My Sober Addiction
Matt Stevens
This show is for drug addicts in recovery BY a heroin addict in recovery. Living with active addiction is hell and getting sober is an incredible accomplishment. However, it doesn’t end there; we must then maintain our sobriety and assimilate into society as normal, functioning, productive people...all while living sober dealing with triggers and cravings. Of course, addiction recovery does get easier, especially with a community of support. We can only go up from here, sobriety is an opportunity to shine and have an amazing, sober life, so let’s do it!
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Addiction & Empathy Sympathy & Compassion With Guest Kitty
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06/03/25 • 29 min
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In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we have Kitty back for her 3rd appearance. We are looking into Empathy, Sympathy and Compassion and what are the differences. It is very important to know those differences because it could help to prevent you from being an Enabler. People that we love are sometimes still suffering in Active Addiction and while we want to help, we have to know when we are helping and when we are just perpetuating the addiction. Our goal is always to help people get sober and live a happy, healthy life in Recovery, of course, but we also know that people will not change until they are truly ready to.
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Life After Addiction: A Brief History of Manifestation
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10/07/23 • 24 min
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At some point, we have to move past addiction. I don’t mean to forget where we came from, “those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” However, there does come a time when we realize that we did win our battle with addiction and need to move on. As always, I say that we do not owe anyone anything, but it would be good to go and create amazing lives for ourselves in honor of those who lost their fight and didn’t make it. Also, so that we can be examples for those who are still struggling with addiction, and, equally importantly, for ourselves.
In this episode, I touch on the history of manipulating energy and creating reality, how the Rosicrucians and the Free Masons have been teaching and passing down manifestation practices for centuries. Whether it’s the Law of Attraction or Law of Assumption or something else, what we know is that there is definitely something to it. Can we learn how to do these things, too? According to the book I’m currently reading and referenced in the episode, not only can we but we do! Either consciously or unconsciously, we are manifesting and correlating our lives every second of every moment of our lives. The key is to get aware of this fact and begin to control and direct our thoughts, words and actions...consciously.
* the book referenced in this episode is “Conversations With God - An Uncommon Dialogue” by Neale Donald Walsch
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Hermetic Addict and Relationship Recovery
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06/01/24 • 34 min
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After a bout with Shingles, I am in recovery and back on track! In the interest of preserving my sobriety, I steered clear of the pain meds and was reminded how important it is that we, addicts in recovery, stay healthy so that we aren’t faced with the possibility of needing pain medicine in the first place. Just sayin! Shingles is one of the most painful and miserable things I’ve ever had to go through...and I’ve detoxed off of heroin in jail, so...yeah...
As stated in a recent Substack post, my beliefs are starting to congeal and while I’m sure i will still research other philosophies and ways of thinking, I find myself leaning toward Hermeticism and Gnosticism. These are not religions, they are philosophies and ways of viewing reality. I do believe that we are in some sort of simulation be it spiritual or otherwise. I have found myself thinking that this whole thing is layers upon layers deep, so maybe it’s some spiritual and some technological mixed in deeper down the spiral. Anyway, this episode begins my unraveling of all that.
Also, recent deaths in the family have caused me to do a lot of reflecting on relationships. Particularly, those relationships that our active addiction all but destroyed. Now that we are in recovery and living sober, we can now go and repair and restore those relationships. We may have to give our loved ones time to come around, though. Remember, for years they watched us go down the spiral of addiction. All the lies and everything else we did to lose trust don’t just go away because we went to rehab and got sober. Let’s do everything we can to show that we are dead serious about our recovery and so very sorry for the damage we caused while in active addiction and, now that we are sober once and for all, we are focused on getting our lives back on track and repairing relationships. We have to do it before it is too late.
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Recovery Weirdo..Quantum Addiction..God Is a Hologram..Squirrel!
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10/20/23 • 28 min
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Believe it or not, we can learn a lot about spirituality not only from addiction and recovery, but also from science, particularly quantum physics. It demonstrates to us that reality is malleable, we can bend it and shape it. Thoughts are energy and, at its core, so is matter. We are actually hard pressed to find any real physical matter anywhere..maybe that’s why less than 5% of the universe is made up of what we can see.
I was never into science or math, I was always strictly into the arts, and obviously eventually drugs. Not the recreational ones, either, I wanted the bad ones, mainly heroin. So, yes, I was, to say the least, very surprised to find that I had a sudden fascination with quantum and theoretical physics, as well as astronomy and...what?...geometry..sacred geometry..what exactly IS that anyway? All this came about not long after I suffered a very bad heroin overdose (or maybe it was fentanyl) and was told that not only was I lucky to be alive, but that the paramedics had actually given me up for dead...so anyway, here we are, trying to figure out how to bend and shape our reality. Oh, and God is speaking to us from 1993 through some dude named Walsch.
*book referenced: Conversations With God: an uncommon dialogue Book 1 by Neale Donald Walsch
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Guest Clive Wilson From Breaking My Addictions Podcast
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04/20/25 • 44 min
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In this episode of My Sober Addiction we are joined by my friend, Clive Wilson, who hosts the podcast Breaking My Addictions. Clive is an innovator and approaches addiction and recovery in a totally fresh, new way. In addition to his podcast, he has a very strong presence online through his multiple websites. For example, the Breaking My Addictions website has some features that anyone interested in recovery, relapse prevention and sober living need to check out.
We dig into Clive’s mind a bit and see how he got started and what drives his passion for understanding addiction and all that it entails. He is very straight forward and looks at things in a very practical way that can easily be incorporated into daily life. He is developing new ways, new strategies, to confront addiction and put it in your rear view. I recommend going to the Breaking My Addictions website and exploring some of his ideas. To me, Clive is more of a “roll with it” kind of guy. Meaning, instead of fighting that monster toe to toe, use its own strength against it and allow it to beat itself. With that out of the way, we are left with confronting ourselves and what we need to do with our own lives to make addiction irrelevant...or at least not so dominant. Shifting our focus. When we do that, all we have left to conquer is ourselves. That’s still no easy task but at least we’ve knocked it down to I against I. Much love and respect!
Find more about Clive, his podcast, poetry, music and inspirational merchandise in the following links:
https://www.breakingmyaddictions.com
https://www.selfdrivepsychology.com
https://www.thebigtherapyproject.com
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Your Sober Living Identity Beyond Just “Addict in Recovery”
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04/28/25 • 27 min
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In this episode of My Sober Addiction we are revisiting the topic of how getting sober is more than just starting a new life in recovery. It is an opportunity to completely transform your identity and what exactly being “You” actually is. Most addicts in recovery had been in active addiction and living that lifestyle for so long that they don’t even know who they are any more. One thing we can be certain of is that no longer are you that drug addict who is consumed with constantly chasing drugs. We get to transition into sober living but what exactly does that even look like?
Meditation is key to getting in touch with your Higher Self and discovering your new definition of Self. The exciting thing is that you can allow your imagination to run wild and remake this new you, this sober version of you, into whatever you want to be. Manifesting this new life can be a bit scary, though, and even cause anxiety and panic attacks. So, take a deep breath, express some gratitude and get to reimagining and reinventing yourself.
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Quantum Addiction and Belief, and Squeeze Cheese
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10/29/23 • 25 min
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This podcast is, primarily, based on addiction and recovery, and very much about relapse prevention. Those of us in recovery have a very distinct opportunity to rise from the ashes and build amazing lives for ourselves. I have even said that not only should we do it but we kind of, as survivors, have an obligation to so we can show the way for those still suffering in active addiction. We have to light the way for them.
With that said, In this episode I go into exactly why I have recently gone off into all the Quantum Physics and I guess even into Theoretical Physics. It’s no secret that I am very much a student of the Laws of Attraction and Assumption and believe wholeheartedly that we can use these laws to create amazing lives for ourselves. I accept the fact that a lot of people need to see some kind of physical proof of how these laws work in order for them to believe in them. So, hello Quantum Physics! Understanding the Double Slit Experiment and Quantum Entanglement helps us to understand that manifestation, reality creation, aren’t magic. In fact, they can be explained and demonstrated with physics, which helps us build belief in the process.
By coming out of active addiction, recovering, and staying sober haven’t we already accomplished amazing things? If that isn’t proof enough that we are masters at manifestation and reality creation then fine, here’s more.
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Back To Basics: Planning Life After Addiction and Staying Sober
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07/07/24 • 24 min
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After my last relapse in 2017, I was finally serious about sobriety and saw it as a way of life rather than just quitting heroin. Around that time, my dad told me that “people don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan.” I do not know where he got this old saying from but it is a good one. Moving forward in a life of sobriety can be scary, it’s not unlike death and rebirth. It can also be a very exciting time because it is an opportunity to reinvent ourselves. I hate to sound cliché but the possibilities are endless, seriously. (More on that in an upcoming episode) I talk a lot about the immense amount of upward momentum that is generated in addicts’ lives just by getting sober. The very act of doing something as big and dramatic as kicking active drug addiction is nothing to scoff at, it’s a total life reset. Sober living is, in and of itself, a whole lifestyle that most people can hang their hats on and be proud of. That’s a beautiful thing indeed but there is always potential for more, much more. When we are doing something new in our lives we usually start out small and gradually build momentum, and once that momentum reaches a certain point then what we are doing becomes a juggernaut that is steamrolling our goals and steadily picking up more steam. Getting that going is the hard part. That’s why our blast out of the rock bottom of active addiction into our lives of sobriety is a very unique opportunity, the momentum is already there. Also, when you’re coming out of “rock bottom” there is nowhere to go but up, right? I encourage people to take this as a chance to do something big with their lives, “Ride the wave!” We are here in this life, this realm, this existence for something! We didn’t go through the hell of addiction for nothing, and we certainly didn’t come out on the other side all clean and sober for nothing, either. So, what are we going to do? All we have to do is decide what it is and then begin moving in that direction, our Higher Power will kick in and take care of the rest.
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If Sobriety Is A State Then Addiction Is Stasis
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08/28/24 • 29 min
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In this episode of My Sober Addiction we sort of get back to the business of talking about addiction and recovery and sober living and all that. Sort of. I’m making the point that we are not going backwards and we aren’t going to sit still, either. We are moving forward into our lives of sobriety, away from active addiction and even from recovery. What do I mean by that? I view recovery as the first few steps toward sobriety but that ultimately sober life is the goal. Put a bow on that, it’s done! Next, we figure out what we are going to do with the rest of our lives...now that we actually HAVE lives. Let’s face it, addiction is not “living,” it’s existing at best.
Now that we are sober (and just by virtue of that) we have an incredible amount of momentum propelling us forward. So, what’s next? Whatever it is, dream big, because with all this momentum created already we are going up, and at breakneck speeds, too. We need to utilize this opportunity we have. All that’s left is to begin being whatever it is that we choose to be. We hear all the time to “act as if,” or to “be as if,” and these statements could not be more accurate, the trick is actually doing it. Most people talk a good game but rarely do they ever really follow their own advice. That’s where we come in, we lead by our own examples, we will be the “Shining Examples” of what someone can do once they decide to simply DO it.
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Our Belief Feedback Loop Addiction While Living Sober
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05/12/25 • 33 min
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In this week’s episode of My Sober Addiction, we are getting into the topic of belief loops. For real this time! When in active addiction, we fell into a very negative feedback loop and eventually got sober and moved on in a life of recovery. The problem is that so many still carry those same negative belief systems they had while in active addiction. When we finally kicked addiction and got sober we should have also adopted a new and much more positive belief system to go along with our recovery.
When you look at it a little deeper you see that the entire human collective are on a negative feedback loop. That’s not good and what also sucks is that we really can’t do anything about that, the world is on the trajectory that it is on and that’s that. What you can do, though, is remove your individual unit of consciousness from the equation and go your own way. Not unlike when you got sober, you had to leave all your friends still in active addiction to their fate. Of course you hoped for the best for them but most of them stay on that negative path and never find sobriety and recovery. Some do, though, and have your positive example to thank for it. That’s awesome. Let’s not stop there and also show them they can also change the course of their lives by changing their beliefs.
Our Beliefs dictate our Expectations and our Expectations cause Manifestations. Let’s make sure those are Positive!
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How many episodes does My Sober Addiction have?
My Sober Addiction currently has 60 episodes available.
What topics does My Sober Addiction cover?
The podcast is about Addiction, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Drug, Sobriety, Podcasts, Anonymous, Self-Improvement, Education, Recovery, Encouragement and Awareness.
What is the most popular episode on My Sober Addiction?
The episode title 'Spiritual Sobriety, Addicted to Outcome Part 2 kinda' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on My Sober Addiction?
The average episode length on My Sober Addiction is 28 minutes.
How often are episodes of My Sober Addiction released?
Episodes of My Sober Addiction are typically released every 12 days, 11 hours.
When was the first episode of My Sober Addiction?
The first episode of My Sober Addiction was released on Feb 20, 2023.
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