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How this artist found life — and art — after alcohol

How do you fill your time after deciding to get sober? For journalist and cartoonist Edith Zimmerman, the answer was rediscovering activities she enjoyed as a kid. She chats with Chris Duffy, host of the “How to Be a Better Human” podcast, about how she quit drinking, learned to replace bad habits with healthier ones…

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How do you fill your time after deciding to get sober? For journalist and cartoonist Edith Zimmerman, the answer was rediscovering activities she enjoyed as a kid. She chats with Chris Duffy, host of the “How to Be a Better Human” podcast, about how she quit drinking, learned to replace bad habits with healthier ones — and how you can do the same.

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  1. @JeremyLMarquez

    November 4, 2025 at 6:01 pm

    🎉 4 years alcohol free ty for this TED

    • @urbanwolfep7195

      November 5, 2025 at 9:29 am

      Congratulations!

  2. @SonjaMorrison-i7j

    November 4, 2025 at 6:01 pm

    She is not a particularly good artist, as far as I can tell.

    • @AlphasAlibi

      November 4, 2025 at 6:08 pm

      Doubt you can do anything close, let alone better, goofy

    • @SunShap

      November 4, 2025 at 6:21 pm

      Art is subjective, and differences in style aren’t what make art good or bad. If you didn’t like the art style, you could’ve just clicked off instead of going out of your way to make someone else’s day worse.
      Have a nice day!

    • @MadAboutBrows

      November 4, 2025 at 8:05 pm

      And you’re not a particularly good person from what I can tell ❌

    • @MadisonLa369

      November 4, 2025 at 8:16 pm

      Yeah, it’s rudimentary and juvenile but it shares deeply human experiences and that’s what is at the core of art. People may find it much more approachable to engage with some negative or neutral truths in a fun and unserious way. It’s actually quite effective in that sense.

    • @bodyofhope

      November 5, 2025 at 4:35 am

      I think it’s more of a way to share her writing. It’s not meant to be classical art.

  3. @Karenhoopsspithearthrag1975

    November 4, 2025 at 6:07 pm

    The encouragement I find here always helps me face challenges with renewed strength and optimism 🍩☕

  4. @RefurbishedPrototype

    November 4, 2025 at 6:37 pm

    Quit drinking 10 years ago. Started smoking scorpions and I’ve never looked back.

    • @jeanweltmann6658

      November 5, 2025 at 10:34 am

      started what, sorry?

    • @TheDarkPacific

      November 5, 2025 at 11:38 am

      What kind of scorpions? Asking for a friend

  5. @urbanwolfep7195

    November 5, 2025 at 9:29 am

    Cool woman

  6. @morganjacoby5873

    November 5, 2025 at 10:01 am

    Someone said that we become a stereotype of ourselves. We do what we do because we always have.

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