Sober Not Mature

This week we have...

Mike and Bill, back to normal. And we use the word "normal," very loosely.

Mike started off with his reading and it was about keeping it simple. It's a common phrase in the recovery community and although it should be "simple," it can be challenging. We had a good conversation.

We talked about an AA anniversary, Mary Lou Retton, the history behind John Barleycorn, acting like a sober person, negative sentences, Co...

This week we have...

Mike and Bill's 4th of July, Freedom Episode.

Mike started off with his reading and yes, it was about freedom. During our active addiction, we had no freedom at all. We were ruled by alcohol and drugs and life was a chore.

Now we can do what we want, when we want (within reason) and life is far better. Enjoy the freedom.

We ranted a bit about podcasters begging for money and using guilt along the way. We don't like...

Change of plans! This week it's Mike and Bill, your Serene Curmudgeons.

We had a connection issue with Kate and we will reschedule her in the next few weeks, so you are stuck with us this week.

Mike did his reading and it was about issues and problems and how we look at them these days. Are they really a big deal or do we make them a big deal? We need help with some things and other things just take time and patience. It was a good c...

This week we have...

Father Bill W. - Author of "The Power Of Two Way Prayer." 

Let's be honest, we had no idea how this episode might go. I mean really. It's a priest and it's us. But...

The episode was wonderful. Listen and you will see what we mean. It was a great conversation and he was a great guest.

Visit all of his stuff:

Podcast - Father Bill W. Podcast

Website - Two Way Prayer

His Book - The Power Of Two Way Prayer (Available 7...

Yep, it's us again. We are Mike and Bill. Nice to meet you.

Mike started out with his reading and it was inspired by a lead that he heard earlier in the week. It was about honesty and that is the backbone of our program, so it was a really good conversation.

Our friend Tim celebrated 40 years sober this week and we gave him a well deserved shout out.

We did some reminiscing about a group that we attended at the Keating Center, chatted...

It's Founder's Day Weekend! And it's the 90th Anniversary of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Mike started out with his reading and it was all about the "we" of the program. We learn to set our egos aside, be of service to others and we become a group of people, with the same goal. We are Brothers In Defects. It was a great reading and a great conversation.

We found out this week that Marc Maron will be ending his podcast this f...

This week, it's us. Mike and Bill, just keeping it simple.

Mike started out with his reading and it was about what we do when no one is looking and the fact that "we are only as sick as our secrets." We can all act decent for an hour at a meeting, but what about the rest of the time? It was a good conversation.

We shared some messages from a couple of listeners, and one of them was from a buddy of ours in Cleveland who is an avid lis...

This week Mike and Bill are back at the helm. As it was said in the episode, "We still don't know what we are doing, but we sound good."

Mike started off with his reading and it was all about the "we" of the program. People are there for us and we are there for them. That's how this thing works. It was a great reading and a good conversation.

Then we talked talked about Mike's trip to DC, bad pizza, a fun text, how far we've come, ol...

This week, as promised and finally, we have Shirley!

Our friend from "the socials" and self proclaimed Sober Not Mature Fan Girl.

This was one of the most laid back and comfortable conversations that we have had in a long time. She told us about her background, what got her into sobriety and what she does now. It was straight forward and to the point, but we learned a lot about her along along the way.

She is from Detroit (Mike liked ...

Woohoo! It's Mike and Bill again this week and we were fired up and ready to go. That may be an overstatement, but we enjoyed ourselves.

Mike started off with his reading and it was about that little voice in our heads. Do we listen to it? Do we talk back to it? It was a little bit outside of what we normally talk about, but it was amusing.

Mike is taking a trip this weekend and it's a family event, so we chatted about that. It happe...

Yep, it is just us this week. Shirley will be on with us in a couple of weeks, but we needed to reschedule. It was us, not her. and we are thankful that she was willing to be flexible.

Mike started out with his reading and it was about learning. Learning from our past, learning how to be decent people, understanding others and just being a decent human being. It was a good conversation.

We chatted about getting tased, meetings, fate,...

This week, it's the Anniversary Spectacular Episode! It's probably not spectacular, but both of us did have sober anniversaries.

Mike started off with his reading and it was about a higher power and how we need to act. Do we "deserve" things? Does the world owe us things? We know how we were and how we are now and it was a good talk.

And yes, both of us celebrated 15 years sober in the past week. It's a great accomplishment, but we a...

Yep, it's your favorite podcast hosts, bringing you your favorite podcast. Well, maybe one of your favorites?

Anyhow, Mike started out with his reading and it was about gratitude, being a "good guest," and someone that others actually want to be around. It was a good conversation.

Join us next week for our Anniversary Episode, but we did talk about that just a little bit.

Then it was the Keating Center event, a comment from a listener...

Guess who? Yep, it's Mike and Bill again, back at it.

Mike started out with his reading and it was about being selfish in this thing we do and trying to do our best. Not for anyone else, but because it's the right thing to do. We had a pretty good talk about it.

We got interactive with a thing, then chatted about Dennis Eckersley, falling down, rock 'n' roll life, anger, stubbornness, AI stuff, officers and drugs, DUI arrests and not...

We are back at it and as Mike said in the episode, he is at about 80% of his normal. It will make sense when you listen.

Mike started off with his reading and it was about friends and foes and also living by certain values and principals. Are we setting a good example, and are we trying to make the world a better place? It was a good conversation.

We received a couple of messages and read those, then we talked about the 4th Step, Val...

This week we have Bill (sort of healthy) and Mike (not healthy at all) for a new week of fun and excitement.

And possibly the shortest episode in a couple of years, but for good reason.

Mike started out with his reading and it was about faith and obedience, living a new life and finally being givers and not always takers. We could both relate to all of it and it was a good conversation.

Then we chatted about anniversaries, birthday p...

This week we have...

Our good friend Alysse Bryson is back with us this week. @alysseinthecity @thesobercurator

She joined us on Episode 76, where we had an opportunity to get to know her and hear her story (Make sure to listen to that episode also!) 

That was almost 2 years ago, and we have all come a long way. Mike and I have become Sober Curators, Alysse has jumped into the podcast arena and I think we had some things to talk about...

This week we have...

Yep, it's Tom Farley. He is the brother of Chris Farley, but he's also just one of us.

He has a story, a life, a career and he was a lot of fun to talk to. We talked about everything and nothing and it's too much to list.

You will just have to listen.

Enjoy the episode.

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Chris Farley Foundation

recovery.com

The Chris Farley Show (Book)

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This week we are back and ready to rock your socks off. Well, that may be a bit overstated, but it's Mike and Bill again.

Mike started off with his reading and it was about that power greater than us, support and surrender. An important part of this process and we had a great conversation.

We dove into Step 3 for a little bit, talked about pride, the still suffering, tolerance, free will, a good customer experience and being sociall...