E251: The Gift of Gratitude (Even When Life Sucks)

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

🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Send us a text It’s Gratitude Month — but what if you don’t feel grateful? Matt and Steve talk about the kind of week that tests your patience, your sobriety, and your sanity. From corporate layoffs and sleepless nights to plumbing issues and family stress, it was one of those weeks. But a TikTok from a man recovering from cancer shifted Matt’s perspective — a reminder that gratitude isn’t about ignoring the mess, it’s about finding peace inside it. Join the guys as they explore how gratitude...

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0:25.3	All right.
0:25.7	Let's get into the show.
0:30.5	And welcome to the sober friends podcast.
0:32.9	My name is Matt Jay.
0:34.1	Over there on the other side of the monitor is Steve.
0:36.7	What's up, Steve?
0:39.0	Good morning, Matt.
0:45.9	Good morning. This is the place to be if you are sober curious. If you're already on the journey,
0:52.2	if you just need a little bit of a pump up in your sobriety, you are in the right place. And you know who often needs the pump up in sobriety us two of us that's
0:57.0	why we do this if you happen to listen and you enjoy this go for you as beetle juice would say
1:02.8	but it really is for us we were talking a little bit of health stuff here.
1:15.1	And I will share, I'll get it.
1:17.0	I'll get around to it because, all right.
1:18.3	So we're going to talk about gratitude.
1:20.3	I'm going to skip, skip the lead here.
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