Filling The Sober, Fun And Social Gap In Early Recovery, with Eve Goldberg
The time period of recovery between a treatment program and responsible, independent living is an incredibly tricky one to navigate. My guest today says this is especially true in New York City, where marijuana smoke drifts down streets lined with thousands of alluring bars.
After her son’s overdose death in 2014, Eve Goldberg founded BigVision, a recovery peer community in NYC that provides a social club of sober young people looking to separate themselves from temptations that permeate every corner of the city.
Whether it’s with basketball tournaments, go-karting, half marathons, or trapeze classes, BigVision creates a cool, supportive social network for young adults in all stages of recovery.
In this episode, Eve and I discuss:
- Our culture’s saturation with alcohol – even in athletics
- How the stigma surrounding recovery made it hard to find a space for BigVision’s new headquarters and activities
- The difference between therapy and therapeutic fun
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