E99: Responsibility To Spread the Message. Why We Do This Podcast

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

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🗓️ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail “I am responsible, when anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there, and for that I am responsible.” -AA Responsibility Statement Steve C says that his program of recovery is never better than when he’s working with another alcoholic and he has a much better sobriety. It brings us to the question, “Why do we do this podcast?” We get together each week not just for the glory and riches (there are none), but to find another way to brin...

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0:00.0	Today's Sober Friends podcast is brought to you by Pete B. Pete B is our pal you heard over the last two weeks.
0:08.7	And we didn't make him do this, but he decided he was going to buy us five coffees. This is what Pete said.
0:14.4	The show rocks. Rock on you guys. I'm really loving the new way to connect. Awesome platform for service you've developed here.
0:22.8	So for a guy with Pete's sobriety, which is a lot and the fact that an old timer like him
0:29.3	is into the new way of communicating with people, it means a lot. Pete, you didn't have to do that
0:35.0	and I'm very grateful that you bought us five coffees.
0:37.8	If you think it's important to spread the word like Pete B did to the newcomer, that recovery's
0:43.0	possible, consider buying us a coffee at buy me a coffee.com backslash sober friends pod.
0:49.7	I'm Matt.
0:50.6	Hey, I'm Steve.
0:51.6	Hey, I'm John.
0:52.8	This is the sober friends podcast. We're here for The Sober Curious, I'm Steve. Hey, I'm John. This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:55.5	We're here for The Sober Curious, the new guy, and the old timer.
1:00.0	We're here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has-to-face day-to-day, and we overcame those struggles.
1:07.0	We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous.
1:10.9	You're not alone.
1:12.0	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
1:14.8	I think about nights like tonight, why do we do this?
1:19.7	All right, I didn't make the whole meal.
1:21.0	I went and bought two roaster chickens, but I made from scratch mashed potatoes and I made a nice salad.
1:26.6	I had just enough time to serve everybody dinner and then run down here.
1:30.7	So I'm going to have my dinner later.
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