Unbottled

About Unbottled

After 38 years of sobriety and 5 years of podcasting, I finally had the good sense to put the two together. Unbottled is where we crack open all things sobriety—without the shame, the whispering, or the “I’m fine” face we all perfected in the 90s. This is a space for honest conversations, practical tools, laugh-so-you-don’t-cry stories, and the kind of truth that only comes after decades of doing the work and living to tell about it. Whether you’re sober-curious, long-time sober, or somewhere in the messy middle, we’re going to talk about the habits, people, boundaries, victories, and ridiculous moments that shape a sober life. Think of Unbolted as the place where we unhook the armor, loosen the bolts, and talk real sobriety—candid, witty, a little sassy, and full of hope because life gets a whole lot lighter when you stop tightening everything down and start opening up.

Publisher

Marcy Backhus

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Dec 2025

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

45 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   How To Build A Real Life After Quitting Alcohol

   Send us Fan Mail I hit record, thought I captured a whole conversation, and realized I hadn’t been recording and honestly that irritation is a perfect doorway into today’s topic. Because sobriety isn’t just about not drinking. It’s about learning how to live in sobriety when the day is ordinary, your mood is real, and nobody is handing you applause for doing the next right thing. I talk about what changes when alcohol is no longer the center of your schedule: the quiet freedom of a normal ev...

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   AA Promises For Newcomers

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Unbottled, we break down the AA Promises in plain language—and talk about what they do and do not guarantee when you’re new to sobriety. The Promises aren’t about getting a perfect life. They’re about something much bigger: freedom from obsession, relief from regret, and hope that today doesn’t have to be forever. We talk about: • Where the AA Promises appear in the Big Book, in connection with Step Nine • Why the Promises don’t mean life suddenly becomes e...

3. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Sobriety Gives Me The Strength To Stay Present

   Send us Fan Mail Big life hits me hard, and 38 years sober still doesn’t give me a force field. Sobriety gives me something better: the ability to stay present, feel everything, and get through a medical crisis without making it worse with alcohol. • sobriety not protecting us from illness, loss, fear, and sudden change • blacking out, emergency care, surgery, and living with a defibrillator • staying present and participating in my own recovery in real time • being sc...

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