Ever wonder what it's like to go on your first sober date? Or survive a wedding without liquid courage? How about dancing stone-cold sober or dealing with your first breakup without wine?If so, you're in luck because you can join bestselling authors and longtime sober friends Lisa Smith and Anna David as they talk to guests—and each other—about addiction and recovery, including all the “firsts” that come with sober living. From awkward to amazing, cringe-worthy to surprisingly poignant, they’re discussing what it’s like to experience life without substances.Lisa is the author of the award-winning memoir Girl Walks Out of a Bar, while Anna wrote Party Girl, a comic novel about addiction and recovery in the vein of Rachel's Holiday and Postcards From the Edge. Together, they explore the real-life moments behind the kinds of stories that shape how people understand recovery.Whether you're newly sober, sober-curious or just want to hear some honest stories about recovery, Recovery Ro
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Recent episodes include "From Rehab Client to CEO: Sabyn Mayfield on Recovery, Creativity and Stopping the Pursuit of Fame" (16 October 2026, 38 minutes), "(REBROADCAST) Open Instagram, Ruin Your Night?" (9 October 2026, 21 minutes), and "(REBROADCAST) Celebrating Sober Anniversaries" (2 October 2026, 20 minutes).
Recovery Rocks publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 26 minutes across 359 episodes.
Booking probability for Recovery Rocks is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Recovery Rocks requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Recovery Rocks's contact route on record: verified email.
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Recovery Rocks is a health show with 359 episodes published.
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Episode #354
There are people who have dramatic stories of recovery and then there’s Sabyn Mayfield . Do you know anyone else who showed up at a rehab and, a few years later, ended up as that rehab’s CEO? Well, now you do because...
Episode #353
Open Instagram, Ruin Your Night?We love to hate social media. But it’s also a singular tool for staying in touch, getting the word out on things we care about, and even learning a thing or two. We talk about our early...
Episode #352
Some people love sober anniversaries, some people dread them, and some people don’t keep up with them at all. There’s no right or wrong way to do it. We talk about what counting days and keeping time looks like for us...
Episode #351
Our friend Stefanie Wilder Taylor, author of SIPPY CUPS ARE NOT FOR CHARDONNAY and DRUNKISH, and host of the Drunkish podcast, joins us to talk about being publicly outed as a sober person and what the backlash was...
Episode #350
It’s bound to happen. At some point in our early or not-so-early sobriety, something is likely to trigger that overwhelming feeling of anxiety or even panic. Maybe it’s in a situation we’d drink our through or maybe...
Episode #349
Plenty of people struggle with the Higher Power part of AA. Natasha Ruby had a particularly good reason: she’d already dismantled the entire religious framework she was raised in and wasn’t especially eager to replace...
Episode #348
If a quarter of the people at your conference don’t drink, greeting everyone with champagne is less “festive” than it is “we have made absolutely no effort to know our audience.” Laura Nelson discovered this when she...
Episode #347
Have you ever been ayahuasca-curious? Dr. Jeff McNairy, Chief Medical Officer at Rythmia , the world’s first medically licensed ayahuasca retreat, joins us for a candid conversation about what plant-based medicine can...
Episode #346
What do you do when the Instagram account you built to more than 200,000 followers suddenly disappears? If you’re Jessica Jeboult, you freak out—and then keep building. Jessica is the founder of A Sober Girl’s Guide and...
Episode #345
Comedian and TV writer Laura House has a gift for making you laugh while casually dismantling your entire worldview. Laura joins Anna to talk about the winding road from stand-up comedy, MTV and teaching at an Orthodox...
Episode #344
For years, Anna was convinced she couldn't write without cocaine. Lisa was convinced she'd eventually write the Great American Novel from a bar stool. Neither plan worked out particularly well. This week, they talk...
Episode #343
If you've ever heard someone in recovery whisper ominously about "the Fourth Step," this episode is for you. Anna and Lisa talk about why taking a fearless moral inventory has such a terrifying reputation—and why it...
Episode #342
Nobody tells you this when you get sober, but eventually a doctor is going to hand you a prescription for the very kind of drug you spent years trying to avoid. So...now what? Anna and Lisa compare notes on anesthesia...
Episode #333
Before Recovery Rocks, Anna’s Recover Girl podcast featured conversations about addiction and recovery that were messy, funny and deeply honest. In this Thursday Throwback, Girls star Jemima Kirke talks openly about...
Episode #341
Getting rejected is awful. But as Anna and Lisa discovered, rejecting someone isn't exactly a joy, either. Lisa talks about the first time she had to fire an employee, why she called her sponsor before and after the...
Episode #331
Before Recovery Rocks, Anna hosted Recover Girl, a podcast built around people sharing their darkest stories in the funniest and most human ways possible. This Thursday Throwback features comedian Ally Weinhold, whose...
Episode #340
Lisa talks with Gene Bowen, co-founder of Road Recovery , the music industry-driven non-profit that helps young people as they battle addiction and other adversities. Come for Gene’s inspiring story and the life-saving...
Episode #330
Long before Recovery Rocks, Anna’s Recover Girl podcast featured raw live storytelling from comedians and recovering addicts. This Thursday Throwback brings back Greg Behrendt — comedian, bestselling author of He’s Just...
Episode #339
Most parents don't expect their kid to ask them that question. Gregg Champion is not most parents but someone who’s spent years helping people rebuild their lives through recovery—until the 2025 Pacific Palisades fires...
Episode #329
Before Recovery Rocks existed, Anna hosted Recover Girl, where comedians, writers and addicts told stories that were dark, hilarious and weirdly healing. This throwback features legendary comedian Eddie Pepitone in peak...
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