The Unruffled Podcast

We are back for a check-in with each other! Our last recording was in August 2021. This is Us NOW in 2022.

After 4+ years, over 200 episodes and 1M downloads, Tammi and Sondra are ready to take an indefinite break from recording the podcast. The pandemic of 2020-21 has invited so many emotions: grief, resilience, liminality. But it has also invited us to question how we do everything. Tammi and Sondra have decided to accept this invitation as a chance to work on individual new projects that could only happen if the decks were cleared. They aren't shutting anything down, there is a beautiful archive that they hope you will continue to enjoy. And they aren't saying they won't pop back in sometime in the future, so that is why, as it's said, goodbye for now.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra talk about Summer: Summer plans, Summer travel, and most importantly, Summer sobriety. This week, Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolbox: Sondra: (1) Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty; (2) HBOmax series Hacks; and (3) New Creative Ideas. Tammi: (1) It's Not Your Money by Tosha Silver; (2) Red Lipstick; and (3) Podcasts!

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Anthony Eder. Anthony loves music, knitting and connecting with people in recovery, all from the beautiful mountains of Southern California. He also hosts one of the queer-focused meetings at The Luckiest Club, an online sobriety support community. You can find Anthony on Instagram @mwendo.soul. This week, Anthony shares three items from his Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Author, Adrian Michael; (2) “When in doubt, dance it out!”; and (3) Knitting.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra talk about some big and fast approaching milestones. Milestones, whether they are graduations, sober anniversaries or birthdays, are always part joy and part grief. This episode is about the navigation of emotions, emotions made available as a byproduct of recovery.   This week, Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolbox: Sondra: (1) Writing (2) Fiction; and (3) Good TV.   Tammi: (1) Creating my audio-newsletter The Weekly WRAP; (2) The Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit; and (3) Facebook Marketplace.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Casey McGuire Davidson. Casey is a certified professional life and sobriety coach and the host of The Hello Someday Podcast. “Is sobriety boring?” is a question Casey hears often as a coach. They talk about the fear of boredom that keeps some people from considering sobriety, they talk about the irony of monotony (life actually gets bigger when you stop drinking), and they share ideas on making your life more fun and joyful when you quit drinking. You can learn more about Casey and her offerings at https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/ and follow her on Instagram @caseymdavidson.    This week, Casey shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Other cool women who have ditched alcohol; (2) Putting myself first; and (3) Vision Boards!

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra work a few ideas out: overfunctioning, expectations that turn into resentments and efforting that goes nowhere. This week, Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolbox: Sondra: (1) Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times; (2) Volunteering at Austin Creative Reuse; and (3) #AmWriting Podcast. Tammi: (1) The Good Times Are Killing Me by Lynda Barry; (2) Sleep; and (3) Accountability partners.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Kate Baily. Kate is a certified Life and Personal Performance Coach who specializes in helping women get, stay and love being sober. She is also the coauthor of the book “Love Yourself Sober” and is the cohost of the Love Sober podcast with Mandy Manners. They talk about the beautiful life that can bloom from recovery, in parenting, in ritual, in creativity. You can learn more about Kate, including her book and podcast, at https://www.katebaily.com/ and learn about her coaching offerings at https://www.the-coaching-academy.com/addictive/.  This week, Kate shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Sensory Toolkit through Blurtitout.org; (2) Community + Connection; and (3) Self-compassion.

Tammi and Sondra are back from a much-needed podcast break, and they catch up on four areas: family, creativity, health and recovery.   This week, Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolbox: Sondra: (1) Do Nothing: How to break away from overworking, overdoing and underliving by Celeste Headlee; (2) On Being Podcast, What's happening in our nervous systems? With Christine Runyan; (3) Sondra's newsletter as connection.
Tammi: (1) Leann Rimes' album CHANT: The Human & The Holy; (2) The power of saying NO; and (3) The Robcast Episode 204 Menuha!

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to welcome Carrie Mallon. Carrie is a professional tarot reader, teacher, and co-creator of The Spacious Tarot deck. Carrie gives some history of tarot, explains the basics of a tarot deck and her ideas on how tarot can be part of any spiritual practice. Tammi and Sondra love Carrie's website, http://carriemallon.com/, and refer to it often in their own tarot card practice. You can also follow Carrie on Instagram @carriemallon and buy her beautiful deck https://thespacioustarot.com/.    This week, Carrie shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Zooming out; (2) Taking baths; and (3) Forest app.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra reflect on Inauguration Day. They gush about the women and the diversity and the art on the stage. They talk about being spellbound by the fashion and the poet, Amanda Gorman. They talk about the message of hope delivered and received, and felt that was worth a conversation.

This week on the podcast, Sondra and Tammi welcome back their friend and favorite astrologer, Natha Campanella. (Natha's first appearance was Episode 60.) They asked Natha to come back so they could discuss some things that were brought up in each of the various readings they'd had with her and give evidence as to how they've played out. They also beg for some positive forecasting for 2021.To learn more about Natha and her upcoming offerings, you can find her at https://nathacampanella.com/ or follow her on Instagram @natha_campanella_astrology.    This week, Natha shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Tune in to my physical responses; (2) Walking; and (3) Tuning In. Getting Quiet. Awareness.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra process some thoughts about January 6th, 2021. They talk about safety as a privilege, they talk about sobriety as a manager when all other leadership feels absent, and they talk about tools for anxiety (spoiler: sometimes a tool is pizza).

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra look ahead to the new year. This is their fourth time to do a New Year's podcast and it definitely has a different tone than any they've recorded. They talk about the realities of a new year while still in a pandemic, they talk about their words for the year, and they talk about changes they are making that feel a little like hope.   This week, Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolbox: Sondra: (1) “Broken Open” by Elizabeth Lesser; (2) Long walks; and (3) Dreaming and scheming.  Tammi: (1) Index card with 2021 WOTY; (2) Analog desk calendar; and (3) Brass Ring from Deer Hazel with 2021 WOTY.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra review the year, and what a year it's been. They talk about the clarity that has come from 2020, the ways they double-downed on their recovery and they reflect on their 2020 Words of the Year, ending with a projection for 2021.   This week, Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolbox: Sondra: (1) Money work; (2) Planner/Ledger/Journal; and (3) Studio. Tammi: (1) My Quaran-routine; (2) Zoom; and (3) Therapy + Teachers.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome back their sweet French friend, Cody Degerness. Cody first told his story on the podcast (Episode 132) back in 2019 and returned in 2020 to talk about the Unruffled Florence Retreat (Episode 150) that sadly never happened due to the pandemic. Now he's back to talk about life since then. They get right into it, including the challenges to staying sober during uncertain times. And with all of their conversations, it's laden with a healthy dose of humor.   This week, Cody shares three items from his Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Perspective; (2) Reading; and (3) Nature.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra share a conversation with Linda Parmar. Linda is a Certified Money Coach©, Financial Recovery Counsellor℠, and Professional Recovery Coach who spent twenty years as a Financial Advisor. Becoming sober over six years ago, Linda also realized that she had an extreme addiction to spending money and getting sober magnified this. Tammi and Sondra talk about their own money stories and how they inform their financial habits today. Linda is a wealth of information and shares many practices that are helpful no matter where one is in their own financial recovery. You can learn more about Linda and her offerings at https://www.lindaparmar.com or follow her on Instagram @lindaparmarcoach.    This week, Linda shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Sacred Start; (2) Money Gratitude Journal; and (3) Start Today Journal.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome back Shari Hampton. Shari was previously on Episode 84 two years ago as the founder of Served Up Sober, and now she's back to talk about her new roles as a Trusted Advisor for SHE RECOVERS Foundation and an anti-racist consultant who works with recovery and treatment organizations to help them explore their biases and create pathways to stronger relationships. They talk about what safe recovery spaces look like for people of color, they talk about why keeping politics out of recovery is not an option for everyone, and they talk about Shari's holistic approach to recovery. You can learn more about Shari and her offerings as a recovery coach and motivational speaker at http://sharihampton.com/ or follow her on Instagram and Facebook @iamsharihampton and @servedupsober.   This week, Shari shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Exercise; (2) Reading; and (3) Giving.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a conversation with Becky Joyce. Becky is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked in private practice in Bend, Oregon for over fourteen years. Her business Noonday Counseling & Wellness was created out of a dream to provide a thriving therapeutic environment for anyone looking to experience healing, find joy, and dream big. She's recently developed an online course that utilizes the wisdom of the Enneagram, and she's on the podcast today to share her insight. She runs through the characteristics of each of the nine types and she breaks down some specifics for both Tammi's and Sondra's types. If you want to learn more about Becky and her offerings, go to https://therapeuticenneagram.thinkific.com/ or follow her on Instagram @therapeuticenneagram.    This week, Becky shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) T.E.A. acronym; (2) Meditation; and (3) Nature reset.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra dish about the approaching holidays. They talk about what it was like, how holiday 2020 will be like no other, and what they are doing to fortify their recovery.    This week, Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolbox: Sondra: (1) Martha Stewart Living magazine; (2) Pie; and (3) Games. Tammi: (1) Accepting What Is; (2) NA drink options; and (3) Meetings.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to share a conversation with Pete White. Fun fact, Pete was the only male to ever be in the Unruffled secret Facebook group, but that was only for a couple of weeks. When they decided it was to be female-identified only, he was gracious to leave and Pete extends the same graciousness with a good dose of humor to the online recovery space. They talk about rock bottoms, divorce, and what thriving looks like in recovery. You can learn more about Pete at https://peteonrepeat.com/ or follow him on Instagram @pete.on.repeat.    This week, Pete shares three items from his Unruffled Toolbox: (1) The Cloud; (2) Audible; and (3) The Little Brown Compact Handbook.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra download some thoughts about the 2020 election, recorded on the day after. They express some emotion but to stay in solution, they share lots of tools.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome their friend, Colleen Marie. Colleen works full-time in marketing and franchise business development for a fitness studio and is also developing a platform to help yoga teachers create their own businesses while she concurrently creates her own. They talk about thriving in sobriety, they talk about grief and loss in recovery and they talk about the cautionary signs of relapse. Content warning: there is the mention of suicide in this episode. To learn more about Colleen and her offerings, visit http://colleenyoga.com/ or follow her on Instagram @colleenyoga.    This week, Colleen shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Steaming hot shower; (2) Yoga + Breathwork; and (3) Go to the bookstore.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome writer and recovery advocate, Erin Khar. They talk about her debut memoir, Strung Out: One Last Hit and Other Lies that Nearly Killed Me, a deeply personal account of her fifteen-year struggle with heroin. They talk about the national opioid crisis and the part privilege plays in a successful recovery. They talk about writing as a balm. You can learn more about Erin, buy her book and read her phenomenal advice column, Ask Erin, at https://www.erinkhar.com/ and follow her on all social media @erinkhar.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra talk about emotions that are coming up for them at this time, namely anger. They talk about the source and the solution. It's an intimate conversation this week, like a good therapy session.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome their friend, Michelle Nicole. Michelle found recovery at the age of nineteen and has spent over half of her life actively involved in 12 step recovery. They talk about the deep reverence she has for 12 step, and they talk about how online recovery spaces, particularly The Unruffled secret Facebook group, opened her eyes and heart to the many pathways to recovery. Michelle is a seeker and creative soul and that is apparent in how she shows up for her life, one that being in recovery gave her. You can follow Michelle on Instagram @gr8fulseeker.   This week, Michelle shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Remaining willing to grow; (2) Learning from others; and (3) Mother Nature.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are thrilled to share a conversation with their friend, Kara Jean. They talk about what it's like to get sober in your twenties and the unique challenges that come with that. Kara is an inspirational example for anyone who thinks that just maybe they don't have to wait for things to get worse before they make a decision to quit drinking. You can follow Kara on Instagram @kara.van.   This week, Kara shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Sober Book Club + Community; (2) Breathwork; and (3) Podcasts.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a conversation with Rev. Erin Jean Warde. Erin is an Austin-based Episcopal priest, spiritual director, writer and Peer Coach at Tempest. They talk about what it's like to get sober when you have a solid theology behind you, they talk about what inclusivity looks like in recovery for both a secular and nonsecular path, and they talk about her favorite mystics. You can learn more about Erin and sign up for her Sobriety & Spirituality newsletter at https://www.erinjeanwarde.com/ and follow her on Instagram and Twitter @erinjeanwarde.   This week, Erin shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Grounding spiritual texts; (2) Good red lipstick; (3) Stand-up comedy.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra share a conversation with Amy Eden Jollymore. Amy is a California-based author and journal writing advocate. They talk extensively about being an adult child of an alcoholic and disordered eating, two topics not often explored on the podcast, and Amy poignantly shares her journey of self-healing throughout. You can do your own self-healing work through her book, The Kind Self-Healing Book: Raise Yourself Up Through Curiosity and Compassion. To learn more about Amy and her work, visit her website, https://www.amyedenjollymore.com/ or follow her on Instagram @amy_eden_jollymore.   This week, Amy shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Journal; (2) Meditation - Pixie Lighthorse and Sarah Blondin's Live Awake podcast; and (3) Affirmations.

This week, Tammi and Sondra wrap up Covid Summer 2020. They talk about what sheltering at home continues to look like, they talk about what remote learning for their kids looks like, and they talk about the “new normal”.    This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) The Wild Unknown; (2) the Enneagram; (3) A walk with a friend. Tammi: (1) Rob Bell's video: An Introduction to Joy; (2) Big God by Florence + the Machine; and (3) Reorg + Research Myself.

This week, Tammi and Sondra talk about aging. They talk about the privileges of getting older, the byproducts of getting older, and what to do with regret. The Crone archetype invites embodied wisdom and Tammi and Sondra welcome her. This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) The Wheel of Fortune; (2) Home-making; and (3) Meditation. Tammi: (1) Face oil; (2) Archetypes deck from The Wild Unknown; and (3) Music by Beautiful Chorus.

This week on the podcast, Sondra turns the tables and interviews Tammi about her recovery. The talk about where she started, how her interests have expanded and how she has deepened her commitments in the process. If you want to listen to her beginnings, go all the way back to Episode 3: Meet Tammi Salas.

This week on the podcast, Tammi interviews Sondra about her recovery. They talk about where she started, how she has changed and how the tools and programs she uses have changed in the process. If you want to listen to where she started, go all the way back to Episode 2: Meet Sondra Primeaux.

This week on the podcast, Sondra and Tammi run down the list of what they are watching, listening to and reading this summer. For Sondra, she's watching We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, listening to the Rich Roll Podcast, Ep. 533 with Dr. Andrew Huberman and Rabbit Hole podcast series from the NYT, music from her own Spotify playlist Chill The F Out and finally reading Many Roads, One Journey: Moving Beyond the 12 Steps by Charlotte Kasl, Ph.D. For Tammi, she's watching The Earthing Movie: The Remarkable Science of Grounding, listening to the podcast Where Should We Begin with Esther Perel, listening to music from her own Spotify playlist and Daily Theme Song and reading Silence in the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to welcome Laura Silverman. Laura is a force in the recovery community. Since 2015, she has built a dynamic community around The Sobriety Collective, Booze Free in DC, and Zero Proof Nation, with former Unruffled Podcast guest Chris Marshall (Episode 148) of Sans Bar. They talk about getting sober as a young adult, they talk about self-medicating mental health issues, and they talk about the abundance of on-line recovery support now compared to just a few short years ago. Laura has also joined forces with The Creative High Inspiration Series and will join Tammi and Sondra as chat support for a panel discussion with creative leaders in the recovery community happening this week, August 14, 2020. You can learn more about Laura and all of her creative ventures at thesobrietycollective.com, boozefreeindc.com and zeroproofnation.com and follow her on Instagram @wearesober, @boozefreeindc and @zeroproofnation.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra do a quick Summer check-in. They talk about the push and pull of action and rest, they talk about push and pull of worry and peace, and they talk about the push and pull of confinement and freedom. Summer 2020, though hard to define, will not likely be forgotten. This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Audiobooks and a walk; (2) Getting into action; and (3) Making things with my hands. Tammi: (1) Guided Meditation; (2) Action; and (3) Google Calendar.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Shelley Richanbach. Shelley is a certified drug and alcohol counselor and an expressive arts educator in the San Francisco Bay Area. They talk about the impact expressive arts have had on Shelley's recovery and how she uses her knowledge and experience to guide and support women. Shelley is also the associate producer of The Creative High, a soon-to-be-released documentary about artists' stories of addiction and recovery. In anticipation of the release, The Unruffled Podcast is partnering with the production team to bring you The Creative High Inspiration Series, Living Art and Recovery Online, AUG 7 - 21, 2020. This online series and fundraiser will feature three exciting events that will include two creative workshops and a panel discussion with leaders in the creative recovery community hosted by Tammi and Sondra. To learn more about The Creative High documentary and the online Inspiration Series, go to www.thecreativehigh.com, follow the Facebook event page at https://www.thecreativehigh.com/inspiration-series and follow along on Instagram @thecreativehigh. This week, Shelley shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Gratitudes; (2) Daily Expressive Arts; and (3) Mother Nature.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Dawn Hoppe. Dawn is a yoga teacher and jewelry maker living her best life in Sacramento, California with her husband and cat. They talk about how yoga nudged her towards sobriety, they talk about her unplanned foray into a jewelry-making career, and they talk about the unexpected joy of buying a home. To learn more about Dawn and see her beautiful adornments, go to @https://elevateadornment.com/ or follow her on Instagram @elevate.adornment. Dawn is offering Unruffled listeners a discount of 20% off your first purchase by entering UNRUFFLEDGRATITUDE at checkout.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Frances Waddell. Frances lives in a small cabin with her husband and dog in the foothills of Mt. Hood in Sandy, Oregon. She's a sober, full-time artist who loves botany, mycology, gardening, cooking and rollerskating. They talk about PTSD and how that has informed her recovery, they talk about the successful recovery that Frances has patched together, and they talk about the creative clarity that Frances has now that she is sober. To learn more about Frances and all of her beautiful offerings, visit @FrancesWaddellArt.com, support her on Patreon at @Patreon.com/franceswaddellart or follow her on Instagram @Frances_Waddell_Art. For the rest of 2020, you can receive 15% off a one-time purchase through her website by entering the code: Unruffled15. This week, Frances shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Movement; (2) Touch; and (3) Morning routine.

Today on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Carol Ann Sicbaldi. Carol is a guide of bespoke Italian tours through her company, Carol's Moveable Feast. Having lived in Italy for over twenty years, she specializes in tailoring tours to the region, focusing on local authentic foods, farmers and artisans. After giving up alcohol herself, she'll soon be launching a series of alcohol-free trips under the name, Nutré. Carol was helping to curate Tammi and Sondra's FLO Retreat that was postponed due to the pandemic, and they cannot wait for the day they get to reconvene. To learn more about Carol and her Italian tours, visit https://carolsmoveablefeast.com/ or follow her on Instagram @carols_moveable_feast. This week, Carol shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Connection + movement in nature; (2) 21-day abundance meditation by Deepak Chopra; and (3) Journaling.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra have a concentrated conversation on what creative life currently looks like. Tammi talks about feeling a creative surge through painting and her online offerings, while Sondra's creativity looks more like steady making and learning. As they explore their Summer's work, creativity and recovery are emphatically connected. This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Year long guided group study through “My Grandmother's Hands”; (2) Personal research project; and (3) Playing with new branded marketing in Canva. Tammi: (1) Idea Binder Concept; (2) Flashe Vinyl Paint by Lefranc & Bourgeois; and (3) IGTV.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra catch up on four topics: Recovery, Health, Creativity and Family. They talk about making during shelter-at-home, they talk about evolving family dynamics, and they talk about going back to recovery basics. It's always fun to catch up!   This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Books; (2) Swimming; (3) The 16 Steps by Dr. Charlotte Kasl. Tammi: (1) 12-Step Meetings; (2) Daily Gratitude Lists; and (3) My logbook.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra talk about anti-racism. They talk about the decision to skip the release of a podcast during the Black Lives Matter protests for the first time in three years to take time to get quiet, listen and learn. They share about their own blind spots and shame around race but they also share what they are doing about it, including resources and actions they are taking. They have more questions than answers but are ready to open up a dialogue.    This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes:  Sondra: (1) Anti-racism listening: Resmaa Menakem on On Being, Ibram X. Kendi on Unlocking Us, Austin Channing Brown on The Good Life Project; (2) Anti-racism reading: Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi, White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor, My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem; (3) Anti-racism learning: The Great Unlearn by Rachel Cargle, Roll Call by Austin Channing Brown.
 Tammi: (1) Anti-racism learning: Rachel Rodgers, Esq.; (2) Anti-racism reading: Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad; and (3) Anti-racism watching: Dear White People series on Netflix.

This month on the podcast, Sondra is going solo with an author series. This week, she is thrilled to share a conversation with authors Jardine Libaire and Amanda Eyre Ward and their book, The Sober Lush: A Hedonist's Guide to Living a Decadent, Adventurous, Soulful Life--Alcohol Free. They talk about what it means to be a sober lush, they talk about the magic of living on the edge, and they talk about collaborative, creative alchemy. Sondra claims The Sober Lush as the new Unruffled manifesto. To learn more about Jardine, follow her on Instagram @jardinelibaireprojects and visit www.jardinelibaire.com. To learn more about Amanda, follow her on Instagram and Twitter @amandaeyreward and visit www.amandaward.com. You can also follow the life of The Sober Lush on Instagram @thesoberlush and purchase the book wherever fine books are sold.    This week Amanda and Jardine share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes:  Amanda: (1) Adult snow day; (2) The Vanish; (3) Listen up. Jardine: (1) Divine transgressions; (2) Staying Alive poetry anthology; (3) Honey,  incense and flowers.

This month on the podcast, Sondra is going solo with an author series. This week, she's excited to share a conversation with Emily Lynn Paulson. Emily is a writer, speaker, recovery coach, mom of five and author of Highlight Real: Finding Honesty and Recovery Behind the Filtered Life. They talk about dishonesty, when it starts and where it can take us and how getting sober is a lesson in learning to trust ourselves again. To learn more about Emily, how to work with her and buy her book, visit https://www.highlightreallife.com/. You can also follow her on Instagram @highlightrealrecovery. This week, Emily shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) journal; (2) being of service; (3) meditation.

This month on the podcast, Sondra is going solo with an author series. This week, she is excited to share a conversation with Jocellyn Harvey. Jocellyn's life changed in 2016 when she gave up alcohol and as a life-long sharer, she immediately began talking about her recovery online. Her topics of interest grew organically and out of that, she was inspired to write a decluttering guide for sober women called Recovering the Home. She shares her four-step process the reader can take into every room of her house, guiding her to her own inherent discernment while taking out the overwhelm. Jocellyn has mastered the space between introspection and action and is offering listeners 15% off of Recovering the Home by entering UNRUFFLED15 at checkout. Go to www.recoveringthehome.com, and follow her on Instagram @sharingmysobriety for her recovery-focused posts. To learn more about Jocellyn's newest offering, go to www.soulandmindset.com  and on Instagram  @soul_and_mindset.  This week, Jocellyn shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Time-management; (2) Walks; (3) Being flexible.

This month on the podcast, Sondra is going solo with an author series. This week, she's thrilled to share a conversation with writer Emily Arnason Casey about her book, Made Holy: Essays. They talk about the nuanced definition of alcoholism as a disease, they talk about the courage to write honestly, and they talk about the pull of nostalgia. Emily's careful telling of family, landscape, love, addiction and loss will leave you ruminating for a long time. To learn more about Emily, read current work and buy her book, go to https://emilyarnasoncasey.com/. You can also follow her on Twitter @emilyarna and Instagram @emily_arna. This week, Emily shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Gratitude list with a partner; (2) A good sweat; (3) “you can't afford to pick that up today”.

This month on the podcast, Sondra is going solo with an author series. First up, she's excited to introduce Spike Gillespie and Steve Eckelman and their collaborative book, Sleeping Bees: Why Doing Nothing Matters. After hearing the other's recovery story in Austin, Texas, the writers' idea to work together bloomed and this book is one of many projects to be born from their creative partnership. As the world experiences a hard stop due to a global pandemic, the timing couldn't be more perfect to explore the value and change the narrative around doing nothing. To learn more about Spike and Steve and purchase their book, go to https://www.sleepingbees.com/ or follow the book's adventure on Instagram @55waffles. You can also follow Steve @riversteveckelman and Spike @spike.gillespie on Instagram and subscribe to Spike's YouTube channel at youtube.com/spikegillespie. This week Steve and Spike share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Steve: (1) Prayer: I'm here; (2) Ground exercise: Sit with open hands, breathe, bite tongue; and (3) Smartphone. Spike: (1) Keeping a routine; (2) HALT; and (3) Pausing and receiving feedback.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra catch up on what life is like sheltering at home. They talk about making changes, big and small, with the message that home is a feeling of peace in the heart.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Molly Dunham. Molly is a California-based collage artist, writer and Mama, among so many other things. In this conversation, she shares that after putting down the alcohol, she's able to follow the winding evolution that her creativity takes her with crystal clarity. If you want to follow her creative journey, including her current 100 Day Project, you can find her on Instagram @mollyddunham. This week, Molly shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Pop music; (2) The Wild Unknown Archetype deck; and (3) A few friends who can jump in the deep end without small talk.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Tara Moorman (or Falki Heithdottir, her Norse name by which most friends know her). Tara is a healer of all kinds: a professional mental health counselor, a yoga teacher, and a breathwork and shamanic guide. They talk about spirituality in paganism and Norse mythology, the Runes and shamanic journeying, and her other-worldly wisdom and gentle guidance feel like just the voice needed in these times. To learn more about Tara, you can visit her website, https://ondhealingandcoaching.com/, like her professional page on Facebook at Tara Moorman, PHD or follow her on Instagram @falcon_and_acorn.  This week, Tara shares four items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Zentangle; (2) Journeying; (3) Nordic Ski Walking; and (4) Ritual Work for the World.