E171: The Purpose of Celebrating Sober Anniversaries

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

🗓️ 26 March 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Send us a text 🌟 Join us as we mark a special occasion—March 21st, a day etched in significance for our host, Matt, who proudly shares his achievement of a decade of sobriety. But beyond personal triumphs, we explore why these anniversaries resonate deeply within the recovery community. 🕊️ With each passing year, every sober milestone becomes a beacon of hope, a testament to resilience, and a source of inspiration for those navigating their own paths to sobriety. From the pivotal five-year ma...

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0:00.0	I'm Matt.
0:01.0	Hey, I'm Steve.
0:01.9	Hey, I'm John.
0:03.1	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:05.8	We're here for The Sober Curious, the new guy, and the old timer.
0:10.3	We're here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has to face day-to-day.
0:15.5	Now we overcame those struggles.
0:17.3	We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous.
0:21.2	You're not alone.
0:22.3	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:24.7	Tonight on the Sober Friends podcast, we're going to talk a little bit about anniversaries.
0:31.8	Oh, I guess it's not nighttime where you are.
0:33.9	You could be listening at night or you could be listening in the morning or you could be listening anytime. But when we're taping this, we're taping this on March 21st. And the
0:42.2	reason we're doing that is, well, it's when we tape, but I'm saying it's March 21st because that's
0:48.0	when my anniversary is. So today, as we're taping this, I have 10 years sober.
0:58.5	And I will tell you why it's kind of a big deal to me.
1:02.9	Because I just, I just, and a lot of times felt less than having less than 10 years.
1:05.2	It made me feel like a new person.
1:08.3	And I'm not.
1:11.1	It's just how I felt.
1:17.4	But seeing that 10 figure feels, sounds different.
1:20.1	Although in reality, it's not much different at all.
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