The Small Bow

Writer and advocate Erin Khar joins #TheSmallBow to explore why navigating long-term recovery completely reshapes how she approaches parenting, emotional triggers, and seeking self-acceptance.

A.J. and Erin dive into raising children while healing from past trauma, dealing with the fear of passing down toxic patterns, and why trying to maintain absolute control over your kids only creates more anxiety.

Erin shares her strategy in building authentic trust through honest communication and how extending grace to her children has allowed her to turn it toward herself.

Listen to this week’s episode with #ErinKhar here 👉 https://youtu.be/3P5SjkIZUj0

#SoberParenting #ErinKhar #ParentingAnxiety #ParentalGuilt #EmotionalRegulation #HowToSoftly #LettingGoOfControl #GivingGrace

4 days ago | [YT] | 2

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Tommy Rosen of Recovery 2.0 joins #TheSmallBow to explore why long-term sobriety requires a constant shift in how we train our minds and bodies. A.J. and Tommy get into the messy intersection of personal ambition, public criticism, and why running a recovery business makes some people very angry. Tommy shares actionable tools for nervous system regulation and how to regain control of your waking experience to experience more beauty, joy, and inspiration.

Listen to the full conversation with #TommyRosen here 👉 https://youtu.be/bMMgGRHfzFc

#AddictionRecovery #PracticalSpirituality #MindfulLiving #MeditationForKids #Sobriety #BloodSugarBalance #DisciplineInRecovery #HolisticHealth #SelfImprovement #RecoveryMonth

1 week ago | [YT] | 2

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This week on #TheSmallBow, Kathryn Jezer-Morton joins A.J. Daulerio for a sharp, self-reflective conversation about the brain sickness of self-promotion, social media, and digital dependency. From the humbling reality of seeing her sales on launch day to the sensory heightening that comes with profound grief, Kathryn explores the messy challenge of staying present when the digital world wants you to scale.

Tune in to learn why the only cure for a raging digital ego is a classroom full of 17-year-olds who don't care who you are. 🥹

Watch the full conversation with #KathrynJezerMorton here 👉https://youtu.be/PeSWZS_0iX4

#KathrynJezerMorton #TheStoryOfYourLife #EmotionalSobriety #TheSmallBow #DigitalEgo #WriterLife #RecoveryJourney #GriefAndJoy #SelfPromotion #Brooding

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

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This week, Anna Holmes joins A. J. on #TheSmallBow. Anna Holmes founded Jezebel in 2007 and forever changed online feminist media. Years later, Time Magazine named her Twitter feed one of the best of the year (a recognition that famously made her so self-conscious she immediately stopped tweeting). Now, the former NYT "Work Friend” columnist and author stops by the pod to discuss her new book The Power of No, alongside the charmingly dark realities of high accomplishment vs. total internal self-doubt. 🏹

Watch the full conversation with #AnnaHolmes here 👉https://youtu.be/HnnSe1aJRxs

We get into:
→ Trashing 300 pages of a book draft to start over
→The shock of an Apple Watch tracking her heart rate at the moment of her mom's death
→ Breaking 10 years of celibacy on dating apps
→ Dead parents, dead exes, latex outfits, and unlearning decades of feeling "not enough"

#AnnaHolmes #NYTWriter #Columnist #ThePowerOfNo #DatingInYour50s #WritingProcess #SelfDoubt #Jezebel #WorkFriend #ImposterSyndrome #Grief #DatingAfterLoss #Reinvention

3 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 0

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This week on #TheSmallBow, AJ Daulerio is joined by a true force of nature: 96-year-old Queen Conny Caruso. With 48 years of sobriety under her belt, Conny is unfiltered, blunt, and has zero time for jerks or liars.

She joins the show to explain her central philosophy: "God can’t do anything unless you get out of the way". She breaks down why service is about doing good not being good, and why it took her 90 years to finally start to like herself.

Watch the full conversation with Queen Conny Caruso here 👉 https://youtu.be/Wh0RJ4wDQZY

#QueenConny #TheSmallBow #12StepRecovery #Sobriety #AgingWithGrace #PainIsATeacher #RadicalHonesty #ServiceToOthers #Recovery#GetOutOfTheWay #Memoirist

1 month ago | [YT] | 1

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In this week’s episode of #TheSmallBow, we’re doing something different. We’re opening our doors to show you what a Small Bow meeting actually looks like. With a share from guest speaker Emily Gould (author & journalist) and then an open dialogue with other participants, a peek inside this room shows you that we are all just trying our best. Whether you're sober, sober curious, or just a human being with emotions, you’ll get something out of this episode.

Please note: Small Bow Meetings are typically anonymous, but today’s participants agreed, in the spirit of service, to share this meeting with you. Thanks to them, and thanks for being here.

Watch the full Small Bow meeting here 👉 https://youtu.be/0i24ElHkL9U

#EmilyGould #EMDRTherapy #EmotionalSobriety #Non12Step #SelfForgiveness #PublicShame #RecoveryMeeting #OpenMeeting #SpeakerMeeting #SoberCurious #AddictionRecovery

1 month ago | [YT] | 2

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This week, legendary soul artist Swamp Dogg joins AJ Daulerio on #TheSmallBow to talk about his new album “Swamp Dogg Contemplates the Afterlife” and stays for a candid conversation about the fluid nature of success, navigating a seven-decade career, and contemplating life, death, and debt. From refusing to imitate his idols like Otis Redding to surviving childhood curses, to never really feeling like a star after a storied career, Swamp Dogg breaks down the radical philosophies that keep him going…and he might contemplate the afterlife?

Tune in to find out. Listen to the full conversation here 👉https://youtu.be/o2iHBt8b06s

#SwampDogg #SoulMusic #TheSmallBow #RadicalThinking #MusicLegend #SwampDoggContemplatesTheAfterlife #SearchingForHeaven

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

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This week, writer and comedian Megan Koester joins AJ on #TheSmallBow for a funny (yet insightful) conversation about trading self-sabotage for intentional healing. She goes into why she lied about her sobriety when AJ interviewed her the first time, her experience with EMDR therapy and processing childhood trauma, and the surprising utility of prayer for a skeptic.

Watch the full conversation with Megan Koester here 👉 https://youtu.be/aOZfQ9xBh8s

#MeganKoester #EMDRTherapy #ChildhoodNeglect #SoberLies #BodyKeepsTheScore #BackgroundExtraLife #ComedyOfGrief #GriftHorse

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

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In this week's episode of #TheSmallBow, AJ sits down with Richard Rushfield, co-founder and columnist for The Ankler, to discuss his thirty years of sobriety. They explore the technicalities of the “uninsurable actor” and the systemic pathologies of child stardom that Richard views as an industry-wide failure. Richard also recounts how he learned to navigate social anxiety by simply learning to entertain himself at parties.

Watch the new episode here 👉 https://youtu.be/yCK7mxsK0EY

#RichardRushfield #TheAnkler #LongTermRecovery #30YearsSober #Phish #ShowerPrayer #SocialAnxiety #ChildStars

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

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You don’t know him yet, but you’ll remember his words. Peaceful John joins #TheSmallBow this week to explain why you have to hate first before you can ever truly forgive. He answers how to move through grief with love, why your 401k won’t fix your self-esteem, and the terrifying reality of true intimacy. Peaceful John reminds us that healing isn't about performing a fake, forced peace, it’s about naming the good and bad to find radical acceptance.

Watch the new episode of The Small Bow here 👉 https://youtu.be/g4nUGdWdb1A

#PeacefulJohn #12StepRecovery #AdultChildren #ACA #CODA #AlAnon #RadicalAcceptance #Detachment #MentalHealth #GriefHealing #InnerPeace

2 months ago | [YT] | 1