Sober Friends

Ever feel like you’re the only one who thinks this way?

The Sober Friends Podcast is for people who are learning that recovery is about more than quitting drinking—it’s about learning how to live.

Every week, Matt and Steve have honest conversations about the challenges that don’t disappear when alcohol does: anxiety, control, relationships, fear, loneliness, resentment, people-pleasing, and the ongoing work of emotional sobriety.

Because getting sober doesn’t automatically make life easier. It just gives you the opportunity to face life differently.

No gurus. No perfection. No pretending to have it all figured out.

Just two friends with long-term sobriety sharing what they’ve learned, what they’re still learning, and how recovery continues to shape their lives years after their last drink.

Whether you’re questioning your drinking, newly sober, or years into recovery, you’ll find practical insights, honest conversations, and reminders that growth doesn’t end when the alcohol is gone.

New episodes every week.

Matt and Steve are members of Alcoholics Anonymous but speak only from their own experience. This podcast is not affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous.

Podcasting since 2019 • 306 episodes

Sober Friends

Latest Episodes

The Problem With Being Good at Gutting It Out

Being able to gut through pain can look like strength—until it becomes the reason you stay in a bad situation longer than you should. Matt talks about hitting a wall during a difficult medication taper, changing the plan, and still feeling like...

August 04, 2026 • Episode 285 • 35:01

I Felt Flat, So I Started Questioning Everything

After travel, disrupted sleep, and a difficult medication taper, Matt feels depleted—and immediately starts questioning everything. Does his work matter? Is the podcast helping anyone? Is something genuinely wrong, or is exhaustion turning a te...

July 28, 2026 • Episode 284 • 32:37

I Wasn’t as Bad as Them, So I Kept Drinking

As long as Matt wasn’t drinking like his father—and Steve wasn’t as bad as the people he grew up around—they could tell themselves they weren’t really alcoholics. There was always someone who had lost more, drank more, or looked more like the s...

July 21, 2026 • Episode 284 • 34:20

I’m Successful—How Bad Could My Drinking Be? | Mike Curry

Success can make a drinking problem harder to see. When you are still working, earning, providing, and checking the outward boxes, it is easy to use those accomplishments as proof that nothing is seriously wrong.In this conversation, Mat...

July 14, 2026 • Episode 283 • 40:46

I Got Sober. I Still Avoid the Phone

Sobriety can take away the drinking, but it does not automatically fix the part of us that avoids uncomfortable things. In this episode, Matt and Steve talk about the everyday tasks that can become weirdly heavy in recovery: making the phone ca...

July 07, 2026 • Episode 282 • 29:50

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hey! Just noticed this send us a text button, how great. Not sure if the time there so I hope your phone is on silent if asleep; RE: episode 200! I wanted to share with you that I was on a retreat that me and a couple of fellows organized. It was the most magical experience and what we did mostly was just get out our own way and watch the magic happens that comes from when we alcoholics come together. So…here I am at this retreat, I went to my room as I just needed some quiet time, I put on my favorite podcast, episode 200 - about retreats! Ah man, it makes me smile now thinking of these God-moments. Love what you guys do, it’s been a huge part of my recovery as I listening to you in my first days coming up to four years ago, when I was trying to work out how simple it is. Thank you guys! Sending lots of love from UK: Chris 💖

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