Matt J from Sober Friends Podcast
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Sober since 3/21/14. Also a news and wrestling junkie. #sobersky
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Can't we be a little kinder to each other? Even in the face of the current onslaught? #sobersky
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I’m horrified by Rob Reiner’s passing. Horrified. I don’t know what to say. Heartbreaking.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I’m horrified by Rob Reiner’s passing. Horrified. I don’t know what to say. Heartbreaking.
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"In our addiction, we didn't care. We didn't care about other people...We didn't care for ourselves...We didn't care about living...In our recovery, we do care. We care about others, ourselves & life. Our spirits are on the move again.
There's life in our hearts...And we're daring to dream... -KIS
There's life in our hearts...And we're daring to dream... -KIS
December 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"In our addiction, we didn't care. We didn't care about other people...We didn't care for ourselves...We didn't care about living...In our recovery, we do care. We care about others, ourselves & life. Our spirits are on the move again.
There's life in our hearts...And we're daring to dream... -KIS
There's life in our hearts...And we're daring to dream... -KIS
You don't have to wait for rock bottom to stop drinking. #sobersky open.substack.com/pub/soberfri...
Don't Wait for Rock Bottom
Why the concept of "hitting bottom" keeps people drinking longer than they should
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December 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
You don't have to wait for rock bottom to stop drinking. #sobersky open.substack.com/pub/soberfri...
I’m down 60 pounds from my peak in early 2024. Wegovy helped. Diet and a new exercise routine did a lot and gained Lyme Disease took another 10 pounds off. 228 pounds in a new suit. #sobersky
December 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I’m down 60 pounds from my peak in early 2024. Wegovy helped. Diet and a new exercise routine did a lot and gained Lyme Disease took another 10 pounds off. 228 pounds in a new suit. #sobersky
Acceptance works every time it's tried. So why is it so hard? #sobersky
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Acceptance Is Not Giving Up
Last week, I received a message through my Buzzsprout page that stopped me in my tracks.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Acceptance works every time it's tried. So why is it so hard? #sobersky
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I’ve had Lyme Disease for almost two weeks. You better believe I’m going to slather bug spray on me next time I go to the garden. I would not wish this on my worst enemy. #sobersky
November 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I’ve had Lyme Disease for almost two weeks. You better believe I’m going to slather bug spray on me next time I go to the garden. I would not wish this on my worst enemy. #sobersky
Wait @radiofreetom.bsky.social Where were you a DJ? A former DJ has an inquiring mind.
October 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Wait @radiofreetom.bsky.social Where were you a DJ? A former DJ has an inquiring mind.
I really don’t like Bill’s argument for God in “We Agnostics.” Lots of straw men. He would have been better sticking with the “contempt prior to investigation” tact. #sobersky
October 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I really don’t like Bill’s argument for God in “We Agnostics.” Lots of straw men. He would have been better sticking with the “contempt prior to investigation” tact. #sobersky
@jeffpearlman.bsky.social I love your TikTok and the OC political account. I loved this week’s Press Box Chronicles on Mark “The Bird” Fidrych. It was tough to hear how he passed. I have another suggestion. Ted Williams. 1/11
October 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
@jeffpearlman.bsky.social I love your TikTok and the OC political account. I loved this week’s Press Box Chronicles on Mark “The Bird” Fidrych. It was tough to hear how he passed. I have another suggestion. Ted Williams. 1/11
@jeffpearlman.bsky.social I’d love to see a Press Box Chronicles on Dale Murphy, my hero of the 80’s Superstation. An all around stud, until one day, all his tools disappeared. 1
October 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
@jeffpearlman.bsky.social I’d love to see a Press Box Chronicles on Dale Murphy, my hero of the 80’s Superstation. An all around stud, until one day, all his tools disappeared. 1
Im at The Big E. One of the biggest fall festivals in the US. Inside one of the buildings is an inside, permanent bar. I felt so sad and down seeing that people need to sit at a bar at a festival. But grateful I’m not one of those poor souls anymore. #sobersky
September 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Im at The Big E. One of the biggest fall festivals in the US. Inside one of the buildings is an inside, permanent bar. I felt so sad and down seeing that people need to sit at a bar at a festival. But grateful I’m not one of those poor souls anymore. #sobersky
Someone, came into a meeting on Monday wearing this shirt. Yesterday, did those beautiful little children, at that Catholic school have hearts without God? Did the parents who sent their children to a Catholic school have a home without disappoint? Was the school without prayer? #sobersky
August 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Someone, came into a meeting on Monday wearing this shirt. Yesterday, did those beautiful little children, at that Catholic school have hearts without God? Did the parents who sent their children to a Catholic school have a home without disappoint? Was the school without prayer? #sobersky
QT this with someone you wish was still alive.
August 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
QT this with someone you wish was still alive.
August 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It brings me so much joy that my daughters created and added this emoji as my 17 year old son’s permanent avatar in our contact list.
August 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It brings me so much joy that my daughters created and added this emoji as my 17 year old son’s permanent avatar in our contact list.
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social I’m on Chapter 4 of How To Lose Your Mother. Our circumstance of upbringing are different, but the mental trauma is the same. I have the audio book and hearing you read it conveys such raw emotion. You need to give yourself more credit. You are a survivor.
July 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social I’m on Chapter 4 of How To Lose Your Mother. Our circumstance of upbringing are different, but the mental trauma is the same. I have the audio book and hearing you read it conveys such raw emotion. You need to give yourself more credit. You are a survivor.
The world can seem dark sometimes yet those of us in recovery still can’t drink over it. Let’s shake our tushies over another sober weekend with Peter Allen. #sobersky
June 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The world can seem dark sometimes yet those of us in recovery still can’t drink over it. Let’s shake our tushies over another sober weekend with Peter Allen. #sobersky
The Booze Stopped Working
And That’s When the Real Work Began
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June 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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To all the people who get off on being rude as fuck for no reason, you are going to meet the right person and I hope they slap the shit out of you.
May 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
To all the people who get off on being rude as fuck for no reason, you are going to meet the right person and I hope they slap the shit out of you.
This story about “Freddie Mercury’s daughter” is BS, right?
May 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This story about “Freddie Mercury’s daughter” is BS, right?
I’m sorry to hear about the passing of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. Little known fact, Irsay purchased the AA manuscript for $2.4 Million. AA could not accept it because of the value of the gift. #sobersky
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Colts owner Irsay buys AA founding document
Jim Irsay plans to build a special display for the manuscript and display it for several months a year at Alcoholics Anonymous' headquarters in New York.
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May 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I’m sorry to hear about the passing of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. Little known fact, Irsay purchased the AA manuscript for $2.4 Million. AA could not accept it because of the value of the gift. #sobersky
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@hollybfletcher.bsky.social I am so happy for you! Excellent analysis of the South African ambush today on the Bulwark YouTube feed. I learned a ton.
May 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
@hollybfletcher.bsky.social I am so happy for you! Excellent analysis of the South African ambush today on the Bulwark YouTube feed. I learned a ton.
A Pope from Chicago? CM Pope? #popeleoxiv
May 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A Pope from Chicago? CM Pope? #popeleoxiv