EP 76: Shame Down the Drain: NYC, Julia Fox, Fashion & Cool Sober Friends

This episode is a little chaotic, deeply human, wildly funny, and honestly? exactly what recovery can start to feel like when you stop making sobriety synonymous with punishment.I’m taking you with me to New York City — from a sober social night at The Maze, to long walks through Central Park with women who are rebuilding themselves out loud. We talk about laughter, freedom, female friendship, feeling safe in your own skin again, and why sober people weirdly become the people partying at noon with popsicles in hand dancing in Central Park.I also share my experience going to Julia Fox Closet Sale after listening to Down the Drain by Julia Fox on audiobook — and why her story hit me harder than I expected.We get into:addiction, survival, and the messy realities women live throughsex work, stigma, and the difference between judgment and understandingdoing what you have to do to survivewhy “meeting people where they are” matters in recovery workthe performance of being “good” versus being honestthe complicated conversation around deprogramming from rigid recovery narrativeshow some women feel cracked open by recovery… and others feel trapped inside the language of itI also talk about a recent podcast episode that absolutely cracked me wide open and forced me to think differently about identity, healing, and who gets to author their own story.This isn’t a polished “10 steps to heal your life” episode.It’s an episode about women telling the truth.About recovery becoming bigger than not drinking.About creativity, connection, safety, style, humor, grief, rebellion, and learning how to live without abandoning yourself.Because maybe sobriety isn’t the end of your life.Maybe it’s the beginning of finally becoming interesting again.Rewired Sober 1:1 Coaching Spots Are Open (But Fill Up Fast) Start anytime and get 3 months of guidance from Kate designed for women in sobriety. Book a discovery call to inquire: https://calendly.com/katevitelacoaching/deep-dive-1-1-w-kateConnect with Kate @rewiredsober on all social media platforms:Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rewiredsober/Email: [email protected]