Thanks for this interview. I’m a big fan of A.J. since the Gawker and Black Table days. Both of you do so much good work in dignifying sobriety as a path toward a gentler life.
I love so much of this. I have had the same sort of experience with sponsoring people and I have been sober for quite a while. I was also intrigued by the “abstinence-sobriety-recovery” conversation. I actually believe we may get little recovery taps on our shoulder before we get sober. I wrote about that idea here: https://puzick.substack.com/p/the-continuous-thread-of-recovery?r=25axe8&utm_medium=ios
I really enjoyed this interview and can’t believe this is how I learned about AJ after years of loving Deadspin. Followed his podcast because of this….loved the interview he did with Yassir Lester!
Thanks for this interview. I’m a big fan of A.J. since the Gawker and Black Table days. Both of you do so much good work in dignifying sobriety as a path toward a gentler life.
That last line. Priceless!!
I love so much of this. I have had the same sort of experience with sponsoring people and I have been sober for quite a while. I was also intrigued by the “abstinence-sobriety-recovery” conversation. I actually believe we may get little recovery taps on our shoulder before we get sober. I wrote about that idea here: https://puzick.substack.com/p/the-continuous-thread-of-recovery?r=25axe8&utm_medium=ios
Excellent interview. Thank you for all the sharing and insight. It is SUCH a journey, right?
"There’s abstinence, there’s sobriety, and there’s recovery." Thank you. That works very well for me.
Nice to find your work on TSB!
Thank you! 🩷
This is so great. I discovered ASL through TSB.
Aw, love that!
I really enjoyed this interview and can’t believe this is how I learned about AJ after years of loving Deadspin. Followed his podcast because of this….loved the interview he did with Yassir Lester!
Boy howdy, hearing from you and AJ in one reading! Great twofer, lucid and on point.