Podcast Appearances & Press

Conversations across recovery, travel, and what it takes to build a life you do not need to escape from. Plus the press, the television, and the books.

Podcast Appearances

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The Emotional Resilience PodcastJuly 2026

Love Unlocked with Zac Spowart

with Tyler Joe Stratton  ·  Attachment, self-acceptance, and what conscious relating looks like in practice.

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The School of HeritageJanuary 2026

Love, Uncovered: Exploring Deeper Connection and Personal Growth

with Temitope Adegoke  ·  On intimacy, identity, and the work underneath both.

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Manifest TravelApril 2024

Finding Inspiration and Motivation Through Travel

with Brittany Braddock  ·  How travel became the practice rather than the escape.

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RCVR StoriesFebruary 2024

EP 30 — Nomadic Addict: Zac Spowart’s Spiritual Recovery

with Gary Menkes  ·  The long version of the story, from felony probation to fifty countries.

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Sober MotivationOctober 2023

Alcohol took over Zac’s life early on. How did he break free?

with Brad McLeod  ·  Sixteen years sober at the time of recording. Brad later wrote the feature below.

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Dream Chasers and EccentricsOctober 2023

Sober Traveling with the Nomadic Addictt

with Paul Trammell  ·  Solo travel, sobriety, and the logistics nobody talks about.

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Sober Yoga GirlJuly 2023

The Nomadic Addict with Zac Spowart

with Alexandra McRobert  ·  Recovery, movement, and building a life you do not need to escape.

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Destination ChangeJune 2023

Episode 4: Zac Spowart

with Angie Fiedler Sutton · NBHAP  ·  The National Behavioral Health Association of Providers’ own podcast.

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The Ex-PerimentOctober 2020

Hope for Recovery: Substance Abuse Treatment Overview

with Brittany Lee  ·  An early conversation, from the treatment-centre years.

Featured In

Sober MotivationFeature article

Getting Sober at 21: How Zac Spowart Went From Felony Probation to a Life of Sober Travel

A full profile rather than a mention.

NBHAPBylined article

The Art of Traveling Sober

Written by Zac for the National Behavioral Health Association of Providers.

Legacy Makers TVTelevision

Featured expert

Telly Award winner for Documentary of the Year. Streaming on Apple TV.

The Sober CuratorListed

The Top 5 Sober Travel Groups

Nomadic Addictt named among the year’s five.

Capsule AdventuresListed

The Top 5 Sober Travel Groups

Nomadic Addictt named among the year’s five.

The Books

Love Unlocked: A Guide to Self-Acceptance and Conscious Relating, by Zac Spowart

Author

Love Unlocked

Sixteen chapters bridging attachment theory, emotional regulation, and real-world experience. Written for growth-oriented people who are ready to stop performing love and start living it.

Get the BookListen on Audible

Read Chapter One free

ISBN 979-8-218-91024-2

The Motivation Manifesto: Les Brown's Principles For Inspired Living

Co-author

The Motivation Manifesto

A co-authorship opportunity with Les Brown, written alongside fourteen other contributors. Chapter 10 is Zac's, and it holds more of his story than anything else in print.

Ask Zac about the book
Signing copies of The Motivation Manifesto with Les Brown at the launch
The best-selling Motivation Manifesto launch, with Les Brown.

Looking for a guest?

Sobriety and identity, conscious relating and attachment, solo travel, and the clinical side of all three. Nineteen years sober, dual master's, fifty-plus countries.

Frequently Asked

What topics does Zac Spowart speak on?

Sobriety and identity, conscious relating and attachment, solo and long-term travel, and the clinical side of all three. He works equally well on recovery-focused shows and on travel or personal-development shows, and he has appeared on both.

What are Zac Spowart’s credentials?

An MA in Addiction Counseling from the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies and an MBA from Pepperdine University. He has been sober nineteen years, has travelled to more than fifty countries, and is an AIDA-certified freediver with over 350 scuba dives.

Is Zac Spowart available for podcast interviews?

Yes. He has appeared on nine podcasts across recovery, sobriety and travel, and books new interviews directly. Email hello@zacspowart.com with your show, format and rough timing.

What books has Zac Spowart written?

He is the author of Love Unlocked: A Guide to Self-Acceptance and Conscious Relating, available in print and on Audible, and a co-author of the best-selling The Motivation Manifesto with Les Brown, where he wrote Chapter 10.

Does Zac Spowart write guest articles?

Yes. He has written for the National Behavioral Health Association of Providers and has guest-published with other sober travel and recovery outlets. Pitches go to hello@zacspowart.com.