# Joy Based Recovery With Melanie Gulde Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sisters-in-sobriety-6679709/joy-based-recovery-with-melanie-gulde Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sisters-in-sobriety-6679709/joy-based-recovery-with-melanie-gulde.md Podcast: [Sisters In Sobriety](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sisters-in-sobriety-6679709) Published: 2026-01-26T11:04:00+00:00 Episode link: https://soniakahlon6344.podbean.com/e/joy-based-recovery-with-melanie-gulde/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rg6t0rasswk500rm/p_open_s_69417f2b443ad9891396e37a_e_697222c84b6b88f0016d3185_media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sisters-in-sobriety-6679709/episodes/joy-based-recovery-with-melanie-gulde Duration seconds: 2362 ## Resource <p>Sonia and Kathleen sit down with Melanie Gulde to explore what truly supportive, humane recovery can look like—especially for women. Melanie is the Co-Founder of the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dividedskyfoundation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Divided Sky Foundation</a> and Program Director of the Divided Sky Residential Recovery Program in Ludlow. With more than 25 years in the field, Melanie has dedicated her life to helping people rediscover their worth and build sustainable sobriety. Her work includes founding Divided Sky in partnership with Trey Anastasio — the co-founding guitarist and lead vocalist of the jam band <em>Phish</em> - and launching a Women’s Scholarship Fund to reduce barriers to treatment for women.</p><br><p>You'll hear what actually helps people stay sober, how emotional sobriety supports long-term healing, and how joy, music, nature, and community can reshape the recovery experience. The episode also explores women-specific challenges like stigma, childcare, financial barriers, vulnerability in mixed-gender treatment settings, and why communal, women-centered environments can significantly improve outcomes.</p><br><p>Melanie explains how concepts like emotional regulation, unmet expectations, family systems, accountability, and values-based recovery show up in real life, and how programs like Divided Sky integrate mindfulness, music therapy, spirituality, forest bathing, and peer support to support sustainable change.</p><br><p>The episode also weaves in Melanie’s personal story—from getting sober in 1995 to her early work in outpatient counseling and drug court to the pivotal relationship with Trey, which le… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sisters-in-sobriety-6679709/episodes/joy-based-recovery-with-melanie-gulde/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/sisters-in-sobriety-6679709/joy-based-recovery-with-melanie-gulde.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.