Mary Alice Stephens, award-winning storyteller & former television writer-producer

The Power of Story Cannot Be Understated—Especially when it's True! Join me and my new sister form another mister, Mary Alice Stephens, in this enligtenting and inspiring conversation about addiction, reality TV, and breaking the cycle of alcoholism. Something About Mary... Mary Alice Stephens is an award-winning storyteller. In her instant best-seller, Uncorked: A Memoir of Letting Go and Starting Over, she shares her raw, funny, and ultimately inspiring journey from alcohol-fueled chaos to clarity, connection, and self-acceptance. Uncorked was an Amazon #1 new release in alcoholism recovery and reached #4 on the Amazon best-seller list in midlife self-help. It won the 2026 PenCraft Best Book Award in Inspirational Nonfiction and the 2026 International Book Award for Addiction/Recovery. Mary is a former television writer-producer for HGTV, Food Network, and other media outlets. She earned her Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Dominican University of California and lives in Marin County, California. Get Uncorked wherever books are sold: Uncorked: A Memoir of Letting Go and Starting Over Find and follow Mary here:   Website: www.maryalicestephens.com IG: @maryalicestephenswrites FB: @maryalicestephens     ABOUT THE HOST: Shawn Langwell is an Author, Speaker, Teacher and Gap Mindset Coach & Consultant. He has written several transformational books including, Beyond Recovery, Ten Seconds of Boldness and its companion workbook, Today’s The Day, Morning Motivation, and Chill. He’s also the Past President of The California Writers Club (CWC), Redwood Writers, Past President of Toastmasters of Petaluma. Find him at www.shawnlangwell.com. Visit my new website to download a free helpful guide for defining what you want and why you want it: Free Guide: From Here to There. If you like the show, please follow and share, because sharing is caring and the world needs a lot more of it! Until next time... Dare to Be Great, Dare to Be You Love, Shawn