My Sober Addiction

Matt Stevens
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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!

  1. 11/12/2025

    What Would Your Future Self Thank You For? With Clive and Dom

    Something on your mind? Send Matt a text here!  In this episode of My Sober Addiction, Clive and Dom are back for another lively chat. With Clive’s deep research and Dom’s quick wit, there is never a dull moment. So, isn’t it nice that, now that we are sober a free from addiction, we can be there for the people in our lives? Usually these are people are the ones who were there for us when we were battling active addiction and support our recovery now that we are living a sober lifestyle. It just feels good to be able to help people when they call rather than making excuses for why we can’t make it. The truth. Is, we couldn’t because addiction had us constantly chasing drugs, but of course we never would admit it at that time.  We finish up by discussing how important it is to things today that our future selves would thank us for. It started with going through withdrawals and resisting relapse and now it is building a life. It’s not always easy but will your future self thank you for doing it? If so, then do it! Much  love and respect!  Please visit Clive’s sites: Www.breakingmyaddictions.com Www.qriousthreads.com Support the show Visit the MSA website at https://MySoberAddiction.com Join the My Sober Addiction Telegram group https://t.me/MySoberAddiction Also, check out the Fasting For Change Telegram group Https://t.me/FastingForChange Follow me on X https://x.com/@MattStevensMSA Check out my YouTube channel https://youtube.com/MattStevensMSA Join the WhatsApp group! https://chat.whatsapp.com/GqNlxLA7WPVGHnZjzgGjTA

    42 min

  2. 10/28/2025

    Isn’t It Nice Not Being A Strung Out Junkie?

    Something on your mind? Send Matt a text here!  In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we are making another installment in our “Isn’t It Nice” series. When we were in active addiction, it was nearly impossible to be there for the ones we love. Sure, we intended to be but it just never seemed to work out. Any time something would come up, we would say we would be there but addiction always had other plans for us.   Now that we are sober and living that clean and sober lifestyle, we can actually be there for people with no worry of being away from the hustle and grind of the dope game. Ain’t sobriety great?    Support the show Visit the MSA website at https://MySoberAddiction.com Join the My Sober Addiction Telegram group https://t.me/MySoberAddiction Also, check out the Fasting For Change Telegram group Https://t.me/FastingForChange Follow me on X https://x.com/@MattStevensMSA Check out my YouTube channel https://youtube.com/MattStevensMSA Join the WhatsApp group! https://chat.whatsapp.com/GqNlxLA7WPVGHnZjzgGjTA

    26 min

  3. 09/17/2025

    Your Attention is Being Hijacked. Get it Back! With Clive and Dom

    Something on your mind? Send Matt a text here!   “Clear paths, not trees.” A new episode of My Sober Addiction with Matt, Dom and Clive cuts through the noise and gets practical. The trio look at how fear‑driven media rigs our attention. They show how awareness, boundaries and small experiments can flip anxiety into agency. No mysticism. No outrage farming. Just tools you can try today.  We are all being bombarded from every side with negativity from the soul crushing media and social media. It’s enough to make anyone want to bury their head in the sand. We addicts need to be especially careful during these times because anxiety and dread can lead to relapse back into active addiction. There is hope but it will take some effort and sacrifice on your part. It’s totally worth it, though, so don't despair. To regain our sanity as well as our humanity we must take control of our own (as Clive says) mental diet. This means getting hyper aware of where you are directing your attention. Do not play into the games that “they” are always trying to distract us with. Addicts in recovery are particularly aware of how easily distracted we humans are, and we’ve had to overcome it at least once in order to get sober.   What you’ll hear  Why negativity sells, and how to stop buying it. How acceptance and action work together, not against each other. Why “emotional baggage” keeps you heavy, and how to put it down. How simple lifestyle shifts, including fasting done sensibly, can clear the fog. How community and story shape the reality you live in. The core move Stop problem‑spotting. Start path‑finding. The episode reframes attention as your daily vote for the world you inhabit. You do not control headlines or other people’s choices. You do control your focus, your boundaries, and the next small thing you do. That is enough to change a day. Change enough days and you change a life.   Much love and respect!  Please do not forget to share this podcast and rate and review it wherever you listen to podcasts. Also, check out our new Telegram groups, the links are below. Support the show Visit the MSA website at https://MySoberAddiction.com Join the My Sober Addiction Telegram group https://t.me/MySoberAddiction Also, check out the Fasting For Change Telegram group Https://t.me/FastingForChange Follow me on X https://x.com/@MattStevensMSA Check out my YouTube channel https://youtube.com/MattStevensMSA Join the WhatsApp group! https://chat.whatsapp.com/GqNlxLA7WPVGHnZjzgGjTA

    53 min

  4. 09/05/2025

    The Mirror That Is A Drug Test | Being Someone’s Project

    Something on your mind? Send Matt a text here!  In this episode of My Sober Addiction, I am flying solo after two episodes with Clive cohosting and one with Dominic joining us. I recently read a post on Reddit (don’t judge me) and it definitely struck a nerve. It was about an addict in recovery who is doing very well and was being assisted by a cousin who allowed him to move in with him. That is, until recently when the cousin accused the poster of relapse and wouldn’t accept a drug test as proof and asked the poster to move out. It gets worse and i get into those details in this episode.   Further, a drug test is like a mirror to us addicts, whether in active addiction or in recovery. In active addiction, it. Is. Our worst enemy and forces us to face our addiction. In recovery, though, it is like a badge of honor.  Clive and Dom will  be back in the next  episode.  Much love and respect!  Please rate and review this podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. And also please join the new My Sober Addiction Telegram group, links below. Support the show Visit the MSA website at https://MySoberAddiction.com Join the My Sober Addiction Telegram group https://t.me/MySoberAddiction Also, check out the Fasting For Change Telegram group Https://t.me/FastingForChange Follow me on X https://x.com/@MattStevensMSA Check out my YouTube channel https://youtube.com/MattStevensMSA Join the WhatsApp group! https://chat.whatsapp.com/GqNlxLA7WPVGHnZjzgGjTA

    27 min

  5. 08/28/2025

    Fasting For Change | Cohost Clive Wilson with Special Guest Dominic

    Something on your mind? Send Matt a text here!  In this episode of My Sober Addiction, Clive is back as cohost and we take it up yet another notch by having our friend, Dominic, join the discussion. Clive and Dom have been friends for quite some time so the conversation is very natural. Dom is much more experienced with fasting and is a fantastic resource for learning to fast and do it the right way. There are lots of reasons to fast such as health and spirituality but Dom’s story of how he discovered it is fascinating and inspiring. The three of us went for a 72 hour fast. I, Matt, made it to 36 hours while Clive made it to the 72 hours mark and Dom got all the way to 84 hours, which is exactly half a week. Impressive…and inspiring!  Please visit FastingForChange.org for more information and consider joining us for a fast and contribute to a very worthy cause. In addition to that, Clive has started a Fasting For Change group on Telegram and I started the official My Sober Addiction group on Telegram. Please stop by and chat us up.   Much love and respect! Support the show Visit the MSA website at https://MySoberAddiction.com Join the My Sober Addiction Telegram group https://t.me/MySoberAddiction Also, check out the Fasting For Change Telegram group Https://t.me/FastingForChange Follow me on X https://x.com/@MattStevensMSA Check out my YouTube channel https://youtube.com/MattStevensMSA Join the WhatsApp group! https://chat.whatsapp.com/GqNlxLA7WPVGHnZjzgGjTA

    56 min

  6. 08/17/2025

    Clive Wilson Cohosts | Focusing Attention and Inspiring Others

    Something on your mind? Send Matt a text here!   in this episode of My Sober Addiction, Clive Wilson of the Breaking My. Addictions and QRious Threads podcasts is my cohost. I say this because we are going for something a bit different than the usual host/guest interview format. Our conversations seem to flow naturally and Clive is a formidable host on his own, so why not try this out?   We go beyond the usual talk of addiction and sober living and into more of what motivates us to continue pressing forward. The world can be a dark place so, now more than ever, we need to shine our lights. Where does all this fit in with addiction and recovery? Well, this isn’t exclusive to addicts in recovery but then again, we do know as well as anyone just how dark things can be and how necessary it is for those of us to shine our lights. I always say that awareness is key. That is true for when you come face to face with your addiction and know something must change and that a sober lifestyle is the only real way to begin lasting change. Then we can go and be the shining examples of sobriety that we know we can and should be.   Visit Clive’s podcasts at:  www.BreakingMyAddictions.com  www.QriousThreads.com Ever notice how your mind gets hijacked by news, social media, or petty dramas? In a raw chat on the My Sober Addictions podcast with Matt Stevens, we dug into how attention shapes our lives. From doom-scrolling to autopilot habits, we’re often pawns in a game designed to steal our focus for profit or power. The cost? Anxiety, lost time, and a creeping disconnect from what matters. Yet, there’s a way out. Awareness is the first rebellion—spotting where your energy leaks and redirecting it to what you can control. We shared how fasting, like our 3-day challenge, sharpens focus and breaks addictive cycles. It’s not just about food; it’s reclaiming mental space. High-vibrational acts—writing poetry, cooking for a friend—beat the quick dopamine hits of TikTok or nicotine. The world won’t change for you, but you can change yourself. And that ripples. Want in? Join our Fasting for Change initiative or share where your attention’s trapped. What’s one thing you’d redirect it to today? Support the show Visit the MSA website at https://MySoberAddiction.com Join the My Sober Addiction Telegram group https://t.me/MySoberAddiction Also, check out the Fasting For Change Telegram group Https://t.me/FastingForChange Follow me on X https://x.com/@MattStevensMSA Check out my YouTube channel https://youtube.com/MattStevensMSA Join the WhatsApp group! https://chat.whatsapp.com/GqNlxLA7WPVGHnZjzgGjTA

    50 min

  7. 08/14/2025

    Repurposed Addiction | Addict Traits While Living Sober

    Something on your mind? Send Matt a text here!  In this episode of My Sober Addiction we are talking about how our old habits from active addiction are still showing through, and probably have since we were born. Even when we are living sober, we are still obsessed with whatever it is that we are doing whether it’s learning a new skill, working, cleaning, etc. Addicts are very persistent and can even be viewed as perfectionists because we focus on details like a laser, we learn and grow and obsess over whatever it is we are doing. We don't have to be in active addiction to still have those traits, those tendencies. If we are totally honest then we can see how we have always been this way. In fact, it probably could’ve been a sign that we could be addicts. We can redirect this trait and use it to perfect things we do even after active addiction, when we are living sober.  Much love and respect! Support the show Visit the MSA website at https://MySoberAddiction.com Join the My Sober Addiction Telegram group https://t.me/MySoberAddiction Also, check out the Fasting For Change Telegram group Https://t.me/FastingForChange Follow me on X https://x.com/@MattStevensMSA Check out my YouTube channel https://youtube.com/MattStevensMSA Join the WhatsApp group! https://chat.whatsapp.com/GqNlxLA7WPVGHnZjzgGjTA

    27 min

  8. 07/29/2025

    That Post Addiction Recovery Spiritual Awakening Thing We Do

    Something on your mind? Send Matt a text here!  In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we look back on a couple things we’ve talked about in the past. In particular, how when we do finally kick addiction and begin living a sober lifestyle most of us seem to find spirituality. We begin exploring our spiritual awakening and in a lot of cases (like mine) it stems from some profound experience we had while in an overdose. When I was in active addiction, I had a particular relapse where I had been sober a couple weeks but then caved in and bought some drugs. The overdose that ensued was a severe as it can be and still survive.  Afterward, I realized that I had been conscious but not in my body while I was in that overdosed state. This happens to a lot of addicts and then, when we get sober, we find ourselves searching for answers. We turn to religion and philosophy but those things never seem to do it….until we find pure spirituality.   If you’ve had an experience like this, I’d love to hear your story. Please contact me either through the Chat WIth Matt feature or through the My Sober Addiction website. Please remember to leave your contact info so I can get back in touch with you.  Also, please consider supporting the show by following the link below. Find me on X and YouTube for more content, and rate and review this podcast wherever you get your audio podcasts. Support the show Visit the MSA website at https://MySoberAddiction.com Join the My Sober Addiction Telegram group https://t.me/MySoberAddiction Also, check out the Fasting For Change Telegram group Https://t.me/FastingForChange Follow me on X https://x.com/@MattStevensMSA Check out my YouTube channel https://youtube.com/MattStevensMSA Join the WhatsApp group! https://chat.whatsapp.com/GqNlxLA7WPVGHnZjzgGjTA

    26 min
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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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  • Creator
    Matt Stevens
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    73
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 My Sober Addiction
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    My Sober Addiction