How To Get Wet When You're Dry

In this question and answer episode, Anna and Sally sit down to ponder the ups and downs of dating a normie, the fear of a partner’s relapse and how you can choose self-respect over a dopamine hit. 

If you’ve a question for Sally and Anna about sobriety, dating and love, please get them through our instagram @wetwhendrypod 

You can find Sally at sallyosullivan.com.

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This week, we’re bringing you something special. Firstly, Seye Adelekan, aka Gorillaz bassist and friend of the show, is back. Secondly, he and Anna both went through breakups after recording in season one, so they’re putting their pain out there all in the name of helping people to get through heartbreak sober. There will also be a biology lesson, a masterclass on songs to get intimate with, and a look into the ghosts of Anna’s Ch...

This week, Anna is joined once again by resident therapist and "classy lady," Sally O’Sullivan. Over a tower of chocolate fingers (we love a finger), we tackle your most pressing questions like trusting a partner who’s lied about their sobriety, why healthy relationships feel ‘boring’ and relearning intimacy.

If you’ve a question for Sally and Anna about sobriety, dating and love, please get them through our instagram @...

A former heroin addict turned podcaster, David Manheim has spent the last decade turning his darkest years into one of the most beloved communities in the recovery world. He's the co-creator and host of Dopey - a dark comedy podcast on drugs, addiction, recovery, and, as he puts it, "all the dumb sh*t in between". This week, he's sat down with Anna to talk about rehab romances, the volcanic pull of love notes writ...

It’s time for another Q&A episode, your questions answered! (sort of). Anna is joined by accredited therapist and addiction specialist Sally O'Sullivan to answer everything from ‘trauma bonds’ to ‘roast potato man’.  And Anna challenges Sally to a round of ‘Delicious or Demented’.

Hear Sally’s actual expertise on:

• Should addicts date other addicts in recovery?

• I prefer my girlfriend when she was drinking.

• My partner has...

Julie Menanno is author of the New York Times bestselling book ‘Secure Love’, host of renowned podcast ‘The Secure Love Podcast’, and marriage and family therapist extraordinaire.  In a time where we’re “more disconnected than ever before”, Julie is here to help. 

In between being a therapist and going on Oprah, Julie answers Anna's questions that she definitely didn’t craft in order to use the discussion as a free therapy s...

Do people in recovery swap substances for sex? Why do we retreat into victim mode? And what happens when the therapist waiting room becomes a hook up joint? Just a few of the questions posed in this Q&A episode with our resident therapist Sally O'Sullivan.

We also chat about...

• My new partner’s in recovery too - why do I feel competitive?

• My boyfriend is obsessed with fixing me, and I've realised I quite like being see...

This week Anna is joined by Thea Rose, a business baddie who has built up and sold multiple brands while still finding the time to record her much loved and brilliant Seggs Talk Radio podcast.

Thea tells Anna how she found power in kink, her experience with weight loss jabs and reflects on her early experiences with alcohol.

Check out Thea’s podcast Seggs Talk Radio and find her on socials @seggstalkradio.

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Welcome to our debut question and answer episode! This is your opportunity to get your questions answered from someone who actually knows what they are talking about.

Anna is joined by accredited psychotherapist and addiction specialist Sally O'Sullivan, and together they answer questions on…

• How do I navigate love-bombing?

• How do you separate sex and substances when you’ve only ever had sex under the influence?

• When do I tell...

Bona fide movie star, straight talker, and the host of Wrong Turns podcast, Jameela Jamil sits down with Anna to get into the beauty industry's war on women, why looking perpetually twelve has somehow become the ideal, and how her first and only sip of alcohol somehow happened on live television. It gets dark, it gets funny, and sometimes both at the same time.

You can hear more from Jameela on the ⁠Wrong Turns⁠ podcast.

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In her over 18 years of sobriety, comedian, actor, writer and the beautiful brain behind calling a comedy special “Busting A Nut”, Felicity Ward has helped countless people by being unflinchingly honest about her mental health. And that’s alongside appearing on everything from Dancing with the Stars AUS to Live at the Apollo.

Felicity joins Anna to talk about relationships, breakups, and dating in her 40’s. They share dating app tip...

Alongside running a dough empire, Georgia Gomez, a writer and half the brains behind Papo’s Bagels, is also the long-suffering friend of Anna Wolfe, a feat more impressive than any bake. In this episode, Georgia, who’s been sober for over a decade, shares her story of getting sober in New York, learning to look after herself again, punch-ups, and why you shouldn’t lock yourself in a guy’s apartment and refuse to leave. 

The two also...

musician with tones so docile you’ll lose your mind. Lauren speaks with brutal honesty (get it?) about what led her to sobriety and dating tales galore. 

You’ll hear about the love bug becoming a drug, why Lauren cooked a hookup a juicy leg of lamb, and why dating a man with a velcro wallet is a rock bottom in itself. 

Enjoy. 

Send us YOUR questions to answer on a future podcast. Contact us on our socials @WetWhenDryPod.

You’ll know Bob the Drag Queen as a comedian, actor, writer, drag superstar, and now self-proclaimed sex tourist. Bob joins Anna to discuss Grindr bios, drinking days, and the stories that led to sobriety. There’s also sausage chat, jokes about the British, and a serious debate about whose pi**ing flow is louder.

Send us YOUR questions to answer on a future podcast. Contact us on our socials @WetWhenDryPod.

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Sex educator, sex worker, and co-host of Come Curious podcast, Reed Amber has made her love for sex not just her passion, but her profession. In this episode, Reed opens up about navigating sexuality in sobriety, unpacking the complex world of kink and fetish, and what it means to actually feel okay in your own skin and own your sexual quirks. 

Amidst the talk of kink and self-love, Anna can’t stop fixating on whether or not people ...

Seye Adelekan is the bassist for Gorillaz and singer-songwriter who previously worked with Lana Del Rey, Emeli Sandé and Paloma Faith.

In this episode, Anna and Seye chat about how his addiction affected his relationship, how liquid courage did them dirty while dating, and the hat to ego ratio. 

They’ll cover how his lifestyle of endless touring, parties, drugs and booze took its toll and ultimately how a life of excess led to recov...

She “blows sh** up”, she’s an entrepreneurial mastermind, she owns the most fabulous pair of fluffy Birkenstocks, she’s Cindy Gallop. While working in an illustrious and award-winning advertising career, Cindy set up MakeLoveNotPorn, a platform for people to share their real-world sex videos. 

In this episode, Cindy speaks frankly about everything from dating younger men to how to communicate in bed without accidentally devastating ...

Con man boyfriends, shagging forever and pants shitting. Variety is the spice of life after all. 

Stand-up comedian, actress, musician and Queen of Everything, Margaret Cho talks about her childhood, eating disorders and sobriety in this debut episode of How To Get Wet When You’re Dry.

Content warning: This episode contains references to drug and alcohol addiction, sexual abuse and eating disorders.

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Love and lust without the liquor. Conversations with brilliant guests exploring where sex, sobriety, and dating collide.

Journalist, lover, and several years into recovery from both alcohol and an eating disorder, Anna Wolfe brings personal experience to discussions about relationships and recovery. She's not a therapist, a guru, or an expert - just a woman who thought it would be nice to share these things and now deeply regrets it...