E90: Being The Example You Want Others to See

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

🗓️ 30 August 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail Sober people are on platform at all times. One slip up and it's easy for those around to point out why you are not walking the walk. John kicked things off talking about a new sponsee who was going to a sober retreat. John didn't want to go, but an oldtimer reminded him, that the sponsee can't go to these without the guidance of his sponsor. There are so many ways sober people have a responsibility to be the change they want the world to be: Acting wit...

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0:00.0	I didn't want to go to the retreat last time, but Eddie, again, I don't know, Eddie must be my conscience lately, but Eddie said, you can't let Steve go there by himself.
0:12.8	You got for his first retreat.
0:15.0	I agree with that.
0:15.9	And I go, fuck.
0:18.0	Son of a bitch, you're fucking right.
0:20.0	Fuck you, Eddie.
0:22.9	I'm Matt. Hey, you fucking right. Fuck you, Eddie. I'm Matt.
0:23.9	Hey, I'm Steve.
0:24.9	Hey, I'm John.
0:26.1	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:28.7	We're here for The Sober Curious, the new guy, and the old timer.
0:33.3	Here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has to face day to day,
0:38.5	now we overcame those struggles. We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous.
0:44.1	You're not alone. This is the sober friends podcast. I take it back. I will take the video and do
0:49.7	stuff with it after the nonsense that you were just doing, John. Show everybody the foolishness that you're up to when we're playing the open.
0:57.9	I'm a 63-year-old child.
1:00.4	Absolutely.
1:01.1	I am.
1:01.8	I am.
1:01.9	I am.
1:02.6	I'm going on five.
1:03.1	That's right, damn it.
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