In this solo episode of My Sober Addiction it feels kinda old school. Not to worry, though, the episodes with Clive and Dom are still on. In this episode I want to challenge you to answer a few questions to yourself. For example, have you forgiven yourself for allowing addiction int your life? When we get sober we go through a lot mentally and spiritually but it seems that most of us addicts in recovery skip over the part where we must forgive ourselves. We also must forgive the circumstances that led to us becoming dependent on a substance just to cope with life in the first place.  That’s a tough one, accepting that ugly side of ourselves and allowing it to be. If we are to move past addiction and into a sober lifestyle and be able to share our stories and be inspirational for other addicts who are still suffering but ready to find their way into recovery and out of the madness then we must do these things.

 Don’t forget to join on the WhatsApp group where we encourage each other and have a safe place to just hang out and be ourselves. Clive, Dom and I along with others have some lively and often fun times there and will be happy to welcome you to the group.

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 This seems to be an explosive question in certain circles: Is addiction really a disease? Some claim that it is not, and while it is not the same as cancer, it is a mental disorder,in my opinion. Oh, but not so fast, Matty, others do have a different opinion. So, dear loved one, what’s your take?  Is addiction a disease?

 Clive, Dom and Matt get into this question with quite a thought provoking conversation about addiction and recovery and living sober. Send us a message and let us know your thoughts and why you think that way. Join us on the Breaking My Addictions WhatsApp group.

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we continue our talk about authenticity. After active addiction, we begin living sober but are faced with the question of, “Who am I now?” You know you can’t continue to be the same person you were during active addiction so how do you reinvent yourself into a new version of you and remain authentic and true to yourself? Is this a version of self that you can sustain? It can definitely cause anxiety since the person you were for so many years during active addiction is no longer who (or what) you are now. It’s also exciting because the possibilities are truly limitless. Be the type of person you’ve always admired. 

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we have another one of our “Isn’t It Nice” installments. Now that we are free from active addiction and living sober we can be there for our loved ones when they need us. There was a time when they absolutely could not count on us to be there. Also, we go into whether or not relapse is an option and how the fear of detox can be a real deterrent that keeps us sober. 

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we delve into the Hermetic Law of Polarity and how we can learn and grow from any situation. Once you’ve gotten past active addiction and living sober, life gets good again. We can easily see the contrast in how bad and good things can be. When we look at the world around us and see all the negativity, we can do that knowing that it MUST mean that there is something that is equally as positive. Like the Yin and the Yang, you can’t have good without bad. So, bad things mean there must be something equally as good. As an addict in recovery, we can certainly appreciate that probably more than most.

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 We’re back! After a very long hiatus, My Sober Addiction is back. Clive, Dom and Matt are back for a chat about thinking. Why is it that we always seem to think ourselves into oblivion? Sometimes it is best to step away from the brain and take a breath. One thing we’ve learned is that the human brain is going to do what it does best, which is think and overthink and then think some more. It’s overload! It just exacerbates the problem when we stick our faces in our screens and absorb all that negativity and dopamine hits that only social media can provide most of our waking hours. Meditation is a key part to getting control of your mind. Please understand that “Brain” and “Mind” aren’t the same thing. 

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, Clive and Dom are back for another lively chat. With Clive’s deep research and Dom’s quick wit, there is never a dull moment. So, isn’t it nice that, now that we are sober a free from addiction, we can be there for the people in our lives? Usually these are people are the ones who were there for us when we were battling active addiction and support our recovery now that we are living a sober lifestyle. It just feels good to be able to help people when they call rather than making excuses for why we can’t make it. The truth. Is, we couldn’t because addiction had us constantly chasing drugs, but of course we never would admit it at that time.

 We finish up by discussing how important it is to things today that our future selves would thank us for. It started with going through withdrawals and resisting relapse and now it is building a life. It’s not always easy but will your future self thank you for doing it? If so, then do it! Much  love and respect!

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we are making another installment in our “Isn’t It Nice” series. When we were in active addiction, it was nearly impossible to be there for the ones we love. Sure, we intended to be but it just never seemed to work out. Any time something would come up, we would say we would be there but addiction always had other plans for us. 

 Now that we are sober and living that clean and sober lifestyle, we can actually be there for people with no worry of being away from the hustle and grind of the dope game. Ain’t sobriety great? 

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  “Clear paths, not trees.” A new episode of My Sober Addiction with Matt, Dom and Clive cuts through the noise and gets practical. The trio look at how fear‑driven media rigs our attention. They show how awareness, boundaries and small experiments can flip anxiety into agency. No mysticism. No outrage farming. Just tools you can try today.

 We are all being bombarded from every side with negativity from the soul crushing media and social media. It’s enough to make anyone want to bury their head in the sand. We addicts need to be especially careful during these times because anxiety and dread can lead to relapse back into active addiction. There is hope but it will take some effort and sacrifice on your part. It’s totally worth it, though, so don't despair. To regain our sanity as well as our humanity we must take control of our own (as Clive says) mental diet. This means getting hyper aware of where you are directing your attention. Do not play into the games that “they” are always trying to distract us with. Addicts in recovery are particularly aware of how easily distracted we humans are, and we’ve had to overcome it at least once in order to get sober. 

 What you’ll hear

 Why negativity sells, and how to stop buying it.
How acceptance and action work together, not against each other.
Why “emotional baggage” keeps you heavy, and how to put it down.
How simple lifestyle shifts, including fasting done sensibly, can clear the fog.
How community and story shape the reality you live in.
The core move Stop problem‑spotting. Start path‑finding. The episode reframes attention as your daily vote for the world you inhabit. You do not control headlines or other people’s choices. You do control your focus, your boundaries, and the next small thing you do. That is enough to change a day. Change enough days and you change a life. 

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, I am flying solo after two episodes with Clive cohosting and one with Dominic joining us. I recently read a post on Reddit (don’t judge me) and it definitely struck a nerve. It was about an addict in recovery who is doing very well and was being assisted by a cousin who allowed him to move in with him. That is, until recently when the cousin accused the poster of relapse and wouldn’t accept a drug test as proof and asked the poster to move out. It gets worse and i get into those details in this episode. 

 Further, a drug test is like a mirror to us addicts, whether in active addiction or in recovery. In active addiction, it. Is. Our worst enemy and forces us to face our addiction. In recovery, though, it is like a badge of honor.

 Clive and Dom will  be back in the next  episode.  Much love and respect!

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, Clive is back as cohost and we take it up yet another notch by having our friend, Dominic, join the discussion. Clive and Dom have been friends for quite some time so the conversation is very natural. Dom is much more experienced with fasting and is a fantastic resource for learning to fast and do it the right way. There are lots of reasons to fast such as health and spirituality but Dom’s story of how he discovered it is fascinating and inspiring. The three of us went for a 72 hour fast. I, Matt, made it to 36 hours while Clive made it to the 72 hours mark and Dom got all the way to 84 hours, which is exactly half a week. Impressive…and inspiring!

 Please visit FastingForChange.org for more information and consider joining us for a fast and contribute to a very worthy cause. In addition to that, Clive has started a Fasting For Change group on Telegram and I started the official My Sober Addiction group on Telegram. Please stop by and chat us up. 

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  in this episode of My Sober Addiction, Clive Wilson of the Breaking My. Addictions and QRious Threads podcasts is my cohost. I say this because we are going for something a bit different than the usual host/guest interview format. Our conversations seem to flow naturally and Clive is a formidable host on his own, so why not try this out? 

 We go beyond the usual talk of addiction and sober living and into more of what motivates us to continue pressing forward. The world can be a dark place so, now more than ever, we need to shine our lights. Where does all this fit in with addiction and recovery? Well, this isn’t exclusive to addicts in recovery but then again, we do know as well as anyone just how dark things can be and how necessary it is for those of us to shine our lights. I always say that awareness is key. That is true for when you come face to face with your addiction and know something must change and that a sober lifestyle is the only real way to begin lasting change. Then we can go and be the shining examples of sobriety that we know we can and should be. 

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Ever notice how your mind gets hijacked by news, social media, or petty dramas? In a raw chat on the My Sober Addictions podcast with Matt Stevens, we dug into how attention shapes our lives. From doom-scrolling to autopilot habits, we’re often pawns in a game designed to steal our focus for profit or power. The cost? Anxiety, lost time, and a creeping disconnect from what matters.

Yet, there’s a way out. Awareness is the first rebellion—spotting where your energy leaks and redirecting it to what you can control. We shared how fasting, like our 3-day challenge, sharpens focus and breaks addictive cycles. It’s not just about food; it’s reclaiming mental space. High-vibrational acts—writing poetry, cooking for a friend—beat the quick dopamine hits of TikTok or nicotine.

The world won’t change for you, but you can change yourself. And that ripples. Want in? Join our Fasting for Change initiative or share where your attention’s trapped. What’s one thing you’d redirect it to today?

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction we are talking about how our old habits from active addiction are still showing through, and probably have since we were born. Even when we are living sober, we are still obsessed with whatever it is that we are doing whether it’s learning a new skill, working, cleaning, etc. Addicts are very persistent and can even be viewed as perfectionists because we focus on details like a laser, we learn and grow and obsess over whatever it is we are doing. We don't have to be in active addiction to still have those traits, those tendencies. If we are totally honest then we can see how we have always been this way. In fact, it probably could’ve been a sign that we could be addicts. We can redirect this trait and use it to perfect things we do even after active addiction, when we are living sober.

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we look back on a couple things we’ve talked about in the past. In particular, how when we do finally kick addiction and begin living a sober lifestyle most of us seem to find spirituality. We begin exploring our spiritual awakening and in a lot of cases (like mine) it stems from some profound experience we had while in an overdose. When I was in active addiction, I had a particular relapse where I had been sober a couple weeks but then caved in and bought some drugs. The overdose that ensued was a severe as it can be and still survive.  Afterward, I realized that I had been conscious but not in my body while I was in that overdosed state. This happens to a lot of addicts and then, when we get sober, we find ourselves searching for answers. We turn to religion and philosophy but those things never seem to do it….until we find pure spirituality. 

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, I want to encourage you to tell your recovery story with more encouragement in it. Meaning, when you tell your story of recovery, don't just talk about your addiction, the withdrawal symptoms, the relapses and all the things you had to do to overcome addiction and come out on the other side living a sober lifestyle. Of course, all those things are extremely important but what is also important is telling how you were able to recovery those damaged relationships with loved ones. In a lot of cases, that usually happens quicker and much easier than most people think.

 Last week,  I did not release a podcast episode because I was on vacation with my family. I reflected on how they have accepted me back into the family unit and how I was able to rebuild trust a lot faster than I ever would’ve expected. Sure, they were completely fed up with me and my addiction and relapses, and certainly didn’t want me bringing any of the drama that comes with someone in active addiction but once I did recover once and for all, they allowed me back in. All they ever wanted from me was to see me living a happy, healthy, sober lifestyle in recovery. 

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we are joined by guest, Joy Downey. Joy has nearly 20 years of sobriety and now helps addicts in active addiction to get into treatment. Her story is harrowing, from smuggling drugs out of Mexico to run ins with the police and the prospect of serious penitentiary time. She tells how losing it all, including your kids, is sometimes still not enough to finally get sober. Joy’s addiction took her to  some very dark places but, ultimately, after losing her kids, she decided enough is enough, I want my kids back! She now has an amazing relationship with her family and has found herself babysitting her grandchildren. This is something people still suffering in active addiction think will never be possible even if they do recover and live a sober lifestyle.

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, our good friend, Clive Wilson from the Breaking My Addictions podcast, returns for another great conversation. We cover it all, too! Things we addicts in recovery remember dealing with during our time in active addiction and things we are dealing with now that we are sober. Life doesn’t get easy just because we kicked addiction and are now living sober. We have so much we have to do to get life back on track. Facing our demons and sometimes having to do the hard things that no one wants to do, though, will cause us to grow as souls as well as instill in us a sense of accomplishment. Also, there are those still in active addiction who look to people who are in recovery and living a sober lifestyle and find inspiration. As I’ve said many time, you are the shining examples that those still struggling with addiction need to see to be inspired. 

 The outro song is one of Clive’s titled “United State of Awakening” that can be found on Spotify

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we are going for a little ride. During a relapse, I had a really bad overdose and found myself face to face with nothing, and everything at the same time. One of the many things addiction taught me was that all the religious programming I had received did not match up to what I experienced. I had been living sober for 16 days and the withdrawal symptoms were brutal. I came into some money and, as most addicts do, I talked myself into buying some heroin. Of course, it wasn’t really a relapse, right? I still intended to ride it out, kick my drug addiction and get sober once and for all…after this once. Once is all it takes! I overdosed and found myself in what I later learned to describe as the Quantum Field, where God creates from.

 At that point in my addiction, I knew how to get sober but had no clue how to actually stay sober. That’s where treatment and rehab come into the equation. Even after that profound spiritual experience, I still didn’t find a life in sobriety, but it did plant a seed in me that then sprouted after I did. This is the story and what I learned.

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction we are revisiting the idea of being mindful of those traits, those tendencies, we had during active addiction. The thing is, if we really look back on life before and after active addiction, we realize that those traits are part of who we are. We carry them over into life when we are sober in our jobs, exercise and heath, relationships, hobbies, etc. We have to be aware of our mental state and not allow burn out to set in and risk relapse.

 In the past, I’ve said that i would recommend someone hire addicts in recovery because of how dedicated they are. Of course that comes with a price to the addict in recovery, you may have higher expectations placed on you to maintain and prove your sobriety. Does that not sound fair? Maybe it isn’t but it’s just the way it is. Unfortunately, addicts do relapse and when they do…well, let’s just not do that.

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we have Kitty back for her 3rd appearance. We are looking into Empathy, Sympathy and Compassion and what are the differences. It is very important to know those differences because it could help to prevent you from being an Enabler. People that we love are sometimes still suffering in Active Addiction and while we want to help, we have to know when we are helping and when we are just perpetuating the addiction. Our goal is always to help people get sober and live a happy, healthy life in Recovery, of course, but we also know that people will not change until they are truly ready to. 

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 In this week’s episode of My Sober Addiction, we are getting into the topic of belief loops. For real this time! When in active addiction, we fell into a very negative feedback loop and eventually got sober and moved on in a life of recovery. The problem is that so many still carry those same negative belief systems they had while in active addiction. When we finally kicked addiction and got sober we should have also adopted a new and much more positive belief system to go along with our recovery. 

 When you look at it a little deeper you see that the entire human collective are on a negative feedback loop. That’s not good and what also sucks is that we really can’t do anything about that, the world is on the trajectory that it is on and that’s that. What you can do, though, is remove your individual unit of consciousness from the equation and go your own way. Not unlike when you got sober, you had to leave all your friends still in active addiction to their fate. Of course you hoped for the best for them but most of them stay on that negative path and never find sobriety and recovery. Some do, though, and have your positive example to thank for it. That’s awesome. Let’s not stop there and also show them they can also change the course of their lives by changing their beliefs.

 Our Beliefs dictate our Expectations and our Expectations cause Manifestations. Let’s make sure those are Positive!

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we are introducing the concept of belief loops, or feedback loops, as it pertains to addiction, recovery, sober living and just moving on in your life in sobriety in general. However, I must apologize for being woefully unprepared. This week has been insane and I simply did not have time to prepare. I do have a topic, though, and it is a good one and is something that will be a series of episodes. So, for this episode, I am really just introducing this concept of belief loops and will be fully prepared next week. 

 Until then, check out Clive’s newest podcast, QRious Threads, where he gets into some very interesting talks about miracles among other things. He had me on as a guest very recently, and that episode can be found on my X page or on QRiousThreads.com.  Loved ones, keep on keeping on being amazingly awesome and know that I do love ya and can’t wait to get back to it next week.

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction we are revisiting the topic of how getting sober is more than just starting a new life in recovery. It is an opportunity to completely transform your identity and what exactly being “You” actually is. Most addicts in recovery had been in active addiction and living that lifestyle for so long that they don’t even know who they are any more. One thing we can be certain of is that no longer are you that drug addict who is consumed with constantly chasing drugs. We get to transition into sober living but what exactly does that even look like?

 Meditation is key to getting in touch with your Higher Self and discovering your new definition of Self. The exciting thing is that you can allow your imagination to run wild and remake this new you, this sober version of you, into whatever you want to be. Manifesting this new life can be a bit scary, though, and even cause anxiety and panic attacks. So,  take a deep breath, express some gratitude and get to reimagining and reinventing yourself.

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In this episode of My Sober Addiction we are joined by my friend, Clive Wilson, who hosts the podcast Breaking My Addictions. Clive is an innovator and approaches addiction and recovery in a totally fresh, new way. In addition to his podcast, he has a very strong presence online through his multiple websites. For example, the Breaking My Addictions website has some features that anyone interested in recovery, relapse prevention and sober living need to check out.

 We dig into Clive’s mind a bit and see how he got started and what drives his passion for understanding addiction and all that it entails. He is very straight forward and looks at things in a very practical way that can easily be incorporated into daily life. He is developing new ways, new strategies, to confront addiction and put it in your rear view. I recommend going to the Breaking My Addictions website and exploring some of his ideas. To me, Clive is more of a “roll with it” kind of guy. Meaning, instead of fighting that monster toe to toe, use its own strength against it and allow it to beat itself. With that out of the way, we are left with confronting ourselves and what we need to do with our own lives to make addiction irrelevant…or at least not so dominant. Shifting our focus. When we do that, all we have left to conquer is ourselves. That’s still no easy task but at least we’ve knocked it down to I against I. Much love and respect!

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In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we delve into the memories of active addiction that we sometimes find ourselves reflecting on when we are in recovery. It’s sometimes hard to find understanding and support outside of ourselves. We need to remember that our own stories are inspiring and that we have came so very far and in a surprising short amount of time. The momentum generated just from the act of getting sober and beginning sober living is immense and definitely not something to overlook.

 I analyze the bonus episode that dropped midweek and how it shows us how far we have came. Your own story is inspirational, don’t short change yourself. You’ve accomplished so much since the moment you decided once and for all to kick addiction, get into recovery and live a sober lifestyle. That train called Momentum took off like a rocket so, Ride That Wave!

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 Maybe this is podcasting career suicide. Maybe it’s not. If you have never heard an episode of My Sober Addiction before then maybe check out a few other episodes before this one. This one is very impromptu, unplanned, not prepared for and completely unedited. I had just reread 4 chapters in my upcoming memoir of my time in active addiction and it really took a heavy toll on me so i recorded this on the fly. This is something I’ve never done before.

 In this “episode” of My Sober Addiction…well, it isn’t really an episode but more  just me pouring out my feelings after going through and rereading 4 chapters of the upcoming memoir of my time in active addiction. I put those chapters into an AI editor for some feedback and then had to read the chapters. WOW! All those memories came crashing down on me and I just had to vent. So, I grabbed the microphone and…well, this happened. I decided to not edit it at all, I didn’t even add the intro or outro. I hope this isn’t your first experience with My Sober Addiction but if it is, please check out some other episodes before passing judgement. 

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, I ask the question,  “Was it worth it?” Was your addiction and all you went through and all you put your loved ones through worth it in the end? Meaning, now that you’re living sober and an inspiration for others still in active addiction to get sober. Or, now that your children can look to your example of the level of adversity (that addiction entails) that we can overcome once we decide once and for all that we are going to break free from addiction and live a sober lifestyle. With that in mind, was it worth it? What about the mother of your friend who was not so fortunate and fell into relapse right after rehab and had a fatal overdose? How can you face her?

 We get into this topic in this short but packed episode of My Sober Addiction. Please rate and review this podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Also, subscribe to the YouTube channel and follow me on X, both as Matt Stevens MSA.  Lastly, don’t forget to visit the new website at MySoberAddiction.com 

 There will be a midweek bonus episode coming up that is very raw, unedited and from the heart after I got a gut punch from some very vivid memories from my time in active addiction. It’s definitely a break from the norm and you probably don’t want to miss it.

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction we are talking about ways to keep your sobriety in the forefront of your life. Besides addiction and recovery, addicts have one thing in common for sure and that is our tenacity, the way we obsess over things. It’s almost fanatical really. We don't know moderation, its as I’ve said in the past, we go either 1,000 mph or zero, no in between. Is that a personality trait? I think it is. Is it a bad thing? That depends.

 Now that you are in recovery and living a sober lifestyle you can’t allow complacency to creep in. You have to find healthy outlets to focus that obsession on. I know, it is not politically correct to use words like “obsession” but whatever. In your new life living sober you can find other things to direct that addictive tendency toward. The amazing thing about that is, if you go after something that is positive as hard as you went after chasing dope then there is no telling how far you can go. Just begin. That’s all! Begin.

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction we are once again talking about auto-pilot and how, if left unchecked, it can be a recovery killer. The good news is that we DO have ways to switch that off, be more mindful and keep recovery and sober living in the forefront of our minds. Active addiction was the ultimate in mindless auto-pilot living and the addictive side of our brains would love nothing more than for us to fall back into that, let our recovery slip out of sight and allow addiction to regain its hold on us. Meditation and awareness alarms are still my most recommended tools for staying mindful about your recovery and sober living. There are also many other ways to keep yourself accountable and protect all your hard work in your recovery. There are other addicts still suffering who need to see that there is hope in recovery and that our best days, through sober living, are ahead of us. You can live an amazing, inspired life and be a shining example for others still struggling in active addiction.

 There is hope. We do recover. And you, dear loved one, are living proof of it.

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 In this, the 50th episode of My Sober Addiction, we talk about being mindful and staying aware of our state of mind. When we were in active addiction, we stayed in a constant state of auto-pilot and every day was exactly the same as before. In recovery, it is no different, we have to stay on guard and protect our sobriety. We can’t allow ourselves to fall into old habits and risk relapse. Think back on some of the worst times when you were in active addiction and let that help motivate you to stay sober. While that shouldn’t always be our motivation for recovery,  sometimes a slice of humble pie goes a long way.  Much love and respect!

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***Relapse Trigger Warning*** I do go into graphic detail about intravenous drug use in this episode. I have faith that you can handle it but may need a little heads up. If you feel that your recovery is fragile then maybe this episode is not for you. If that is the case, just know that I do love you and I’ll talk with you in episode 50.

 In this episode of My Sober Addiction we get into another pitfall of addiction recovery and sober living, and that is Complacency. Ultimately, though, practicing sincere gratitude daily cures just about anything you may be dealing with. According to Alcoholfree.com, I’ve gained a bit of a reputation for not being afraid to talk about some subjects rather graphically and this episode may be one of those. We talk about “that moment” that every addict says is their favorite during the whole process (the ritual) of feeding the monster known as Addiction. For those with a gambling addiction it may be finding that perfect bet, and for heroin addicts it is that moment before the drugs hit their system and they know its “go time.” Whatever the case, please be advised that I do go there and it’s possible it could trigger a relapse.  I just wanted to let you know what to expect. Much love and respect!

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we are getting into what not to do when you finally get sober. Recovery can be tricky and if we aren’t careful we can allow our addictive traits seep in and we then direct our addiction toward all that. Then “Recovery Burnout” sets in and the chances of relapse increase. The best plan of action is to always be aware of your mindset and not get too overly involved in the recovery community. Of course always go to meetings and events but just do it all in moderation so that burn out doesn’t set in.

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we expand on what is going in our “tool bags” for manifesting a happy and successful life that we truly want to experience. To manifest the life you truly want now that you are out of active addiction and now living sober you have to get very good at being thankful, of course, but you also have to sharpen your discernment and intuition skills. Intuition will assist you in so many ways but as it relates to addiction and sober living it can (and most likely does) keep you out of situations where temptation to relapse may be too great. That’s just one example. Discernment is another skill that is invaluable to you when moving forward in life new to sobriety. It helps you to separate fact from fiction and stay true to yourself and maintain your sobriety.

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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we are continuing the theme of the previous two episodes where we reflected back on our time in active addiction and how different our lives are now that we are living sober but going a bit further.  We are looking into how gratitude is your #1 Tool for life. It’s more than just being grateful for sobriety, it’s al that living sober has done for us. We need to develop a gratitude practice so that we can continue to take stock of all the ways our Higher Power has blessed us and to express gratitude for all of it. After all, we don't like it after we do nice things for people and they don't even so much as say thank you, do we? In fact, a lot of times it causes us to be a bit resentful, right? “They could’ve at least said, ‘thank you!’”
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 On this episodes of My Sober Addiction, I was inspired by the recent snowstorm to reflect back on my time in active addiction and remember how, even during a blizzard or an ice storm, I had to stay on the hustle to make sure I had dope for the next day. And then the next, etc. the madness doesn’t end. It doesn’t matter if there is a holiday going on or if the weather has turned treacherous and travel is nearly impossible, that monster, Addiction, must still be fed. So, isn’t it nice that we don't have to live that way any more? Isn’t it nice that we can stay home and be snowed in? I tell a few stories about some of the things that we all had to go through just to get to our drug and feed our addiction. Some things no sober person would ever do! 
 If you have any particular stories in mind of some of the crazy things you had to do when you were in active addiction then please send those stories to me via the chat feature at the top of this description. Now that we are sober and living much happier and healthier lives, we can look back on some of those times and maybe laugh a bit but also realize how so appreciative we are for sobriety. 
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 in this episode of My Sober Addiction, we take a tiny peek into Hermeticism and how the Principles of Polarity and Rhythm apply to our lives, particularly to addiction and sobriety. Even when we are living sober, addiction always seems to still pop in and say hello from time to time through temptation to relapse. The opposite was true, also. When we were in active addiction, sobriety always seemed to want to say hello occasionally, too, when we really felt that burning desire to get sober. The pendulum does swing back and forth from addiction to sobriety, and it will do so regardless of which end of it we are on. What’s dangerous is when we are not aware of this fact and we then ride along with it.
 In the Kybalion, it teaches the Law of Neutralization.  This is when we become aware of the fact that the two polar opposites do flow back and forth in a rhythm, addiction and sobriety. Once we are aware of this, though, we can rise above it and not go back and forth with it. We can simply acknowledge that it is there, that sometimes we are more tempted than other times, and let it go. We do not have to ride that roller coaster any longer. It’s still there, yes, but now we, from above it all, can simply observe it and not participate in it.
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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we are continuing with getting back to talking about addiction and recovery. The YouTube channel is where the metaphysical stuff will be from now on. Here, we are returning to talking about addiction, recovery, relapse prevention and moving on into our lives sober, happy and healthy, wealthy and free.
 During the holiday season (November and December) it is an excellent time for us to reflect back on our time in active addition and realize how far we’ve come. It really puts things into perspective. Remembering how life was back then when we couldn’t afford to buy gifts, or travel out of town to visit family, or anything that pulled us away from the 24/7 hustle that supplied our dope habits. Isn’t it nice that we do not have to live that way any more? Isn’t it nice that we can buy gifts and go out of town and spend time with family and just everything that goes with the holiday season that we weren’t able to do when we were still in active addiction? Recovery sounds even better when you look at it that way! Go on a little walk down Memory Lane with me in this episode and let’s be so very grateful for sobriety and all that it has done for us. Much love and respect!
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 Surprise! Ol’ Matty is back to focusing on addiction in the audio podcast. The YouTube channel has freed me up so that all my interests in metaphysical topics can be discussed there. This makes it so that My Sober Addiction can return to being primarily about addiction, sobriety and sober living. Don’t get it twisted, though, I’m still who I am and I will still go off the deep end into the metaphysical woo woo stuff about the Nature of Reality, Consciousness, Spirituality and Reality Creation and all that.
 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we explore the possibility of parallel/ alternate realities and how things could have or would have been if you had gotten sober sooner, or maybe if you had never used drugs in the first place. If you could “quantum jump” into a different version of yourself and had never fallen into the throes of addiction, would you? The easy answer is yes but then what would that mean exactly?
 Quote by Deepak Chopra, “For every choice we make, there is another possible choice that leads to a different version of ourselves.”

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 On this episode of My Sober Addiction, we discuss finding purpose and meaning after you’ve gotten sober. In the Sober Living community, there are many who find spirituality and/or religion in very big ways. As addicts are known to do, they throw themselves into it fully, further proving that we don’t know how to do anything in moderation. Addiction is a mental disease and we continue to prove this fact even in sobriety. A lot of addicts new to sobriety find themselves aligning with the more alternative spiritual philosophies and go down that road, which is perfectly fine. However, in the esoteric new age community we hear a lot of people say they are “star seeds” or “wanderers” which basically means they’re originally not from Earth and have incarnated here for some purpose. Then, you hear those who will say they hate life here and feel homesick or a longing to return home, but then they’re confused because they can’t even tell you where that even is with any certainty. I am not judging. In fact, I’ll go with you and say that there are distinct possibilities that you have lived other lifetimes on other worlds, but that doesn’t mean that’s where you’re from. Ultimately you are from the Source (the Creator) and will return there at some point, once you’ve done whatever it is that you came here to do. So, relax, everything is fine. Yes, life in this Construct can be very difficult but remember that you didn’t come here for no good reason, so find your purpose and get to it. I would venture to guess that your time in active addiction did have something to do with all this. 
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 Kitty joins me in this 40th episode of My Sober Addiction where we talk about empathy and what it means to be an empath.  More specifically, a conscious empath. The types of people who are drawn to empaths can range from people who simply need to vent to people who are sympathy seeking life energy sucking vampires. Also, we introduce Kitty’s new YouTube channel, Real Life SOS, which you need to check out! There she talks real life advice about topics which are as simple as they are profound such as “be nice!” or “call your mom!” As ridiculously simple as those messages may be, you may be shocked to know how many people need to hear them. Of course, she delivers these messages in a way that only Kitty can…so there’s that.
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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we revisit the topic of roadblocks and how they are very positive signs in your life. If you’ve kicked addiction and gotten sober and now moving on with your life, you may be seeing some roadblocks and/or curveballs coming your way but let that encourage you instead of the opposite. Why? Because it’s a very, very good sign that you’re on the right path. We know that we are spiritual beings and don’t have to skirt around issues dealing with that, so I don’t pretend that there is no adversarial force in the world that would like nothing more than to keep people down. Sadly, it gets it’s way with people more often than not, but not with you, dear loved one! You have overcame so much already by kicking addiction and living a sober life against the odds that you are now wired to handle diversity. It seems that when we are on the wrong path things just kind of flow, or continue as business as usual. However, when we are moving in the direction of the goals we choose to manifest something seems to try to get us off track. See this as a good sign that you’re on the verge of something big and lean into your efforts even more and push through. 
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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we are looking into exactly what does the term “spiritual awakening” actually mean? Do we ever become fully awakened spiritually? And what abuse, neglect and/or trauma caused us to seek some sort of refuge, and then find it in addiction in the first place? At first, the drugs seemed to be the perfect answer to everything that ever bothered us, but then very quickly they became a new kind of hell all their own. We then found ourselves searching for answers and sobriety, religion briefly seemed the perfect cure for our addictions. Then even that let us down, but not before showing us that there is something bigger than we are, something even bigger than our addictions.Hello, Spirituality! We discovered that we do have a Higher Power and that all this abuse and trauma and addiction and all the struggling with getting sober, and probably several relapses and overdoses was all preparing us for something. It was preparing us to search outside ourselves for answers but really, the answers are all inside us and have been all along. Let’s dig a little deeper and figure out what really makes us tick and what led us to this particular spiritual path, the path of spiritual awakening…ad still, what exactly IS “awakening” anyway? What’s it got to do with drugs, addiction, sobriety, religion or anything? Let’s see if we can figure it out together.
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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we are talking about some hard truths about our attitudes towards money and success. A lot of people have fallen into the trap of believing that success is very hard to achieve or that anyone who has had success and accumulated wealth did it by some nefarious means. Whether that’s true or not is completely irrelevant.  It doesn’t matter if the system is rigged and some bad people have made out like bandits or not, that has nothing to do with us!
 Addicts in recovery, as I always say, are in a particularly unique position in that we have an incredible amount of momentum going for us just by getting sober in the first place. We are in a position when we begin sober living to do something amazing with ourselves, and to then be examples of what addicts in recovery can accomplish. We just can not allow ourselves to fall into those traps of thinking that it can’t be done or that the deck is stacked against us. Those views instill resentment towards successful people and wealth which will almost guarantee that you will not succeed. How could you if you resent success and wealth? Or, if you see it as completely out of reach? I love you enough to tell you the hard truth about yourself and help to pull you up out of that muck.
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 “You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the entire ocean in a drop.” - Rumi
 Simple and profound, Im afraid that far too often quotes like this are pushed to the “bargain bin” aka used in memes on social media but rarely really pondered. The Kybalion teaches us that “All are in the ALL,” but also that “The ALL is in All.” In this episode of My Sober Addiction we are looking into what is our purpose and what was the reason for our battle with addiction. There are lots of questions addicts in recovery typically ask, especially when they’re new to sobriety. Was there even a reason for it? Are we supposed to have brought back with us some sort of experience that we can use while moving forward in our sober lives? Why are some people more prone to addiction and others aren’t at all? There must be a reason. Well, there is, and it’s totally related to our experience in this lifetime and what we can learn from it.
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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction we sort of get back to the business of talking about addiction and recovery and sober living and all that. Sort of. I’m making the point that we are not going backwards and we aren’t going to sit still, either. We are moving forward into our lives of sobriety, away from active addiction and even from recovery. What do I mean by that? I view recovery as the first few steps toward sobriety but that ultimately sober life is the goal. Put a bow on that, it’s done! Next, we figure out what we are going to do with the rest of our lives…now that we actually HAVE lives. Let’s face it, addiction is not “living,” it’s existing at best.
 Now that we are sober (and just by virtue of that) we have an incredible amount of momentum propelling us forward. So, what’s next? Whatever it is, dream big, because with all this momentum created already we are going up, and at breakneck speeds, too. We need to utilize this opportunity we have. All that’s left is to begin being whatever it is that we choose to be. We hear all the time to “act as if,” or to “be as if,” and these statements could not be more accurate, the trick is actually doing it. Most people talk a good game but rarely do they ever really follow their own advice. That’s where we come in, we lead by our own examples, we will be the “Shining Examples” of what someone can do once they decide to simply DO it.
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 Since beginning the My Sober Addiction podcast I know I haven’t always been consistent. For that, I am offering an apology, and publishing this short podcast. I do have what I believe to be one of my best episodes yet recorded but still need to edit it. It has been a wild week and since recording this short episode it got even crazier. I am typing this in the surgery waiting room at the University of Kentucky Hospital. A family emergency. I’m sure I’ll be ranting about it in an upcoming episode and/or YouTube video.
 Anyway, I wanted to also remind you of the enormous amount of momentum you generated just by getting sober in the first place. From coming out of active addiction and into recovery is a huge step in the right direction, whatever that is for you. That’s what I mean when i say to “ride that wave!” Let the momentum of getting sober catapult you into the next phase of life.
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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, I go a little further into the Kybalion. We begin to explore the possibility of none of this being real. As interesting of a subject as this may be, it can lead to a nihilistic attitude. I certainly am not trying to trigger anyone to relapse back into active addiction but to demonstrate how this realization can be very freeing. We’ve already broken free of addiction and now living sober lives, now we can break free from this physicality and break through to a truly spiritual life full of manifestation and mysticism and what seems at times like magic. We continue raising our vibration from when it was at all time lows of active addiction to much higher in sobriety and now onward still to amazing and inspiring lives.
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 In the last episode I was talking about how so many addicts, whether in active addiction or living sober in recovery, always seem to look outside themselves for an inspiring story. They never seem to realize their own story is as amazing as the ones giving leads at your local AA or NA meeting. I am not at all suggesting we shouldn’t listen to those people but we also shouldn’t sell ourselves short either.

 In this episode, I go totally off the cuff with no outline. I am more than anything just reacting to a video I saw on YouTube Shorts and how what people in the comments were trash talking our life here and now in this present reality that we are in. Even addicts in recovery realize that we are here to gain experiences, to learn and grow. With as short as our lifespans are (on the cosmic scale anyway) we go through so much in such a short amount of time. The extremes in everything from environment to emotions can be hard to believe at times. It is not unlike the extremes in polarity between being in active addiction and sobriety. Whatever the case, we need to focus more on gaining experiences in this lifetime because what we take with us when we leave here will be knowledge and relationships gained, everything else will stay right here.

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 So often we, addicts, find ourselves looking outside of ourselves for inspiration to stay sober. Your story of sobriety is an amazing story of beating addiction and moving  forward, so please don’t sell yourself short. In this episode, I talk about how we have got to stop wanting an amazing life and simply begin to BE what it is that we choose to be. Getting sober gave us an opportunity to reinvent ourselves and be the person that we choose to be. It allows us to not only shed that junkie mentality but to also adopt a new persona altogether. When coming up out of rock bottom at warp speed we are in a very unique position ini that we have an incredible amount of momentum in our lives already. Meaning, just by virtue of beating addiction and getting sober, we have generated upward momentum that we can then continue to ride and improve our lives at a rate of speed that is to be envied. Take advantage of this opportunity that sobriety has given you and continue to “Ride The Wave!”
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 After my last relapse in 2017, I was finally serious about sobriety and saw it as a way of life rather than just quitting heroin. Around that time, my dad told me that “people don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan.” I do not know where he got this old saying from but it is a good one. Moving forward in a life of sobriety can be scary, it’s not unlike death and rebirth. It can also be a very exciting time because it is an opportunity to reinvent ourselves. I hate to sound cliché but the possibilities are endless, seriously. (More on that in an upcoming episode) I talk a lot about the immense amount of upward momentum that is generated in addicts’ lives just by getting sober. The very act of doing something as big and dramatic as kicking active drug addiction is nothing to scoff at, it’s a total life reset. Sober living is, in and of itself, a whole lifestyle that most people can hang their hats on and be proud of. That’s a beautiful thing indeed but there is always potential for more, much more. When we are doing something new in our lives we usually start out small and gradually build momentum, and once that momentum reaches a certain point then what we are doing becomes a juggernaut that is steamrolling our goals and steadily picking up more steam. Getting that going is the hard part. That’s why our blast out of the rock bottom of active addiction into our lives of sobriety is a very unique opportunity, the momentum is already there. Also, when you’re coming out of “rock bottom” there is nowhere to go but up, right? I encourage people to take this as a chance to do something big with their lives, “Ride the wave!” We are here in this life, this realm, this existence for something! We didn’t go through the hell of addiction for nothing, and we certainly didn’t come out on the other side all clean and sober for nothing, either. So, what are we going to do? All we have to do is decide what it is and then begin moving in that direction, our Higher Power will kick in and take care of the rest.

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 When we realized we had had enough of life in active addiction and wanted to get sober once and for all we were told to admit that we are powerless over addiction and needed help. I will take it a step further and say that we aren’t necessarily “powerless” as much as we were just never wired that way, we were never meant to do all the work ourselves, our job is to design this new life free from addiction and then press the start button. What I mean is that we are the architects, our job is to design reality, not to actually build it. So, our part in beating addiction and getting sober is to create a blueprint for what sober living would look like and then take a step in that direction. At that point, our Higher Power steps in and puts into motion the actual “building” of this new life we have created in our imaginations. How things work is none of our concern, architects don’t know (or care) how the machinery that is used to build what they have designed works, they just know that it does.
 Addiction taught us this principle very well, that we are not able to do these things by ourselves, we can not by our own sheer willpower get sober. It also taught us that our desire to get sober and designing a life of sobriety in our imaginations and then taking just a few steps in that direction is all it took for something else to take over and make it all come together for us. What is that “something else,” Matty? Well, call it whatever you want, the universe, God, your Higher Self, etc. So, once we’ve learned this and are now living proof of it, why stop now? We’ve learned how we co-create our reality and how we can make it whatever we want it to be just by virtue of our imagination and a step or two to demonstrate our trust in the process, our Higher Power. Why not apply this principle to our lives over and over again? Why not be examples to others still suffering in active addiction and (oh, by the way) also create for ourselves the sober lives we truly want to live?

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 Continuing our talk about toxic positivity, we go a bit deeper into the subject. We do have traumas and other negative things from our past that can hang around our necks dragging us down not unlike how it was when we were in active addiction. I say “not unlike” because its not the same thing as active addiction but we do need to recover from things in our past so that we can move forward in recovery with as few relapse triggers as possible. I know, any addict who wants to relapse is going to find an excuse to do so, but I’m referring to those traumas that we may have long ago attached meaning, and subsequently drug use, to in the first place, back when all this started. 
 As I always say, getting sober and moving forward in your life of recovery (or sober living, if you’d rather) is a huge boost in momentum for your life, so “Ride that wave!” Life after addiction doesn’t have to be scary, we don’t have to live like we are constantly being bombarded with temptations and triggers to relapse. Instead, let’s look at this as an opportunity to completely clean out our “closets” and transmute our addictions and anything from our past into something positive. There’s a very good chance there’s an addict out there still suffering in active addiction who needs to hear your recovery  story, who needs to see your example. Transmutation…that’s ol’ Matty’s new favorite word!
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  Our time in Active Addiction was most likely the most negative time in our lives. What we have learned from this is that we can’t always turn a blind wye to our problems. Yes, I am a firm believer in “Where attention goes energy flows,” but that doesn’t mean to completely ignore past traumas or bad things that have happened in our lives. A lot of times we need to forgive ourselves so that we can truly get over it and move on. Transmutation is when we take something and turn it into something else. In the case of addiction, we get sober, forgive ourselves, and then transmute the addiction into something good. We can be examples to  others who haven’t yet gotten sober and are feeling hopelessly lost in addiction.  Sobriety is possible and we are living proof of it. We are living proof that you can take the  worst thing that ever happened to you and turn it into something good, and then be inspirations to others.

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 After a bout with Shingles, I am in recovery and back on track! In the interest of preserving my sobriety, I steered clear of the pain meds and was reminded how important it is that we, addicts in recovery, stay healthy so that we aren’t faced with the possibility of needing pain medicine in the first place. Just sayin!  Shingles is one of the most painful and miserable things I’ve ever had to go through…and I’ve detoxed off of heroin in jail, so…yeah…
 As stated in a recent Substack post, my beliefs are starting to congeal and while I’m sure i will still research other philosophies and ways of thinking, I find myself leaning toward Hermeticism and Gnosticism. These are not religions, they are philosophies and ways of viewing reality. I do believe that we are in some sort of simulation be it spiritual or otherwise. I have found myself thinking that this whole thing is layers upon layers deep, so maybe it’s some spiritual and some technological mixed in deeper down the spiral. Anyway, this episode begins my unraveling of all that.
 Also, recent deaths in the family have caused me to do a lot of reflecting on relationships. Particularly, those relationships that our active addiction all but destroyed. Now that we are in recovery and living sober, we can now go and repair and restore those relationships. We may have to give our loved ones time to come around, though. Remember, for years they watched us go down the spiral of addiction. All the lies and everything else we did to lose trust don’t just go away because we went to rehab and got sober. Let’s do everything we can to show that we are dead serious about our recovery and so very sorry for the damage we caused while in active addiction and, now that we are sober once and for all, we are focused on getting our lives back on track and repairing relationships. We have to do it before it is too late.
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 It seems like every time I get on here saying I need to get more consistent with my uploads something always happens. It’s not unlike back during active addiction, something would always come up giving you a reason to put off getting sober until tomorrow. The difference is, though, during active addiction, an excuse to keep using drugs  was always welcomed. This time, the lovely Kitty’ s mother passed away and we’ve been dealing with that. I have lost my stepmom and that has been extremely difficult but this is the only parent Kitty has really ever known so. It has been different this time. She’s getting there, all your thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated. Also, I am currently getting over having Shingles. This came as a huge surprise since I was always under the impression that I’ve never even had chickenpox…well, apparently I have…so there’s that. Shingles is one of the most physically painful things I’ve ever endured, and I even got it in my eye and the possibility of going blind was very real. I couldn’t even look at a computer screen for a couple weeks, so getting this podcast edited and published has not been possible until now. I really appreciate your understanding and support. All these things all happening at once tells me that we are on the verge of something good and the adversary is trying to hit the brakes on us. All we can do is keep pushing trough it.
 In this, the 25th episode of My Sober Addiction, I mostly go  into some clarifications and expand on some things that were brought up in episode 24. Our purpose here and what we are here to learn aren’t always the same thing but can (and often do) intersect. For example, I feel that we are here to learn to be creators, just like The Creator is. In my case, learning that also crosses over into addiction recovery and how I have came to understand that active addiction taught me the dark side of Manifestation. We are always taught that the Law of Attraction is this love and light and rainbows and unicorns and everything we ever wanted type thing, rarely are we taught that we are always manifesting, be it good or bad. I have learned that while Law of Attraction is almost everything we need to know to create amazing lives, it isn’t everything.  We must also get into action, give the Universe a means to bring us the end we desire. Intention, emotion, vibration and action is what I have found to be the Secret. The part that is usually left out is the part about action. We have to DO something!
 My Sober Addiction has grown quite a lot despite my inconsistency and I am so grateful for your support and understanding. I am writing a lot, and have every intention of continuing this work so I am pushing through all the adversity with the knowing that it is a sign that I am doing the right thing and on the verge of something big. Please consider giving me a rating and review wherever you get your podcasts as well as a subscribe. Also, a subscribe on Substack (Matt Stevens) and on YouTube (MattStevensMSA) would be so appreciated. I haven’t done anything on YouTube yet but have recently been shown how it would definitely be good for me to do, so please give me a subscribe there, too, so that I can begin doing live streams there.
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 The Kolbrin bible is very interesting for sure and I have to give credit, once again, to Jason Breshears of Archaix.com for introducing me to it. In doing that, he has also inspired another episode of My Sober Addiction.
 In this episode, we talk about how life in this reality is all about learning some very important lessons. Active Addiction taught us the ugly side of manifestation, it taught us that we create our own reality, for better or worse. In the grand scheme of things, addiction was just a bump in the road, as long as we learned from it. What did we learn? Well, two things really. One, life in addiction is our own doing, everything we went through was self-imposed. The good news  is that for every Yin there is a Yang. We learned to manifest our lives, we learned to be creators.  The problem is that the live we created for ourselves was hell on earth but if we can manifest This then we can also manifest That. The second thing we need to learn is that we are the architects of our lives, not the builders. We set the plans, we design what we want our life in sobriety to be like and then hand it over to the Chief Creator and then truly trust that it will be done. We only need to focus on the What, not the How. When we stop trying to dictate how we will move on into sobriety and create amazing lives and instead just focus on what we want life after addiction to be like and let it go and trust our Higher Power to get it done. When we do this,  we will be amazed and how good life will get and how fast.
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 In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we discuss the importance of breaking patterns in your life to create change. It goes a lot deeper, though, the ultimate goal is to throw Reality some curve balls. During active addiction, we became slaves to rituals, it wasn’t enough to use drugs, we had to make entire rituals out of it. While we are now living sober, we still do some things religiously,  the same way every time. From the routes we drive to work to our routines at home and what we do in our free time, we follow set, predictable patterns. We have to learn to break out of those patterns and enhance our Reality Creation.
 Also, I’m reading a few of my posts from my Substack page that are relevant to the topic.
 I am keeping this description short and sweet and I’ll see you on the inside.
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 Are we there yet? One of the first episodes of My Sober Addiction was titled “From That to This at 1,000mph” which could imply that sobriety is itself a destination. It certainly could mean that but there is no destination. Every experience is another stop on a trip to…well, we don’t know, do we? We have come to the conclusion that it is never about the destination but the journey, and while that sounds like a corny slogan or a bumper sticker, it’s so very true. I say we are spiritual nomads exploring creation but as fast as we can explore we keep creating. We come from the Source, most people refer to this as God, the Creator, the Universe, the Oversoul, etc. Drug addiction was certainly an experience, and it led us down paths we wouldn’t have otherwise went down. Most addicts in recovery very soon after getting sober ask the question, “Ok, so now what?” and also go on a sort of spiritual quest for answers. Answers to questions that could have arose from (like in my case) some profound experience while essentially  flatlined during an overdose. The more I explore spirituality the more I realize this existence is not what we have been taught. Not even close. I realize I have some rather extreme views on this subject and that I am teetering dangerously close to being a full fledged Simulation Theory guy. I’m ok with that, and I’m not sorry for it. Ultimately, I’m curious, I want to know the secrets of existence, consciousness, and why we are here. I want to create an amazing life and am relentlessly searching for ways to make that happen. Also, I want to share what I’ve learned with whoever wants to hear it and ideally I’d love for others to join me and share what they’ve learned.
 Addiction taught us that life is very short, and it is beautiful. What I said earlier about us being “spiritual nomads” was pretty good…hey, even ol’ Matty can occasionally come up with a good one. Anyway, I’m inviting you to go on a journey with me. Let’s go explore Creation, and create more and more of it. Our time here is short and I believe that whatever we are moving on to after this will be determined by how well we have mastered this. I believe we are here to learn how to create like the Creator does. Every religious philosophy tells us that we can do this, “All these things that I do you can also do, and more”…something like that…as the saying goes, “Iron sharpens iron,” we can make each other better, master this reality and move on to whatever comes next, I bet its pretty awesome. 
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 I know I have entire episodes where I don’t even mention addiction, sobriety, recovery, sober living, or any of that. I’m not really sorry for that because well, we do, in fact, recover and then move on into our lives as sober individuals. So, what happens next? Well, that’s where this podcast comes in, assuming you are thriving in your sobriety. A lot of us had brushes with death…if we didn’t just straight up look it in the eye! Most of us have had at least one overdose, and some were life changing, even if not immediately. I feel like I at least got to take a peek into the other side and what I witnessed still wasn’t enough to cause me to kick addiction and get sober right way, but it was enough to make me start asking questions about spirituality. When I did finally decide that enough is enough and to get sober, or at least to give sobriety an honest effort, I realized that I am now what they call a “seeker,” someone who is looking for the answers to life’s biggest questions. 
 Sober living is just the beginning. Getting clean and finally clear minded causes you to actually think (maybe too well) and thinking without the fog addiction to heroin or fentanyl or whatever drug is rather eye opening. You realize how cloudy your whole brain and thought process really was. It’s kind of scary looking back on it now. Sure, the drugs definitely cloud your brain but the one track mind of active addiction of “get more drugs” at any cost and nothing else matters is…well, its really a F’d up way to be. Once you’ve freed yourself from that, you see just how insane active addiction is.
  So, now we are spending the rest of our lives as shining examples to those still suffering in active addiction and creating amazing lives and doing amazing things in service to others. So, if I don’t exactly apologize for spending entire episodes without even mentioning addiction, sobriety, recovery, sober living, etc. now you know why. We are moving on from addiction, we are moving into reality creation. Yes, the Laws of Attraction (not my favorite but whatever) and of Assumption (still not my favorite but closer to my truth) and Vibration (now we are getting there),  Reality Creation, etc.  BE AS IF… That’s all! I guess it doesn’t come as a surprise at this point what I’m NOT talking about in this episode. Just humor ya man one time, would ya? Thanks. I’ll do a “crazy addiction stories” episode next…or maybe the one after that since the next one is already outlined. aaaahahaha
 Much love and respect, Matt

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 During active addiction, most of us were in a series of codependent relationships, it seems it’s just part of being an addict. Both parties rely on the other to cover a shortcomings, usually its to do with the addiction itself. Either, they have money or are well connected or whatever. These relationships revolve around what they can do for each other rather than companionship.  However, once we get help and recover and are transitioned into living sober, a lot of us long for a relationship, not just any relationship but a healthy one. Most of us addicts in recovery don’t know what that even IS! So, we’ve got to be extra careful not to fall into those old traps. We’ve got to get ourselves to the point where we do not NEED someone for anything, we simply enjoy their company and companionship. I am so thankful that I have finally found this with (as most listeners of this podcast already know) Kitty. She’s amazing, she makes me so happy to be alive and inspires me to strive to be a better person. She doesn’t need me for anything, she’s perfectly independent all by herself, so I know, with total confidence, that she loves me and is with me because she wants to be.  It took me getting to a place where I am also independent, stable mentally, spiritually and even financially which, by the way, means that I am free from active addiction, to even qualify for a healthy relationship with a “normie.”
 In this episode, Kitty joins me as my first ever guest (although it definitely felt more like a cohost) to mark this, the 20th episode of My Sober Addiction, and to talk with us about relationships. We don’t just talk about our own relationship, she explains things from the perspective of the “affected,”  those that love us and often enabled us during our addiction until they realize they simply just can’t do it any more,  when they realize that their “help” is only helping us to kill ourselves. It is a very candid and natural conversation and I can’t wait to have her back on for more of them.
 I can’t wait for you to hear this episode. As always, much love and respect to you all!

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 I’m baaaaack….finally. In this, my 2nd come back episode, I am continuing our thoughts about “life after addiction” because, after all, we do have to move on from addiction and even get past recovering and begin moving on into living sober. By getting past active addiction, we have overcame an amazing obstacle, which is awesome, but at some point we’ve got to move on into what comes next. What a lot of us are left with, though, are the questions about spirituality. Particularly those of us who had really bad overdoses and came back from it with memories of “while we were out.” Most of us are afraid of ridicule so we don’t talk about it, well I do. You’re welcome. It causes a lot of us to question a lot about spirituality and what we’ve been trained to believe vs what we actually experienced. It created in me an unbreakable faith in a Creator, but forever shattered the paradigms of organized religion. So now what, Matt? Well, dear recovering addict, now we strip it all down to raw spirituality, just us and the Big Guy,  the Creator, the Universe, the Oversoul, etc. and figure out what we are left with. Once we strip out all the lies and programming, then what we are left with must be what’s true, like it or not. We figure out what resonates with us (more on resonance, frequency and vibration soon) and go with it.
 Yes, once we get past active addiction, and then past recovery and begin living sober, we have to really figure out what we are going to do with the rest of our lives.  We may as well get real, or more accurately, keep being real,  and face spirituality head on the same way we did addiction. Life is about the journey, not the destination, so lets go!

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We have all heard of people becoming institutionalized. They get to the point where they don’t know how to live outside of some kind of facility, usually it’s jail and/or prison, or rehab. It’s sad but it really does happen. Being on addictive drugs is very similar. We’ve all heard people say they use drugs every day but they don’t even get high any more, I used to say that all the time, and I wholeheartedly believed it. I have since realized  that I must’ve been high. Addicts get to the point where being high is their normal, they don’t know what being sober even feels like, unless we call detoxing and being in withdrawal “normal.” Breaking people, particularly addicts who are new to sobriety out of those mindsets has got to become more of a priority.
 In this episode, I discuss being institutionalized and the druggy mindset, just kind of laying the foundation for future episodes that we can dive into this topic further. Oh, I also teach you how to make “squeeze cheese,” what drinking Foxy is and how I managed to get better food in jail…but you’re going to have to listen if you want to know about those things. Haha not sorry.
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  This podcast is, primarily, based on addiction and recovery, and very much about relapse prevention. Those of us in recovery have a very distinct opportunity to rise from the ashes and build amazing lives for ourselves. I have even said that not only should we do it but we kind of, as survivors, have an obligation to so we can show the way for those still suffering in active addiction. We have to light the way for them.
 With that said,  In this episode I go into exactly why I have recently gone off into all the Quantum Physics and I guess even into Theoretical Physics. It’s no secret that I am very much a student of the Laws of Attraction and Assumption and believe wholeheartedly that we can use these laws to create amazing lives for ourselves. I accept the fact that a lot of people need to see some kind of physical proof of how these laws work in order for them to believe in them. So, hello Quantum Physics! Understanding the Double Slit Experiment and Quantum Entanglement helps us to understand that manifestation, reality creation, aren’t magic. In fact, they can be explained and demonstrated with physics, which helps us build belief in the process.
 By coming out of active addiction, recovering, and staying sober haven’t we already accomplished amazing things? If that isn’t proof enough that we are masters at manifestation and reality creation then fine, here’s more. 
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 Believe it or not, we can learn a lot about spirituality not only from addiction and recovery, but also from science, particularly quantum physics. It demonstrates to us that reality is malleable, we can bend it and shape it. Thoughts are energy and, at its core, so is matter. We are actually hard pressed to find any real physical matter anywhere..maybe that’s why less than 5% of the universe is made up of what we can see.
 I was never into science or math, I was always strictly into the arts, and obviously eventually drugs. Not the recreational ones, either, I wanted the bad ones, mainly heroin.  So, yes, I was,  to say the least, very surprised to find that I had a sudden fascination with quantum and theoretical physics, as well as astronomy  and…what?…geometry..sacred geometry..what exactly IS that anyway? All this came about not long after I suffered a very bad heroin overdose (or maybe it was fentanyl) and was told that not only was I lucky to be alive, but that the paramedics had actually given me up for dead…so anyway, here we are, trying to figure out how to bend and shape our reality. Oh, and God is speaking to us from 1993 through some dude named Walsch.
*book referenced: Conversations With God: an uncommon dialogue Book 1 by Neale Donald Walsch

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 At some point, we have to move past addiction. I don’t mean to forget where we came from, “those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” However, there does come a time when we realize that we did win our battle with addiction and need to move on. As always, I say that we do not owe anyone anything, but it would be good to go and create amazing lives for ourselves in honor of those who lost their fight and didn’t make it. Also, so that we can be examples for those who are still struggling with addiction, and, equally importantly, for ourselves.
 In this episode, I touch on the history of manipulating energy and creating reality, how the Rosicrucians and the Free Masons have been teaching and passing down manifestation practices for centuries. Whether it’s the Law of Attraction or Law of Assumption or something else, what we know is that there is definitely something to it. Can we learn how to do these things, too? According to the book I’m currently reading and referenced in the episode, not only can we but we do! Either consciously or unconsciously, we are manifesting and correlating our lives every second of every moment of our lives. The key is to get aware of this fact and begin to control and direct our thoughts, words and actions…consciously.
 * the book referenced in this episode is “Conversations With God - An Uncommon Dialogue” by Neale Donald Walsch

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 My Sober Addiction is finally back with new content. …and no, I didn’t relapse! In fact, I celebrated my 6th anniversary of sobriety while I was away. I did, however, take some time off to focus on getting my CDL…it’s all about improving our lives, creating momentum to springboard us into the future as happy, healthy, productive and free in every sense of the word. 
 The message has been, and continues to be, that we can be inspirations to addicts who are still suffering, we can light the way for those still struggling with Active Addiction. I know that we can inspire others who are winning the war against addiction to take steps in their own lives. The best way we can save those who are still struggling is to be examples of how great life after addiction can be.
 Note: I was going to title this “Spiritual Sobriety, Addicted to the Process” but since its sort of the part 2, I went with the original…you’ll see why.

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 What happens when we give up our attachments to outcomes? In active addiction, we become fiercely dependent upon outcomes. Dependent! Now, in recovery, are we still as attached to outcomes as we ever were? I know it’s not the the same thing, active addiction is very unhealthy in every way, but still, do we become addicted to…dependent upon…attached to…outcomes in a similar way? What happens if we just live our lives pursuing our passions and serving humanity and allowing the cards to fall wherever they fall? I’m not saying to not set goals or to not have any direction, but I am saying to not be “attached” to an outcome. Maybe we should be more like water and choose the path of least resistance and see where it leads us. That sounds like an exciting life, but certainly not for the faint of heart, but it isn’t entirely different than living in active addiction day to day, either. Living this way would certainly appeal to our more adventurous sides, our more carefree, “living in the moment” sides of ourselves. So what? Life is short, extremely short if you truly believe that we are eternal, that we are here for an extremely short period of time to gain some sort of experience and then be on our way. Quite possibly, that explains our journey through addiction, and then recovery, and finally living sober. Maybe we are here to assist someone else, someone we are connected with “out there.”  Now there’s something to think about.
 This episode made me realize that this is a topic I really want to explore a lot more so it’s becoming at least a 2-parter, very possibly a series. Let’s see where it goes. Love you all!

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 Wow it’s amazing how fast things can change, isn’t it? One day it’s this, everything is clicking along as planned, and then the next day everything is turned completely upside down and you’re back to zero….and no one wins…??? Well, at least you still have the experience and knowledge gained to take with you as you move forward. We must accept the fact that things will happen that do not make sense, even to the point where you can’t even explain it to anyone who cares enough to ask.
  I’m reminded of the old saying, “Tough times don’t last, tough people do!” I’m also reminded that there is evil in the universe and it hates to see us succeed, to find our power and learn to manifest the amazing lives that we truly do deserve. I’m reminded of the story of Job and how his faith was tested, everything was taken from him. Anything that could go wrong for him did go wrong. Ultimately, he proved that he is worthy of all the blessings imaginable because even when things could not have gotten any worse he stood firm in his beliefs. So, I have found myself in a place where I am restructuring my goals, my life…streamlining…yeah, that…and preparing to move forward confidently and boldly and maybe even defiantly. Defiant to whom? To the evil in the universe that wants only to “steal, kill and destroy,’ that’s who! I would much rather share this journey with someone but I’m learning that it’s not necessary. I have too much to do, too big of a message to “Shout to the mountain some ol’ boohoo blues.” Sure, I lost it and whined about it a couple weeks and all that, it was my emotions lashing out. It happens. 
 So, anyway, what’s next?

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Ever notice how addicts in active addiction always seem to be able to somehow fund their crazy expensive habits? Of course, it’s never enough,  but that’s another topic for another episode. Heroin addicts, in particular since that what I’m most familiar with, tend to live in a perpetual mindset of lack. They can have a lot of money in their pockets but it must all go toward feeding the addiction so basic necessities are always on the back burner. In this episode, we go into the topic of living in the mindset of lack and what we need to do to overcome it. We have already overcame so much, so why stop now? All that was just gaining momentum, gaining experience that we can then use to serve people now that we are sober.
 Also, I talk about how i recently had an interaction with law enforcement and realized I still need to work on that old active addiction mentality of avoiding the cops for fear of going to jail…for what, right? Yeah, I know..insert eye rolling emoji here…
 “Where our attention goes, energy flows” and “We become what we think about” are nice slogans, bumper stickers to most people,  but also extremely powerful if taken literally and applied to our lives. I can’t help but to chuckle a bit every time i see another grouch with a Law of Attraction type “Good Vibes Only” t shirt on while complaining about how bad his/her life sucks. Not us, though! Oh no, dear loved ones, we make our lives what we want to see, and if we get thrown a curve ball and it seems too much then we get back to basics, focus on our goals and be of service to others. It really IS that simple! Love you all! - Matt

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 Part of reprogramming our subconscious minds is getting control of our triggers, actually that’s a very big part and of the utmost importance if we are to move forward with confidence. With as much time as we dedicated to our active addiction, we kinda owe it to ourselves to put in the work on making sure our inactive addiction is at least just as effective.
 Also, We discuss narcissism and how it seems to be taking over the entire world these days and begin to explore how we can minimize the effects of that in our lives…and I tell a few stories that I’m sure most addicts will probably get a chuckle out of because they’ve most likely done the same things. 
 I apologize for taking a few weeks off but I haven’t disappeared and am actually working to advance our cause, I truly love you all. Please take a minute to rate and review the show, it really helps a lot and means so much to me. Thank you in advance!

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Momentum is momentum, and wherever it comes from is not what’s important. What’s important is that we ride that wave.  Just by getting sober we created an immense amount of momentum for ourselves.  Active addiction took us down to zero,  but then when we finally do recover and get sober we need to allow that to propel us into an amazing future. A lot of people would give about anything to be in the position that we are in once we are in recovery, once we are truly living sober and looking ahead to what comes next.
 We “begin with the end in mind.” We set goals, get a crystal clear picture of how we want our lives to look and then find ways to be of service to others. By serving others we plant a lot of seeds that will bear a lot of fruit, we have to believe that it will happen and, for God’s sake, we must stop self-sabotaging and allow it to happen!
 Also, in this episode, I tell one of my “jail survival” stories…think kosher trays… and reflect on living in those conditions. I’m so thankful that I don’t have to live that way any more, I’m free from the system and free from active heroin addiction. We are too good for that and are able to live our lives “happy, healthy, wealthy and free!”
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…sure, that makes sense. No one is saying it’s easy,  just that it can be done and is so worth the effort. What exactly is “it,’ Matt? I’m glad you asked. “It” is each of our’s subconscious mind. As addicts, we have already had to reinvent ourselves from being a zombie of addiction, a mind numb robot subservient to our habits and addictions to someone who is free from all that. Our next move should be to reprogram our subconscious minds to attract great things into our lives. It isn’t easy and it takes a lot of practice.  We can’t completely turn off our “auto-pilot” but we absolutely can become aware of it and get it under control and show it where we want it to take us.
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What if you had to have some kind of surgery and opioid pain medication was necessary to control pain afterward?  Many addicts who are in recovery, at some point, have to face this. We guard our sobriety ferociously because it is, in fact, a major part of who we are, and we take the risk of relapse very seriously. Maintaining our health and not needing surgery is the obvious answer to this conundrum, but accidents DO happen. In this episode, I give some examples and challenge you to  face this question head on  now so that you will be prepared for it if  it ever happens.

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 Something we all say to ourselves at least once is, “Why am I still here when so many others aren’t?” …or, “I was just with him/her, I should’ve known not to leave…” and on, and on.  It’s natural for us to feel that way, it means we have a heart, but we have got to forgive ourselves. We’ve got to forgive ourselves and move on into an amazing life and, in doing so, inspire others to do the same. We can honor the memory of those we love who didn’t make it and are no longer with us by inspiring others and even saving some along the way.
 This episode is for Shawn Keenan, my counselor, who introduced me to the idea of podcasting and lit a fire under my ass to get to it.

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 So are we advancing our cause? Are we becoming better humans? In this episode, I ponder what the high-brow types would refer to as “The Human Condition.” Regardless of what people around us are doing, we can be better than we ever were. We have lots of reasons; to make our own lives better, and to lead the way for those around us, for. Example. There are so many little things we can do to better ourselves dramatically and in shockingly short periods of time.
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 Can we really change who we are? Genetics may or may not be able to be changed (that’s a topic for another episode) but we can absolutely change who we allow ourselves to be and where our attention and energy are focused. We have to become more aware of what we think and of our environment, turn off the auto-pilot, and become more conscious.
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Wow have we got a story to tell! I love addicts in recovery, they always have such an inspirational story to tell about how low you can get but also how we are able to use that as a springboard to amazing heights and be shining examples of what people can accomplish.

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Only we can determine which path to sobriety is the right one for us.  If it includes maintenance meds then so be it. We can’t allow anyone, even fellow addicts in recovery, tell us that we “aren’t really sober” if we are getting help.

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In this episode we discuss how sobriety is an opportunity to redefine who we are, to shift our identities, to get some swagger and become the best version of ourselves.

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