Podcasts shake up content with real people, real stories and real conversations about sobriety.
Contributed by Tiffany Hall
Recover Alaska is partnering with several podcasts that are sparking conversations about sobriety for Sobriety Awareness Month in March. Alaska podcasters and one New York-based podcast are creating episodes aimed at de-stigmatizing sobriety and the spectrum of the sober experience through personal stories and experiences told by trusted podcasters and guests.
“This past year has been challenging for everyone, especially those who are trying to get or stay sober,” said Tiffany Hall, executive director of Recover Alaska. “This Sobriety Awareness Month, it was important we do something different, compelling and also accessible.”
Recover Alaska is partnering with Seltzer Squad, a New York-based podcast about getting sober in the city, and Alaska podcasts including Chroniclez Podcast, Coffee and Quaq, Babe Town, and The 49th Meal. Each one is shifting its typical content to record an episode celebrating sober living, healthy lifestyles, raising awareness of alcohol misuse and harms, and breaking stigmas surrounding sobriety.
“We wanted this content to be relatable to everyone, sober or not, from all kinds of backgrounds. That’s why we made sure our partners are diverse,” said Hall. “Hearing these real conversations from people they trust is one simple way to inspire listeners to consider their relationship with alcohol.”
The lineup of Sobriety Awareness Month episodes to subscribe and listen to includes:
· March 16 - Chroniclez Podcast host Cuzzo celebrates his 40th birthday reflecting on his youth and the influence of drugs and alcohol while co-host Docious talks about being sober his entire life.
· March 22 – The award-winning Coffee and Quaq celebrates and explores contemporary Native life in urban Alaska with a special on the topic of sobriety and the choices surrounding it.
· March 22 - Babe Town shakes it up with a mocktail tasting while discussing sobriety awareness with a historical look back to addiction and rehab advocates Betty Ford and Marty Mann.
· March 30 - The 49th Meal explores what it’s like to be sober in the restaurant industry.
“Drug and alcohol misuse are big problems in our state,” said Cuzzo, host of Chroniclez Podcast. “Having these conversations that allow you to put your relationship with different substances into perspective is something that can truly benefit us all. We’re very excited to partner with Recover Alaska and bring that conversation to our audience.”
Sobriety Awareness Month was over two decades in the making. The Alaska Native Sobriety Movement advocated for celebrating sober living and breaking down stigmas surrounding sobriety at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in 1993. Since then, the movement gained traction, catching the attention of lawmakers, and was eventually signed into law in 2018 by former Alaska Governor Bill Walker.
Learn more about Sobriety Awareness Month and upcoming events at the interactive Sober Lounge at www.recoveralaska.org or check Recover Alaska’s Facebook page.
About Recover Alaska:
Recover Alaska is a multi-sector action group pursuing a solutions-based approach to reduce excessive alcohol use and harms across the state. Partners include Rasmuson Foundation, The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, Mat-Su Health Foundation, Providence Alaska, Southcentral Foundation, State of Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services, and University of Alaska Anchorage. The vision for Recover Alaska is for Alaskans to live free from the consequences of alcohol misuse, so we are empowered to achieve our full potential. For more information, visit www.recoveralaska.org.
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