‘I have an ego that needs to be put in check’: ex-Gawker editor AJ Daulerio on life after addiction
After his fall from grace, media’s former enfant terrible is now sober and helping others with his addiction recovery newsletter and podcast, The Small Bow Every other Tuesday, AJ Daulerio wakes up at 5.30am and meditates for five to 20 minutes before beginning his multistep daily journaling protocol: reading a selection from a poetry anthology, then a passage from one of his daily wisdom readers…
Former Gawker editor AJ Daulerio has emerged from addiction to become a sober advocate, sharing his journey via a recovery newsletter and podcast, The Small Bow Every other Tuesday. The 37-year-old begins each day at 5:30 am with a meditation session lasting between five to 20 minutes, followed by a rigorous journaling routine. This includes reading excerpts from a poetry anthology, a passage from Leo Tolstoy’s A Calendar of Wisdom, and writing down his Fear of the Day and a gratitude list.
Daulerio then conveys his spiritual insights to his three children in a note. After a banana and coffee, he engages in Brazilian jujitsu training before attending a 9:45 am meditation at Besant Lodge, a community center near the Hollywood sign that once hosted mid-century mystics. At this venue, Daulerio leads his own recovery meeting via Zoom.
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