In this week’s episode, Tammi and Sondra are happy to share a conversation with Kate Rusciano. Kate is a wife, Mama and content marketing manager by day, and an aspiring author by night (and weekends). The ladies discovered Kate from an article that was published in the Elephant Journal that went viral in the sober community entitled, I Wasn’t a Problem Drinker But Spontaneous Sobriety Still Saved My Life and they were compelled to talk to her. They really unpack the term ‘spontaneous sobriety’ ...
May 21, 2018•1 hr 55 min
Episode 58: This Is Us In this week’s episode, Tammi and Sondra check-in on four subjects: sobriety, health, family and creativity. From Sobriety 2.0 to breaking through creative blocks, they catch up on the year thus far. They hope you will hang with them as they chat, high-five and commiserate as only two creative, sober sisters can. This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Becoming Supernatural by Dr. Joe Dispenza; (2) Going to see live music; (...
May 14, 2018•1 hr 46 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra were happy to chat with Sarah Andrews. Sarah is a woman who wears many hats, including Mom, social-impact marketer, philanthropic advisor and yoga instructor. They talk a lot about gray-area drinking and how it is okay to let go of something that is not serving you, even before it becomes a problem. Sarah is also someone who has suffered from anxiety and she shares many tools she uses to resolve that anxiety piece that so many in recovery experience. Sa...
May 07, 2018•1 hr 40 min
Today, Tammi and Sondra are ecstatic to share a conversation with Janelle Hanchett. Janelle is a Mom of four, a writer and the founder of the very popular website, Renegade Mothering. Janelle has a story in which becoming a Mom was not enough to save her from her addictions and it is raw, tender and harrowing. This story has a happy ending, though, and one being that she wrote a beautiful memoir, I’m Just Happy To Be Here: A Memoir of Renegade Mothering. They take some time to weave through her ...
Apr 30, 2018•1 hr 59 min
This week on the pod, Tammi and Sondra are happy to share a conversation with Andrea Krussel. Andrea is our favorite kind of multi-passionate: marathon runner, Mama, yogi, occasional actress and creative drama teacher and higher education administrator. They talk about many things, but mostly how listening to your intuition, even when it’s quiet, can put you on a path to fulfillment. If you are someone who is in a place where that voice is quietly nudging you to question your relationship with a...
Apr 23, 2018•1 hr 37 min
Today, Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a conversation with their friend, Amanda Grace. Amanda is an Irish artist and teacher, a ‘Pilgrim Soul’ who bares her soul through her unique style of RAW visual art journaling. They talk about what it’s like to uncover the layers to heal the original wound and how that uncovering led Amanda to question her relationship with alcohol, how she’s attending the other layers and how she translates that through her art. This conversation is deep and reveali...
Apr 16, 2018•1 hr 58 min
The Unruffled Podcast is one year old! To celebrate, Tammi and Sondra thought it would be fun to answer questions from the listeners. They address questions such as what were recovery’s surprising gifts and struggles, what do they do when they feel judge-y and when did they start to feel their creative super powers. They hope this episode really illuminates the joy they get from being in each other’s company to record this podcast week after week. In light of one entire year of showing up and co...
Apr 09, 2018•1 hr 50 min
In this week’s episode, Tammi and Sondra welcome Jamie Amos. Jamie is a writer, blogger, wife and Pit Bull Mama thriving in New Orleans. The ladies talk about the illusion of the high-functioning alcoholic, the “chorus of voices” changing the conversation and the reclamation of feminine power. They also discuss how you can survive the worst things imaginable and stay sober. This is a great episode for anyone who has experienced loss or grief of any kind. Jamie is warm, funny and so smart and you...
Apr 02, 2018•1 hr 46 min
In this week’s episode, Tammi and Sondra happily share a conversation with Taryn Strong. Taryn is a yoga and meditation teacher and co-founder of the beloved She Recovers, a global movement to embrace and empower all women in all forms and modalities of recovery. Taryn candidly shares her own recovery story, how that relates to having a Mom also in recovery and how it led them both to the beautiful path they are currently on. Taryn also talks about the importance of yoga and community in her jou...
Mar 26, 2018•1 hr 43 min
In this episode, Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a conversation with Sam Lamott. Sam is an artist, writer, owner and operator of the media company, Hello Humans and the host of the outstanding How To Human podcast. Sam exemplifies what it means to be a creative in recovery, and having a Mom that writes prolifically about her own recovery, this may come as no surprise. They talk about how his pursuits have flowed by listening to that creative intuition that we all possess, staying resilient...
Mar 19, 2018•1 hr 42 min
In this episode, Tammi and Sondra talk to Jolene Park. Jolene works as a functional nutritionist and health coach through her company, Healthy Discoveries, and also co-hosts her own podcast, Editing Our Drinking & Our Lives. The ladies dive deep into the physiological reasons behind why we drink and the healthy ways we can generate those same biochemicals when we quit drinking and spoiler alert: creativity is a big one. We say this a lot, but you may want to have a pen and paper handy becaus...
Mar 12, 2018•1 hr 52 min
In today’s episode, Tammi and Sondra had so much fun talking to Amy Dresner. Amy is a former stand-up comedian, writer and author of My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean. Amy’s is a story of soul-baring honesty, resilience and the kind of humor that people in recovery totally get but that makes people outside of recovery completely uncomfortable. Amy is irreverent and sweet and so down-to-earth, you will love her vulnerability and candor as much as they do. You can find al...
Mar 05, 2018•1 hr 47 min
Today, Tammi and Sondra elaborate on all things Tammi and Sondra, specifically where they are with their current, respective creative projects. From processes to struggles to finding new ways to numb out, it is always deeply enmeshed in their recovery journey. “Sobriety delivers what alcohol promised” is a statement that is never lost on them. They hope to inspire you as much as they inspire each other. The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra’s 3 fa...
Feb 26, 2018•1 hr 29 min
Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Katie Bickell to the show. Katie is a Mama and writer from Alberta whom they discovered because of a stunning essay she penned that went viral entitled, Moms Tell Me To Drink. They talk about the shame and regret that was all too prevalent before she quit drinking and how that was such a huge block to her creativity. They talk about how our children are watching us closer than we sometimes want to think, and they talk about all of the utterly confusing drink...
Feb 19, 2018•1 hr 32 min
In this episode, Tammi and Sondra are excited to bring you a conversation with Andrea Owen. Andrea is a mentor, certified life-coach, sober Mama, host of Your Kick Ass Life Podcast and most recently, author of a new book, How To Stop Feeling Like Shit: 14 Habits That Are Holding You Back From Happiness. Andrea talks about her sobriety journey, one in which many can relate, a story of jumping off of the bus before it slams into the wall. She talks about the emotional work that was left to address...
Feb 12, 2018•1 hr 29 min
Tammi and Sondra are so excited to have Laura McKowen on the pod this week. Laura is a Mama, writer, teacher and co-host of the very popular Home podcast with Holly Whitaker and co-host of a new podcast, Spiritual-ish, with Meadow DeVor. They talk about granting yourself permission to change, to say No to things so you can say a big fat Yes to others, and then the biggest Yeses that lead to the giant leaps. They also talk about when to take breaks from things, knowing yourself well enough to kno...
Feb 05, 2018•1 hr 28 min
Today, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Jenna Zaffino to the pod. Jenna is a movement educator who specializes in teaching continuing education to pilates professionals, hosts her own podcast, Pilates Unfiltered, is a career coach, Mama and all around sobriety enthusiast! We talk about how she came to define her own recovery through online support, Hip Sobriety School and Gabby Bernstein’s Spirit Junkie Masterclass, and how she has taken ownership in life and business, totally killing it. J...
Jan 29, 2018•1 hr 35 min
Today, Sondra and Tammi talk about the five things that were their biggest teachers of 2017. From Math to hormones, it’s a sweeping and dense assessment of the year. If there is a theme, then that is MAJOR GROWTH. They hope you’ll be able to keep up as they laugh and cry, but mostly laugh. The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbox for the week: Sondra: (1) Reflection; (2) Buying tickets to shows; (3) Theta meditation with binaural beats Tammi: (1) Morning routine; (2) Men...
Jan 22, 2018•1 hr 24 min
In this episode, Tammi and Sondra are excited to welcome Nicolette Gawthrop. Nico is a Mom to three, photographer, writer, artist and restaurant owner living and thriving in Fayetteville, Arkansas. You may know her on Instagram as @ozarkmamadeer, where she beautifully chronicles her home and style. She generously shares her road to sobriety, one that offers a conscious choice to live alcohol-free short of severe consequences. Nico has a gorgeous, curated life on Instagram, but to hear her tender...
Jan 15, 2018•1 hr 58 min
Today, Tammi and Sondra catch up on four topics: sobriety, family, health and creativity. They talk about how much more solid they felt in their sobriety through the holidays, the difficulty in parenting teenagers, new mental and physical health goals, and the creative energy they are putting into new projects, their homes and so much more. Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, settle in, and catch up as they kick off the new year! The ladies share their top three tools in their Unruffled Toolbo...
Jan 08, 2018•1 hr 36 min
It’s a New Year and today, Tammi and Sondra reflect on 2017, specifically on their respective practices of picking a word for the year. They talk about when they each started the practice, why they do it and how it has shaped their years. They also share their chosen words for 2018 and the intentions behind their choices. It’s time to retire that old, non-effective practice of resolution-setting. They hope that in sharing this practice, you may be inspired to set your own intentions for your New...
Jan 01, 2018•1 hr 4 min
In today’s episode, Tammi and Sondra have a long girlfriend chat with Lori Massicot. If you are immersed in the sober Instagram world, then you probably know Lori as @to50andbeyond. Lori is a Cali girl, wellness coach and just an incredible sober, positive light who placed a goal for herself to be in better health by the time she was 50. She’s done that and beyond. They talk about what it’s like to get sober in your 40s and how that can be a catalyst for any and all changes you set out to make. ...
Dec 25, 2017•1 hr 26 min
In this episode, Tammi and Sondra bring you an interview with Michelle Pattee. Michelle is a west coast photographer and textile designer who candidly shares her truth about getting sober again after a relapse. They talk about the effort it takes to put recovery as priority, while maintaining roles as mom, wife and creative business owner. It is hard and honest work, and Michelle beautifully describes this life so many of us in recovery are choosing to live. Her work and gorgeous home can be see...
Dec 18, 2017•1 hr 35 min
Tammi and Sondra are so happy to talk to Becky Vollmer this week. Becky is a mama, yoga teacher, writer and creator of You Are Not Stuck http://youarenotstuck.com, a site that empowers people to get unstuck and start pursuing the lives of their dreams. The ladies reflect again on Liz Gilbert’s short essay entitled Not This and Becky shares three significant moments (career, sobriety and marriage) where she felt stuck in her life and and how she found the strength and motivation for change. If yo...
Dec 11, 2017•1 hr 57 min
In this episode, Tammi and Sondra talk to the beautiful Melissa Johnson. Melissa has an incredible story of loss, resilience and fierce motherhood that is an absolute testimony to the power of recovery. Listening to her courageous intuition, she began sharing her journey on her website, www.mytruthstartshere.org and through that, she found her life’s work to serve others in recovery, one clean home at a time with her nonprofit, Clean Life, Clean Home www.cleanlifecleanhome.com. Melissa has such ...
Dec 04, 2017•1 hr 28 min
In this week’s episode, Tammi and Sondra welcome Sasha Korellis. Sasha is their favorite kind of multi-passionate: animated film producer, teacher, mala-maker, yoga retreat host, sober warrior, feminine tribe gatherer. They talk about getting sober in mid-life and Sasha’s beautiful perspective that women are answering this call at this time in our lives, banding together in warrior-like fashion to create and affect change. They talk about Sasha’s big work as a student of kundalini yoga, her many...
Nov 27, 2017•1 hr 46 min
In this episode, Tammi and Sondra talk about the holidays, as in, what they were like before and what they are like now. They reminisce about perfectionism gone bonkers, over-sleeping Santas, the chase of the elusive Martha Stewart moments all blown to exaggerated, boozy proportions, especially as they are compared to the pared down, boundaried holidays of today. If you are in early sobriety and approaching your first sober holiday or you are a sober holiday veteran but still in need of a little...
Nov 20, 2017•1 hr 26 min
Today, Tammi and Sondra are honored to have on the show, Ann Dowsett Johnston. If you don’t know, Ann is the bestselling author of Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol and became the poster girl for the modern day alcoholic. The ladies talk about the alcohol industry, and specifically as it’s targeted to women, they talk about how quitting drinking makes sense as a #midlifesolution, the effects drinking had on her as a writer, and how Ann’s gratitude practice has been an es...
Nov 13, 2017•1 hr 23 min
Over a year ago, Elizabeth Gilbert published a short essay on her Facebook page called Not This. It really resonated with so many, one that Sondra went back to many times since it was originally posted, that she and Tammi decided to do an episode on the many Not This moments in their own lives. As these things go, they both had similar ones around religion and divorce and of course, the biggest they both share are the moments that led to their sobriety. This is an emotional episode and they hope...
Nov 06, 2017•1 hr 30 min
Today, Tammi and Sondra talk to Katy Strabley. If you are immersed in the recovery-friendly Instagram world, then you know and love Katy as @thekatykhronicles. Katy is all things magical, mystical and woo and has set out on a path to cultivate her inner Divine Feminine, harnessing the Earth’s and Moon’s energy as well to chart her own course in recovery. She shares her creative life freely on Instagram, supports her tribe fiercely and sells kits to guide you in your own Womanifestations on her s...
Oct 30, 2017•1 hr 33 min
