What happens when addiction takes almost everything from you, but recovery gives you a chance to build something entirely different? In this episode of Sober as F*ck, we sit down with Myke Murray, better known in our house as “Boston Myke,” for one of the most raw, unfiltered recovery conversations we’ve had. Myke’s story spans generations of addiction, alcohol, cocaine and methamphetamine use, homelessness, psychiatric hospitalization, suicide attempts, an abusive relationship, criminal charges, and the consequences of choices he made while deep in addiction. He doesn’t minimize any of it, and he doesn’t pretend recovery erased the past. Instead, Myke talks openly about learning to live with accountability, guilt, mental health struggles, and the reality that sobriety is still a decision he has to make every single day. But this episode isn’t only about how far addiction took him. It’s about what he decided to do next. Today, Myke is rebuilding his life in Boston and using his experience to help other people find the connection he desperately needed when he was struggling. He helped create Robbie’s Group, an inclusive recovery group designed to welcome people regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, race, or background, while working to expand support for people who are too often left out of traditional recovery spaces. We talk about: • The progression from alcohol and prescription drugs to cocaine and methamphetamine• The connection between addiction, sex, relationships, trauma, and validation• Homelessness, suicidal ideation, psychiatric hospitalization, and finally accepting help• Why lived experience matters in addiction and recovery• LGBTQ+ recovery and the need for genuinely inclusive spaces• Mental health, shame, guilt, and learning to ask for help• Facing the legal consequences of addiction while rebuilding your life• Why structure, work, meetings, sponsorship, and community became critical to Myke’s recovery• Turning painful experiences into a reason to help the next person• Why recovery isn’t about becoming perfect, it’s about what you choose to do with the next 24 hours Myke carries 24-hour recovery chips with him because he never knows when he’ll meet someone who needs one. That idea becomes one of the most powerful themes of this conversation: no matter how much time you have, recovery ultimately comes back to the same thing. Today. Myke puts it simply: “We all have 24 hours.” This is a conversation about addiction, mental health, accountability, identity, second chances, and what can happen when someone who once needed a safe place decides to start creating one for other people. 🎧 LISTEN & WATCH ON OUR WEBSITE - SAFPODCAST.COM 🔗 Linktree: linktr.ee/Soberasfck📸 Instagram: @safpodcast_jess.ryan🎵 TikTok: @soberaftok🎥 YouTube: Sober as F*ck Podcast Follow. Share. Send it to someone who’s ready to level up.
