Champagne Problems

Mindi McGlynn, co-owner of Asheville Proper, one of Asheville’s newer and most popular restaurants, comes on to share her journey and decision to live an alcohol free life. Mindi also shares how she and her husband create an environment inside their restaurant that welcomes and embraces those on a similar path of wellness. Thank you Mindi!

Sahil Bloom is an investor, entrepreneur, and content creator reaching over a million people a week across Twitter (@SahilBloom), a newsletter (The Curiosity Chronicle), LinkedIn, Instagram, and more. Sahil shares with us his tools, experiences, and strategies around being the best version of himself he can be, personally and professionally. Tune in to hear all of Sahil’s relatable metaphors for living a life at the highest level. Thank you Sahil.

Annie Grace‘s book, This Naked Mind, is the #1 seller on Amazon in the category of alcohol. Annie has created a new way of looking at our relationship to alcohol and her highly successful methodology and curriculum has swept the world and changed millions of lives. We are honored to have Annie on the show to discuss her journey and the creation of such an incredibly effective tool. Annie also works with Robbie on a personal issue he deals with in a short segment during the episode. Thank you Annie!

Mary Ferreri is the founder and executive director of North Carolina's first recovery high school, Emerald School of Excellence. Tommy Norris is a current student and Bridget Norris is his mother. Join us as we go on a journey with all three guests, discussing individual hardships, experiences, and lifelong lessons. Mary shares her calling to work with kids in recovery and change the lives of entire families, and Tommy and Bridget open up to the struggles that led them to Emerald and how it changed BOTH of their lives forever. We love these angels. Enjoy.            

Former professional skateboarder, author and motivational speaker, Brandon Novak, shares the grueling story of his early rise to fame, addiction to heroin, and what his life is like now clean and sober. Brandon has lived the rock star life that most couldn’t even dream of but his newfound altruism and passion for helping others makes him the real rock star. Thank you brother Brandon. TRIGGER WARNING: this episode contains graphic details involving sex, alcohol and drugs.

Austin, TX’s own Mocktail Queen, Tori Bertschy, joins us to discuss living life to the fullest… just without alcohol. Tori is not sober but has discovered a new way to continue the party. She has published a book full of delicious mocktail recipes and founded a company called “Host by Tori” providing event consulting, event hosting, and workshops to help create fabulous zero-proof forward events. Thank you Tori.

Loyal listener Alan Burgess comes on to discuss his incredible journey into sobriety and then his transition back into controlled drinking. He is aware that he’s a unicorn when it comes to this kind of evolution and makes it clear he doesn’t advise it for others. Alan is an artist, an educator, an activist and a wise man living in Los Angeles and provides valuable insight into our culture of alcohol. Thank you Alan.

Dr. Will Cole was named one of the Top 50 functional and integrative Doctors in the nation and started one of the first functional medicine telehealth centers in the world.  Join Robbie and Sam as they go upstream with Dr. Cole and discuss alcohol and its effects through a holistic lens.  One of the many powerful messages from Dr. Cole encourages you to make sure everything you are consuming is loving you back and try to make all your choices from a place of self-respect.  He explains this will not only lead to optimal functioning but reward you with a healthier and happier existence.  Thank you Dr. Cole.

Mark Manson is the #1 NYT best selling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. Mark also authored Everything is F*cked - A Book About Hope and co-authored Will Smith’s memoir, Will. Hear Mark discuss everything from dating advice to embracing pain to the meaning (or lack thereof) of life. Mark also goes public for the first time with his journey to living alcohol free. Thank you Mark.