E173: Breaking the Cycle: From PTSD to Food & Alcohol Addiction

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

🗓️ 9 April 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Send us a text Join us as we delve into a candid conversation about navigating the intricate web of PTSD, food struggles, and alcoholism. In this episode, Matt shares his journey, unveiling how unrecognized PTSD intertwined with his battles with food and alcohol. From therapy revelations to weight loss endeavors, we explore the common threads linking these struggles and how they intersect with addiction behaviors. Discover insights into the parallels between alcoholism and food addiction, cha...

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0:00.0	Today's Sober Friends podcast is brought to you by John, who purchased four coffees for us,
0:07.8	and Anonymous who purchased five coffees for us.
0:13.7	Anonymous and John felt it was important to support the show so that we can get the show in the ear of that next newcomer who needs
0:22.4	some hope to show that you can do this, you can give up alcohol, you can have a sober life
0:30.3	ahead of you. And if you think it's important to keep this show in everybody's ears,
0:36.4	regardless of whether you have one day or 100 days of sobriety,
0:41.2	or 100 years. I think that's what I'm trying to say. You can go to buy me a coffee.com slash sober friends pod,
0:48.0	and you can buy us a coffee. If you feel that this is important and you get value out of the program,
0:54.5	buy me a coffee.com slash sober friends pod and buy us a coffee based on the value that you have.
1:02.2	To John and anonymous, thank you.
1:05.0	I'm Matt.
1:06.0	Hey, I'm Steve.
1:07.0	Hey, I'm John.
1:08.2	This is the sober friends podcast.
1:10.9	We're here for the sober curious, the new guy, and the old timer.
1:15.4	We're here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has to face day-to-day.
1:20.6	Now we overcame those struggles.
1:22.4	We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous.
1:26.2	You're not alone.
1:27.3	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
1:30.2	I just came out of a therapy session, Steve, and we talked a little bit, actually, about PTSD.
1:36.9	And all the years that I have been doing therapy, we have never, ever, ever, ever, ever talked about PTSD. I have a feeling we have
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