Rethinking Gatherings
A conference organizer noticed attendees clustering near the bar, making small talk. Others lingered at the edges, disconnected. By shifting focus from cocktails to structured networking and creative…
Sober Social and Community Life
A growing sober-active culture is rewriting social life in recovery. The Phoenix, sober social societies, and recovery-friendly gatherings offer connection that doesn't require a bar or a meeting. Articles point to what exists, what's growing, and how to build or find social life in recovery.
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The Phoenix Building Strength and Community Through Sober Active Living
Scott Strode founded The Phoenix after recognizing that recovery needed more than abstinence. Through rock climbing, yoga, running, and weightlifting, this nonprofit builds community where people in r…
Rethinking Gatherings Recovery Friendly for Everyone
At a networking conference, a professional in recovery watched colleagues cluster around the bar while she stood alone with sparkling water. Event planners are rethinking gatherings to welcome everyon…
A New Generation, Recovery-Friendly College Campuses
On college campuses across the country, students in recovery remain invisible, their struggles hidden behind stigma and assumptions. Yet nearly half a million undergraduates identify as in recovery fr…
Sober Social Society
A beer spilled down her back at a Disney matinee. A wine glass at a six-year-old's birthday party. When this writer stopped drinking almost four years ago, she realized alcohol wasn't just part of her…
She Recovers
MaryBeth Murphy was immobilized in a cast when her life shifted. That pause forced a reckoning that led her into recovery from alcohol and codependency. Years later, searching for deeper connection, s…
Cheers to a New Sober Social Scene
Abby Ehmann watched customers at her New York City sober bar weep with gratitude over their first mocktail in years. Across the country, from football stadiums to concert venues, people in recovery an…