Sober Readings

Scott Hayes
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Sober Readings shares a powerful message of recovery - one word, one day, and one episode at a time. This podcast is your daily source of inspiration from recovery literature, offering strength, reflection, and hope to support your journey - just for today. Each weekday, we read from Daily Reflections, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and a passage from As Bill Sees It, creating space to pause, reflect, and connect with the principles that keep us grounded. Every Sunday, we explore a chapter from Came to Believe, sharing the spiritual adventures of AA members to inspire hope and deepen your own spiritual path. Once a month, we read and reflect on a Step from Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, aligning each Step with the month we’re in - bringing fresh perspective to the foundation of recovery. Take a deep breath. Center yourself. Take what you need and leave the rest. And remember - just for today: don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back.

  1. 10h ago

    Avoiding Controversy

    Sober Readings shares the message of recovery through literature, personal reflection, and the experience, strength, and hope of people in recovery — one day at a time. Each episode, I share selected passages, thoughts, and ideas from recovery literature, including Daily Reflections, As Bill Sees It, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and other recovery readings. Rather than simply reading the words on the page, I’ll share my own take on each — what stands out to me, how it relates to my sobriety, and how I can put those principles into practice in my life today. My hope is that each episode gives you a few minutes to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the principles that help us stay sober and live a better life. Take what helps, leave the rest, and remember that we only have to do this one day at a time. 🌐 Visit Sober Readings: https://www.soberreadings.com 📧 Get in touch: soberreadingswithscott@gmail.com 🎙️ Want to be a guest, leave a comment, or share a thought? Visit the website to learn how you can share your experience, strength, and hope on a future episode. 🧺 Drop a Dollar in the Basket Sober Readings has no dues or fees for listening, but there are expenses involved in keeping the podcast going. If you’d like to support the show, you can drop a dollar in the virtual basket here: Drop A Dollar In The Basket If today’s episode helped you, please consider following the podcast, sharing the episode with someone who might need it, or leaving a rating or review. Every share helps the message reach another person in recovery. Take care of yourself and each other today. And remember, just for today: Don’t drink. Go to a meeting. Keep coming back.

  2. 1d ago

    Live And Let Live

    Sober Readings shares the message of recovery through literature, personal reflection, and the experience, strength, and hope of people in recovery — one day at a time. Each episode, I share selected passages, thoughts, and ideas from recovery literature, including Daily Reflections, As Bill Sees It, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and other recovery readings. Rather than simply reading the words on the page, I’ll share my own take on each — what stands out to me, how it relates to my sobriety, and how I can put those principles into practice in my life today. My hope is that each episode gives you a few minutes to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the principles that help us stay sober and live a better life. Take what helps, leave the rest, and remember that we only have to do this one day at a time. 🌐 Visit Sober Readings: https://www.soberreadings.com 📧 Get in touch: soberreadingswithscott@gmail.com 🎙️ Want to be a guest, leave a comment, or share a thought? Visit the website to learn how you can share your experience, strength, and hope on a future episode. 🧺 Drop a Dollar in the Basket Sober Readings has no dues or fees for listening, but there are expenses involved in keeping the podcast going. If you’d like to support the show, you can drop a dollar in the virtual basket here: Drop A Dollar In The Basket If today’s episode helped you, please consider following the podcast, sharing the episode with someone who might need it, or leaving a rating or review. Every share helps the message reach another person in recovery. Take care of yourself and each other today. And remember, just for today: Don’t drink. Go to a meeting. Keep coming back.

  3. 2d ago

    Our Survival

    Sober Readings shares the message of recovery through literature, personal reflection, and the experience, strength, and hope of people in recovery — one day at a time. Each episode, I share selected passages, thoughts, and ideas from recovery literature, including Daily Reflections, As Bill Sees It, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and other recovery readings. Rather than simply reading the words on the page, I’ll share my own take on each — what stands out to me, how it relates to my sobriety, and how I can put those principles into practice in my life today. My hope is that each episode gives you a few minutes to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the principles that help us stay sober and live a better life. Take what helps, leave the rest, and remember that we only have to do this one day at a time. 🌐 Visit Sober Readings: https://www.soberreadings.com 📧 Get in touch: soberreadingswithscott@gmail.com 🎙️ Want to be a guest, leave a comment, or share a thought? Visit the website to learn how you can share your experience, strength, and hope on a future episode. 🧺 Drop a Dollar in the Basket Sober Readings has no dues or fees for listening, but there are expenses involved in keeping the podcast going. If you’d like to support the show, you can drop a dollar in the virtual basket here: Drop A Dollar In The Basket If today’s episode helped you, please consider following the podcast, sharing the episode with someone who might need it, or leaving a rating or review. Every share helps the message reach another person in recovery. Take care of yourself and each other today. And remember, just for today: Don’t drink. Go to a meeting. Keep coming back.

  4. 3d ago

    Chandler Picot: From Overdose to Recovery Coach

    Scott sits down with Chandler Picot, a board certified addictions counselor and recovery coach serving North Carolina's Piedmont region. Chandler shares his story, from growing up in Greenville and his early struggles with addiction to a 2014 overdose that came minutes from being fatal, and how he came to help others in recovery today. About Chandler Picot Chandler Picot is a behavioral health professional, speaker, peer support specialist, and advocate in long-term recovery. After years of addiction and struggling to find his own path forward, he rebuilt his life and now works to help other people do the same. His experience spans recovery housing, mental health and substance use treatment, peer support, program development, community outreach, and connecting people with real resources like housing, food, clothing, and support. Chandler also speaks openly about ADHD, autism, trauma, burnout, resilience, and what happens when people are expected to succeed in systems that were never built with them in mind. His message is not about making excuses. It is about understanding people well enough to actually help them. He believes accountability, compassion, opportunity, and community all have a place in recovery. His goal is simple: reduce suffering, challenge stigma, improve broken systems, and help more people build lives they are proud to live. Connect with Chandler Website: www.chandlerpicot.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandlerpicot/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chandlerpicot/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chandler.picot/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chandlerpicot YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chandlerpicot X: https://x.com/chandlerpicot

  5. 3d ago

    An Unbroken Tradition

    Sober Readings shares the message of recovery through literature, personal reflection, and the experience, strength, and hope of people in recovery — one day at a time. Each episode, I share selected passages, thoughts, and ideas from recovery literature, including Daily Reflections, As Bill Sees It, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and other recovery readings. Rather than simply reading the words on the page, I’ll share my own take on each — what stands out to me, how it relates to my sobriety, and how I can put those principles into practice in my life today. My hope is that each episode gives you a few minutes to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the principles that help us stay sober and live a better life. Take what helps, leave the rest, and remember that we only have to do this one day at a time. 🌐 Visit Sober Readings: https://www.soberreadings.com 📧 Get in touch: soberreadingswithscott@gmail.com 🎙️ Want to be a guest, leave a comment, or share a thought? Visit the website to learn how you can share your experience, strength, and hope on a future episode. 🧺 Drop a Dollar in the Basket Sober Readings has no dues or fees for listening, but there are expenses involved in keeping the podcast going. If you’d like to support the show, you can drop a dollar in the virtual basket here: Drop A Dollar In The Basket If today’s episode helped you, please consider following the podcast, sharing the episode with someone who might need it, or leaving a rating or review. Every share helps the message reach another person in recovery. Take care of yourself and each other today. And remember, just for today: Don’t drink. Go to a meeting. Keep coming back.

  6. 4d ago

    Global Sharing

    Sober Readings shares the message of recovery through literature, personal reflection, and the experience, strength, and hope of people in recovery — one day at a time. Each episode, I share selected passages, thoughts, and ideas from recovery literature, including Daily Reflections, As Bill Sees It, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and other recovery readings. Rather than simply reading the words on the page, I’ll share my own take on each — what stands out to me, how it relates to my sobriety, and how I can put those principles into practice in my life today. My hope is that each episode gives you a few minutes to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the principles that help us stay sober and live a better life. Take what helps, leave the rest, and remember that we only have to do this one day at a time. 🌐 Visit Sober Readings: https://www.soberreadings.com 📧 Get in touch: soberreadingswithscott@gmail.com 🎙️ Want to be a guest, leave a comment, or share a thought? Visit the website to learn how you can share your experience, strength, and hope on a future episode. 🧺 Drop a Dollar in the Basket Sober Readings has no dues or fees for listening, but there are expenses involved in keeping the podcast going. If you’d like to support the show, you can drop a dollar in the virtual basket here: Drop A Dollar In The Basket If today’s episode helped you, please consider following the podcast, sharing the episode with someone who might need it, or leaving a rating or review. Every share helps the message reach another person in recovery. Take care of yourself and each other today. And remember, just for today: Don’t drink. Go to a meeting. Keep coming back.

  7. 5d ago

    One Ultimate Authority

    Sober Readings shares the message of recovery through literature, personal reflection, and the experience, strength, and hope of people in recovery — one day at a time. Each episode, I share selected passages, thoughts, and ideas from recovery literature, including Daily Reflections, As Bill Sees It, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and other recovery readings. Rather than simply reading the words on the page, I’ll share my own take on each — what stands out to me, how it relates to my sobriety, and how I can put those principles into practice in my life today. My hope is that each episode gives you a few minutes to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the principles that help us stay sober and live a better life. Take what helps, leave the rest, and remember that we only have to do this one day at a time. 🌐 Visit Sober Readings: https://www.soberreadings.com 📧 Get in touch: soberreadingswithscott@gmail.com 🎙️ Want to be a guest, leave a comment, or share a thought? Visit the website to learn how you can share your experience, strength, and hope on a future episode. 🧺 Drop a Dollar in the Basket Sober Readings has no dues or fees for listening, but there are expenses involved in keeping the podcast going. If you’d like to support the show, you can drop a dollar in the virtual basket here: Drop A Dollar In The Basket If today’s episode helped you, please consider following the podcast, sharing the episode with someone who might need it, or leaving a rating or review. Every share helps the message reach another person in recovery. Take care of yourself and each other today. And remember, just for today: Don’t drink. Go to a meeting. Keep coming back.

  8. Oct 24

    By Faith And By Works

    Sober Readings shares the message of recovery through literature, personal reflection, and the experience, strength, and hope of people in recovery — one day at a time. Each episode, I share selected passages, thoughts, and ideas from recovery literature, including Daily Reflections, As Bill Sees It, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and other recovery readings. Rather than simply reading the words on the page, I’ll share my own take on each — what stands out to me, how it relates to my sobriety, and how I can put those principles into practice in my life today. My hope is that each episode gives you a few minutes to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the principles that help us stay sober and live a better life. Take what helps, leave the rest, and remember that we only have to do this one day at a time. 🌐 Visit Sober Readings: https://www.soberreadings.com 📧 Get in touch: soberreadingswithscott@gmail.com 🎙️ Want to be a guest, leave a comment, or share a thought? Visit the website to learn how you can share your experience, strength, and hope on a future episode. 🧺 Drop a Dollar in the Basket Sober Readings has no dues or fees for listening, but there are expenses involved in keeping the podcast going. If you’d like to support the show, you can drop a dollar in the virtual basket here: Drop A Dollar In The Basket If today’s episode helped you, please consider following the podcast, sharing the episode with someone who might need it, or leaving a rating or review. Every share helps the message reach another person in recovery. Take care of yourself and each other today. And remember, just for today: Don’t drink. Go to a meeting. Keep coming back.

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Sober Readings shares a powerful message of recovery - one word, one day, and one episode at a time. This podcast is your daily source of inspiration from recovery literature, offering strength, reflection, and hope to support your journey - just for today. Each weekday, we read from Daily Reflections, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and a passage from As Bill Sees It, creating space to pause, reflect, and connect with the principles that keep us grounded. Every Sunday, we explore a chapter from Came to Believe, sharing the spiritual adventures of AA members to inspire hope and deepen your own spiritual path. Once a month, we read and reflect on a Step from Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, aligning each Step with the month we’re in - bringing fresh perspective to the foundation of recovery. Take a deep breath. Center yourself. Take what you need and leave the rest. And remember - just for today: don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back.

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  • Creator
    Scott Hayes
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    615
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Scott Hayes
  • Show Website
    Sober Readings