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Sober Friends

E35: Life After Recovery

Sober Friends

Matt J

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

4.3722 Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Send us Fan Mail When you are new to sobriety, you may think life is now just sitting in church basements. Early on, you'll see a lot of church basements, but as you grow in your new sobriety, the opportunity to enjoy your life presents itself. John I and Steve C join in to talk about the debt of gratitude they owe to their 12 step program and how life has become better. Support the show 📫 Get more honest conversations about sobriety delivered to your inbox! Subscribe to The Sober...

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0:00.0

Welcome to You or Not Alone, a Recovery podcast. My name is Matt Jay, and on this show, we're here to share our experience, strength, and hope, recovering from addiction.

0:14.5

Hey, you want to contact the show? You want to get a hold of me? You can go to our website, not alone recovery.com.

0:19.7

All the links to social media are there, and I'll tell you, if you're going anywhere, go to our website, not alone recovery.com. All the links to social media are there,

0:21.5

and I'll tell you, if you're going anywhere, go to Instagram. That's where you're going to find me

0:25.6

more often. We don't speak for any 12-step group. We do try to remain anonymous. Gentlemen, welcome to

0:32.8

the program. Steve and John are with me, and what we're talking about tonight is more than just life in church

0:40.2

basements.

0:41.4

How's everybody doing?

0:42.7

How's life outside the church basement going?

0:45.7

Fantastic.

0:46.8

Nice.

0:47.3

Yeah, it's good.

0:48.3

It's life, you know?

0:50.0

Some days are strawberry Sundays and some days are not strawberry Sundays.

0:57.2

Oh, yeah.

0:57.9

Strawberry Sundays would not be something I'm going for.

1:01.2

No?

1:01.9

Are you allergic to strawberries?

1:04.0

Well, it depends on what time of year.

1:05.9

If we're talking strawberry season, yeah.

1:08.1

Yeah, absolutely.

1:09.0

I'm snooty when it comes to that.

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