E164: Navigating Big Feelings: A Candid Conversation on Sobriety, Messy Houses, and Workplace Anxiety

Sober Friends

Matt J

Alcohol Free, Alcoholics Anonymous, Recovery, Dry January, Spirituality, Sober, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Sobriety, Sober Curious, Addiction, Religion & Spirituality, 12 Steps

4.2 • 718 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Send us a text Join us in this raw and insightful episode as we dive into the world of emotions, sobriety, and the challenges of navigating life's big feelings. Our talk on vulnerability sparks a discussion on how individuals with addiction issues often struggle with handling their emotions. From workplace anxiety to the fear of failure, we explore the impact of emotional struggles and how it relates to our journeys in recovery. The episode delves into the challenge of dealing with perf...

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0:00.0	I'm Matt.
0:00.9	Hey, I'm Steve.
0:01.9	Hey, I'm John.
0:03.1	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:05.8	We're here for The Sober Curious, the new guy, and the old timer.
0:10.3	We're here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has-to-face day-to-day.
0:15.5	Now we overcame those struggles.
0:17.3	We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous.
0:21.6	You're not alone. This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:24.6	When you got somebody doing the show who has ADHD, I think of things, even when I hit the button.
0:30.6	But John sent me a text that our two-time former guest, Kelly Giannuzi, by the time this airs, will have three years sober.
0:40.9	When we first met her, she was sober, I think, six months or something like that.
0:46.6	She was a brand newbie.
0:47.7	So Kelly, congratulations.
0:51.1	It can be done.
0:52.6	You can get sober and you can have a great life you can also deal with feelings
0:57.0	and i had a discussion with my son so my son got me all worked up today uh about the house being
1:04.4	messy i'm like yeah it is messy and he's talking about the girls being slabs i'm like yeah they are a
1:09.4	slob and once he got going, I got
1:13.6	going. And I was all worked up by the time my wife came in the house with the dogs and were both
1:18.1	yelling at her. And the root cause here is, really, it was about how he felt. And it was more than
1:25.5	it being messy. He talked about the fact that I don't have a big
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