.

This week Patty shares items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Chamomile tea + hot baths; (2) Self-care; (3) A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle; and (4) Mindfulness.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to bring you a conversation with Dana Bowman. Dana is an author, teacher and speaker who sends Moms everywhere who struggle with alcohol a message of strength and hope through her books, speaking engagements and television appearances. They also talk about perfectionism, marriage, relapse and writing...it’s a very juicy episode. You can learn more about Dana on her blog, https://momsieblog.com/ , see her Today Show appearance and buy her books, Bottled: A Mom’s Guide to Early Recovery and How to Be Perfect Like Me, while you’re there.

This week Dana shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Persistence; (2) Patterns; and (3) Keeping a ratty journal.

Today, Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a conversation with artist, author and teacher, Sabrina Ward Harrison. Although Sabrina has had a prolific creative career, she came to a point in her life where she felt alcohol was holding her back and today, she shares her sobriety story publicly for the first time. Tammi and Sondra are honored to hold this space for her and they hope that her message and her art inspire you beyond this interview. You can learn more about Sabrina at https://www.sabrinawardharrison.info/, where you can also learn about her new online class, Untether. You can also catch her on her own podcast, Room in the Trees that she co-hosts with Trent Reynolds or on Instagram @sabrinawardharrison.

This week Sabrina shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Poet John O’Donohue interview with Krista Tippett on On Being; (2) Moving my body; and (3) Tiffany Han’s Raise Your Hand Say Yes podcast.

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra revisit their time at the She Recovers event in LA. They talk about their favorite parts (the silent disco, duh), which events had the most impact and what left them inspired to take action. Though they both had different take-aways, they both agreed that the best overall part was meeting The Unruffled Podcast listeners. They hope this episode sends good energy out to not just those that were in attendance but especially to those that weren’t.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) The famous Beverly Hilton Hotel swimming pool; (2) Saying NO; and (3) Hugs + laughter. Tammi: (1) Being prepared; (2) Purse toolbox kit; and (3) My travel wife.

Today, Tammi and Sondra bring you a conversation with Niki Hale. Niki is a multi-passionate Californian and when she’s not providing trauma-informed massage therapy, she’s making, sewing, cooking, gardening, connecting and creating a rich and meaningful life. With alcohol no longer holding her back, Niki is a force to be reckoned. If you’d like to learn more about Niki and her offerings, visit her beautiful website https://starsalignbodywork.com/.

This week Niki shares items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) My privilege; (2) Compassionate curiosity; (3) Mynoise.net; (4) Replacement beverages; (5) What’s up? - A Mental Health App; and (6) SOBRIETY is her biggest tool of all.

Tammi and Sondra catch up on two of four subjects today, as filtered through the lens of Summer: family and sobriety (check last week’s episode for health and creativity). They talk about teenagers, aging parents, sobriety milestones and service. The summer of slowing down, self-indulgence and the Sober Sister Summer Series was a success!

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Library card; (2) Writing my face off; and (3) Prayer and meditation. Tammi: (1) Social media hiatus; (2) Morning pages; and (3) Newsletters.

Tammi and Sondra catch up on two of four subjects today, as filtered through the lens of Summer: health and creativity (come back next week for family and sobriety). They talk about hormones and anxiety, painting, making, writing and even job hunting. They also reflect on the success of the Sober Sister Summer Series and their respective themes of slowing down and self-indulgence. No Unruffled Toolbox items for this week, as they are saving them for the end of Part 2.

Rounding out the Sober Sister Summer Series, Tammi and Sondra are happy to bring you a conversation with their friend, Susan Sainsbury. Susan is a creative, sober sister from another Mother, tucked into the Catskills with her family and animals, she has the kind of creative prowess that inspires envy. From her quaint farmhouse, studio and garden, her found object art to her community work, Susan has crafted a beautiful life in recovery. She lives with so much intention now and to see more of what she is up to in her day-to-day, you can catch her on Instagram @susansainsbury_themakinghour.

This week Susan shares items from her Early Sobriety Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Stop Drinking Now by Allen Carr; (2) Podcasts about sobriety; (3) Ginger syrup beverages; and (4) A therapist. Today, her current Unruffled Toolbox consists of: (1) Podcasts; (2) In real life community; and (3) Alone time.

With a few more episodes to go in their Sober Sister Summer Series, Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a conversation with their friend, Lara Frazier. Lara is a writer, speaker and recovery advocate with a strong voice in the recovery community. She has a very powerful story that’s she’s told on a couple of favorite podcasts, so if you want to hear Lara’s complete journey to sobriety, you can catch that on the Home podcast, Ep. 70. In this episode, the ladies wanted to focus on all of the important work Lara is up to now, including writing and specifically her latest essay on leaving a Twelve Step program and how she is doing two years after that decision. It can often be a polarizing topic that can come loaded with controversy, but they take their time weighing in on why the program works for some and not for others, as well as ideas for those for whom it does not resonate. You can read more of Lara’s work at https://larafrazier.com/ or see what she’s up to on the daily on Instagram @sillylara.

This week Lara shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Macklemore; (2) Elena Brower’s: Ritual of Recovery; and (3) Social media.

In this week’s episode and as part of the Sober Sister Summer Series, Tammi and Sondra talk to their friend, Sarelle McCoard. Sarelle is a sober Mama living in Ohio and is someone who really works hard on her recovery, and it shows. Always a student, she began a new career as a chemical dependency counselor at 48 and there is hardly a creative challenge that she isn’t willing to take on. Sarelle’s life explodes in full color now, and she makes sobriety look so good. You can see more of Sarelle’s beautiful life and projects at www.stichmeastory.wordpress.com or follow her in Instagram @sarelle_mccoard

This week Sarelle shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Gratitude; (2) Community + Connection; and (3) Making.

Adding to the Sober Sister Summer Series, Tammi and Sondra are excited to have their friend Diana Unlu on the show. Diana is a sober Mama, passionate and thriving in Austin, where she is busy creating a life from which she no longer wants to escape. Through her beautiful travels, home and family, her life is Instagram-worthy, but it is the changes that she’s made on the inside through recovery that she’s most proud. And it’s the hard work she’s put in to make these changes, through yoga teacher training, nutritious eating and mindful living, that they know you will find most inspiring. You can witness Diana’s passion for yoga, cooking and wellness over on Instagram @mysoulandbowl or follow her @dianaunlu, where she shares more of her journey to sobriety.

This week Diana shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Physical movement; (2) Meditation; and (3) Find your passion.

Continuing with the Sober Sister Summer Series, Tammi and Sondra are happy to bring you an interview with their friend, Gloria Blecha. Gloria is a sober Mama, Californian lover of woo and light who almost stumbled into sobriety by way of first attempting to address her issues with money, shopping and spending. This is this first time they’ve had someone on the podcast that was willing to be so transparent about overspending, a problem that can often co-occur with over-drinking and that can pack almost as much shame. They think you will greatly appreciate Gloria’s willingness to be so vulnerable as she speaks with poise and clarity around the thing that lead her on a beautiful path to sobriety. To learn more about Gloria, you can find her on Instagram @gloria_blecha.

This week Gloria shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Breath + Mantra + Oils; (2) Podcasts; (3) Community.

Tammi and Sondra are honored to bring you another interview in the Sober Sister Summer Series this week with Nicole Baker. Though they often use this platform to talk about what life is like now in recovery, sometimes it is necessary to travel deep into what it was like and what happened to us that got us to where we are today, and Nicole takes us on that journey. Nicole’s story is powerful, sometimes painful, but so resonate and they are grateful for this space in which her beautiful soul could share it. You can follow Nicole Baker on Instagram at @me.and.tree and she will be launching her website very soon at meandtree.com.

This week Nicole shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Intermittent Fasting and The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung; (2) Meditation and Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright; (3) Going analog and tending her own garden.

Continuing with the Sober Sister Summer Series, Tammi and Sondra are excited to welcome Miki Romo. Miki is a sober Mama, occupational therapist and aspiring yoga teacher who has a story not often told in the recovery space. So many in recovery often have co-occurring issues and those around food often ride along with alcohol and other addictions. Miki is someone who didn’t start down a path of recovery until she had gastric bypass surgery. Miki is so generous with her story, and her tender compassion, clarity and insight is sure to resonate.

This week Miki shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Physical activity; (2) Regular connection to others; and (3) Structured morning routine.

Coming off the heels of the Austin and Santa Rosa Women’s Circle events, Tammi and Sondra thought it would be a good time to revisit community. (If you want to listen to first time they talk about community, go back to Episode 5 https://soundcloud.com/stevehecht-561628099/episode-5-creating-community.) Specifically, they talk about ideas on how to build one, how they evolve and most importantly, how they often take time. Recovery can sometimes feel very lonely, so they hope that this episode will give you some useful tips on finding your people.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Coffee dates; (2) Facebooks groups and the friendships made from there; (3) Writing class. Tammi: (1) Hashtags on social media; (2) Whatsapp; (3) College community.

Staying with the Sober Sister Summer Series, Tammi and Sondra welcome back Erin Shaw Street to talk about sober travel. (You may remember Erin from Episode 18 https://soundcloud.com/stevehecht-561628099/episode-18-erin-shaw-street, so go back and listen to that one if you want to hear her entire story.) As a travel writer, Erin has so many great tips on sober travel, including not just how to prepare and what to keep in your toolbox, but being clear on your intentions before you even board the plane. Erin uses real-time anecdotes from her own recent travels, so you may want to grab a pen! You can learn more about Erin at http://www.erinshawstreet.com/ or see the amazing work she is doing around challenging the media to tell better stories about alcohol at https://www.tellbetterstoriesmedia.com/.

This week Erin shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox that relate to sober travel: (1) soberoutside.com http://soberoutside.com/; (2) soberinvegas.com https://soberinvegas.com/; and (3) @thesoberverse on IG https://www.instagram.com/thesoberverse/.

Continuing with their Sober Sister Summer Series, Tammi and Sondra are happy to have their friend, Jenn James, on the pod. Jenn is a sober Mama, artist and recovery coach-in-training who has built a colorful life in sobriety that includes all things crystals, plants, books and nature. Jenn is a beautiful example of someone living her best, most exciting life in recovery. You can learn more about Jenn at www.jennjamescoaching.com or follow her on Instagram @jennjamesatx or @soberaf_racing.

This week Jenn shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Nature; (2) Yoga; and (3) Podcasts.

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra are excited to have Natalie Fairbrook on the podcast, helping them kick off a slightly new Summer format called the Sober Sister Summer Series. Natalie is a friend (often referred to on the pod, that Natalie), sober Mama, yoga teacher and recovery coach in training and from party-girl to passionate teetotaler, her story is sure to resonate. This series is all about the beautiful life anyone can create in recovery, and Natalie is a radiant example of that. You can learn more about Natalie and her offerings at www.nataliefairbrook.com or follow her in Instagram @nataliefairbrook.

In this week’s episode, Tammi and Sondra were happy to talk to the radiant Amy Newman. Amy is a health and wellness advocate, where she makes her love of plants as medicine accessible to all over on her platform, Whole Life With Amy. She has also adopted the alcohol-free lifestyle, and the ladies talk about how she came to that decision as a powerful choice that went hand-in-hand with the taking back of her health. There is so much to Amy’s fascinating story, from Mormonism to embroidery and cupcakes, you will leave this conversation lit up. To see all of Amy’s offerings, you can go to http://wholelifewithamy.com/ or to catch her wonderfully informative and instructional videos, follow her on Instagram @wholelifewithamy.

Tammi and Sondra have been wanting to talk to women in recovery who hold full-time jobs but also make time for creativity, so that is what this episode is about. Beverly is a sober Mom, full-time scientist and passionate crafter who makes time to do something creative every day. Beverly shares many helpful tips on how she makes this happen and the ladies know you will be inspired by her drive and passion. You can catch a glimpse of Beverly’s creative practice on Instagram @weedstowildflowers and read more of her thoughts on creativity over on her blog, www.weedstowildflowers.com.

This week Beverly shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Creativebug.com online classes; (2) Since Right Now Podcast; and (3) Harm reduction.

Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a chat with Natha Perkins Campanella. Natha is a sober Mama, life coach and astrologer, whom the ladies discovered after she reached out with an offering of a natal chart reading, in which she was open to discussing certain astrological chart markers that make some more susceptible to using drugs and alcohol. It took a whole three minutes for the ladies to say, “Hell yes, sign us up!” The podcast starts with Natha’s very relatable story of how she came to give up alcohol to live a more intentional life, and then goes into the description of natal charts and how they can be used as just another tool of self-discovery and enlightenment. Natha is wise, warm, compassionate and so good at what she does. You can find Natha and get your own natal chart or other intuitive astrological reading at http://nathaperkins.com/.

This week Natha shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Permission to leave or say no; (2) Practice checking in with my body; and (3) Practice allowing myself to feel what’s there.

In this week’s episode, Tammi and Sondra are happy to share a conversation with Kate Rusciano. Kate is a wife, Mama and content marketing manager by day, and an aspiring author by night (and weekends). The ladies discovered Kate from an article that was published in the Elephant Journal that went viral in the sober community entitled, I Wasn’t a Problem Drinker But Spontaneous Sobriety Still Saved My Life and they were compelled to talk to her. They really unpack the term ‘spontaneous sobriety’ and Kate’s enthusiasm for the sober lifestyle is contagious. You can catch up with Kate’s storytelling platform that she’s creating at https://www.shelastic.com/ or on Instagram @shelastic_stories.

This week Kate shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Yoga; (2) Thought Awareness; and (3) Grounding tool by Emily Hall http://emilyhalllistening.com/

Episode 58: This Is Us In this week’s episode, Tammi and Sondra check-in on four subjects: sobriety, health, family and creativity. From Sobriety 2.0 to breaking through creative blocks, they catch up on the year thus far. They hope you will hang with them as they chat, high-five and commiserate as only two creative, sober sisters can.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Becoming Supernatural by Dr. Joe Dispenza; (2) Going to see live music; (3) Goddesses Never Age by Dr. Christiane Northrup Tammi: (1) Invincible Living by Guru Jagat; (2) Boundaries + Protection by Pixie Lighthorse; and (3) The Woman’s Way Through the 12 Steps by Stephanie S. Covington, Ph.D.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra were happy to chat with Sarah Andrews. Sarah is a woman who wears many hats, including Mom, social-impact marketer, philanthropic advisor and yoga instructor. They talk a lot about gray-area drinking and how it is okay to let go of something that is not serving you, even before it becomes a problem. Sarah is also someone who has suffered from anxiety and she shares many tools she uses to resolve that anxiety piece that so many in recovery experience. Sarah lives in Austin (the same city that Sondra resides), so there was much discussion of meetups, workshops and real-life connection and community building that so many of us crave. You can learn more about Sarah and her offerings at https://www.sapanastudios.com/.

This week Sarah shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Yoga + meditation; (2) Reading; and (3) Music.

Today, Tammi and Sondra are ecstatic to share a conversation with Janelle Hanchett. Janelle is a Mom of four, a writer and the founder of the very popular website, Renegade Mothering. Janelle has a story in which becoming a Mom was not enough to save her from her addictions and it is raw, tender and harrowing. This story has a happy ending, though, and one being that she wrote a beautiful memoir, I’m Just Happy To Be Here: A Memoir of Renegade Mothering. They take some time to weave through her story, one that involves religion, depression and writing as redemption, all set in a West coast landscape. Janelle is warm, effusive and so funny, you will definitely want to devour her book after this conversation. They are just so happy she’s here.

This week Janelle shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) I’m honest with myself; (2) Working with other alcoholics (service); and (3) Staying part of the world + practicing gratitude.

This week on the pod, Tammi and Sondra are happy to share a conversation with Andrea Krussel. Andrea is our favorite kind of multi-passionate: marathon runner, Mama, yogi, occasional actress and creative drama teacher and higher education administrator. They talk about many things, but mostly how listening to your intuition, even when it’s quiet, can put you on a path to fulfillment. If you are someone who is in a place where that voice is quietly nudging you to question your relationship with alcohol, then this episode is for you. You can follow Andrea on Instagram, where she posts a lot of photos of her animals and kids @andem_k.

This week Andrea shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Heat; (2) Reading fiction; and (3) Singing.

Today, Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a conversation with their friend, Amanda Grace. Amanda is an Irish artist and teacher, a ‘Pilgrim Soul’ who bares her soul through her unique style of RAW visual art journaling. They talk about what it’s like to uncover the layers to heal the original wound and how that uncovering led Amanda to question her relationship with alcohol, how she’s attending the other layers and how she translates that through her art. This conversation is deep and revealing and speaks to the dichotomous humanity in all of us. You can see Amanda’s beautiful art and offerings at http://www.amandagraceart.com/.

This week Amanda shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Journaling; (2) Walking; and (3) Bathing ritual.

The Unruffled Podcast is one year old! To celebrate, Tammi and Sondra thought it would be fun to answer questions from the listeners. They address questions such as what were recovery’s surprising gifts and struggles, what do they do when they feel judge-y and when did they start to feel their creative super powers. They hope this episode really illuminates the joy they get from being in each other’s company to record this podcast week after week. In light of one entire year of showing up and consistently delivering quality, meaningful content, they’ve decided to give you, the listeners, an opportunity to become a patron of the show by launching a Patreon campaign. If you would like to support the show, even for as little as $1 an episode, you can go to https://www.patreon.com/theunruffledpodcast. They want to thank you for every listen, every comment, every bit of support to help them write this story. Thank you, thank you.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Spring!; (2) Recovery Gals Art Exchange; and (3) Meditation Routine. Tammi (1) Susan David, PhD on the Rich Roll Podcast; (2) new podcast Where Should We Begin? With Esther Perel; and (3) A Naked Singing Circle (yes, really)

In this week’s episode, Tammi and Sondra welcome Jamie Amos. Jamie is a writer, blogger, wife and Pit Bull Mama thriving in New Orleans. The ladies talk about the illusion of the high-functioning alcoholic, the “chorus of voices” changing the conversation and the reclamation of feminine power. They also discuss how you can survive the worst things imaginable and stay sober. This is a great episode for anyone who has experienced loss or grief of any kind. Jamie is warm, funny and so smart and you can read more of Jamie’s work at https://www.theneutralground.net/.

This week, Jamie shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Cultivate Your Coven; (2) The Pause + Asking for Help; and (3) Mothering Yourself.

In this week’s episode, Tammi and Sondra happily share a conversation with Taryn Strong. Taryn is a yoga and meditation teacher and co-founder of the beloved She Recovers, a global movement to embrace and empower all women in all forms and modalities of recovery. Taryn candidly shares her own recovery story, how that relates to having a Mom also in recovery and how it led them both to the beautiful path they are currently on. Taryn also talks about the importance of yoga and community in her journey to well-being and how she incorporates those philosophies into the foundation on which her company is built, for now and into their bright future. You can learn more about Taryn and She Recovers at https://sherecovers.co/.

This week Taryn shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Daily yoga practice; (2) Essential oils; and (3) Grocery shopping + making meals at home.

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a conversation with Sam Lamott. Sam is an artist, writer, owner and operator of the media company, Hello Humans and the host of the outstanding How To Human podcast. Sam exemplifies what it means to be a creative in recovery, and having a Mom that writes prolifically about her own recovery, this may come as no surprise. They talk about how his pursuits have flowed by listening to that creative intuition that we all possess, staying resilient and finishing what you start. There are so many good nuggets in this episode, and Sam is a bright light that will only get brighter, of this they are sure. You can explore all things Sam Lamott at http://hellohumans.co/.

This week Sam shares three items from his Unruffled Toolbox: (1) To Survive; (2) A Mantra to Live By; and (3) To Serve Your Purpose.

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra talk to Jolene Park. Jolene works as a functional nutritionist and health coach through her company, Healthy Discoveries, and also co-hosts her own podcast, Editing Our Drinking & Our Lives. The ladies dive deep into the physiological reasons behind why we drink and the healthy ways we can generate those same biochemicals when we quit drinking and spoiler alert: creativity is a big one. We say this a lot, but you may want to have a pen and paper handy because this one is full of helpful information (think #midlifesolution). Jolene knows her stuff. If you want to reap even more of the benefits of Jolene’s work, she can be found at http://www.healthydiscoveries.com.

This week Jolene shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) The Five Senses Practice; (2) Knitting; and (3) Baths!

In today’s episode, Tammi and Sondra had so much fun talking to Amy Dresner. Amy is a former stand-up comedian, writer and author of My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean. Amy’s is a story of soul-baring honesty, resilience and the kind of humor that people in recovery totally get but that makes people outside of recovery completely uncomfortable. Amy is irreverent and sweet and so down-to-earth, you will love her vulnerability and candor as much as they do. You can find all things Amy at http://amydresner.com/.

This week Amy shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Cheap massages; (2) 12-step meetings; and (3) Breathwork (http://breathworkforrecovery.com/).

Today, Tammi and Sondra elaborate on all things Tammi and Sondra, specifically where they are with their current, respective creative projects. From processes to struggles to finding new ways to numb out, it is always deeply enmeshed in their recovery journey. “Sobriety delivers what alcohol promised” is a statement that is never lost on them. They hope to inspire you as much as they inspire each other.

The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra’s 3 fave things: (1) Sleep; (2) Coffee; and (3) Nourishing food. Tammis’s 3 fave things: (1) Studio Reorg; (2) Aveda Blue Malva hair products for my silvery locks; and (3) Mantras.

Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Katie Bickell to the show. Katie is a Mama and writer from Alberta whom they discovered because of a stunning essay she penned that went viral entitled, Moms Tell Me To Drink. They talk about the shame and regret that was all too prevalent before she quit drinking and how that was such a huge block to her creativity. They talk about how our children are watching us closer than we sometimes want to think, and they talk about all of the utterly confusing drinking messages society aims at Mothers. It is more than a Mom’s issue, it is a woman’s issue and they think no matter if you are a parent or not, you will find some relevance in this rich conversation. You can catch up with all of Katie’s work at http://katiebickell.com/.

This week Katie shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Sleep; (2) Journaling; and (3) Female Friendships.

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra are excited to bring you a conversation with Andrea Owen. Andrea is a mentor, certified life-coach, sober Mama, host of Your Kick Ass Life Podcast and most recently, author of a new book, How To Stop Feeling Like Shit: 14 Habits That Are Holding You Back From Happiness. Andrea talks about her sobriety journey, one in which many can relate, a story of jumping off of the bus before it slams into the wall. She talks about the emotional work that was left to address, which has helped her deal with grief, parenting and has led to all of the work she does on her own podcast and in her new book, helping women address all of the things that are holding them back. It is a kick-ass conversation, and you can find everything Andrea Owen at http://yourkickasslife.com/.

This week Andrea shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Trusted people that I reach out to; (2) Writing; and (3) Ommwriter software.

Tammi and Sondra are so excited to have Laura McKowen on the pod this week. Laura is a Mama, writer, teacher and co-host of the very popular Home podcast with Holly Whitaker and co-host of a new podcast, Spiritual-ish, with Meadow DeVor. They talk about granting yourself permission to change, to say No to things so you can say a big fat Yes to others, and then the biggest Yeses that lead to the giant leaps. They also talk about when to take breaks from things, knowing yourself well enough to know the things you really want and then choosing those things, purposefully and intently. If you already know Laura and her work, they hope you will hear something that may give you a little more insight on a beautiful soul who brings so much light to the recovery space. To keep up with Laura and her goings-on, please visit her at http://www.lauramckowen.com/.

This week Laura shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Her cat, Piper; (2) Sleep; and (3) The energy of creating something new.

Today, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Jenna Zaffino to the pod. Jenna is a movement educator who specializes in teaching continuing education to pilates professionals, hosts her own podcast, Pilates Unfiltered, is a career coach, Mama and all around sobriety enthusiast! We talk about how she came to define her own recovery through online support, Hip Sobriety School and Gabby Bernstein’s Spirit Junkie Masterclass, and how she has taken ownership in life and business, totally killing it. Jenna’s energy is infectious and they know you will love her too. You can find everything Jenna at https://jennazaffino.com/

This week Jenna shares six items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) essential oils; (2) mocktails; (3) Palo Santo cleansing ritual; (4) mantras; (5) meditation; and (6) self-talk.

Today, Sondra and Tammi talk about the five things that were their biggest teachers of 2017. From Math to hormones, it’s a sweeping and dense assessment of the year. If there is a theme, then that is MAJOR GROWTH. They hope you’ll be able to keep up as they laugh and cry, but mostly laugh.

The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra: (1) Reflection; (2) Buying tickets to shows; (3) Theta meditation with binaural beats Tammi: (1) Morning routine; (2) Menu Planning; and (3) Being of service.

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra are excited to welcome Nicolette Gawthrop. Nico is a Mom to three, photographer, writer, artist and restaurant owner living and thriving in Fayetteville, Arkansas. You may know her on Instagram as @ozarkmamadeer, where she beautifully chronicles her home and style. She generously shares her road to sobriety, one that offers a conscious choice to live alcohol-free short of severe consequences. Nico has a gorgeous, curated life on Instagram, but to hear her tender story and the hard work behind her recovery makes her even more endearing. She blogs at http://www.ozarkmamadeer.com/ but you can find her most recent musings and photography on IG. Photo by Kaley Kocinski.

This week Nico shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) hot water (baths + showers); (2) hot tea; and (3) hot yoga. Plus, a few bonus toolbox items: other people’s stories, books + podcasts by real people sharing their human experiences.

Today, Tammi and Sondra catch up on four topics: sobriety, family, health and creativity. They talk about how much more solid they felt in their sobriety through the holidays, the difficulty in parenting teenagers, new mental and physical health goals, and the creative energy they are putting into new projects, their homes and so much more. Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, settle in, and catch up as they kick off the new year!

The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra: (1) My Wild Unknown Tarot year ahead spread; (2) lots of library and bookstore time, compiling my book stack for 2018; and (3) dreaming big for 2018! Tammi: (1) 12-Step Meetings; (2) Apartment Therapy’s January Cure; and (3) Toolbox + Tea Club Idea.

It’s a New Year and today, Tammi and Sondra reflect on 2017, specifically on their respective practices of picking a word for the year. They talk about when they each started the practice, why they do it and how it has shaped their years. They also share their chosen words for 2018 and the intentions behind their choices. It’s time to retire that old, non-effective practice of resolution-setting. They hope that in sharing this practice, you may be inspired to set your own intentions for your New Year’s Evolution, setting you up for success in the coming year.

The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra: (1) Free lunar planner from Lunar Abundance; (2) Femmenessence Macalife; (3) Invincible Living by Guru Jagat Tammi: (1) Art + Notes yearly desk folders; (2) Moleskine Weekly Notebook/Diary Planner; and (3) Apartment Therapy’s January Cure.

In today’s episode, Tammi and Sondra have a long girlfriend chat with Lori Massicot. If you are immersed in the sober Instagram world, then you probably know Lori as @to50andbeyond. Lori is a Cali girl, wellness coach and just an incredible sober, positive light who placed a goal for herself to be in better health by the time she was 50. She’s done that and beyond. They talk about what it’s like to get sober in your 40s and how that can be a catalyst for any and all changes you set out to make. Lori’s enthusiasm for life is contagious. You can see all of her offerings on her gorgeous website, http://lorimassicot.com/.

This week Lori shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) self-care: sleep, exercise, nutrition; (2) her coaching business; and (3) her social media community.

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra bring you an interview with Michelle Pattee. Michelle is a west coast photographer and textile designer who candidly shares her truth about getting sober again after a relapse. They talk about the effort it takes to put recovery as priority, while maintaining roles as mom, wife and creative business owner. It is hard and honest work, and Michelle beautifully describes this life so many of us in recovery are choosing to live. Her work and gorgeous home can be seen at https://www.michellepattee.com/ and http://www.westcountycalifornia.com/.

This week Michelle shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Making My Bed; (2) Coffee + Warm Beverages; and (3) Genuine conversations with people I don’t know very well.

Tammi and Sondra are so happy to talk to Becky Vollmer this week. Becky is a mama, yoga teacher, writer and creator of You Are Not Stuck http://youarenotstuck.com, a site that empowers people to get unstuck and start pursuing the lives of their dreams. The ladies reflect again on Liz Gilbert’s short essay entitled Not This and Becky shares three significant moments (career, sobriety and marriage) where she felt stuck in her life and and how she found the strength and motivation for change. If you need to find your own A-HA going into the New Year, you will love this episode and Becky’s sharp and profound insight.

This week Becky shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Find the breath; (2) Befriend your recovery; (3) You can’t fuck this up.

In this episode, Tammi and Sondra talk to the beautiful Melissa Johnson. Melissa has an incredible story of loss, resilience and fierce motherhood that is an absolute testimony to the power of recovery. Listening to her courageous intuition, she began sharing her journey on her website, www.mytruthstartshere.org and through that, she found her life’s work to serve others in recovery, one clean home at a time with her nonprofit, Clean Life, Clean Home www.cleanlifecleanhome.com. Melissa has such a captivating story and a brilliant soul, you may want to grab a tissue, or five, for this one.

This week Melissa shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Running/Jogging; (2) The Bodytalk System; (3) Writing; and (bonus item!) (4) Essential oils.

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 create and affect change. They talk about Sasha’s big work as a student of kundalini yoga, her many year-long project as a co-producer of an animated film (still in the works) called La Noria, and all of her mala-making gorgeousness at www.satchamalas.com, where you can also check out her upcoming yoga events. “The universe gives us the ingredients to become who we are and it’s up to us to make something from it.” They hope you get as much beautiful inspiration from this interview as they did.

This week Sasha shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Kundalini yoga; (2) Music; and (3) Community.

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 approaching your first sober holiday or you are a sober holiday veteran but still in need of a little more peace, they attempt to cover it all. They hope you leave this episode with tips on how to not just survive the holidays, but perhaps enjoy some moments as well.

The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra: (1) Plans for holiday fun; (2) Projects; and (3) Gratitude list practice. Tammi: (1) A plan; (2) Physical sobriety toolbox; (3) Service.

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 #midlifesolution, the effects drinking had on her as a writer, and how Ann’s gratitude practice has been an essential part of her recovery. As a public speaker on these topics (if this is your first introduction to Ann, watch her TEDx Talk), Ann is generous, smart and well-versed on the real effects alcohol has on women, individually and as a culture. This is such an important interview, you may want to grab a pen and notebook!

This week Ann shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Daily gratitude list practice; (2) Writing in her journal; and (3) Her female sober tribe.

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 they both share are the moments that led to their sobriety. This is an emotional episode and they hope that it inspires you to reflect on your own Not This moments. Perhaps you have some Not This moments that are yet to happen, but that you will see, although scary in the moment, they are almost always opportunities for change and growth.

The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra: (1) Staying with discomfort; (2) Dietary changes; (3) Knowing what I DO like and want in my life. Tammi: (1) Dietary shifts; (2) My former book club; and (3) G.O.D. choosing Grace Over Drama.

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 Instagram, supports her tribe fiercely and sells kits to guide you in your own Womanifestations on her site, iamdivinebydesign.com. So light your sage, line up your crystals and bring all of your Divine energy, as Katy’s sweet nature is magnetic.

This week Katy shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Nature; (2) The Ananda Meditations with Deepak Chopra; and (3) Editing apps for her Galaxy Note phone - Snapseed, Piclab, Aviary, Pixlr and Word Swag.

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 her business and creativity, and while it’s uncomfortable and hard at times, the empowerment and epiphanies gained far outweigh the struggle. We think you will leave this interview feeling ready to connect your own creative dots. You can find all of Ashley’s work and links to her online classes and workshops at www.ashleynickels.co

This week Ashley shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Podcasts; (2) Tarot Cards; and (3) Yoga.

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 goals, or if you are right there with them, they want you to know that it’s not a crisis, it is the #midlifesolution (let’s hashtag the hell out of this)! They really hope there are many takeaways in this episode that you’ll latch on to…”It’s not a moment, it’s a movement.”---Hamiliton

The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra: (1) Live Theatre; (2) Girlfriend Time; and (3) New Creative Project #sheslikearainbow. Tammi: (1) Vitamin supplements; (2) Monthly facials/massages; and (3) Color in my life.

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 her multiple passions into one purpose: giving back. Cristina’s heart is so big, you will feel it through your earbuds. They hope this episode will inspire you to find your own opportunities to give back.

This week Cristina shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Prayer + Meditation; (2) Blogging + Blessing Bags; and (3) Going outside of her comfort zone!

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 one can encounter in getting and staying sober when a spouse or partner still drinks. Megan has lots of great insight to share. This is an episode jam-packed with ideas and actionable steps that is sure to leave you inspired.

This week Megan shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Writing; (2) Exercise + Meditation (The Alison Show Podcast Ep. 24: I’m Freaking Grateful!); and (3) Sleep.

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 to art after sobriety and how those can be tricky waters to navigate at first. It’s never too late to do the things you really want to do and this interview will spark your spirit. You can find Amy’s work at www.iamamy.com.

This week Amy shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Bubble baths; (2) Journaling; and (3) Creativity.

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 result from being in a flow. Is it sustainable? Can you have flow without a little bit of balance, especially as a person in recovery? The girls do their best to come to some helpful conclusions.

The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra: (1) Writing again; (2) Back in writing class; (3) Much less social media. Tammi: (1) Morning routine; (2) Service work; and (3) Menu planning.

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 move from the UK to Portland and the launching of a new health coaching program, they hope this conversation sparks your next big leap.

This week Liv shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) She cooks something new every week; (2) Writing + Journaling; and (3) Meditation.

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. Caitlin’s life is steeped in creativity and we think you will leave this conversation feeling beautifully inspired. PS. Caitlin is behind our incredible intro/outro music, which you can purchase your very own copy of Freaks and Misfits in its entirety www.nmmdever.com.

This week Caitlin shares four items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Learning! Reading + doing e-courses has been key; (2) Our Gratitude Circle practice; (3) Daily meditation practice; and (4) Nutrition.

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 share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra: (1) Go see some art!; (2) Prayer; and (3) Hand-crafted Ginger Beer Soda. Tammi: (1) Moleskine 18 Month Weekly Planner; (2) #31daystoflow class with Tiffany Han; and (3) The Crossroads of Should and Must by Elle Luna.

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. Chris is candid and funny and we really appreciate the platform he has built and the creative recovery community he has helped to foster.

This week Chris shares three items from his Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Exercise; (2) Meditation; and (3) Making creatively fulfilling work.

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 to make new friends...and look at us!

The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra: (1) Turn: Washington’s Spies; (2) Wanderlust: Heading to Chicago for HAMILTON!!!; and (3) Escaping the sweltering Texas heat at Barton Springs with the family. Tammi: (1) My morning routine (read: alone time); (2) Experimenting with a meat-free diet; (3) Making art every single day.

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, 11 year old son Nate, she is doing it better than well.

This week Erin shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Pilates; (2) Chandresh Bhardwaj’s “Break The Norms” Meditation App + Noah Levine’s Youtube Meditations; and (3) The Bible.

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, it’s that good!

The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra’s 3 fave things: (1) Coffee + lunch dates with friends; (2) Daily morning meditations; and (3) 30-day experiment going meat, dairy and wheat-free! Tammi’s 3 fave things: (1) her new Soda Stream, (2) Artist + Textile Designer Erin Flett; and (3) empty glass roll-ons for my essential oils.

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 discomfort, anger and stress all masquerade as fear and real strategies to sit with it and move on anyway. Nicole is vivacious and you can see for yourself on Instagram, she’s one inspiring lady.

This week Nicole shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Secular Buddhism + The Secular Buddhism podcast; (2) Trying new things; and (3) Quiet.

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 spirituality so they can have businesses that feel authentic to them and feel powerful and resonate to the world. Tiffany is a MF-ing truth teller and her energy flows right through the mic. If you want to raise your hand and say yes with Tiffany, take your creative work to the next level and dive deeper into your intuition, you can get first dibs on her new program, 31 Days To Flow.

This week Tiffany shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox with our listeners: (1) On Being with Krista Tippett podcast; (2) Medication, specifically, guided meditations with Lacy Young; and (3) All the notebooks. All of them.

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 are currently working on a single, soon to be released. You can find out more about him on his website www.danielblue.com or on his band’s website at www.motoponymusic.com.

This week Daniel shares three items from his Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Upon waking, he rolls up on his knees, bows + releases his will; (2) pushes the pen + does morning pages; and (3) sets aside an hour for a meeting with his Higher Power + stays connected to other alcoholics + believers.

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 her honest, tell-all writing as a path to helping others.

This week Sandy shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Exercise; (2) Meditation: Headspace App + Dan Harris’s 10% Happier Podcast; and (3) Fiction.

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 nutshell, Carly is a sober, creative power-house and her enthusiasm is contagious.

This week Carly shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox with our listeners: (1) Yoga; (2) Prayer; and (3) Essential oils.

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 end, they talk about “modeling the solution”. “I’m proud of me and I’m proud that he gets to watch me do this.”

The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra’s 3 fave things: (1) Horseback riding with her family; (2) The Unruffled Podcast secret FB group’s new virtual book club featuring Claire Dederer’s book Love and Trouble, A Midlife Reckoning as our first selection; and (3) Thrift Therapy which garnered an Hermès scarf for a buck! Tammi’s 3 fave things: (1) Ashley Whiteside, artist + mother from Oklahoma City who collaborates on her abstract paintings with her preschool-aged daughter, Nora; (2) Summer Selfie Project with her son is happening for the third year in a row; and (3) New Kusmi brand Blue Label Detox tea.

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 Bernstein; (2) What is the Bible? By Rob Bell; and (3) When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron.

Today, Tammi and Sondra share their creative and recovery mentors and teachers. Sondra’s first teachers were in one-on-one situations or direct studies, while Tammi’s first teachers were discovered from books and blogs, but they had something in common: their first teachers had something they wanted. Some of the names they mention in this episode are Mary Karr, Krista Tippett, Natalie Chanin, Anne Lamott, Nici Holt Cline and Vivienne McMaster.

The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra’s 3 fave things: Getting out of town for the weekend, a good night’s sleep, and running sprints. Tammi’s 3 fave things: Removing coffee from her life 176 days ago (almost six months!); The Rich Roll Podcast “Growth is our Mandate” which aired May 17, 2017; and her daily gratitude list practice + all-female gratitude circle.

This week, Tammi and Sondra talk about thrifting as an easily accessible creative act to repurpose your life. Tammi’s experience as, “My first real and honest creative act as an adult” differed slightly from Sondra’s “first experience in expressing myself”. However, they both used thrifting to transform aspects of their lives, including their “altars to alcohol”. From necessity to crafting a new look, if you love thrifting (like they do), this is a fun conversation!

The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra’s 3 fave things: texting with sober friends, Dr. Ezzie Spencer, author of “An Abundant Life: Flourishing with the Cycles of the Moon” and you can find her on IG @ezziespencer where she explains the lunar energies, and researching The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron and The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell. Tammi’s 3 fave things: Artist, Amanda J. Grace’s #letterPOD subscription (she’s @amandajgrace on IG), Rich Roll’s IG stories (he’s @richroll on IG) and Sarah Blondin’s Live Awake podcast meditations.

Tammi and Sondra excitedly take on this sometimes boring topic by first examining the different ways in which they both tackle productivity: Tammi, a former legal secretary, is more of a taskmaster while Sondra, a former hippie, likes to follow her impulses and ride the wave. People in recovery have to make time for creativity, as it competes for the other things that have priority, like meetings, self-care, service work. They offer many ideas on how to squeeze in the creative time, such as reframing what you consider creativity, self-imposed assignments and just staying mindful. And finally, they talk about ways to avoid procrastination, spoiler: expect to be uncomfortable.

The ladies share their top three tools in their recovery-slash-creativity toolboxes for the week:

Sondra’s 3 fave things: On Being with Krista Tippett podcast episode with poet Marie Howe on The Power of Words to Save Us released on May 4, 2017, a Mother’s Day outing to Austin’s Barton Springs Pool, Recovery Gals Art Exchange’s Summer Solstice Theme: Abundance and IG hashtag #recoverygalsartexchange

Tammi’s 3 Fave Things: IG account: @drybeclub for the dry curious, doTerra Motivate Encouraging Blend Roll-On (mint + citrus blend), The Life Coach School podcast Ep. 162: Time Management: Procrastination.

On the heels of the She Recovers conference in NYC, where 500 women in recovery gathered to commune and listen to speakers Glennon Doyle Melton, Gabby Bernstein, Elizabeth Vargas, Marianne Williamson, Nikki Myers, Elena Brower, Ann Dowsett Johnston, and many bloggers, Tammi and Sondra recap the event (Tammi attended, Sondra watched via livestream). Details of the event become a perfect segue to talking about the significance of writing, journaling or blogging in recovery. The ladies mention several blogs that helped them in early recovery (Aidan Donnelly Rowley’s, Laura McKowen’s, Jean McCarthy’s Unpickled and Ellie’s One Crafty Mother) but emphasize using your writing as a way to process, make connections and experience the power of Me Too.

The ladies share their top three tools in their recovery-slash-creativity toolboxes for the week: Sondra’s 3 fave things: The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money and Miracles by Marianne Williamson, added hula hooping to her movement toolbox and Jolene Park’s Healthy Discoveries website. Tammi’s 3 fave things: Bach’s Rescue Remedy products, essential oils for anxiety relief and her Ray of Light Interview Series featuring women recovering out loud, as well as her 24-month long Sobriety Milestone Series - both of which can be found on her blog at www.tammisalas.com.

Today, Tammi and Sondra talk about creating a community built around recovery and creativity. They talk about online groups and how that has helped them find other sober creatives, which led them to project ideas like the #artexchange. They also offer some ideas to building a face-to-face sober creative community as well.

The ladies share their top three tools in their recovery-slash-creativity toolbox for the week. Sondra’s 3 fave things: Melissa Febos’s new book Abandon Me, a day listening to records, and Louis C.K. on Saturday Night Live. Tammi’s 3 fave things: Ann Dowsett Johnston’s interview on episode #85 of the HOME podcast, Self-Care Fridays, and Artist Tina Berning’s idea for ‘not so good/not so bad’ boxes for archiving works-in-progress.

When we quit drinking, we have a void to fill, but where do we start if we think we aren’t creative? Tammi and Sondra dive into this topic starting with the permission slip: it’s okay to call yourself an artist, maker, writer. They cover many ideas to get you started, places for inspiration, jumping off points like Austin Kleon’s book, Steal Like An Artist or Lisa Congdon’s Creative Bug drawing classes. “Sobriety delivers what alcohol promised.” We get to actually be the person in sobriety that wanted to be when we were drinking. Don’t compare your beginnings to someone else’s finished product, take the leap.

The ladies share their top three tools in their recovery-slash-creativity toolboxes for the week: Sondra’s 3 fave things: Instagram recommendations: @soberbia, @thesoberhipster and @ekkarecovery, thrifting as therapy, and Rob Bell’s podcasts ep. #146 and #148 and his FB Live Easter Day Resurrection Sermon. Tammi’s 3 fave things: Your Inner Critic is a Big Jerk by Danielle Krysa, Quit That! App, and the Chatbooks Instagram subscription series.

We turn the tables today and Sondra interviews Tammi. The OG Cali girl, Tammi talks about being very driven and a need for gold stars, opting for a career path but how her love of Martha Stewart sparked her creative flame. Always a seeker, even when her drinking amped up after a divorce, she eventually found herself blogging and journaling to find the good things, “I wanted proof of life”. Getting into recovery opened the door for going back to school for art and then led to all of the creative things that Tammi currently pursues (and that we love her for). “If I didn’t have that journal and that pen, I would have bolted.”

The ladies share their top three things in their recovery-slash-creativity toolbox for the week: Sondra’s 3 fave things: Her kids’ improv, embroidery on a rainy day and old family photos. Tammi’s 3 fave things: The Good Life Project podcast from 3/23/17 titled “Don’t Just Ship It”, her Instagram girl crush Tracy@shutterbean, and the slim cans of Perrier Sparkling Mineral Water.

Tammi interviews Sondra in this episode. They cover where she grew up (spoiler: Texas), that her biggest childhood creative pursuit was daydreaming, watching MTV + making mix tapes, and becoming Molly Ringwald. They go into drinking, when that began to look like a problem and how that affected her pursuits of sewing, photography and writing. “There is no room for anything to grow when drinking is your main gig.” Sondra talks about what it was like getting sober, how “journaling saved my ass”, and what creativity looks like now, including the impetus for starting www.TheUnruffled.com.

The ladies share their top three things in their recovery-slash-creativity toolbox for the week: Sondra’s 3 fave things: S-town podcast, Texas in the springtime, the Wild Unknown tarot cards. Tammi’s 3 fave things: The Jealous Curator podcast, Kusmi BB Detox Tea (yellow label), Sakura gelly roll pens.

Sondra and Tammi introduce themselves and talk about how they met. They talk about the creative projects that make them jump out of bed every morning. They also lay out the ideas, hopes and dreams for the podcast going forward.