The final Sober Positive Workplace installment (for now) features Ben Lloyd's inspiring journey from early struggles with alcohol, escalating in his acting career in New York, to finding sobriety. He shares how this turning point led to renewed success and his current work using improvisation principles in workshops emphasizing play and emotional safety.

Hosts DeAnn and Craig discuss the intersection of substance use disorder and suicide prevention with Livin Foundation founder Paul Thomas Hohag and co-founder Kaitlin Daeges.

DeAnn interviews Kate Vitela, a board-certified nurse coach and addiction specialist, about her journey in sobriety and career.

DeAnn's conversation with Laura Nelson, founder of Front Office Rocks and Sober Life Rocks. Laura discusses her journey from starting her own business to advocating for sober professionals.

DeAnn is joined by co-founders of Sobrynth, Marin Nelson and Ingrid Lindberg, to address some big questions.

DeAnn Knighton and Heather Lowe discuss their experiences with sobriety and the benefits and potential challenges of navigating non-alcoholic social scenes.

DeAnn is joined by Marin Nelson, one of the original founding members of Soberforce and a current founding member of Sobrynth. They discuss the role of anxiety and depression in addiction and highlight the importance of normalizing the conversation around sobriety in the workplace.  

Cheryl Brown Merriwether—CoFounder, Vice President, Executive Director, International Center for Addiction & Recovery Education™(ICARE)—shares her personal story of growing up as an adult child of an alcoholic, facing challenges in her family of origin, and confronting her issues with codependency. 

Cross-over episode! Today, DeAnn is joined by half of the Through the Glass Recovery podcast team, Steve Knapp, to talk about sobriety, the workplace, and vulnerability.

DeAnn speaks with Earl Murphy, the current president of Soberforce— the peer-led sober community within Salesforce that was started during the pandemic.

Co-founder Craig Knighton takes the host seat and interviews DeAnn to discuss recent shared non-alcoholic experiences.

Welcome to January and 2024. This episode introduces the content dropping in January.

In this week's episode, we connect with Dr. Masica Jordan-Alston of Jordan Peer Recovery. Dr. Jordan-Alston and her team have worked systematically to create change through diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for all, starting with peer recovery training and certification in every US state and internationally.

On this week's episode of our Sober Positive Workplace Series, DeAnn speaks with Karolina Rzadkowolska, author of Euphoric: Ditch Alcohol and Gain a Happier, More Confident You. 

Host, DeAnn Knighton, and Janet Hadley, founder of Choose Sunrise (UK organization), review considerations for employers in building alcohol safety into their organizations. 

The first official episode of the Sober Positive Workplace Series offers a quick background on the host and general information about the Sober Positive Workplace project.

Susie Streelman and Peggi Cooney of Zero Proof Experiences and This Side of Alcohol are back to join the Show Up and Stay conversation about the "Sober Positive Workplace.”

In part 2 of our workplace series, we discuss the things employers need to know to create a "sober positive" environment.

The first in a series on what it means to build a "sober positive workplace.”  For this first episode we focus on what we wish our colleagues knew, especially as it relates to work events that incorporate alcohol.