This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is Ottawa-area stand-up comedian Wafik Nasralla. I have seen Waf perform at Yuk Yuks several times now and he is always open about being sober. He makes it funny and is very honest about it. I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with Waf and hope to do it again! I hope you enjoy my conversation with Waf. Support the show ..read more

This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is Ottawa-area stand-up comedian Tom Hills. I saw Tom perform at Yuk Yuk's in Ottawa over the summer and he mentioned being sober. I was so happy to see someone openly talk about their sobriety and not turn it into a bad joke. I loved this conversation with Tom and could have kept talking for hours! I hope you enjoy my conversation with Tom Support the show ..read more

This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is actor, musician and comedian Rivkah Reyes who you might remember from School of Rock. Rivkah is very open about her story of sobriety and how it's impacted her life.  I was curious about when Rivkah knew she had a problem, how addiction impacts her life, and how she's changed in sobriety. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Rivkah. Support the show ..read more

This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is actress and comedian Cait Madry. Cait has her own podcast called Clearheaded where she dives into topics around sobriety and recovery and living a sober life.  I knew Cait and I would have a lot in common given we both are keen to share our stories and the benefits of living sober.  I hope you enjoy my conversation with Cait. Support the show ..read more

This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is writer and stand-up comic, Ginny Hogan. I came across Ginny on twitter, well more specifically, some of her stand-up material where she pokes fun at her old self in her drinking days. I loved this and knew I wanted to connect with her. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Ginny. Support the show ..read more

This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is former NHL player David Shand.  Drafted in 1976 by both the Atlanta Flames of the National Hockey League and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, Shand also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals. After hockey, Shand pursued a career in law, which eventually helped him find his path to recovery from addiction and lead him to his greatest legacy of an educator and spokesperson for alcoholics and addicts.  I hope you enjoy my conversation with David Support the show ..read more

This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is Kevin Chief. I connected with Kevin online after someone shared an article on him that appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press. Kevin was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election and is the co-founder of the Winnipeg Aboriginal Sport Achievement Centre. Kevin has a truly inspiring story of addiction and recovery, and he explains what brought him to publicly sharing it. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Kevin. Support the show ..read more

This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is Dave Manheim, a fellow podcaster and host of Dopey, an American self-help and comedy podcast about personal experiences of substance use disorders and addiction.  Dave is in recovery himself with a wonderful story of addiction to sobriety. I was curious about Dave's personal story as well as what advice he would offer me as someone who also speaks with well known sober people. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dave. Support the show ..read more

This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is Canadian actor, writer, translator, and voice artist Nancy Kenny. Someone who'd interviewed me for their radio show connected me with Nancy, noting she'd just celebrated a sobriety milestone. I reached out to Nancy and was thrilled she agreed to chat.  I hope you enjoy my conversation with Nancy. Support the show ..read more

This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is former NHL player Mark Parrish  Mark played 11 seasons and over 700 games in the NHL with the Florida Panthers, New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Buffalo Sabres.  We connected online when a story from The Athletic came out on his journey to sobriety. It was heart-wrenching to read and his story immediately resonated with me. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Mark. Support the show ..read more