E48: Making Big Decisions in 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

4.3 • 722 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail Getting sober doesn't mean you won't face challenges in your life. Getting sober means you don't have to drink when you have these challenges. The challenges faced in this podcast, are admittedly Cadillac ones. Both Steve C and Matt J were given career opportunities. With both, it involved a lot more money and responsibility. Just because someone gets more money and a better title, does not mean it is the right fit. Steve, Matt and John I talk a...

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0:00.0	Welcome to You Are 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. If you want to see the social media links, I could tell you them. But because the one on Twitter and the one on Instagram are a little bit different,
0:22.2	you can go to the website, not alone, recovery.com, and click on one of the little icons there,
0:28.3	and that'll get you over to Instagram. Instagram is really more the place to go because
0:31.7	Twitter is a miserable cesspool. We don't speak for any 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous.
0:39.8	I mean, nobody knows this, but this is like show number 1.5 of this.
0:45.3	I think John and I yesterday did half a show without Steve, without even taping it.
0:56.6	Steve had some problems with the intranets.
0:59.8	Yeah, no.
1:00.8	We weren't there.
1:01.8	All went bye-bye.
1:02.7	I went bye-bye last night.
1:06.0	Yeah, no good.
1:07.3	It's actually better we're doing it now because I'm in a much more
1:09.7	calmer state, I think.
1:11.0	Good.
1:11.4	Last night I was near vomiting.
1:14.7	Well, I'll give you an opportunity to process some of this stuff.
1:17.6	Yep.
1:18.1	You know, stuff, even though you're sober, stuff still happens.
1:22.8	You know, and this is the case if you're new.
1:25.1	There is a thought that you might think, well, why am I having a bad day?
1:30.0	Why are things not manageable?
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