Anne Skriba, former college basketball player and coach, and Chris Marshall, a once licensed clinician and Sans Bar founder, host the Clean Play Podcast. Explore sports, sobriety, and wellness through athlete interviews and stories. Learn how athletics can help to foster a sober lifestyle. Gain insights and strategies for living actively without alcohol.
You Don't Have to Get Ready If You Stay Ready — Sobriety and Summer
Summer is in full swing and this episode feels like it.
Anne and Chris are back with one of their most natural, wide-ranging conversations yet — from nostalgic summers spent playing pickup ball all day, to the electric energy of the World Cup in Seattle, to the real talk about what sober travel actually feels like. Whether you're navigating airports, pool parties, or just trying to stay ready for whatever life throws at you this summer, this one has something for you.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
What Chris learned from his fully sober trip to Seattle for the World Cup — and why it hit different
Anne on sober travel: airports, anxiety, delayed flights, and how sobriety changed all of it
Why alcohol doesn't get to claim everything — and how to reclaim the experiences you love without it
The preseason analogy: why starting and stopping your sobriety journey is the most taxing thing you can do
Why sobriety keeps you ready — for opportunities, for connection, for life — without having to ramp back up
The game doesn't get easier. You get better. Press play.
Resources & Links:
Follow Anne on Instagram: @anneskriba
Follow Chris on Instagram: @sans_bar
Thinking about making a change this summer? Book a free clarity call with Anne: https://calendly.com/skriba-anne/clean-play-coaching-clarity-call (https://calendly.com/skriba-anne/clean-play-coaching-clarity-call)
29 Jun 2026
Sobriety Is the Ultimate Liberation — Pride, Dry July, and Living Your Truth Ep 39
What does a 29-point comeback have to do with sobriety? More than you think.
Anne and Chris are back together and covering a lot of ground — from the Knicks pulling off one of the most memorable Finals runs in recent memory, to the rise of Olivia Miles in the WNBA, to a really honest and personal conversation about Pride Month, coming out, and what it means to truly live in your truth. And with Dry July right around the corner, they break down exactly what a month off alcohol can teach you about yourself — and how to actually make it count.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
Why the Knicks' never-give-up mentality is a blueprint for the sobriety journey
Anne opens up about coming out, deconstructing her faith, and how sobriety made space for her to discover all of who she is
Chris on why sobriety is the ultimate liberation — and why going alcohol-free is an exercise in more, not less
Practical tips for making Dry July meaningful — including the identity work that goes deeper than willpower
Why if the idea of taking a month off alcohol feels terrifying, that's important data worth paying attention to
This one is personal, honest, and packed with the kind of real talk that makes this show worth listening to. Press play.
Resources & Links:
Follow Anne on Instagram: @anneskriba
Follow Chris on Instagram: @sans_bar
Thinking about Dry July or curious about working with a coach? Book a free clarity call with Anne: https://calendly.com/skriba-anne/clean-play-coaching-clarity-call (https://calendly.com/skriba-anne/clean-play-coaching-clarity-call)
15 Jun 2026
From the Field to Finding Yourself: Dom Johnson of Spark Coaching Ep 38
If you've ever asked yourself "who am I without my sport?" — this episode is for you.
This week Anne sits down with Dom Johnson, former college football and basketball player, athlete transition coach, and founder of Spark Coaching. Dom's journey — from a turbulent childhood watching his dad struggle after his NFL career, to having $47 in his bank after six years of college ball, to coaching at Alabama and eventually building his own coaching business — is as real as it gets. And the through line? Figuring out who you are when the game is over.
— is as real as it gets. And the through line? Figuring out who you are when the game is over.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
Why athletes who are forced to retire struggle more than those who choose to walk away
How lack of identity and direction after sport can open the door to alcohol and other coping mechanisms
The three life skills Dom believes every athlete needs — mental health literacy, financial literacy, and identity work
Why you only need one reason, one client, one opportunity to keep going when things get hard
How sobriety and athlete transition work intersect — and why both require the same thing: knowing who you are
If you're in the middle of your own transition — in sport, in sobriety, or in life — press play. This one's got something for you.
Resources & Links:
Follow Dom Johnson on Instagram: @dom1johnson
Spark Coaching website: sparkcoach.in
Follow Spark Coaching camps on Instagram: @spark.coach
Follow Anne on Instagram: @anneskriba
Follow Chris on Instagram: @sans_bar
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