This week, Tammi and Sondra wrap up Covid Summer 2020. They talk about what sheltering at home continues to look like, they talk about what remote learning for their kids looks like, and they talk about the “new normal”. This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) The Wild Unknown; (2) the Enneagram; (3) A walk with a friend. Tammi: (1) Rob Bell’s video: An Introduction to Joy; (2) Big God by Florence + the Machine; and (3) Reorg + Research Myself.
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 7 min
This week, Tammi and Sondra talk about aging. They talk about the privileges of getting older, the byproducts of getting older, and what to do with regret. The Crone archetype invites embodied wisdom and Tammi and Sondra welcome her. This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) The Wheel of Fortune; (2) Home-making; and (3) Meditation. Tammi: (1) Face oil; (2) Archetypes deck from The Wild Unknown; and (3) Music by Beautiful Chorus.
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 13 min
This week on the podcast, Sondra turns the tables and interviews Tammi about her recovery. The talk about where she started, how her interests have expanded and how she has deepened her commitments in the process. If you want to listen to her beginnings, go all the way back to Episode 3: Meet Tammi Salas.
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 19 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi interviews Sondra about her recovery. They talk about where she started, how she has changed and how the tools and programs she uses have changed in the process. If you want to listen to where she started, go all the way back to Episode 2: Meet Sondra Primeaux.
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 2 min
This week on the podcast, Sondra and Tammi run down the list of what they are watching, listening to and reading this summer. For Sondra, she’s watching We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, listening to the Rich Roll Podcast, Ep. 533 with Dr. Andrew Huberman and Rabbit Hole podcast series from the NYT, music from her own Spotify playlist Chill The F Out and finally reading Many Roads, One Journey: Moving Beyond the 12 Steps by Charlotte Kasl, Ph.D. For Tammi, she’s watching The Earthing Movie: The Rem...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 10 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to welcome Laura Silverman. Laura is a force in the recovery community. Since 2015, she has built a dynamic community around The Sobriety Collective, Booze Free in DC, and Zero Proof Nation, with former Unruffled Podcast guest Chris Marshall (Episode 148) of Sans Bar. They talk about getting sober as a young adult, they talk about self-medicating mental health issues, and they talk about the abundance of on-line recovery support now compared...
Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 19 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra do a quick Summer check-in. They talk about the push and pull of action and rest, they talk about push and pull of worry and peace, and they talk about the push and pull of confinement and freedom. Summer 2020, though hard to define, will not likely be forgotten. This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Audiobooks and a walk; (2) Getting into action; and (3) Making things with my hands. Tammi: (1) Guided Meditat...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 2 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Shelley Richanbach. Shelley is a certified drug and alcohol counselor and an expressive arts educator in the San Francisco Bay Area. They talk about the impact expressive arts have had on Shelley’s recovery and how she uses her knowledge and experience to guide and support women. Shelley is also the associate producer of The Creative High, a soon-to-be-released documentary about artists’ stories of addiction and recovery. In anticipation of the ...
Jul 27, 2020•52 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Dawn Hoppe. Dawn is a yoga teacher and jewelry maker living her best life in Sacramento, California with her husband and cat. They talk about how yoga nudged her towards sobriety, they talk about her unplanned foray into a jewelry-making career, and they talk about the unexpected joy of buying a home. To learn more about Dawn and see her beautiful adornments, go to @https://elevateadornment.com/ or follow her on Instagram @elevate.adornment. Daw...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 21 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Frances Waddell. Frances lives in a small cabin with her husband and dog in the foothills of Mt. Hood in Sandy, Oregon. She’s a sober, full-time artist who loves botany, mycology, gardening, cooking and rollerskating. They talk about PTSD and how that has informed her recovery, they talk about the successful recovery that Frances has patched together, and they talk about the creative clarity that Frances has now that she is sober. To learn more ...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Carol Ann Sicbaldi. Carol is a guide of bespoke Italian tours through her company, Carol’s Moveable Feast. Having lived in Italy for over twenty years, she specializes in tailoring tours to the region, focusing on local authentic foods, farmers and artisans. After giving up alcohol herself, she’ll soon be launching a series of alcohol-free trips under the name, Nutré. Carol was helping to curate Tammi and Sondra’s FLO Retreat that was postponed due ...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 18 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra have a concentrated conversation on what creative life currently looks like. Tammi talks about feeling a creative surge through painting and her online offerings, while Sondra’s creativity looks more like steady making and learning. As they explore their Summer’s work, creativity and recovery are emphatically connected. This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Year long guided group study through “My Grandmother...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 1 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra catch up on four topics: Recovery, Health, Creativity and Family. They talk about making during shelter-at-home, they talk about evolving family dynamics, and they talk about going back to recovery basics. It’s always fun to catch up! This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Books; (2) Swimming; (3) The 16 Steps by Dr. Charlotte Kasl. Tammi: (1) 12-Step Meetings; (2) Daily Gratitude Lists; and (3) My logbook.
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 13 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra talk about anti-racism. They talk about the decision to skip the release of a podcast during the Black Lives Matter protests for the first time in three years to take time to get quiet, listen and learn. They share about their own blind spots and shame around race but they also share what they are doing about it, including resources and actions they are taking. They have more questions than answers but are ready to open up a dialogue. This week Sondra a...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 10 min
This month on the podcast, Sondra is going solo with an author series. This week, she is thrilled to share a conversation with authors Jardine Libaire and Amanda Eyre Ward and their book, The Sober Lush: A Hedonist's Guide to Living a Decadent, Adventurous, Soulful Life--Alcohol Free. They talk about what it means to be a sober lush, they talk about the magic of living on the edge, and they talk about collaborative, creative alchemy. Sondra claims The Sober Lush as the new Unruffled manifesto. T...
Jun 01, 2020•58 min
This month on the podcast, Sondra is going solo with an author series. This week, she’s excited to share a conversation with Emily Lynn Paulson. Emily is a writer, speaker, recovery coach, mom of five and author of Highlight Real: Finding Honesty and Recovery Behind the Filtered Life. They talk about dishonesty, when it starts and where it can take us and how getting sober is a lesson in learning to trust ourselves again. To learn more about Emily, how to work with her and buy her book, visit ht...
May 25, 2020•54 min
This month on the podcast, Sondra is going solo with an author series. This week, she is excited to share a conversation with Jocellyn Harvey. Jocellyn’s life changed in 2016 when she gave up alcohol and as a life-long sharer, she immediately began talking about her recovery online. Her topics of interest grew organically and out of that, she was inspired to write a decluttering guide for sober women called Recovering the Home. She shares her four-step process the reader can take into every room...
May 18, 2020•56 min
This month on the podcast, Sondra is going solo with an author series. This week, she’s thrilled to share a conversation with writer Emily Arnason Casey about her book, Made Holy: Essays. They talk about the nuanced definition of alcoholism as a disease, they talk about the courage to write honestly, and they talk about the pull of nostalgia. Emily’s careful telling of family, landscape, love, addiction and loss will leave you ruminating for a long time. To learn more about Emily, read current w...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 14 min
This month on the podcast, Sondra is going solo with an author series. First up, she’s excited to introduce Spike Gillespie and Steve Eckelman and their collaborative book, Sleeping Bees: Why Doing Nothing Matters. After hearing the other’s recovery story in Austin, Texas, the writers’ idea to work together bloomed and this book is one of many projects to be born from their creative partnership. As the world experiences a hard stop due to a global pandemic, the timing couldn’t be more perfect to...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 4 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra catch up on what life is like sheltering at home. They talk about making changes, big and small, with the message that home is a feeling of peace in the heart.
Apr 27, 2020•55 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Molly Dunham. Molly is a California-based collage artist, writer and Mama, among so many other things. In this conversation, she shares that after putting down the alcohol, she’s able to follow the winding evolution that her creativity takes her with crystal clarity. If you want to follow her creative journey, including her current 100 Day Project, you can find her on Instagram @mollyddunham. This week, Molly shares three items from her Unruffle...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 5 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Tara Moorman (or Falki Heithdottir, her Norse name by which most friends know her). Tara is a healer of all kinds: a professional mental health counselor, a yoga teacher, and a breathwork and shamanic guide. They talk about spirituality in paganism and Norse mythology, the Runes and shamanic journeying, and her other-worldly wisdom and gentle guidance feel like just the voice needed in these times. To learn more about Tara, you can visit her web...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 18 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome back for the third time their friend and artist, Amanda Grace. They talk about expectations, disappointment, and resourcefulness in the time of a pandemic. Amanda’s unique ability to walk with collective fear and grief is just the voice needed when the world feels upside down. You can learn more about Amanda and her offerings at https://www.pilgrimsoul.ie/ or engage with her on Instagram @pilgrimsoul.ie. This week, Amanda shares four items from ...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 22 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra share what they are doing and what they are not doing during the Covid-19 quarantine. So many confessions and not all productive or even laudable, but they give themselves grace for being humans in recovery during this scary and unfamiliar time.
Mar 30, 2020•54 min
This week on the podcast, Sondra is sharing an interview she did with Holly Whitaker at Book People in Austin, Texas, where they discussed her new phenomenal book, Quit Like A Woman. To learn more about Holly and The Tempest, go to https://www.jointempest.com/ or buy her book at https://www.quitlikeawoman.com/.
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 7 min
This week, Tammi and Sondra do a quick check-in about things they cannot control, namely pandemic viruses. They talk about the things they are doing to help manage their emotions during trying times, sharing the message that no one has to drink.
Mar 14, 2020•23 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Leilani Clark. Leilani is a food and culture writer based in Northern California who contributed to the anthology All of Me: Stories of Love, Anger, and the Female Body with an essay about her experience getting sober entitled, “Last Drink”. They talk about motherhood, they talk about not drinking as a feminist act, and they talk about the challenges of being a food writer in wine country. To learn more about Leilani, visit her webs...
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 9 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra catch up on the February events. They talk about burnout, they talk about visions, they talk about art shows, performance and Netflix. It was a dense month, but they made it. This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Meditation; (2) Bikram Yoga; and (3) Book: You Were Born for This by Chani Nicholas. Tammi: (1) Mono-collaging w/ Vogue (2) Goop Lab on Netflix; and (3) The Wild Unknown Archetypes Deck by Kim ...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 9 min
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a conversation with Sharon Walters. Sharon is a London-based artist who creates hand-assembled collages that explore black identity and mainstream beauty standards. She is also an educator, part-time coordinator of community engagement programs at a London museum, a wife, mom and recently celebrated one year of sobriety. They talk about her work and how her creative life has opened up since quitting alcohol, they talk about how she ...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Tammi and Sondra are going to Florence and they want you to join them! This episode is all about the Unruffled European Retreat that they, with the help of Cody Degerness (Episode 132), have been working tirelessly on in the background the last couple of months. They talk about why a retreat, they talk about what they will do in this gorgeous setting, and they talk about who this retreat may be for: the sober woman who is ready to explore, who wants to engage their creative curiosity, who wants ...
Feb 17, 2020•59 min
