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“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.

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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!

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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.

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Visit the MSA website at https://MySoberAddiction.com

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