- 319
- Episodes
- 97
- Transcribed
- 732
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Sober Friends
Ever feel like you’re the only one who thinks this way? The Sober Friends Podcast is for people who are learning that recovery is about more than quitting drinking—it’s about learning how to live. Every week, Matt and Steve have honest conversations about the challenges that don’t disappear when alcohol does: anxiety, control, relationships, fear, loneliness, resentment, people-pleasing, and the ongoing work of emotional sobriety. Because getting sober doesn’t automatically make life easier. It just gives you the opportunity to face life differently. No gurus. No perfection. No pretending to have it all figured out. Just two friends with long-term sobriety sharing what they’ve learned, what they’re still learning, and how recovery continues to shape their lives years after their last drink. Whether you’re questioning your drinking, newly sober, or years into recovery, you’ll find practical insights, honest conversations, and reminders that growth doesn’t end when the alcohol is gone. New episodes every week. Matt and Steve are members of Alcoholics Anonymous but speak only from their own experience. This podcast is not affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous.
- Publisher
- Matt J
- Category
- health & fitness · religion & spirituality · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 16 Nov 2020
- Latest episode
- 27 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
97 of 319 episodes have a transcript.
27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Am I Keeping Score?
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I'm Starting to Resent Something I Care About
13 Oct 2026
Why Do I Miss Things Before They're Gone?
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Why Am I Keeping Score?
Published 27 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It becomes like a lean process improvement, five whys there. And for me, a resentment is attractive because it can give moral superiority, which I love. And it can give the villain. You're a hero. They're a villain. Here's why. And it can take that feeling of I'm totally out of control into a feeling of control. It's an unhealthy way of doing that. And the 12 steps also ruin it for you because you have that feeling of guilt of I have to do something about this. And if you want to go down that path, even when it's hard, it gives you the tools to get out of it mentally. Because in the end, when you're feeling the resentment, even if you have built revenge, you don't end up feeling any better. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 719 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 13 ratings
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