We're ending our first season by interviewing a guest we've long admired: Gill Tietz, creator and host of the Sober Powered podcast and YouTube channel! Gill is a sober scientist and public educator who interprets research on alcohol use disorder and recovery in terms anyone can understand. She's a pioneering voice in the recovery community, and we loved our conversation on the many empowering benefits of understanding our brains.

In this episode, Adrienne also brings you a BIG SOBER ENERGY tip about reframing the "to do" list approach to recovery and structuring sober life more sustainably. Finally, Erin leads us in a delicious movement sequence designed to help activate the parasympathetic nervous system.

We'll be back in the fall with more episodes! In the meantime, have a great summer, and keep in touch on Instagram and in our Facebook group!

Related Links

• Sober Powered
• Sober Powered on YouTube
• Episode 43: Drinking to Cope
• Episode 64: Alcohol and Anxiety
• Book a Free Visioning Session with Adrienne or Erin
• revarecovery.com
• REVA Holistic Recovery private Facebook group

It's finally summer, and we're gearing up to get out of town! Vacations used to be drinking marathons for both of us, but (thankfully) we now have more time and headspace to spare while traveling. This week, we're focusing on how to plan for your sober vacation and maximize the benefits of being more present and hangover-free. Adrienne's BIG SOBER ENERGY tip reminds us that we don't have to live-stream our travels to prove we're having fun, and Erin leads us in a mindful knee bend that captures the power in tension and opposition.

Doors are currently open for the spring/summer Intensive cohort. If you're curious, book a free visioning session with Adrienne or Erin, and we'll answer all your questions!

Related Links

• Book a Free Visioning Session with Adrienne or Erin
• revarecovery.com
• REVA Holistic Recovery private Facebook group

Erin's on mom duty today, so Adrienne goes solo to answer your questions about the REVA Intensive! From the philosophies and beliefs that underpin the program to the nuts and bolts of exactly what it means to be a REVA student, she breaks it all down. She also explains how the Intensive differs from 12-steps and traditional treatment programs in structure and focus.

In addition to answering our most frequently asked questions, Adrienne also leads a guided visualization designed to help you connect to feelings of safety and freedom. Finally, don't pass up your invitation to a new FREE coaching series launching on Tuesday, May 31! (Link to register below.)

Related Links

• Learn more about our FREE coaching series
• Register for our FREE coaching series
• Book a Free Visioning Session with Adrienne or Erin
• revarecovery.com
• REVA Holistic Recovery private Facebook group

This week, we learned via a leaked Supreme Court opinion that the Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade; given this news, we decided to release an episode on the topic of abortion from Season 4 of Adrienne's other podcast, Feminist Hotdog.

We at REVA have always centered bodily autonomy in our recovery work and feel strongly that scaling back access to abortion institutionalizes body terrorism. We hope this episode inspires you as a human and inspires you to fight this decision if it comes to pass.

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What do you feel when you hear the word abortion? What words do you associate with it? If you’re Amanda Star Kingsley, those words might be fear or sadness but they might also be strength, purpose, and light.

Amanda is a post-abortion life coach. Her mission is to help people achieve the vision for their lives that compelled them to choose abortion. Through her coaching and her podcast, Speaking Light Into Abortion, Amanda is smashing stigmas and asking critical—and sometimes messy—questions designed to help her clients embrace their agency and move forward in confidence. Regardless of your relationship to abortion, prepare to feel a paradigm shift during this powerful conversation.

Stuff We Talked About on This Episode

• Amanda Star Kingsley
• Speaking Light Into Abortion
• UnFuck Your Brain After Abortion
• Acceptance After Abortion
• Holding Space for Abortion
• Allowing Grief After Abortion
• Healthy Relationships After Abortion

When it comes to almost any recovery team, pets are the real MVPs. In this episode, we talk through a long list of ways caring for pets (and plants!) can support us emotionally, physically, and mentally as we learn to live without drugs and alcohol. We also share personal stories about the dogs who saved us at different low points in our lives and the lessons they taught us along the way. Even our BIG SOBER ENERGY tip is dog-themed!

The next session of our Intensive program starts soon! We're opening five spots for new students who are either transitioning to a zero-proof lifestyle or want to deepen their recovery experience using our groundbreaking, holistic, and trauma-informed method. If that sounds like you, contact us at the links below to schedule your free visioning session.

Related Links

• "How do Pets Make a Difference in Addiction Recovery?"
• Why Dogs Are Happier Than Humans
• Book a Free Visioning Session with Adrienne or Erin
• revarecovery.com
• REVA Holistic Recovery private Facebook group

Can food help us recover from substance use disorder? The answer is YES, and our guest on today’s episode explains why. Nutrition coach Kiola Raines is passionate about helping people in recovery use food as a tool to boost their moods, lower anxiety, and nourish the parts of our brains that experience stress when we stop drinking. Hear her recommended list of “good mood food” and her suggestions for how to create a custom eating plan that supports your individual needs in sobriety. Kiola also brings us this week’s BIG SOBER ENERGY tip, and Adrienne talks us through a metta or “loving-kindness” meditation.

Related Links

• Kiola Raines Nutrition Coach
• Nutrition Calculator
• Academy for Addiction and Mental Health Nutrition
• Book a Free Visioning Session with Adrienne or Erin
• revarecovery.com
• REVA Holistic Recovery private Facebook group

Friendships can be some of the most rewarding experiences of our lives, but when we're drinking and using things can get...complicated. In this episode, we look back on how we functioned (or didn't) within our friendships while we were drinking, what has changed since we quit, and some of the challenges we didn't expect as sober people connecting with other sober people (especially during a pandemic). This week's BIG SOBER ENERGY tip offers some suggestions for how to deal with friends who fall under the category of "energy vampire," and Erin talks us through the subtle art of achieving an effective plank. (Hint: planking with friends is safer and more fun!)

Related Links

• Book a Free Visioning Session with Adrienne or Erin
• revarecovery.com
• REVA Holistic Recovery private Facebook group

One upside of sobriety we did not expect was the validation of knowing our money no longer supports an industry that actively harms its customers and lies about the addictive nature of its product. In this episode, we uncover some of the gory details of how Big Alcohol functions, who it targets, and how it has fueled one of the most insidious myths about drinking and people with substance use disorder. We also take inspiration from author Craig Beck for our BIG SOBER ENERGY tip and Erin leads us in a delicious spinal stretch.

Related Links

• Alcohol Lied to Me by Craig Beck
• Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker
• Book a Free Visioning Session with Adrienne or Erin
• revarecovery.com
• REVA Holistic Recovery private Facebook group