Welcome! As part of celebrating and growing the Sober App Substack community, this periodic feature showcases recent guest contributors. Check out their bios and publications below, find their guest posts on the homepage, and share your own sober publication or say hello in the comments.
has been teaching yoga since 1998 and opened her online yoga studio, Purple Room Yoga, in 2021. She’s passionate about helping adults over 50 stay active with yoga, meditation, stretching, and mindful core. She’s also the mom of two amazing boys (ages 17 and 21) and a licensed acupuncturist. You can find Janine’s Purple Room Yoga newsletter here and her Substack newsletter at: . is a Soto Zen Buddhist Priest in the Phoenix Cloud lineage of Kobun Chino Otogawa, Roshi. Taishin Michael spent two years in residency at O-An Zendo, a small Soto Zen temple in central Pennsylvania. Prior to walking the Buddhist path in this way, he taught philosophy at Pennsylvania State University and Purdue University. His sobriety date is February 21, 2022, and you can find his newsletter at: . is a mother, stepmother, and advocate for normalizing the discussion of alcoholism among strong, smart women. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Idaho in 2013, and now makes a living selling tree work. Kristen writes about sobriety and parenting in her newsletter at: . is an attorney, CPA, author of more than twenty books, and the creator of The Way of Excellence, a personal development system. After changing his own life, he committed to helping others change theirs. You can find his newsletter at: . is a born-and-raised Canadian who now resides in Pennsylvania with her American husband and two kids. Kezia will be celebrating four years of continuous sobriety in November 2024. In sobriety, she found her life’s calling: helping women find their freedom and voice through a substance-free lifestyle. Kezia is an advocate for the beauty of neurodiversity and considers her brain one of her most valuable assets. You can find her newsletter at: . is a lawyer, writer, and astrologer. Her newsletter, , delivers insights on addiction, recovery, and mental health to facilitate spiritual awakening. Her other newsletter, , provides astrological interpretations to help individuals achieve individuation and occupy their highest divine timeline. is a non-binary baker, writer/poet, and recovering addict in Southern Illinois. They are the author of Post-Eclipse: A Queer Home (2024), a chapbook of poems published and available at Bottlecap Press. You can find their newsletter at: . resides in New York and is the proud mother to Colin and Avery. Her first book, Whispers Of A Wayward Soul, is available on Amazon. Find Mary’s newsletter at: . is a psychotherapist, coach, and business owner from the Midwest who currently lives in Denver with her husband, son, and their two dog-like cats. Kaitlyn writes a newsletter called , where she demystifies therapy and brings therapeutic concepts out of the therapy hour and into your hands., Ph.D., is a former tenured psychology professor and department chair who is passionate about adult development and currently working on not building up a new self-identity to prop up. Find her newsletter at: . is the writer behind the candid weekly newsletter , which explores addiction and other aspects of the human condition. She quit drinking in 2022. It was through the growth and turmoil of her first sober year that she finally saw a way to achieve her lifelong dream of publishing a book. She keeps herself surrounded by cats, flowers, and family in Ventura, California, and the library is her church. is a recovering human and a queer social justice award-winning writer. Fae believes that under the strata of experience we are all made of a vital core of light. You can find Skylar’s newsletter at: . is a writer, surfer, and entrepreneur fascinated by the dynamism and contradictions of our internal worlds. She writes essays and poetry that confront those contradictions to discover her Inner Knowing as she provides a space for the reader to come home to themselves alongside her. In daily life, Savannah is rising early to catch waves before the crowd, serving her story coaching clients, and hanging with her husband and dogs: Devin, Sandy, and Bradley. You can find her newsletter at: . is a writer, creative, entrepreneur, and sober queer human. She is a lover of yoga, nature, poetry, dance, children, and art. She is a proud girlfriend to her partner, an auntie, and a forever learner. She has a spirit on a search for further freedom, adventure, and presence. You can find Jamie’s newsletter at: .Read
’s blog, , on Substack, and learn more at mmwriting.com. “I have been teaching creative writing to both adults and teenagers for over thirty years. I have an MFA from Brooklyn College and three published novels, one a NYT notable book. I have taught English and writing both in universities and high school. I can teach creative non-fiction, fiction writing, and memoir. I am also a college admission essay expert. My writing practice focuses on the process of finding one’s voice and story.” is an introvert, writer, and teaching artist who has a firm grasp on what “quality of life” means to her, when trade-offs are no longer hypotheticals. You can find Ren’s newsletter at: . is a writer, photographer, and slow fashion designer, maker, and teacher from Austin, Texas. When she got sober from alcohol in 2014, her creativity became such an important part of her recovery that she co-hosted a podcast (The Unruffled) exploring that intersection for four years. She currently spends her days teaching kids how to make and mend their own clothing alongside writing her newsletter: . is a recovering perfectionist writing to heal. Rosemary identifies as an anxious BIG feeler, HSP (highly sensitive person), empath, gray area drinker, binge and blackout drinker, and love addict who discovered she has ADHD in her 50s. Rosemary has been doing life sober since January 1st, 2020. You can find her newsletter at: .Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez is Midwesterner-turned-New Yorker who writes about life, gay stuff, spirituality, sobriety, and everything in between. He is currently working on his first book, a memoir entitled: Good Church Kid, releasing in 2026. Find his newsletter at: Learning to Use My Words.
writes , a weekly newsletter featuring stories and tools to support changing your relationship with alcohol and being a better human. More than five years sober, Peter offers a seasoned perspective on sobriety and describes his writing as coming from scars rather than cuts.
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Thank you for including me, not just in this post, but for welcoming me and supporting me in this healing community. So grateful 🙏
Thanks for the mention! 🙏💜