E83: It Took Sobriety for Ryan M to Participate in Life

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

🗓️ 5 July 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail Ryan M has made recovery a huge part of his life. He didn't get sober, he got involved. Ryan has been part of the service culture of AA from his entire time getting sober (March 2013). Coming into the program in his early 30's, he was attracted to the younger people in his 12 step group and got involved the the Young People in AA organizations. If you go to a service group in Ryan's area, chances are you will run into him. It was not always like that....

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0:00.0	And I was living at home, and I would just smuggle it up to my room and get hammered while I watch movies on my computer.
0:09.2	Like the days of going to parties and, you know, hooking up with girls and all that kind of stuff, gone at this point.
0:17.5	I'm just drinking and hiding in my room and my life was being obliterated.
0:29.9	Today's Sober Friends podcast is brought to you by Jim Kay. Jim Kay bought us three coffees. Jim
0:36.6	Kay went to Buy Me a Coffee.com backslash sober friends and he bought us three coffees. Jim K went to Buy Me a Coffee.com, backslash sober friends, and he bought us three coffees.
0:42.1	Jim K said, I love this podcast.
0:44.9	If you love this podcast and you think it's important to spread the word to the newcomer,
0:49.1	that recovery is possible.
0:50.6	Consider buying us a coffee at buy me a coffee.com backslash sober friends.
0:55.5	I'm Matt.
0:56.2	Hey, I'm Steve.
0:57.2	Hey, I'm John.
0:58.4	This is the sober friends podcast.
1:01.1	We're here for The Sober Curious, the new guy, and the old timer.
1:05.6	Here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has to face day-to-day,
1:12.0	and how we overcame those struggles.
1:18.5	We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous. You're not alone. This is the sober friends podcast. If you're curious from last week, I'm not dead. That's a good thing.
1:25.3	It felt like it after I was dancing on COVID's grave last week saying this isn't that bad.
1:31.2	Then it went downhill almost immediately, and that's called karma.
1:34.3	You jinx yourself.
1:35.2	Good?
1:35.9	I did.
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