Five Books about Friendship + Sober Not Somber: Dry January, unpacking your relationship with alcohol & the rise of the zero proof cocktail with Jen Gilhoi

There just aren’t enough books about friendship, you know? For many of us, our friendships are some of the most important relationships we’ll ever have, and they deserve to be celebrated and represented in the books we read. In this segment Sally shares five of her favorite books about friendship. 

In the second segment, Jen Gilhoi joins Rah to share her insights on what the phrase #SoberNotSomber means. They discuss creating community, the rise of the zero proof cocktail, and what we’re doing as a society when we’re not drinking. If you have ever been sober curious, this episode is for you. 

Learn more about Zero Proof Collective here! 

Books mentioned by Sally: 

Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry

Watch Us Rise by Ellen Hagan and Renée Watson

So Happy for You by Celia Laskey

Sorry, sorry sorry: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Sorry-Sorry-Sorry/Marjorie-Ingall/9781982163495?ut[%E2%80%A6]isplay_ad&utm_content=&utm_campaign=sorry_sorry_sorry_ad 

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This episode was edited by Niba and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.

Original music by @iam.onyxrose

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