Episode 7: How Do I Like My Eggs?
April 2, 2026
In this episode of Dear Vernon, Laura McKowen and Eric Johnson dig into a question that comes up way more than people talk about — what do you do when sobriety just feels... boring?
The question came in from a member who's 60 days sober, a busy working mom, and feeling this strange flatness she can't quite name. Laura and Eric unpack why "boredom" in early sobriety is rarely just boredom, and what's really going on underneath it.
They talk about:
Why drinking feels like fun (and why that's kind of a lie)
The brain chemistry behind early sobriety flatness — dopamine deficits, anhedonia, and why the color seems to drain out of everything
Why "I'm bored" often really means "I have no idea what I actually like"
The Runaway Bride moment: figuring out how you like your eggs when you've always ordered what someone else wanted
Why action has to come before inspiration (not the other way around)
How to find joy in the small stuff when you don't have time for big stuff
Why going big and letting it fly isn't actually fun — it's just loud
This one's for anyone sitting in that strange in-between place where the chaos of early days has settled and you're left wondering... now what?
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