E206: Social Media, Sobriety, and Support- Breaking Down Barriers 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

🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Send us a text In this powerful episode of Sober Friends, Matt and Steve dive deep into the transformative role of social media in addiction recovery. Discover how platforms like TikTok and Blue Sky are revolutionizing the way people approach sobriety, offering unprecedented support, community, and hope for those struggling with alcohol addiction. Learn about the importance of compassion, meeting people where they are, and the potential for connection in the digital age of recovery. Support t...

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0:00.0	So they don't understand that the power, and again, I think it's a power of social media to bring people in at a much higher bottom.
0:11.6	Yes.
0:11.9	Right? And not only that, the power to get normal people to start thinking about their alcohol consumption, like even if they're not alcoholic, right?
0:22.8	Listen, the new news out there is that no amount of alcohol is healthy for you, right?
0:27.8	Correct.
0:28.5	Right?
0:28.8	Alcohol is poison, okay?
0:31.3	And if you drink it, you're putting poison into your body, right?
0:34.7	Now, again, that's just a truth, right?
0:37.2	That's just a scientific truth so that that message
0:41.1	is getting out there and it can get out there so much faster and wider via social media i'm matt
0:49.7	hey i'm steve hey i'm. This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:58.8	We're here for The Sober Curious, the new guy, and the old timer.
1:04.0	We're here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has to face day to day.
1:05.7	Now we overcame those struggles.
1:09.5	We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous.
1:10.7	You're not alone.
1:13.4	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
1:15.2	Morning, Steve.
1:21.3	I have been playing around with some sober social media sites.
1:33.0	So I've been doing a lot of stuff on TikTok and I have had one hell of an experience there and also Blue Sky.
1:41.0	So on the text-based social media sites, like Twitter, I haven't had much of a response.
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