SoberNotMature - Episode 225 (Whistling Dixie Out Of Our A**Holes)

SoberNotMature - Episode 225 (Whistling Dixie Out Of Our A**Holes)

Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? Sober Not Mature’s latest episode brings Mike and Bill back to basics with their usual mix of blunt honesty, swearing, and belly laughs. Things kick off with a reading from the classic *24 Hours a Day* book, centred on hope, faith, and building a solid foundation.

That single line – “Was hope born in me the day I walked into AA?” – sends them straight back to their early days at The Keating Center, morning meditations, making their beds, and learning to lay those first sober “bricks” even when the God-heavy language didn’t quite fit. You’ll hear how both of them quietly rewired the word “God” into “good”, proving you can work a spiritual programme without buying into traditional religion.

From there, the chat swings into imposter syndrome in recovery – that feeling you don’t deserve the life you’ve built, or that someone’s going to knock on the door and say, “You don’t belong here.” Mike and Bill push back hard on that idea, arguing that if you’ve done the work, you’ve earned your sobriety, your home, and your peace of mind.

As Bill bluntly puts it, “Life is as hard as I fucking want to make it.” They also share their love–hate relationship with statistics about relapse, preferring to focus on the simple promise: follow the path and this thing works.

Spite even makes an appearance as a surprising fuel for staying sober – “I’ll show you, I’ll stay sober” – along with some behind-the-scenes talk about choosing guests, turning down mismatched “Ted Talk” types, and a possible storybook built from early episode tales. If you like your recovery talk raw, sweary, and grounded in real life – pizza, missed work days, creek-dunked phones and all – this one might be right up your street.

How are you building your own rock-solid foundation today?