Tawny and Lisa talk to Emmy Jo, an indie-soul pop musician based in New York City. Emmy Jo's first viral moment came with her Spotify single "yellow year". Her music, self-dubbed "sad girl bangers," creates a space where melancholy meets infectious beats, inviting listeners to share in the collective human experience. They get into mental health, her influences, and going viral on Tik Tok.&nbsp;Music Minute features Emmy Jo’s M.A.D.I., Sara Bareilles, Adele, and Amy Winehouse.&nbsp;Check out Emmy Jo’s website&nbsp;Find her Linktree here&nbsp;Follow Emmy Jo on Instagram&nbsp;&nbsp;Order Tawny’s book,&nbsp;DRY HUMPING: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze&nbsp;Sign up for "Beyond Liquid Courage"&nbsp;Order Tawny’s new NA drink, (parentheses)&nbsp;Purchase Lisa’s memoir, Girl Walks Out of a Bar&nbsp; &nbsp;

Episode 228: Episode 228:  Trauma Recovery Through Art

Ever wonder what it's like to go on your first sober date? Or survive a wedding without liquid courage? How about dancing stone-cold sober or dealing with your first breakup without wine?

If so, you're in luck because you can join bestselling authors and longtime sober friends Lisa Smith and Anna David as they talk to guests—and each other—about addiction and recovery, including all the “firsts” that come with sober living. From awkward to amazing, cringe-worthy to surprisingly poignant, they’re discussing what it’s like to experience life without substances.

Lisa is the author of the award-winning memoir Girl Walks Out of a Bar, while Anna wrote Party Girl, a comic novel about addiction and recovery in the vein of Rachel's Holiday and Postcards From the Edge. Together, they explore the real-life moments behind the kinds of stories that shape how people understand recovery.

Whether you're newly sober, sober-curious or just want to hear some honest stories about recovery, Recovery Rocks is here for all of it.

Because as it turns out, when you can remember everything that happened, life gets a lot more interesting. 

New episodes weekly. Real stories, real recovery, real talk.