About this episode
Matt and Steve discuss the discomfort that can accompany sobriety and the importance of learning to sit with oneself.
Send us Fan Mail There’s a weird part of sobriety where nothing is technically wrong, but you still feel uncomfortable in your own skin. In this episode, Matt and Steve talk about what happens when alcohol is gone, but the restlessness, anxiety, expectations, and urge to escape are still there. They get into why discomfort does not always mean something is wrong, how ordinary life can still feel hard sober, and why learning to sit with yourself is not the same as isolating or forcing yourself...
People in this episode
Host: Matt J
Guest: Steve
Topics covered
- sobriety
- discomfort
- anxiety
- self-acceptance
- mental health
Keywords
- sobriety
- restlessness
- anxiety
- self-reflection
- mental health
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