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Hosted by Melissa McGovern · education · EN · 102 episodes
What really happens when you quit drinking?The Sober New Yorker is a sobriety podcast about alcohol addiction, quitting drinking, recovery, and the real lives people build without alcohol.Hosted by sober coach Melissa McGovern, each episode goes beyond the highlight reel to explore what drinking actually looked like, when people began questioning their relationship with alcohol, what finally made them change, and what happened after they got sober.Connect with Melissa: https://thesobernewyorker.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchWhat really happens when you quit drinking? The Sober New Yorker is a sobriety podcast about alcohol addiction, quitting drinking, recovery, and the real lives people build without alcohol.
The Sober New Yorker is hosted by Melissa McGovern. The show has published 102 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Quitting Alcohol at 60: It’s Never Too Late to Change Your Life" (21 October 2026, 48 minutes), "I Knew I Had a Drinking Problem, But I Didn’t Know How to Stop" (14 October 2026, 41 minutes), and "When the Hangxiety Became Impossible to Ignore | Madeline's Sober Story" (7 October 2026, 40 minutes).
The Sober New Yorker publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 48 minutes across 102 episodes.
Booking probability for The Sober New Yorker is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Sober New Yorker requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Sober New Yorker's contact route on record: verified email.
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Melissa McGovern hosts The Sober New Yorker, an education show with 102 episodes published.
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Episode #104
For years, Rebecca believed drinking wine was just a normal part of life. But by her 50s, she was drinking at least a bottle of wine every night, sometimes opening a second, and beginning to hide how much she was...
Episode #103
How do you recognize a drinking problem when you’re doing everything right on the outside? Brianna, creator of More Fun Without It, was earning a 4.0 GPA in graduate school, studying addiction and building a career in...
Episode #102
Madeline Forrest grew up knowing firsthand what alcohol could do. Her mom got sober at 21, and her dad struggled with alcohol addiction throughout much of Madeline’s childhood. So when Madeline eventually began...
Episode #101
What happens when you know alcohol is destroying your body, but you still can’t stop? Will Gordon’s drinking had already landed him in the hospital when doctors diagnosed him with alcoholic hepatitis and warned him that...
Episode #100
Jason spent years believing he was a functional drinker. He had a good job, made good money and took care of his kids—but behind the scenes, alcohol had progressed to waking up in the middle of the night and taking...
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After losing her father to alcohol-related complications, Megan was faced with a difficult question: would alcohol continue to be part of her family’s story, or would the cycle stop with her?She chose to quit...
Episode #98
Shaz is a proud member of the Sober Motivation community who has transformed his life by choosing sobriety. Once a self-proclaimed White Claw aficionado, he reached a point where his drinking was hurting his wife, his...
Episode #97
Chris Marshall is 19 years sober—and the life he’s built on the other side of alcohol is nothing short of remarkable. As the founder of Sans Bar, North America’s first non-alcoholic bar, Chris has turned his own journey...
Episode #96
In this episode of The Sober New Yorker , I sit down with Rachel—a mom, podcast host, and outspoken recovery advocate who transformed her life after addiction to Xanax and alcohol. Rachel shares how she went from...
Episode #95
In this episode of The Sober New Yorker , I sit down with Marissa Cherepanov—leadership executive, author, recovery advocate, and CEO of No Girl Left Behind—for a powerful conversation about going from surviving to...
Episode #94
Melissa sits down with fellow New Yorker Wendy Behar—a licensed therapist, addiction expert, author, and powerhouse in recovery since 1998. Wendy shares why sobriety is about more than putting down the drink. It’s about...
Episode #93
Jessica Guerrieri is a mom, a bestselling author, and a woman celebrating 13 years of sobriety. Her fiction draws deeply from the emotional truths of her own sober journey, exploring themes of addiction, identity...
Episode #92
Anne is an alcohol-free empowerment coach, former college athlete, and host of the Clean Play Coaching podcast. In this episode, she shares how a suggestion from her therapist prompted her to rethink drinking—and how...
Episode #91
One ultimatum changed everything. More than 10 years ago, Keri’s daughter gave her the wake-up call she desperately needed—and Keri made the decision that would completely transform her life: she got sober. In this...
Episode #89
Lauren Welch spent over two decades helping women feel beautiful on the outside. But it wasn't until she embarked on her own sober curious journey that everything changed on the inside. Now the Tampa-based entrepreneur...
Episode #89
What happens when one alcohol-fueled decision changes the course of your life forever? In this powerful conversation, speaker, author, and advocate Martin Lockett shares his journey from rock bottom to redemption. We...
Episode #88
Nine years ago, Allie Clark walked into rehab wearing a tennis skirt, unaware that one decision would completely change her life. In this episode, Allie shares how healing childhood trauma—including the effects of...
Episode #87
What if the key to freedom isn't admitting you're powerless—but discovering just how powerful you really are? In this episode, Melissa sits down with Lauren Fay—author of Blurred Lines , alcohol-free empowerment coach...
Episode #86
Lisa Smith is the author of the acclaimed memoir Girl Walks Out of a Bar , a candid and powerful account of her journey from addiction to recovery. A former high-powered New York City attorney, Lisa struggled with a...
Episode #85
This week, I'm joined by Jon Gustin—better known as The Tired Dad and author of the new book The Tired Dad: 100 Reflections on Showing Up for What Matters Most . Jon opens up about his journey from numbing with alcohol...
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