E190: Sober Celebrities- Inspiration or Illusion? Exploring the Realities of Famous Faces Battling 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

🗓️ 13 August 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Send us a text In this episode, we dive deep into the world of sobriety among well-known public figures. From presidents to Hollywood stars, many famous faces have openly battled addiction, offering both inspiration and complex reflections on the struggle with substance abuse. Steve and I explore what it means to see these celebrities maintain sobriety, how it resonates with those of us in recovery, and whether their stories bring hope or highlight the harsh realities of this relentless disea...

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0:00.0	I'm Matt.
0:01.0	Hey, I'm Steve.
0:02.0	Hey, I'm John.
0:03.0	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:06.0	We're here for The Sober Curious, the new guy, and the old timer.
0:10.0	We're here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has to face day to day.
0:15.0	Now we overcame those struggles.
0:17.0	We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous. You're not alone.
0:22.5	This is the Sober Friends podcast. Steve, I haven't seen you in forever. Yeah. It's great for you
0:29.0	to be back on the show and talking to you again. I wanted to talk a little bit about well-known
0:36.5	people who are sober.
0:38.3	I'm purposely not saying people we know are in AA,
0:42.1	because that's an 11th tradition thing,
0:45.0	but people who are sober.
0:47.5	And this is brought up because they saw that when Tim Walz was picked as Kamala Harris' VP pick,
0:53.8	that he had a DUI back in 1995,
0:56.8	and it was his impetus to stop drinking.
1:01.0	Now, I don't know what he's doing.
1:03.8	I have some suspicions based on when he stopped
1:08.3	and the fact that he hasn't drunk again.
1:11.3	If we look at the last few presidents,
1:16.7	George W. Bush stopped drinking at 40.
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