In this raw and powerful episode, legendary musician Steve Earle opens up about his long battle with addiction, hitting rock bottom, and his path to recovery. Steve shares deeply personal stories about the impact of addiction on his life, including the struggles of living on the streets, the devastating loss of his son, and how he found his way back through sobriety.

Earle discusses the psychic and emotional toll of addiction, the role of 12-step programs in his recovery, and his views on fentanyl and the opioid crisis in America. Through candid reflection, Steve provides insight into how his journey shaped not only his music but his life.

• Steve Earle’s experience living with addiction and how he hit rock bottom.

• The tragic loss of his son and the lessons he’s learned from that pain.

• His views on the current opioid epidemic, particularly fentanyl.

• The importance of community and accountability in 12-step programs.

• Steve’s reflections on death, grief, and living with purpose.

ABOUT THE SOBERNESS PODCAST

Soberness is a new podcast from Cat Greenleaf, creator and host of Talk Stoop.

Cat brings her legendary interviewing style and ten years of sobriety to wild conversations with celebrities and notable people who have been on their own sober journeys, either out loud in public or quietly at home.

Soberness is not a somber show about sobriety.

It’s about the one-of-a-kind stories that define the lives of people we all know, sharing the aching humor and the meaning that comes with a life in recovery.

And it’s about how that life redefines the work and the art of the actors, musicians and thinkers around us.

Soberness is built upon the primary belief that there’s no one definition for sobriety and no one way to get sober …and there are a million stories that can lead the way for anyone who’s trying to make it happen.

WATCH THE FULL EPISODE HERE: https://youtu.be/9Ihq3j_YBpE

LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO PODCASTS HERE: https://open.spotify.com/show/6CT7iEJi0PIzaVHxEBVZVi

ABOUT CAT GREENLEAF

Cat Greenleaf is a veteran TV personality and host, best known for her long-running series, Talk Stoop, where she interviewed and entertained actors, musicians, politicians, and other notable folks on the stoop of her Brooklyn brownstone. When she’s not TV-ing, she’s working on her non-profit the Restorative Housing Organization which provides employment for formerly incarcerated folks and affordable waterfront housing. She also leads AA meetings for inmates at Bedford Hills Women’s Maximum Security Prison, and for formerly incarcerated men and women in East New York. She lives in Brooklyn’s Coney Island with her husband, two sons and three dogs.