Show Notes
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In this episode of Not Alone, Valeria sits down with Megan Klein, founder of Little Saints, a non-alcoholic cocktails and spirits brand, for a candid conversation about sober curiosity, reinvention, and building a business that challenges the way we socialize. Megan shares her unconventional career path and what she discovered after testing nearly every non-alcoholic drink on the market. They dive into betting on yourself, her Shark Tank experience (and why she walked away from the offers), and her complicated relationship with the word “sober.” The conversation goes deeper into the physical and emotional effects of alcohol, why so many of us drink to numb, and what dating without alcohol can look like. Megan also opens up about how her personal experiences, including extensive work with ayahuasca, shaped her outlook on wellness, presence, and connection. It’s a thoughtful, honest episode about choosing clarity, building something meaningful, and redefining what it means to feel good.
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What we talked about:
0:20 - Dry January & Sober Curiosity
2:35 - Introducing Megan Klein
4:19 - Start of interview
6:55 - Her common thread through careers
9:55 - Pivot from farming to a food brand
12:04 - Birth of Little Saints during Covid
13:18 - Testing all the non-alcoholic drinks
15:03 - Explaining Little Saints
16:50 - Decision to invest her own money
17:28 - Selling Little Saints out of a trailer
19:18 - Megan’s Shark Tank experience
21:57 - Why she didn't take the deal
22:40 - After the tank
23:40 - Why she dislikes the word ‘sober’
27:30 - The side effects of drinking alcohol
31:30 - Drinking to numb ourselves
33:00 - Personal benefits from not drinking
35:54 - Doing Ayahuasca 60 times
38:16 - Lessons learned from Ayahuasca
39:42 - Data about the impact of alcohol
41:14 - Dating without alcohol
43:50 - What’s next for Little Saints
48:10 - Megan’s book recommendations
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