Real Recovery Podcast
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RRP 124 — The Glam Lot PDX (Becca S., Bex, Carrington C.) / We Are Not a Glum Lot: Drag, Sober Fun, and Finding Your People
Episode Description
RRP 124 — The Glam Lot PDX (Becca S., Bex, Carrington C.) / We Are Not a Glum Lot: Drag, Sober Fun, and Finding Your PeopleJulie P. Lewis and Peter B. Dowell • 1 hr 34 min • July 24, 2026The Glam Lot PDX brings drag, recovery, and fundraising together under one roof at True Colors Recovery. Becca, Bex, and Carrington join Julie and Peter for a roundtable about why fun matters in sobriety — and how they’re building a community where nobody has to choose between being themselves and staying sober. From Friends in the Park to drag bingo to raising money for the Trevor Project, this crew is living proof that recovery can be loud, colorful, and full of joy.
Key Points
- 00:05 Meet the Glam Lot — Becca (returning guest, EP 18) and Carrington co-founded it, Bex joined about a month ago
- 00:07 Bex: six months sober, they/them, found community fast
- 00:11 “If you don’t have fun in your life, you don’t have interests — what’s the point?”
- 00:14 Friends in the Park: bingo, potlucks, bring a newcomer
- 00:16 Becca got into drag watching YouTube tutorials during lockdown
- 00:20 Telling people you’re sober: friends who disappeared, ones who stayed
- 00:27 Drop the Rock, step work, and defense mechanisms
- 00:34 Peter on finding Lunch Bunch: “These are my people”
- 01:04 Carrington on hyperfemme drag as a cis woman: “Is this okay?”
- 01:10 The mission: spread recovery through drag and raise money for charity
- 01:13 Raising money for the Trevor Project through True Colors
- 01:28 Final advice: get a houseplant, don’t give up, have some fun
“Our mission basically is to spread the word of recovery through the art of drag.” — Bex
Websites Discussed
- The Glam Lot PDX on Instagram
- The Glam Lot PDX on Facebook
- True Colors Recovery
- Kings and Queens Meeting
- 4D Recovery
- The Trevor Project
- Real Recovery Podcast