E184: What Does Service Look Like in Recovery?

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

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Send us a text What is service work in recovery? It's doing a task or a job that helps support others getting sober. In a meeting, it can be as small as putting chairs away to making coffee. It can be more involved like being a GSR at District, working at Area or GSO or volunteering for committees. In the end, it's doing the job that supports others getting sober. Steve and I are experienced with all kinds of service work and we hope you'll learn a little more ab...

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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.
0:25.6	Service work.
0:26.8	You don't find anything about service work in the big book, but it is a big tenant if you're
0:32.5	part of a 12-step group.
0:34.9	I will tell you it's something that has enhanced my sobriety.
0:39.6	And I consider this podcast service work of spreading the message.
0:46.5	Well, I guess in some ways it's step 12.
0:50.1	But service work.
0:51.7	What's your experience, Steve?
0:52.9	How important is it?
0:53.9	How do you define it good morning
0:55.9	matt um good morning yeah i i feel like you i mean listen it's um i've sort of always been drawn to
1:03.8	service even before i was in a a when i was an avid participant in my church.
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