Sober Friends

Matt J

The Sober Friends Podcast: Two Guys Talking RecoveryMatt and Steve have been sober for over a decade each. They still don't have it all figured out.This is a podcast about recovery - AA recovery specifically - but it's not your sponsor's recovery podcast. It's two friends talking through the stuff that actually matters:What do you DO when you're not drinking? How do you handle control issues 15 years in? Why does calling someone in recovery feel so goddamn hard? What happens when you remove alcohol but don't replace it with anything? And seriously, do you miss drinking or do...

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Sober Friends

Episodes (284)

Tuesday E264: It's Not Your Fault (But It Is Your Responsibility)
Tue Feb 3rd E263: Service Work in Recovery: You Haven't Been Nominated to Drink Coffee
Jan 27th E262: Do You Miss Drinking or Do You Miss the Relief?

Sober Friends

Feb 10, 2026
32¼ minutes
22 MB

Send a text Matt and Steve dive deep into Dr. Silkworth's groundbreaking work on alcoholism and why understanding the medical nature of addiction changes everything. They explore a fascinating discovery: Silkworth published his "allergy theory" in a 1937 medical journal—two years before the Big Book—challenging the common AA legend about why he initially hesitated to put his name in print. The hosts discuss why the Doctor's Opinion matters less for its 1939 medical accuracy and more for what it tells newly sober people: you have a condition, not a character flaw. Matt and Steve get real...

Sober Friends

E264: It's Not Your Fault (But It Is Your Responsibility)

Matt J

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