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The Hello Someday Podcast For Sober Curious WomenYou Quit Drinking… Now What? How To Live With Purpose in Sobriety with Laura McKowenIf you’ve ever looked around your life after you stopped drinking and thought, “Wait... is this it?”—you’re not alone. Sobriety cracks you open. And once you’re no longer numbing out at night, everything you've been tolerating suddenly becomes really loud.
That’s why I asked Laura McKowen, author of We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life, creator of the Bigger Yes course, and founder of The Luckiest Club, to share how you can rediscover your voice, values, and vision for what’s next—without needing to burn it all down o...2025-07-1051 min
The One You FeedWhy Community and Courage Matter More Than Ever with Laura McKowenIn this episode, Laura McKowen explores why community and courage matter more than ever in making change in your life. She dives into the “messy midle” – theu ncertain space between giving up what umbs us and becoming someone new. She shares the story of the Luckiest Club, a global sobriety community. Key Takeaways: Understanding that real transformation is messy Learning how sobriety isn’t the finish line, but the starting point for deeper healing Understanding why community is so important and powerful Discover fawning as a trauma response and how it shows up in life Learning to balan...2025-05-0958 minThe One You FeedWhy Community and Courage Matter More Than Ever with Laura McKowenIn this episode, Laura McKowen explores why community and courage matter more than ever in making change in your life. She dives into the “messy midle” – theu ncertain space between giving up what umbs us and becoming someone new. She shares the story of the Luckiest Club, a global sobriety community. Key Takeaways: Understanding that real transformation is messy Learning how sobriety isn’t the finish line, but the starting point for deeper healing Understanding why community is so important and powerful Discover fawning as a trauma response and how it shows up in life Learning to balan...2025-05-0958 min
The Bright SideFrom Sobriety to Self-Discovery with Laura McKowenThis episode originally aired on Aug. 7, 2024. In the summer of 2013, Laura McKowen hit rock bottom when she drank too much at her brother’s wedding, leaving her four-year-old daughter alone in a hotel overnight. This year, she celebrated a huge milestone: 10 years sober. Laura McKowen is author of “We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life” and “Push Off From Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Life (and Everything Else)” and the founder of The Luckiest Club, an online sobriety support community. On this week’s Wellness Wednesday, Laura takes us on her decade-long journey to se...2024-12-2524 minThe Bright SideFrom Sobriety to Self-Discovery with Laura McKowenIn the summer of 2013, Laura McKowen hit rock bottom when she drank too much at her brother’s wedding, leaving her four-year-old daughter alone in a hotel overnight. This year, she’s celebrating a huge milestone: 10 years sober. Laura McKowen is author of “We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life” and “Push Off From Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Life (and Everything Else)” and the founder of The Luckiest Club, an online sobriety support community. On this week’s Wellness Wednesday, Laura takes us on her decade-long journey to self-discovery through sobriety.See omnyst...2024-08-0724 min
Insatiable with Ali Shapiro, MSOD, CHHC270. Quitting Alcohol and Managing Sugar Cravings with Laura McKowen [Rewind]Alcohol is one of the most consumed forms of sugar and quitting alcohol can lead to an increase in sugar cravings and consumption. In this episode, bestselling author Laura McKowen and I discuss:How she stopped eating so much sugar after it initially increased with sobrietyThe relationship between her drinking and history of eating disordersHer process to sobriety, which included recognizing our collective, unhealthy story around alcohol and her most important practiceHow she learned to own her personal story and discern what was her truth versus the judgments she had about herself to heal her pain2024-04-0459 min
We Can Do Hard Things273. The Nine Truths That Just Might Heal Us with Laura McKowenAuthor Laura McKowen is back to share the nine essential lessons she learned in recovery, from accepting that it's not your fault to the importance of seeking community and reaching out for help.What it means to take responsibility and why accountability leads to freedom;How we’re all capable of everything – and how to get unstuck when you’re feeling bad about yourself; and The importance of being seen in your pain – and the transformative potential of helping others do the same.About Laura: Laura...2024-01-1852 minWe Can Do Hard Things272. Why Sober Life is the Luckiest Life with Laura McKowenAuthor Laura McKowen shares her incredible hard-earned wisdom about how to get sober and how to live with dignity, power, and peace. Laura shares:Her gut-wrenching rock bottom moment that eventually led her to sobriety. How healing often begins when we are forced to confront our deepest traumas. The "Bigger Yes" – and why it's not about achieving grand aspirations, but discovering the beauty in simply being who you are. Simple acts of self-care and the importance of stillness for self-discovery. ...2024-01-161h 03Insatiable with Ali Shapiro, MSOD, CHHC262. Laura McKowen: Navigating Perimenopause, Alcohol, Food, and Midlife's ChallengesIn this second episode of season 14, I have a thought-provoking conversation around midlife experiences, alcohol, and personal growth with bestselling author Laura McKowen. We explore the challenges of perimenopause, menopause, and the impact of alcohol consumption on women's health. We cover it all, from the intersection of food and alcohol struggles with hormonal changes to the spiritual reckoning and opportunities that come with midlife. Whether you're struggling with food and alcohol during this stage in your life, are sober curious, or just asking yourself some of the big midlife questions, this episode is for you. ...2023-12-271h 18
About Your MotherA Journey to Sobriety | Laura McKowenDo you long for the freedom of a sober lifestyle in a world that constantly celebrates alcohol? Laura McKowen joins us in this conversation to share her own experience and journey to sobriety. By unraveling the complexities of societal pressures, Laura will guide you towards a life of clarity, strength, and sobriety. Get ready to discover the solution that will empower you to thrive in a society that may not fully understand the beauty of living alcohol-free.Connect with Laurawww.lauramckowen.comWe Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober...2023-10-2643 min
Dream Big Podcast with Bob Goff and FriendsLaura McKowenLaura McKowen is the author of the bestselling memoir, "We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life". In 2020, she founded The Luckiest Club, a global sobriety support community. She lives with her daughter and partner in Boston.
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2023-05-1023 minDream Big Podcast with Bob Goff and FriendsLaura McKowenLaura McKowen is the author of the bestselling memoir, "We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life". In 2020, she founded The Luckiest Club, a global sobriety support community. She lives with her daughter and partner in Boston.
Follow Bob: @bobgoff
Follow Kim: @kimberly.stuart.writes
Follow Laura: @laura_mckowen
Learn more about Laura and purchase her latest book "Push Off From Here" at lauramckowen.com
2023-05-1023 min
A Fresh StoryLaura McKowen & the Greatest Gift of Your LifeA Fresh Story, season 2, episode 15
Laura McKowen is the bestselling author of We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life and Founder of The Luckiest Club, an international sobriety support community. Laura has been published in The New York Times, and her work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, the TODAY show, and more. Her second book, Push Off From Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else), was released in March 2023 from Penguin Random House. She lives outside Boston.
We chatted with Laura...2023-05-0841 min
The Real HPG#21 Push Off From Here with Laura McKowenListen to one of the top-rated episodes of Season One, Push Off From Here with Laura McKowen HPG and Laura Mckowen, author of Push Off From Here, discuss her new book and the 9 essential truths to help with sobriety and everything else. You will hear how the book was born, the 9 things, what happens if you do not face your "thing" and asking for help. Laura is the author of the bestselling memoir, We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life, and Push Off From Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else), Marc...2023-04-2532 min
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em PodcastLaura McKowen and the Gift of Quiet ChangeWhen Laura McKowen landed at her first AA meeting, she sobbed as she told strangers how she’d placed her daughter in danger one night. Afterward, a woman in the audience approached her. “I’m a mother too, and I want you to know, you can push off from here.”Push Off From Here became the title of Laura’s second book, following her much-beloved 2020 memoir, We Are the Luckiest. Laura is a friend as well as an inspiration. In addition to her Substack LoveStory, she also runs an online community for folks who want to get ahold of t...2023-04-171h 24
Recovery RocksEpisode 167: Special Guest Laura McKowenThis episode is sponsored by Soberlink's commitment to accountability for folks in recovery. Request an exclusive $50 off promo code by visiting: www.soberlink.com/recovery-rocks Tawny and Lisa talk to Laura McKowen, author of the bestselling memoir We Are the Luckiest:The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life. In 2020, Laura founded The Luckiest Club, a global sobriety support community. Her new book, Push Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else), is available now. The book is a modern exploration of addiction that offers nine foundational b...2023-04-1444 min
Love Sober PodcastLove Sober Podcast Guest Laura McKowen - Push off From HereIn this episode I talk to bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest and founder of the international recovery community The Luckiest Club Laura McKowen about her new book Push off From Here.
The stories and advice McKowen shares are specific to alcohol addiction, but the tenets are universal in their application and useful no matter what challenge you face. With profound honesty and boundless compassion, Push Off from Here provides an actionable framework for healing what pains us and proves that a life of sobriety can be synonymous with a life of magic, peace, and freedom.
...2023-03-1039 minInsatiable with Ali Shapiro, MSOD, CHHC257. Alcohol, Food, and Body Image: Push Off From Here with Laura McKowenWhile Laura McKowen is known for her work around alcohol sobriety, her first coping strategy was food.Like Laura, I have many clients who come to me where their first “thing” was food. And after getting sober or soberish, their eating issues return or becomes a “thing”.In this special Insatiable episode, we apply the wisdom Laura writes about in her new book to food, body image, and the overlap with alcohol. We discuss:How Laura’s original coping mechanism was bingeing and the overlapping and distinct root causes between her food an...2023-03-081h 11
Embrace Your Day With A Breakthrough Full Audiobook.Push Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else) by Laura MckowenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589925to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Push Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else)
Author: Laura Mckowen
Narrator: Laura Mckowen
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 34 minutes
Release date: March 7, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Disorders & Diseases
Publisher's Summary:
From the bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest and founder of the international recovery community The Luckiest Club comes a modern exploration of addiction that offers nine foundational building blocks that anyone at any stage of sobriety can use. “I wish I ha...2023-03-077h 34Feel Into A Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook While Traveling.Push Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else) by Laura MckowenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589925to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Push Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else)
Author: Laura Mckowen
Narrator: Laura Mckowen
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 34 minutes
Release date: March 7, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
From the bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest and founder of the international recovery community The Luckiest Club comes a modern exploration of addiction that offers nine foundational building blocks that anyone at any stage of sobriety can use. “I wish I had it...2023-03-077h 34
The Real HPG#14 Push Off From Here with Laura McKowenHPG and Laura Mckowen, author of Push Off From Here, discuss her new book and the 9 essential truths to help with sobriety and everything else. You will hear how the book was born, the 9 things, what happens if you do not face your "thing" and asking for help. HPG and Laura discuss honesty. Laura is the author of the bestselling memoir, We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life, and Push Off From Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else), March 7, 2023 from Penguin Random House.She has written for The New York Tim...2023-03-0731 min
Start An Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Push Off from Here by Laura McKowenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/21059to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Push Off from Here
Author: Laura McKowen
Narrator: Laura McKowen
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
Release date: 03-07-23
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 160 ratings
Genres: Addiction & Recovery
Publisher's Summary:
In Push Off from Here, McKowen delves deeply into each of her nine points: what they mean, how they work, and how every person can live them. She addresses topics such as the correlation between trauma and addiction, the importance of radical honesty, letting go of the illusion of control, the value of community, a reminder that healing is...2023-03-077h 34
Listen to Trending Full trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsPush Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else) by Laura MckowenPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Push Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else) Author: Laura Mckowen Narrator: Laura Mckowen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Release date: March 7, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest and founder of the international recovery community The Luckiest Club comes a modern exploration of addiction that offers nine foundational building blocks that anyone at any stage of sobriety can use. “I wish I ha...2023-03-0710 minListen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsPush Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else) by Laura MckowenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589925to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Push Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else)
Author: Laura Mckowen
Narrator: Laura Mckowen
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 34 minutes
Release date: March 7, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
From the bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest and founder of the international recovery community The Luckiest Club comes a modern exploration of addiction that offers nine foundational building blocks that anyone at any stage of sobriety can use. “I wish I had it...2023-03-077h 34Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Health & Wellness, Disorders & DiseasesPush Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else) by Laura MckowenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589925to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Push Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else)
Author: Laura Mckowen
Narrator: Laura Mckowen
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 34 minutes
Release date: March 7, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Disorders & Diseases
Publisher's Summary:
From the bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest and founder of the international recovery community The Luckiest Club comes a modern exploration of addiction that offers nine foundational building blocks that anyone at any stage of sobriety can use. “I wish I ha...2023-03-077h 34
The Sober Mom LifeChoosing Self Forgiveness with Laura McKowenI am so honored to welcome Laura McKowen, author of We Are The Luckiest, on the pod today! Laura’s book was instrumental in my healing when I began my own sobriety journey, so this conversation was a true pinch me moment! In today’s episode Laura and I discuss her complicated relationship with AA, why choosing self forgiveness is so important to healing , how she navigates talking about alcohol with her teenage daughter, and so much more. Laura’s new book ‘Push Off From Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You...2023-03-0651 min
Over The Influence: The Alcohol Free PodcastLaura McKowen: We Are The LuckiestIn this episode we talk to the fabulous Laura McKowen!
Laura is incredibly well-known within sober circles after her first book, a memoir about finding sobriety called We Are The Luckiest, became an instant hit. She talks to us about the inciting incident that led to her becoming sober, and how sobriety gave her the confidence to follow her dreams of being a writer.
Laura also talks to us about her new book, Push Off From Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else). These nine truths first appeared in We Are...2023-03-0650 min
Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being SoberE141: It’s Not Your Fault, But it is Your Responsibility with Laura McKowenYou can’t shame yourself sober, and you can’t punish yourself into change, but similarly, we need to recognize our patterns and be willing to tell the truth. I am so excited to welcome Laura McKowen, author of the new book Push Off From Here, to the podcast. Laura and I get into this idea of a blame story and what personal responsibility really means. In this episode we discuss the chaos we live in on a daily basis, what personal responsibility means, how to identify your blame story, and how to cope with intense shame in sobriety.2023-03-0342 min
The Michelle Chalfant Show — Life from the Adult ChairA Raw Conversation About Sobriety with Laura McKowenCheers. Salud. Skol. Wherever you are in the world, it seems like alcohol punctuates every celebration. But have we stopped to ask if alcohol is really good for us? Or have we paused to get curious about why we drink – and when it moves from genuine enjoyment to unhealthy numbing out? Recently, I’ve noticed more people having conversations about sobriety, from giving up drinking entirely to swapping a few cocktails for mocktails, and I thought it was time we talked about alcohol through the lens of The Adult Chair®. In this ep...2023-03-0256 min
Even Here, Even Now: A Needy Podcast with Mara GlatzelHow Neediness Can Support Sobriety with Laura McKowenSend Mara a quick text love note here!It can be tempting to lean solely on ourselves when we’re struggling and to hide what we’re going through from the world. But what if that’s the opposite of what we need? And connection is the medicine necessary for healing?Today, I’m joined by best-selling author Laura McKowen. Together we discuss how being honest about her needs helped her embrace sobriety and re-build her life.Laura is the founder of The Luckiest Club, an international sobriety support community. She has been publishe...2023-03-0136 min
The Selfish Gift - Go public with your purposeHow to Channel Vulnerability Into Powerful, Transformative Storytelling, with Laura McKowen, Author and Founder of The Luckiest ClubIf you're thinking of writing a deeply personal memoir about some tough stuff, but you're not sure how much to share, and you're worried about how going public with your story might affect the people closest to you, this episode is for you. Today's guest has written two books focusing on her journey from alcohol dependence to sobriety, and her stories very much deal with how her drinking affected her family. Laura McKowen is the author of the bestselling memoir, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life, and Push Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths...2023-03-011h 18
Confident Sober WomenMotherhood, Honesty, and Envy w/Laura McKowenLaura McKowen is the bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life, the founder and CEO of The Luckiest Club, and the host of Tell Me Something True Podcast. Laura started drinking in her teens and continued through college, her marriage, and early motherhood. She shares that she was forced to get sober after hitting her rock bottom following her separation from her husband. Laura also shares her reasons for not identifying as an "alcoholic"--which she believes has very negative connotations--but rather as "sober" or "in recovery." We discuss the...2022-10-0452 min
Tell Me Something True with Laura McKowenLaura on Why We're Wrapping TMSTAs we announced last week, this is the last episode of Tell Me Something True. Today, Laura walks through why we made this decision (it’s all fine, nothing is wrong!) A thing worth celebrating is that, over 67 episodes, nearly a quarter of a million adventurous, curious people said YES and pressed play over 600,000 times. Holy cow…that’s A LOT!!!!! The numbers only matter because they’re the mirror of how much YOU - and thousands of folks like you - said yes to falling in love with the mystery of life again. With every epis...2022-09-2937 minTell Me Something True with Laura McKowenBranden Collinsworth on Lessons Learned from 1,000 BooksIt’s great to love books and the written word and seeing new worlds open up through a writer’s work is thrilling. We know our lives can be transformed through a good book.Friends - meet Branden Collinsworth, someone who has taken those ideas, and turned them up to eleven. Branden Collinsworth is a Nike Master Trainer, Yoga Teacher, Human Performance Coach and Humanitarian. He describes his life as a journey “from the streets to the skies.” He comes from a seriously tough upbringing, and also emanates a thrilling love of life and service for other...2022-08-0447 minTell Me Something True with Laura McKowenMary Laura Philpott on the Joy & Dread of Being HumanPeople tell Mary Laura Philpott that her writing is like having a conversation with her. We can say that is 100% true. She’s an utterly captivating writer AND conversationalist.You may have first heard about Mary Laura Philpott through her first book, “I Miss You When I Blink.” Her new memoir in essays is “Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives.” It was named an Editor’s Choice by the New York Times Book Review and one of the Best Books of 2022 by NPR. “Bomb Shelter” had Laura laughing and crying and nodding her head as anothe...2022-07-2842 minTell Me Something True with Laura McKowenChris Marshall on How Connection Can Save Your LifeBeing human means sometimes we feel deeply alone. Cut off from other people. For most people, it passes quickly.For others, especially those who also suffer from addiction, that feeling of isolation is persistent. It’s a low hum that follows a person everywhere. Part of the reason why some drink is to numb that feeling and turn down the voices that whisper why we’re alone.Chris Marshall knows these feelings well and he’s here today to share how listening to those voices have almost killed him on several occasions. And how he’s develo...2022-07-2152 minTell Me Something True with Laura McKowenMarissa Moss on Not Getting ChickedHANDS UP if knowing what you want, and standing up for it, has not always been welcome.Imagine being hit with that - and you’re America’s top-selling female group of all time!Marissa Moss has a lot to say about powerful women, making their own rules, and finding solidarity when the world is pitting them against each other. This TMST is a conversation about how women are being true to themselves and reshaping culture, while building huge, diverse audiences. In the book, “Her Country: How the Women of Country Music Became the Succ...2022-07-1459 minTell Me Something True with Laura McKowenLaura McKowen on Jealousy & EnvyWhen was the last time you got real about jealousy or envy?In this episode, Laura brings the heat, digging into how jealousy and envy have shown up in her life. She explores the ways they’re different and the ways we use them to blow ourselves up.This is no trail of tears, though! We’ll take a look at what social psychologists and researchers have identified as the purpose of these emotions. And then we explore ways to help work through these feelings when they rise up and want to take charge of our...2022-07-0754 minTell Me Something True with Laura McKowenDr. Kate Pate on Vets, First Responders and why “Being Triggered” is More Complicated Than You ThinkWe are never more than one connection away from a veteran or first responder.They are the ULTRA helping professions. During the pandemic, many were the first line of protection and care. Over 20 years of The Global War of Terror, many have experienced repeated deployments with an anodyne “thank you for your service” and a bad country music song as their only Thank You.But how many of us have asked how we can be part of THEIR solution network?Meet Dr. Kate Pate, a neurophysiologist who is looking at the ways our brai...2022-06-301h 06Tell Me Something True with Laura McKowenVeronica Valli on The Promise of Emotional Sobriety for TMST’s 1st BirthdayRollercoasters are a fun diversion, but they’re no way to live. That’s why the whipsaw experience of being on an emotional rollercoaster is one of the things folks are most happy to see leave their life. Those radical highs and lows aren’t confined to the times when people are using - they often extend well into sobriety. Usually driven by hyper-sensitivity and, to be honest, a lot of self-absorption.And that’s where today’s guest comes in…. As we mark the beginning of Year Two for Tell Me Something True, we’re revisiting a conversation...2022-06-2352 minTell Me Something True with Laura McKowenKelly McDaniel on Mother HungerAn insatiable need for romantic attention and love. Periods of overeating or starving. Using alcohol, food, or over-working to numb out. A pattern of unstable and painful relationships.
Does this sound painfully familiar?
Kelly McDaniel is a trauma therapist who saw these traits over and over in clients who felt trapped in cycles of harmful behaviors and were unable to stop. In 2008, she coined the term Mother Hunger as a way to describe this pattern and has since helped countless women. In this conversation, Kelly and Laura talk about:
– What Mother Hunger is
– How Mother Hunger shows up in our rela...2022-06-091h 00Tell Me Something True with Laura McKowenLaura on Protecting Your Energy using “Energy Dollars”Every day, every hour, every minute, there’s a request. More time. More attention. More engagement. More space in our brains and our lives.
Laura feels the pinch like everyone and she frequently fields questions on how she allocates her time, attention and life passion. In this solo episode, Laura shares how she found inspiration in the way the comic Whitney Cummings thinks about it - ENERGY DOLLARS. We aren’t infinite people (no matter what society and our conditioning tells us.) For all the things that energize us and fill our tank, we also have to come to terms with...2022-05-2640 min
The One You FeedLaura McKowen on Community and Support in SobrietyLaura McKowen Founder and CEO of The Luckiest Club, a global sobriety support organization, and host of Tell Me Something True podcast. Laura has been published in The New York Times, and her work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, the TODAY show and more and is the bestselling author of We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life,In this episode, Eric and Laura discuss her important work in building a sobriety support community.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the co...2022-04-2256 minThe One You FeedLaura McKowen on Community and Support in SobrietyLaura McKowen Founder and CEO of The Luckiest Club, a global sobriety support organization, and host of Tell Me Something True podcast. Laura has been published in The New York Times, and her work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, the TODAY show and more and is the bestselling author of We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life,In this episode, Eric and Laura discuss her important work in building a sobriety support community.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the co...2022-04-2256 minTell Me Something True with Laura McKowenAMA with Laura on Friendship“Nothing is personal” is easy to say, but our adult friendships can truly test our ability to hold on to that vital lesson from Don MIguel Ruiz.
In this AMA Laura takes on two different questions from listeners about how we navigate adult friendships. How do things change when one friend gets sober? How do we navigate the reality that we can grow apart as friends, just as we can in a romantic relationship? How do our patterns in friendships mirror our patterns in family dynamics and in our love life? What do we even WANT from our adult relationships?
We d...2022-03-171h 02
The Mark Groves Podcast#193: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life with Laura McKowenThemes: Sobriety, Addiction, Authenticity, Resentment, Belonging
Summary:
Laura McKowen is the bestselling author of We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life and the forthcoming sobriety manifesto, Push Off From Here. Following a long, successful career in the Mad Men-esque drinking culture of advertising, Laura got sober and quickly became recognized as a fresh voice in recovery, beloved for her soulful and irreverent writing online and in print. She has been published in The New York Times and her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, the Today show, and more. In 2020, La...2022-02-211h 24Tell Me Something True with Laura McKowenAMA with Laura on Rising Above Shame & Regret, plus a big show announcement!The TMST community takes center stage again as Laura tackles some universal questions on facing down shame and regret. In this episode, we explore the ways our mistakes, our successes, our disappointments and our growth can’t be compartmentalized if we’re going to be free. It’s a VERY hopeful and energizing AMA. We’re continually blown away by the candor and courage TMST listeners bring to this space.
And THEN…we have a major show announcement to share, plus a taste of next week’s guest - the brilliant and witty Jill Louise Busby.
Show notes:
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Sober CuriousInsta-addiction with Laura McKowenMy guest today is the author and founder of The Luckiest Club, Laura McKowen. Laura is the first person I’ve had on the show twice. The first time, we were talking about her book, We Are the Luckiest, and I invited her back to discuss an essay she published in the New York times last fall, titled: How I Knew I Needed to Quit Instagram. I could relate personally to so much of what she described in her piece, in which she compared her relationship with social media with her alcohol addiction. The essay also came out...2022-02-171h 05
Heart of the MatterREPOST: Laura McKowen on facing pain, telling the truth and looking inwardThis week, we’re re-airing one of our favorite episodes of Heart of the Matter, featuring author and founder of The Luckiest Club, Laura McKowen. When Laura first stopped drinking, she thought of it as “the end of all the color” in her life. But after weathering one particularly challenging night, she realized the magic that comes with being in recovery and feeling fully present in her life. Together, Elizabeth and Laura discuss the pain that lies at the root of drinking, the glamorization of alcohol, the power of truth-telling and why Laura considers hersel...2022-01-1137 minTell Me Something True with Laura McKowenThe Shortest Episode, The Biggest ThanksLaura offers two poems today: one of her favorites, one of her own. Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who are celebrating. And to all, a big heap of gratitude and mystery from all of us at Tell Me Something True.
The Sleepless ones by Lawrence Tirnauer https://drkarinlawson.com/the-sleepless-ones/
You could be soft instead by Laura McKowen https://www.lauramckowen.com/blog/2019-3-11-you-could-be-soft
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This Naked Mind PodcastEP 437: Breaking Up With Social With Laura McKowenAddiction takes on many forms—Perhaps the most common addiction these days is to our phones and social media. Tune in to catch a refreshingly honest interview with New York Times best selling author, Laura McKowen. She and Annie discuss how Laura decided to break up with social media and how her struggles were startlingly similar to her relationship with alcohol. Be sure to stick around for Annie and Laura’s tips on how to become more mindful of your own social media usage. It may provide an unexpected relief. Are you ready for...2021-11-191h 09
Make Some Noise with Andrea OwenThe Surprising Magic of a Sober Life with Laura McKowenLaura McKowen returns to the show! Laura says, “Much of recovery is about accepting the good and the bad, as well as accepting the contradictions.” She joins me to talk about her sobriety story, how she processed the emotions of sobriety, and how she works with people now to inspire them to say yes to a bigger life. Laura is the author of the bestselling memoir, We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life, and the Founder and CEO of The Luckiest Club, a global sobriety support program.In this episode you’ll hear...2021-11-1046 minTell Me Something True with Laura McKowenLaura McKowen on 7 Years of SobrietyThis week, Laura takes the mic solo to reflect on hitting seven years of sobriety. She goes deep on four ideas that feel most important now as she looks back - ideas that are both urgent and grounding, timely and timeless - whether you’ve struggled with addiction or not.
Since Laura got sober in 2014, cultural ideas and discussions around sobriety and addiction have massively changed. A “condition” once cloaked in anonymity and dark church basements has become both vocal and visible as more and more people choose to recover out loud, new recovery modalities surface, and movements like #sobercurious #oneyea...2021-10-0759 min
Comeback StoriesLaura McKowen’s Comeback Story - Being One of the LuckiestLaura McKowen shares her story of discovery and pain in struggling with an alcohol addiction, and how nearly losing her daughter brought her back from the brink. Find out how Laura learned the way to find purpose in the everyday little things that make up life, why gratitude outweighs pain, and why the struggle with addiction is the common peril that connects everybody. Laura grew up in a suburban town in Colorado. Her parents were divorced and she spent a lot of time around people who drank. As a consequence of her parents separating, she became hyper-attuned to...2021-09-2345 minHeart of the MatterAuthor Laura McKowen on facing pain, telling the truth and looking inwardIn this episode of Heart of the Matter, Elizabeth Vargas is joined by Laura McKowen, author and founder of The Luckiest Club. When Laura first stopped drinking, she thought of it as “the end of all the color” in her life. But after weathering one particularly challenging night, she realized the magic that comes with being in recovery and feeling fully present in her life. Together, Elizabeth and Laura discuss the pain that lies at the root of drinking, the glamorization of alcohol, the power of truth-telling and why Laura considers herself “lucky” to have faced addiction. Rela...2021-09-0736 minTell Me Something True with Laura McKowenLaura McKowen on Social Media & The False SelfHow is social media rewiring us, and what’s the cost?
Laura has been living with this question for years. In her writing and on the show, she’s shared how social media has affected her mental health, some of the eerie parallels to her alcohol addiction, and what ultimately led to her decision to bow out of social media earlier this year.
Following her exit, Laura’s been diving deep into this topic, and this week, she goes solo on the mic, exploring one specific psychological framework she’s chewing on: the false self vs. the true self. She talks ab...2021-09-0252 min
Death ClockAuthor Laura McKowen on Recovery from AddictionImagine being blackout drunk at your brother’s wedding and leaving your young daughter alone in the hotel room. That was the moment when Laura McKowen, author of the unflinching, honest and tender memoir, We Are the Luckiest, recognized her drinking would take everything from her if she let it. But as she points out, we all numb ourselves in different ways and life is about learning to be real, to feel. Laura joins Brent Franson and The Most Days Show to explore her journey to sobriety and the lessons she’s learned along the way...2021-05-1848 min
the tara bixby podcast54. Laura McKowen Shares The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life Laura McKowen is a writer, teacher, and speaker. She had a long, successful career in public relations and the Mad Men–esque drinking culture of advertising. After getting sober, Laura quickly became recognized as a fresh voice in recovery, beloved for her soulful and irreverent writing online and in print. She now leads sold-out retreats and courses, teaching people how to say yes to a bigger life. Laura's also the founder of The Luckiest Club, a sobriety support community. Her first book, We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life was re...2021-04-2757 min
Chris Grosso The Indie SpiritualistEp. 121 – We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life with Laura McKowenAuthor Laura McKowen talks with Chris Grosso about the process of addiction and recovery, her resistance to defining herself as an alcoholic, and working with guilt and shame.Laura McKowen is the author of We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life. She had a successful career in public relations and the Mad Men–esque drinking culture of advertising. After getting sober, Laura became recognized as a fresh voice in recovery, beloved for her soulful and irreverent writing online and in print. She now leads sold-out retreats and courses, teaching people how to say ye...2021-03-041h 03
The Hello Someday Podcast For Sober Curious WomenSaying Yes To A Bigger Life with Laura McKowenIn Laura McKowen’s memoir, We Are The Luckiest, she writes, “There is a life that is calling you forward, begging you to meet its eye, to glimpse its vision for you. You can get only so far by running away from what you do not want. Eventually you will have to turn toward what you do. You will have to run toward a bigger yes.” I invited Laura to join me on the podcast to talk about how to say yes to a bigger life and how to be more intentional about how they’re living...2021-02-2552 min
Mark Groves PodcastLaura McKowen - Say Yes To A Better LifeThis week I am pleased to introduce you to Laura McKowen. Laura had a long, successful career in public relations and the Mad Men–esque drinking culture of advertising. After getting sober, she quickly became recognized as a fresh voice in recovery, beloved for her soulful and irreverent writing online and in print. She now leads sold out retreats and courses, teaching people to how to say yes to a bigger life. Laura is the author of the bestselling memoir, We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life.
This discussion dives into the clarity and potential that ca...2021-02-081h 20
The Mark Groves Podcast#132: Say Yes to a Better Life with Laura McKowenThis week I am pleased to introduce you to Laura McKowen. Laura had a long, successful career in public relations and the Mad Men–esque drinking culture of advertising. After getting sober, she quickly became recognized as a fresh voice in recovery, beloved for her soulful and irreverent writing online and in print. She now leads sold out retreats and courses, teaching people to how to say yes to a bigger life. Laura is the author of the bestselling memoir, We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life.
This discussion dives into the clarity and potential that ca...2021-02-081h 18
Help A Human OutHow Do I Make the Decision to Stop Drinking? with Laura McKowenWe all have vices. For some of us, it’s eating fried food, biting our nails or binge-watching bad reality TV. But how do we figure out if the things we find comfort in have become a problem? This week, we talked with author, speaker and teacher Laura McKowen, who shared her advice and the surprising magic she found in living a sober life.A transcript of this episode is available here.Show Notes:Laura McKowen's WebsiteWe Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober LifeLaura McKowen's courses and groupsThe Luckiest Club - sob...2020-12-3052 min
The UNcivilized Podcast with Traver BoehmA new look at sobriety with Laura McKowenWhen we talk about addictions, alcohol may be the most common due to the legality and acceptance of it in our society, but it is still a terrible addiction that can end up destroying lives. Today's guest is Laura McKowen, an ex alcohol addict, who after going through the bitter moment of losing her daughter due to alcohol excess on a wedding night, hit rock bottom and began a journey to sobriety, a journey full of ups and downs that has led her to be an amazing writer, teacher, and author.
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The Divorce Survival Guide PodcastEpisode 84: Sobriety and Divorce with Laura McKowenGetting sober is a vulnerable process, but as this week’s guest’s book suggests, there is surprising magic in getting sober. Laura McKowen, author of We Are the Luckiest is here to talk about her journey to sobriety, getting comfortable with the uncomfortable, and making it through to the other side. I’ve been on my own sobriety journey, and I'm still kind of early in the process. In this episode, you’ll hear how my story is completely different from Laura's, yet the feelings are so similar. If you’re not sober, if you're not s...2020-08-2551 min
The One You Feed335: Laura McKowen on the Magic of Being SoberLaura McKowen is an author, award winning blogger and host of Spiritualish, a show that provides an irreverent take on self help. She has been featured on WebMD, the New York Post, Bravo, the Today Show, and more. Laura also hosts sold out retreats and courses teaching people to say Yes to a bigger life. In this episode, she and Eric discuss her newest book, “We are the Luckiest, the Surprising Magic of a Sober Lfie”
You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by...2020-05-1953 min
The One You FeedLaura McKowen on the Magic of Being SoberLaura McKowen is an author, award winning blogger and host of Spiritualish, a show that provides an irreverent take on self help. She has been featured on WebMD, the New York Post, Bravo, the Today Show, and more. Laura also hosts sold out retreats and courses teaching people to say Yes to a bigger life. In this episode, she and Eric discuss her newest book, “We are the Luckiest, the Surprising Magic of a Sober Lfie”You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You...2020-05-1947 minThe One You FeedLaura McKowen on the Magic of Being SoberLaura McKowen is an author, award winning blogger and host of Spiritualish, a show that provides an irreverent take on self help. She has been featured on WebMD, the New York Post, Bravo, the Today Show, and more. Laura also hosts sold out retreats and courses teaching people to say Yes to a bigger life. In this episode, she and Eric discuss her newest book, “We are the Luckiest, the Surprising Magic of a Sober Lfie”You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You...2020-05-1947 min
Practice You with Elena BrowerLaura McKowen On the road to sobriety, the questions we need to ask, and the ways we need to listen. Laura McKowen inspires people to say yes to a bigger life after addiction. She’s the author of the forthcoming memoir, We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life (January 2020), and has been featured on WebMD, The Guardian, The New York Post, Bravo, and the TODAY show. She writes an internationally recognized, award-winning blog, is the host of two Top 100 iTunes podcasts, and leads sold-out retreats and courses focused on sobriety and personal development. How La...2020-05-0249 min
Elevating Motherhood034. Changing How We Talk About Motherhood, Alcohol, & Sobriety with Laura McKowenI'm so honored to share the incredible Laura McKowen with you today! This conversation is AWESOME and just the start I was hoping for to a very…interesting & challenging topic.
How are we supposed to talk about alcohol as moms? Some of us drink. Some of us don’t. And there’s this weird divide between the two and unhelpful cultural influences that leave us fumbling for how to talk to one another about drinking and sobriety. Which is so weird as moms and friends and sisters to suddenly NOT know how to talk to one another about...2020-04-081h 05
The Adversity Advantage with Doug BopstLaura McKowen - We Are the Luckiest, Turning Shame into SuccessIn this weeks episode, I get to chat with my pal Laura McKowen. Many of you may recognize her from The Heart of Recovery, where she shared her truth about how she thrives in sobriety. Today, we chat a bit deeper on life in recovery, shame and how she has used her past to turn it into purpose. Laura McKowen inspires people to say yes to a bigger life. She’s the author of the bestselling memoir, We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life, which #1 New York Times bestselling author, Glennon Doyle, has ca...2020-03-1741 min
Find Your Voice: How to Write When You're Not a WriterLaura McKowen on sobriety, writing—and what it takes to healFor Laura McKowen, writing, sobriety, and the life she always wanted are inextricably linked. Laura is a leading voice in the sobriety movement—she’s helped THOUSANDS on the road to healing through her writing, speaking and teaching, and especially through her newly released, thought-provoking memoir, We are the Luckiest. She opens up here on her own journey, and what role writing had along the way. Find Your Voice is so proud to have worked with Laura on her most recent book, We are the Luckiest: the Surprising Magic of a Sober Life. ...2020-03-1242 min
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'LearyFinding Self-Forgiveness in a Sober Life with Laura McKowenIs this good enough for me to stay the same? This is the life-saving question Laura McKowen, author of We Are the Luckiest + one of the foremost voices in the modern recovery movement, asked herself. From a horrific DWI to the painful incident that left her 4-year-old daughter in danger, Laura shares her personal journey in choosing sobriety with the utmost vulnerability + candor. But this is more than just one person's journey of using addiction as an invitation to living more intentionally. Today's powerful and thought-provoking conversation will inspire you to practice self-forgiveness and...2020-02-2740 min
Raise Your Hand Say Yes with Tiffany HanEp. 296: Laura McKowen on Telling the Truth. Out loud. Laura McKowen is a writer, teacher, and retreat leader and her first book We are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life came out in January. This week, we cover so many topics, including her book-writing process (she hits it Fleabag-style!), the painful necessity of going back to relive the hardest parts, what to do about loneliness, what happens when people around you don't get it, what to do with convenient lying, and how to start working towards having just one version of yourself. This conversation, y'all. It's good and big and powerful...2020-02-111h 08
The One Day At A Time Recovery PodcastLaura Mckowen, Author of We Are the Luckiesthttp://odaatchat.com/index.php/2020/02/08/laura-mckowen/ OC102 Laura Mckowen, Author of “We Are the Luckiest.” You are listening to the ODAAT Chat Podcast. My name is Arlina and I’ll be your host. Today my guest is the Author of “We are the luckiest”... Laura McKowen Music transition Hi Friend, thanks for joining me today. If you are in the market for a mind blowing recovery memoire, I gotchu covered! Laura McKowen has been featured on the TODAY show, in The Guardian, WebMD, New York Post, and more Before we jump in, I’ll share a couple of resources. There is a p...2020-02-0955 min
Inspire Nation Show with Michael SandlerHow to Kick Addiction & Why Everything You Think You Know About Addiction is Wrong! Plus a Guided Meditation from Laura McKowenIf you’ve ever struggled with addiction, or know someone who has, then do we have the We Are The Luckiest show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Laura McKowen, the author of a harrowing, brilliant, and beautiful look at living the sober life, “We Are The Luckiest” And that’s just what I want to talk her about today, about why everything we think we know about addiction is wrong, and the surprising magic of living a sober life. Key Points Discussed: How long have you been living a silver life...2020-02-0300 min
The SHAIR Recovery PodcastSP 259: Laura McKowen - We Are The Luckiest in RecoveryLaura McKowen couldn’t control her addiction to alcohol and believed that the people who could drink normally were the lucky ones, but after leaving her 4-year-old daughter alone in a hotel room all night, Laura had to break down and get help. To Laura, having to get sober was the end of everything. It was purgatory, but once she stopped resisting it, she realized that sobriety was the invitation to everything she ever really wanted. Laura is the former cohost of the Home podcast with Holly Whitaker, and her memoir, We Are the Luckiest: Th...2020-01-2800 min
Sober CuriousLiving Your Truth with Laura McKowenIn this episode, author Laura McKowen shares how being honest with oneself and others is one of the cornerstones of living a sober or sober curious life—something that she illustrates with at times brutal clarity in her brilliant memoir, We Are The Luckiest. A self-confessed "little white liar," her story into and out of addiction, and her perfectly imperfect struggles to make sense of it all, is a literary gem, and a must-read for anybody on this path. In this episode we also discuss:- Why "permission to question everything" is what felt honest on...2020-01-231h 06
This Epic Life PodcastLaura McKowen— Madwoman Executive to Sober Author: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life (#21)How many of us are taking on some sort of cleanse, or swearing off alcohol for the month following the holidays? A few listeners have reached out lately on how I quit drinking 8 years ago. Today's guest came on my radar in a big way recently, and brings a powerful voice to the argument for sober living. She'll be the first to tell you it's not for everyone, while her backstory makes an incredibly compelling case. At the very least, her story makes me look at areas of my life where I may...2020-01-2152 min
The Simplifiers PodcastHow to get sober & overcome addiction - with Laura McKowenIf you are struggling with addiction, whether it’s to food, alcohol, overworking or otherwise, I want you to know, there is a way to overcome it. It’s a new year and if you’re motivated to make a change, but not sure where to begin, today’s episode is just for you. My special guest today is author Laura McKowen and she is simplifying how to get sober and overcome addiction. As she shares her personal story through sobriety and the bumpy, sometimes super hot mess along the way, my hope is that you’ll see you ar...2020-01-1450 min