About this episode

Kerri Maher discusses her journey of sobriety and the role of community in her life and writing.

USA Today Bestselling novelist and parenting coach Kerri Maher joins me to talk about her latest book Summer of Love , an absolutely beautiful novel that tackles addiction and sobriety, and her most personal novel yet.  Today, Kerri shares how her own sobriety journey played out over the course of a decade, the transformative importance community had on her sobriety, and the perspective shifts she had to make within herself in order for sobriety to feel ‘like a privilege’.  Plus - she’ll share the similarities between sobriety and being a writer, how The Artist’s Way led her to writing this latest book, and how she supports parents as a parenting coach! Check out Kerri’s books and join her newsletter here!    Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 6+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Sign up for our next ‘Fresh 30’ and ‘Beyond 30’ cohorts. Learn more here!   Join me over on my Substack, Sober for Good:  https://suzannewarye.substack.com/ The paperback version of The Sober Shift with a beautiful redesigned cover comes out on September 29th…

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