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In this second episode with Mia Idrissi, we talk about how fun it is to have feelings now. You know—like sadness, shame, and rage, but without the vodka chaser. Mia drops gems about dating while sober (it’s hard, no notes), learning to sit with uncomfortable emotions, and how grief just kind of shows up like an uninvited guest with dirty shoes. We also talk about how sometimes sobriety isn’t all sunshine and vision boards. Sometimes it’s just surviving another Tuesday without losing your sh*t. Follow Mia @MiaAliciaIdrissiWritingaBook Miaiswritingamemoir.com Watch at  Drunkish on YouTube

Mia Idrissi joins Drunk-ish to share the kind of story you don’t hear every day—raw, hilarious, heartbreaking, and ultimately redemptive. With 32 years of sobriety under her belt (her third time getting sober), Mia talks candidly about growing up in a party-heavy home, sneaking cigarettes at age six, and getting drunk for the first time at five. She opens up about the trauma of losing her brother to suicide at 16, her own spiral into addiction, working alongside the Green River Killer, and the near-miss that pushed her toward recovery. Follow Mia @MiaAliciaIdrissiWritingaBook Miaiswritingamemoir.com Watch at  Drunkish on YouTube

This is part 2 Robbi Morgan Walberg is back for Part Two, and Curly Dimple has officially reported to rehab in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in December, where the detox plan was warm milk and honey. Robbi gave the place one week. Then a counselor named Frank told her his parents performed on the original Showboat, somebody actually found her a rabbi in Altoona, and she stayed. We talk about wearing full clown white on Christmas Eve, crying for six years, finding out what a resentment is, and 39 years of marriage without one drink together. Plus her daughter Goldie, and why you are not what you do.

This is Part One Robbi Morgan Walberg is the first person killed in the original Friday the 13th, which is not even the most dramatic thing she told me. She grew up in a New Jersey dance studio run by her vaudevillian acrobat parents, got high before seventh grade, set the front of her house on fire, and had an aunt who was her Fiorinal dealer and had no idea. When she was depressed at 12, her brother's solution was not therapy. It was a unicycle. Then came Barnum, Quaaludes in a Life Savers roll, and shopping for rehab outfits in Altoona in December. 42 years sober. Part One.

In a first of its kind episode, I talk directly to the listeners about (what I consider) the myth of moderation. Maybe I should have titled this episode the myth of moderation so you know what you're getting into but I didn't. So that no one feels tricked, I am going to discuss my own experience with trying to moderate, some other people's experiences, the thoughts out there on whether it is achievable and I will end with a longer bit on the origin of Moderation Management which was touched upon on yesterday's episode with Suzanne Warye.  If you'd like to discuss, please go to Drunk-ish Podcast Friends over on Facebook or bring it up on my Instagram page @SWilderTaylor or the Drunk-ish insta @Drunkishpodcast

Suzanne Warye is back for her third or fourth visit (we've lost count), and I'd have her on every week if she'd let me. We start with her first grader refusing to go to school and somehow end up at the bigger question: who sold us wine as a parenting tool? Suzanne talks about writing The Sober Shift, now out in paperback. That includes the chapter about losing her dad while they weren't speaking, why she prescribes herself a good closet cry to Jimmy Buffett, and how posting that Brad Pitt was hotter sober brought the trolls out in force.  Grab the paperback version of Suzanne's book, The Sober Shift. Listen to The Sober Mom Life Check out Suzanne's sober mom cafe and join the sober badass women at Thesobermomlife.com As always subscribe the podcast on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@Drunk-ishPodcast

Amy Hatvany is back to discuss the CNN article that poses the question: If you've called yourself an alcoholic, can you ever go back to restrained drinking? We take a deep dive into black and white thinking, glorifying alcohol, total abstinance vs attempting to moderate and I think we end up really solving it.  If you'd like to discuss, head on over to Drunk-ish Podcast Friends on Facebook or follow the show on Instagram at @drunkishpodcast

This week I'm talking with author Amy Hatvany, who wrote nine novels — including Best Kept Secret, the book I read early in sobriety and thought, "Okay, who installed a camera in my house." Amy gets into something I don't think we talk about enough: addiction transfer. She had weight loss surgery, lost 140 pounds, and her brain basically said, "Cool, new substance please." Plus, I also I confess to eating all my kids' Halloween candy. So there's that. Amy's novel Best Kept Secret is available everywhere books are sold. Follow Amy on threads.com @amyhatvany And follow me on threads @SWilderTaylor Watch Drunk-ish on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@Drunk-ishPodcast

(This is part 2) You ever wake up after a night out and think, “Well, that probably wasn’t my proudest moment”? Emily Lynn Paulson did that—only it involved a blackout, a hotel doorman, EMTs, and a luxury car she technically “earned” by selling skincare. (Yes, this is a sobriety podcast. Yes, this episode is delicious.) Emily and I get into what happens after you quit drinking—like the surprising ways your values shift, the shady side of MLM life and how sometimes you just need to peace out of a community you built from scratch. Oh, and there’s swearing. Because come on. If you’ve ever been the wine mom, the boss babe, or the one throwing up in your inspirational Bling Suite—this one’s for you. Emily is the author of Hey Hon (which is sooo good btw) and she has a new novel out called The Revenge Party!

(This is part 1) You ever wake up after a night out and think, “Well, that probably wasn’t my proudest moment”? Emily Lynn Paulson did that—only it involved a blackout, a hotel doorman, EMTs, and a luxury car she technically “earned” by selling skincare. (Yes, this is a sobriety podcast. Yes, this episode is delicious.) Emily and I get into what happens after you quit drinking—like the surprising ways your values shift, the shady side of MLM life and how sometimes you just need to peace out of a community you built from scratch. Oh, and there’s swearing. Because come on. If you’ve ever been the wine mom, the boss babe, or the one throwing up in your inspirational Bling Suite—this one’s for you. Emily is the author of Hey Hon (which is sooo good btw) and she has a new novel out called The Revenge Party!

This is part two of a two-part episode - Matthew takes me on a wild ride from his years of addiction-fueled crime to the jaw-dropping moment that made him risk his own freedom to do the right thing. We talk about what it’s like to face life in prison, how sobriety sometimes hits you when you’re least expecting it (like, in a prison cell), and why being sober doesn’t mean your story suddenly gets easy. Spoiler: It doesn’t. But here’s the thing – Matthew is one of those people who somehow manages to find humor even in the absolute darkest parts of his past. He’s brutally honest, self-aware, and so damn resilient that you can’t help but root for him.

This is part one of a two-part episode - Matthew takes me on a wild ride from his years of addiction-fueled crime to the jaw-dropping moment that made him risk his own freedom to do the right thing. We talk about what it’s like to face life in prison, how sobriety sometimes hits you when you’re least expecting it (like, in a prison cell), and why being sober doesn’t mean your story suddenly gets easy. Spoiler: It doesn’t. But here’s the thing – Matthew is one of those people who somehow manages to find humor even in the absolute darkest parts of his past. He’s brutally honest, self-aware, and so damn resilient that you can’t help but root for him.

This week I talk to Paul Drayton about the complicated relationship between drinking, anxiety, ADHD and that lovely little voice that insists maybe this time two glasses of wine will actually mean two glasses of wine. Paul opens up about being diagnosed with ADHD at 50, life in the public eye, his marriage to Alan Carr, the consequences of his drinking, and why sobriety looks different for everyone.  Follow Paul on IG at @PaulDrayton1 Buy his book Ride or Die Trying! (It's really good!)

If you've ever quit drinking for three months and then decided the real fix was "just don't drive," this one's for you. Jackie Kashian is a stand-up comedian with over 25 years sober. But before sobriety stuck she developed a system: quit entirely, get bored, downgrade to beer only, promote back up to shots, then switch to wine to be classy. We talk about what finally worked and the therapist who wouldn't allow her to be funny. I really loved this episode. You can listen to Jackie on her podcasts: The Dork Forest and the Jackie and Laurie Show. Plus watch her special Alter Kashian right on her website JackieKashian.com You can watch this episode on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@Drunk-ishPodcast

Margaret Cho came on Drunk-ish this week, and I need you to understand the scope of this: she detoxed off alcohol, opiates, benzos, Adderall and kratom — which now comes in a little shot at the gas station, right next to the 5-Hour Energy. We also cover the ex-boyfriend who was technically homeless but insisted on first-class flights, the almost two years she lived at a rehab that used to be Rock Hudson's house, and the final show where she was so messed up she scared the audience. She's come a long way since then! Margaret's tour Choligarchy is coming to a town near you. This months she's on Fire Island and then Berkeley CA. Go to her website Margaretcho.com  IG Margaret_Cho Follow Drunk-ish on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@Drunk-ishPodcast