Episode 012 - From Shame to Story: How Writing Became the Bridge to Recovery

The Sober Creative Podcast · Jul 24, 2025 · 34m

When Kimberly Kearns woke up that November morning in 2020, hungover and filled with self-loathing after another night she couldn't fully remember, she made a decision that would change everything. After 20 years of drinking, countless attempts at moderation, and years of her husband asking her to slow down, she finally said the words out loud: "I need your help. I cannot do this anymore."

What followed wasn't just sobriety—it was a creative awakening that transformed a woman who "didn't think she was good enough" to write into an author whose memoir now reaches people still suffering in…