📚 Resources for Your Sobriety Journey
These books, podcasts, tools, and support services have helped many people find clarity, connection, and healing. Explore what resonates, and return as often as you need.
📖 Books Worth Reading
🔹 Memoir & Lived Experience
- Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp
A powerful, introspective memoir on high-functioning alcoholism.
- Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget by Sarah Hepola
Candid and often humorous—an honest story of memory and identity.
- Lit: A Memoir by Mary Karr
Poetic and raw, exploring addiction, motherhood, and faith.
- Unwasted: My Lush Sobriety by Sacha Z. Scoblic
Witty, relatable look at early sobriety and navigating a drinking culture.
🔹 Mindset & Psychology
- The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
A must-read on shame, self-worth, and authenticity.
- This Naked Mind by Annie Grace
Rethink your relationship with alcohol through science and habit change.
- Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker
Feminist and empowering take on alcohol recovery.
- The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober by Catherine Gray
Positive, warm account of life without alcohol.
🎧 Podcasts to Explore
- The Sober Curious Podcast – Interviews and insights on mindful drinking and alcohol-free life.
- Recovery Elevator – Community-focused episodes on real-life recovery stories and support.
- Sober Powered – Hosted by a biochemist; blends science with personal recovery insight.
- The Hello Someday Podcast – Especially great for women navigating early sobriety.