Show Up and Stay | Sobriety to Sustainable Recovery

A recovery podcast to bridge the gap between healing from the substance and healing your life. We have some technology and science, but primarily storytelling and heart. We cover various topics related to finding sobriety and unlocking sustainable recovery. Topics include healing from substance use disorder, managing cravings, emotions in early sobriety, triggers, mental health, comorbidity, managing depression and anxiety, dopamine, the addicted brain, grounding, re-parenting, handling disappointment, substance grieving, acceptance, and more. The focus series includes Sober Positive  Workplace and Recovery Discovery. 


Recovery Discovery (brought to you by Show Up and Stay) is a podcast series dedicated to exploring addiction through the lens of science and technology. We will explore innovations, clinical advancements, and scientific discoveries that are changing how we treat and support recovery.


The podcast series is hosted by DeAnn Knighton of Show Up and Stay, which includes the most recent Sober Positive Workplace series. DeAnn is a Substance Use and co-occurring disorder counselor in the making and a recovering human. She co-hosts the podcast with her brother, Craig Knighton, an engineer and technology expert and Show Up and Stay co-founder. 

Recent Episodes
  • Improvised Recovery (w/Benjamin Lloyd)
    Apr 22, 2025 – 28:37
  • Hope and #Livin (w/Kaitlin and PT)
    Apr 1, 2025 – 39:42
  • First responders and recovery w/Kate Vitela
    Jan 14, 2025 – 31:49
  • "The Inclusive Event Planner" w/Laura Nelson
    Dec 10, 2024 – 27:55
  • Connecting employees with the right SUD care (feat. Marin Nelson & Ingrid Lindberg of Sobrynth)
    Nov 5, 2024 – 40:56
  • Are alcohol-free drinks for me? w/Heather Lowe
    Oct 1, 2024 – 48:11
  • Anxiety in recovery and the sober maze with Marin Nelson
    May 7, 2024 – 56:19
  • What it means to build a Recovery Ready Workplace w/Cheryl Brown Merriwether
    Feb 23, 2024 – 35:10
  • From self-betrayal to honest parenting and vulnerable leadership (w/ Steve Knapp of Through the Glass Recovery)
    Jan 23, 2024 – 41:26
  • The power of sober community in the workplace (a conversation w/ Earl Murphy, Soberforce President)
    Jan 16, 2024 – 33:38
  • Navigating non-alcoholic beverage options in recovery
    Jan 8, 2024 – 24:32
  • Sober Positive Workplace | Dry January Episode Series Intro (feat. tattoos)
    Jan 5, 2024 – 11:01
  • Inclusion and peer recovery in the workplace (w/ Dr. Masica Jordan-Alston)
    Sep 27, 2023 – 20:08
  • Rite of passage: why is alcohol our go-to for adulting, sophistication and fun? (featuring Karolina Rzadkowolska)
    Sep 19, 2023 – 38:05
  • Alcohol Safe Workplace UK - Interview with founder of Choose Sunrise: Janet Hadley
    Sep 12, 2023 – 35:25
  • Sober Positive Workplace Series: Kick Off | Host Bio
    Sep 5, 2023 – 17:50
  • Mini Episode: Podcast and Sober Positive Workplace Update
    Aug 17, 2023 – 04:20
  • Podcast Update
    Aug 17, 2023 – 00:43
  • the "our history of addiction" episode (feat. Dr. Carl Erik Fisher, Author of "The Urge")
    Jul 3, 2023 – 36:39
  • Sober Positive Workplace (feat. happy hour host ideas with Zero Proof Experiences)
    Jun 27, 2023 – 12:52
  • the "alcohol free way" episode (feat. Susie Streelman + Peggi Cooney)
    Jun 20, 2023 – 27:15
  • the "psychology, the science?" episode (feat. normalizers + spirituality)
    Jun 6, 2023 – 26:14
  • the "recovery research triangle" episode (feat. Quyen Ngo PHD of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation)
    May 23, 2023 – 31:35
  • the "young brain" episode (feat. the D.A.R.E story + neuroscience)
    May 23, 2023 – 20:57
  • the "sour grapes" episode (feat. cognitive dissonance and some evolving AA thoughts)
    May 16, 2023 – 30:52
  • Sober Positive Workplace (feat. what employers need to know)
    May 9, 2023 – 15:14
  • the "mop up" episode (feat. updates and "otherhood" + bonus music therapy)
    May 2, 2023 – 32:42
  • the joy episode (feat. Jen Butler + a "joyful" music therapy session)
    Apr 25, 2023 – 31:50
  • Sober Positive Workplace (feat. it's me. the sober one at happy hour. hi.)
    Apr 18, 2023 – 20:38
  • the forgiveness episode (feat. Cassandra James-Weathersby) w/ "five minutes to feel" and "cut-off your cut-off game")
    Apr 11, 2023 – 51:40
  • the "love and sobriety in the time of covid" episode (feat. Ross B. circa 2021)
    Apr 4, 2023 – 23:48
  • the "music therapy 1" episode (feat. a top 3 list of recovery jams w/ Ross B)
    Mar 28, 2023 – 42:37
  • the attachment and loss episode (feat. pet love and sobriety)
    Mar 22, 2023 – 36:02
  • the depression episode (feat. a brief history of "the blues"+managing mental health in recovery)
    Mar 14, 2023 – 34:07
  • the reparenting episode (feat. Cybele Botran + social anxiety in recovery)
    Mar 7, 2023 – 35:24
  • the disappointment episode (feat. "the places that scare you" and "the story I am telling myself is..."
    Feb 28, 2023 – 19:50
  • the "self trust in recovery" episode (feat. cathy comics+benadryl+how being sick reminds me of my addiction)
    Feb 21, 2023 – 25:20
  • the "biopsychosocial" episode
    Feb 14, 2023 – 18:10
  • the "4 agreements" episode (feat. nathan van dyke)
    Feb 7, 2023 – 32:58
  • the grounding episode (feat. kelli parmley)
    Jan 31, 2023 – 35:20
  • the "substance break-up" episode
    Jan 24, 2023 – 17:12
  • the "affirmantra" episode
    Jan 17, 2023 – 29:12
  • the dopamine episode (feat. craig knighton)
    Jan 10, 2023 – 42:28
  • the recovery backslide episode (season 2 prologue)
    Jan 3, 2023 – 37:35
  • storytellers: feat. "tapping (EFT)" amy (aka sobriety coach)
    Apr 15, 2022 – 31:21
  • the "comorbidity+trauma+fun" episode (feat. nathan van dyke)
    Mar 9, 2022 – 27:32
  • the "addicted brain" episode (feat. nathan van dyke)
    Mar 4, 2022 – 35:23
  • storytellers: feat. minnesota blair (aka sobriety activist)
    Feb 28, 2022 – 23:25
  • storytellers: feat. washington alysse (aka "old timer" + sober curator)
    Feb 6, 2022 – 30:35
  • the "practical guide to managing cravings" episode
    Feb 1, 2022 – 20:54
Recent Reviews
  • Edclifford
    Excited to hear more
    Early sobriety is such a freaking fragile time. When I first started to explore sobriety, I was looking for any and all guidance. So looking forward to hearing more and more stories! We need everything we can get! And p.s. that poem was anything but crappy 💜🙏🏽 we grow on and on we grow
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