THE SOBER LUSH authors Amanda Eyre Ward and Jardine Libaire

The Bubble Hour

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 560 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The Sober Lush authors Amanda Eyre Ward and Jardine Libaire share their personal stories of recovery and explain how their friendship unfolded into a writing partnership. The Sober Lush is not your average recovery memoir, but a collection of essays and reflections on how life's beauty and decadence can be heightened by sobriety. For resources discussed in this episode, click here Visit host Jean McCarthy's blog UnPickled at www.unpickledblog.com and learn about her latest book releases at www.jeanmccarthy,ca/books

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0:00.0	I own it, I did that, not proud, but that was me, and when I face it, I take back a little dignity, not looking for excuses, I just want to be free from power.
0:22.9	Weakness had on me.
0:25.4	Free, free, free, free, free.
0:32.1	Hello, and welcome to the bubble hour where real people tell real stories of addiction and
0:40.6	recovery. I'm Gene McCarthy. I write the blog Unpickled, where I've been sharing my story of life
0:46.3	after alcohol since my first day of sobriety in 2011. I tell my story there and I hold space for
0:53.9	your stories here. Well, 2020 has been a fantastic year so far for Quitlit. Excellent books about recovery. Just keep coming and you will want to make room on your bookshelves for something a little different than the usual how-toes and memoirs. The Sober Lush by Amanda Eyre Ward and Dardine LaBere is a gorgeous keepsake of a book,
1:15.3	beautifully designed, and it's been written by two accomplished and celebrated writers
1:19.7	who happen to be friends as well as women in recovery.
1:23.5	Together, these two explore all of the ways that their lives have become richer and fuller in the absence of alcohol and how recovery has challenged them to seek out beauty, comfort, joy, and indulgence with the new superpower of being completely present and grateful.
1:39.8	Amanda is the author of eight novels, most recently The Jet Setters,
1:48.0	and Jardine has written six novels plus has written for TV and film,
1:51.1	including the recently released movie Endings, Beginnings.
1:55.0	Both are accomplished and talented, and yet the sober lush, they embark on something new in exploring their personal stories of recovery and friendship.
2:03.3	Amanda and Jardine, welcome to the bubble hour. Thank you so much for having us. It's lovely to have you and I have so enjoyed your book.
2:13.2	I am excited to talk to you about it, but first, on the bubble hour, our priority is to get to know you.
2:20.0	So we'll have you each tell us a little bit about yourselves and about your recovery story.
2:25.6	And Jardine, we'll start with you.
2:28.0	Thank you again for having us.
2:32.0	I currently live in Los Angeles. I'm 47 and as you mentioned in the intro, a writer,
2:41.4	although I've done a bunch of different kinds of work over the years, usually to support
2:46.1	writing when writing wasn't paying the bills. I live with my partner who is also in recovery,
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