The Sober Butterfly Podcast
The Sober Butterfly – A fun, unfiltered podcast for sober & sober-curious women! 🦋✨ Hosted by Nadine Mulvina, NYC-based content creator and sober travel expert, this podcast explores sober dating, alcohol-free living, harm reduction, addiction recovery, and mental health—with humor and honesty. Expect real talk on: ✔️ Navigating sober dating & relationships ✔️ Thriving socially without alcohol ✔️ Sober travel & alcohol-free experiences ✔️ Harm reduction & recovery stories ✔️ Non-alcoholic drinks & sober events Whether you're sober, sober-curious, or rethinking alcohol, The Sober Butterfly is here to inspire you. Subscribe now and join the sober revolution!
Episodes
In this powerful and deeply personal episode of The Sober Butterfly Podcast, host Nadine sits down with journalism professor and author Mallary Tenore Tarpley to discuss the nuanced realities of eating disorder recovery—and its often-overlooked intersection with sobriety.
Mallary’s forthcoming book, Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery, explores the idea of the “middle place”—that in-between space where...
Welcome to summer, Butterflies! ☀️ In this solo episode of The Sober Butterfly Podcast, host Nadine kicks off the season with a fun and empowering guide to having your best summer yet—without alcohol. From movement routines to mocktail orders, Nadine shares her Hot Girl Sober Summer Essentials List—10 intentional, joy-filled tools to help you feel confident, grounded, and free all summer long.
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✨ The 1...
In this raw and powerful episode of The Sober Butterfly Podcast, host Nadine sits down with Sarah from She Stays Sober for a deeply personal conversation about what sobriety really looks like behind the highlight reels.
Sarah shares her journey to sobriety—getting sober in March 2020 at the height of the pandemic, a time when many people’s drinking escalated. We explore what life looked like in her drinking days, what ...
Nadine drops three confessions that prove sobriety is not a linear path, it’s a lifelong journey of self-awareness, accountability, and grace.
📢 Trigger warning: This episode discusses mental health, relapse, and addiction in a raw, unfiltered way.
This episode is an invitation to get real about the messy, nonlinear truth of recovery. Sobriety doesn’t make you perfect, but it gives you the clarity and courage to own yo...
In this solo episode of The Sober Butterfly Podcast, host Nadine gets brutally honest about what happens after the drinking stops.
Titled “Sober, But Still Toxic? A Journey in Progress,” this episode unpacks the not-so-glamorous truth that sobriety alone doesn’t automatically make you emotionally healthy. Nadine reflects on how, even after years alcohol-free, she still caught herself being petty, judgmental, controllin...
In this solo episode, Nadine explores the hidden cost of “free” drinks and how pretty privilege shaped her drinking experiences. From VIP invites to ER visits, she unpacks the illusion of power tied to beauty and booze, and what sobriety has taught her about self-worth.
Tune in for a raw, reflective, and empowering take on how we trade our peace for acceptance.
✨ If you’ve ever mistaken attention for value, this one’s ...
This week on The Sober Butterfly, Nadine interviews Ian Fee, author of Wild Ride to Sobriety. From his first sip of alcohol at just one year old to an intense 10-day rehab that involved ipecac (yep, you read that right), Ian shares the highs, lows, and hard truths of his path to sobriety. He opens up about fatherhood, addiction transference, the power of The Four Agreements, and how his life transformed once he got cl...
In this honest solo episode, host Nadine Mulvina shares an exciting update—The Sober Butterfly is evolving. After nearly four years of documenting her alcohol-free journey, Nadine opens up about feeling pulled toward a new chapter, one that still honors her sobriety but expands into the full richness of her identity.
She reflects on the inspiration behind The Sober Butterfly (metamorphosis and transformation), what sob...
In this compelling episode of The Sober Butterfly, host Nadine sits down with Nick Jonsson—a TEDx speaker, bestselling author, Ironman athlete, and sobriety coach—to explore the journey from addiction and executive burnout to purpose-driven recovery.
Nick opens up about his experience with executive loneliness, the hidden struggles behind high-performing professionals, and how hitting rock bottom ultimately became the ...
Faith, Healing & Holistic Sobriety: Dr. Sarah Nasir on the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection in Recovery | Part 2
In Part 2 of this powerful convo, Nadine chats with Dr. Sarah Nasir about spirituality, Islam, and the mind-body-soul connection in addiction recovery. Learn how faith, holistic wellness, and her Transcendent U program help women heal.
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- Dr. Sarah Nasir’s holistic coaching program: ...
Have you ever woken up with no memory of the night before? You’re not alone. In this powerful episode of The Sober Butterfly, host Nadine Mulvina—once a regular blackout drinker—opens up about the frightening reality of blackouts and explores what’s really happening in the brain with Dr. Sarah Nasir, DO.
Dr. Nasir is a board-certified Addiction Medicine physician, life coach, and holistic recovery advocate. She breaks ...
In this episode of The Sober Butterfly Podcast, host Nadine is joined by Danielle, the founder of That Sober Glow and No Booze Crew, an inspiring virtual women's sober community. Danielle opens up about her journey with sobriety, beginning with her first drink at the age of 14 and the challenges that came with navigating New York City drinking culture.
Danielle shares how multiple “day ones” have shaped her path ...
In this bonus solo episode, host Nadine Mulvina takes you on a sun-soaked, power-outage-filled journey to San Juan, Puerto Rico—traveling with her college best friend who still drinks. Through vibrant stories and heartfelt reflection, Nadine explores how choosing sobriety doesn’t mean missing out—it can actually inspire those around you.
From salsa dancing in La Placita, to hiking El Yunque rainforest hangover-free, to...
In this episode of The Sober Butterfly Podcast, host Nadine Mulvina partners with Salt River Therapy to explore how therapy can help break the cycle of people-pleasing in sobriety. Licensed therapist Alexandria Atkinson shares her own healing journey and explains how trauma, attachment wounds, and fear of rejection fuel people-pleasing behaviors.
Together, they unpack how to set boundaries, sit with discomfort, and sho...
In this episode of The Sober Butterfly, host Nadine Mulvina is joined by licensed therapist and mental health counselor Kendall Bierman for an open, honest, and empowering conversation about getting sober in your twenties.
Kendall shares her personal journey—from struggling with anxiety and alcohol use in college to becoming a therapist who now helps others navigate similar challenges. Together, Nadine and Kendall expl...
In this episode of The Sober Butterfly Podcast, Nadine Mulvina sits down with Sophia Graniela, an EFT practitioner, shadow work coach, and transformational guide, to explore the journey of healing from addiction, toxic relationships, and self-sabotage.
Sophia opens up about growing up in a chaotic environment shaped by alcoholism and mental health struggles, leading to her own battles with substance abuse and destructi...
In this special solo episode of The Sober Butterfly, I’m reflecting on 34 years of life, love, and lessons—the highs, the lows, and everything in between.
Birthdays can be complicated, and this year, I’ve been sitting with some deep feelings. I’m opening up about birthday blues, the pressures we place on ourselves, and how sobriety has shaped the way I celebrate milestones. But more than that, I’m sharing 34 of the mos...
In this episode of the Sober Butterfly Podcast, host Nadine Mulvina interviews Kristen McAvoy, a sobriety influencer known for her transparent and inspirational posts on Instagram. Kristen candidly shares her tumultuous journey from binge drinking during her sorority days to struggling with a severe addiction to alcohol and Xanax. She recounts how her social anxiety fueled her substance abuse, leading to rock bottom a...
In this episode of the Sober Butterfly Podcast, host Nadine Mulvina welcomes guest Melissa McGovern to share her transformative journey to sobriety. Melissa recounts how her heavy drinking, particularly during the pandemic, led to various health issues. Despite initial attempts and setbacks, a wake-up call from her doctor finally motivated her to commit to a sober life. Melissa delves into the benefits she's expe...
In this episode of 'The Sober Butterfly,' host Nadine Mulvina interviews Jasmine Flowers, who shares her struggle with alcoholism, unresolved trauma, and an abusive relationship despite outward appearances of a perfect life.
The episode covers serious topics including domestic abuse, sexual trauma, and suicidal ideation. Jasmine’s journey to sobriety began with therapy and treatment, which helped her gain cla...
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