E121: Ash Butterss Would Not Stay Sober In the Shadows

Sober Friends

Matt J

Alcohol Free, Alcoholics Anonymous, Recovery, Dry January, Spirituality, Sober, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Sobriety, Sober Curious, Addiction, Religion & Spirituality, 12 Steps

4.2 • 718 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Send us a text We are so fortunate to have Ash Butterss, host of the podcast, Behind the Smile. Ash has been sober since February 2020 and has a family history of alcoholism. For Ash, recovering out loud is a core value. She doesn’t want those in recovery living in the shadows, she wants those who are considering putting down the bottle to see that not only is recovery possible, but that your life will be so much better than you could ever imagine. In thi...

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0:00.0	And it was this lack of really obvious validation that got me swirling in my mind and convinced
0:08.6	that she didn't like me.
0:10.3	So then I just avoided calling her for two weeks.
0:13.2	And then I start getting into that pain, that emotional pain.
0:16.9	My emotional sobriety starts to wobble.
0:19.5	And I feel really uncomfortable now thank goodness that
0:22.6	I get these incredible tools where I'm able to write it out to look it out to look at it
0:28.0	share it with somebody who's older wiser and a lot more sober than I am I get it off then I get to go
0:36.2	make a phone call make amends for being avoided for two weeks.
0:41.0	And then we have this big laugh about it.
0:43.2	And I'm no longer carrying that weight that I have.
0:46.7	You're done. You're done with it, right?
0:48.8	I'm Matt.
0:49.8	Hey, I'm Steve.
0:50.8	Hey, I'm John.
0:52.0	This is the sober friends podcast.
0:54.7	We're here for The Sober Curious, the new guy, and the old timer.
0:59.2	We're here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has to face day to day.
1:04.4	Now we overcame those struggles.
1:06.2	We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous.
1:10.1	You're not alone.
1:11.1	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
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