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I'm Matt.

Hey, I'm Steve.

Hey, I'm John.

This is the Sober Friends podcast.

We're here for the sober curious, the new guy, and the old timer.

We're here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has to face day to day.

Now we overcame those struggles.

We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous.

You're not alone.

This is the Sober Friends podcast.

Those of us who consider ourselves alcoholics or however you want to identify yourself, alcohol use disorder, taking a break from alcohol.

However you want to phrase it, it is very easy for those of us who had problem drinking to pendulum swing one way or the other. I did this

with food. I do this with my hobbies. It's all or nothing. And this comes into self-care, Steve.

How do you moderate that stuff? And you can get really addicted to recovery. And you put everything

into recovery. And there's a lot more in life that affects

recovery that you might miss like taking care of yourself where should we start with this one of

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