The Sober New Yorker

Marci Hopkins is the host of Wake Up with Marci and the author of Chaos to Clarity. After overcoming a chaotic childhood and years of personal struggle, she is now 10 years sober and committed to hel...

26 Helmi 53min

I met Chris on a hike in Hollywood and within minutes we discovered we were both sober. Chris is retired, leads hikes in LA, has two grown sons, and has been in AA for 35 years.In this episode, I ask ...

18 Helmi 49min

Dave Wilson (Sober Dave) joins me for an honest, no-BS conversation about choosing an alcohol-free life. We talk about how sobriety becomes something you get to do—not something you have to do—plus ho...

12 Helmi 54min

Bri is a sober mom from Indiana who’s here to flip the script: sobriety isn’t something to whisper about—it’s something to celebrate out loud. Living an active, healthy life with her husband and two s...

4 Helmi 52min

Patrick is the founder of Zero Proof Pass, Milwaukee’s first non-alcoholic passport program, launched in July 2025. Based in downtown Milwaukee, he created Zero Proof Pass to challenge the idea that a...

28 Tammi 47min

Frank Scarso lost everything to alcohol and drug addiction—his marriage, his children, his home, and his career. After a 20-year run on Wall Street ended in collapse, he slowly crawled his way back.No...

20 Tammi 44min

Polly Lovell is a UK-based sober and life coach who stopped drinking at 57 and proved it’s never too late to change your life. Now, she supports others in building healthier, more intentional lives—wi...

14 Tammi 47min

Erica is a chef, homesteader, and founder of Chaotic Canning Co.—a small-batch canning company and apothecary she built from the ground up after nearly losing her life to organ failure caused by years...

7 Tammi 1h 4min