E223: Catching the Algorithm of Kindness- How Recovery Teaches Us to Fight Resentment

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

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Send us a text In this heartfelt episode of Sober Friends, hosts Matt and Steve explore how kindness can be our secret weapon in recovery. In a world where social media algorithms reward outrage and division, they share personal stories about their journeys from being "reformed trolls" to discovering the lasting joy that comes from acts of kindness. Steve opens up about caring for his wife during health challenges, while Matt reflects on putting family needs before his own desires. Whether yo...

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0:00.0	Why do I go, I'm still learning so much about myself.
0:05.3	Yes.
0:06.0	Right?
0:06.4	I'm still learning so much about myself.
0:08.7	And I said one thing that I've realized and I've been sharing at meetings is that when I go to meetings and I listen to other people share, learn more about myself.
0:18.4	Right?
0:18.7	Because I identify with that and I go, ooh, that's me. I feel that way, right?
0:23.4	And, you know, we talk about reading the big book, how you read a passage for the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth time, and all of a sudden, something new appears in it to you.
0:34.7	It's the same thing with the meeting. I listen to somebody share,
0:38.0	I share, I share. And while I may know I have that same tendency, it doesn't sink home until
0:44.2	whatever that day is, it sinks home.
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1:11.3	I write a little bit on a recovery topic.
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