OC55 Tess Sweet - Writer/Director, On "Cleaner Daze", Creativity, and Recovering Out Loud!

Well Hi Friend! So gald you are here! Welcome to ODAAT Chat, my name is Arlina and I'll be your host. In case you didn't know, ODAAT stands for "one day at a time". If you haven't yet, don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, or you can get new episodes delivered right to your inbox by signing up for the newsletter at odaatchat.com. The purpose of this podcast, is bring you stories from people who suffered through addiction and alcoholism and found a way out to lead happy purposeful lives. I also wanted to share the teachers, ideas and exercises that have helped me on my own journey over the last 24 years. Today I have a special announcement that I'm beyond excited to share with you. I'm launching Sober Life School where you will find step by step courses like, "The Connection cure - 3 steps to overcoming isolation", "Sobriety Reset: Back-to-Basics" class, and "Relationship Rescue - How to resolve resentment and reconnect with the one you love". I hope you find it a valuable resource for yourself and members of our sober community. I look forward to connecting with you there at soberlifeschool.com So I'm honored to introduce the guest for today's episode. Tess Sweet is an award-winning director and writer, known for Cleaner Daze (2017), I Love You Like Crazy (2011) and Annie in the Aisle of Irma (2010). In 2011, Sweet graduated with an M.F.A. from the film and television directing program at the University of California at Los Angeles. Sweet now resides in the Bay Area, where she works as a freelance director and editor, serves as president of Loud and Clean, and runs programs for with at-risk youth. Tess shares her story about her own struggles with drugs and alcohol, her battle with cancer and work as an artist and producer. Lucky for me, Tess lives close enough that she was able to come to my studio to record in person. Let me just tell you, her name suits her. I found her to be beautiful, fun, deeply compassionate and truly authentic.  I know after this episode, you'll love her as much as I do. So with that, please enjoy this episode, with lovely, Tess Sweet. With love & gratitude, Arlina