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 • 307 episodes

Sober Friends

Latest Episodes

I Wasn’t Crying About What I Thought I Was Crying About

You can spend a lot of time trying to fix the thing that seems to be causing your anxiety and still miss what’s actually underneath it.For Matt, the panic looked like money, college costs, and the fear of letting his son down. But when t...

August 11, 2026 • Episode 285 • 34:11

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 • 35:51

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 • 33:27

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 • 35:10

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 • 41:37

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Fan Mail

hey matt and steve! Mitzi here. Im still listening mostly agreeing however… please don’t use a chat -AI to talk to! Please reach out to real people in AA. That’s how you connect. you rarely talk about calling your”mentor” or socializing,hanging out, with AA friends. We need people. We need to give help to a person and ask for help in real time with what is going on with us. I want you to know who are your AA buddies and how you engage with them. Steve hikes with them. Thats one thing. What else. We watch our kids and we relearn what its like to make friends.

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