Sober Friends
Sober Friends
Matt J
The Disease Model Doesn’t Let Me Off the Hook
37 minutes Posted Jun 2, 2026 at 8:00 am.
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Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Matt and Steve talk about the disease model of alcoholism—not as an excuse, but as a way to understand why alcohol affected them differently than it does other people. The conversation starts with the idea of “getting better and leaving,” and turns into a deeper look at why staying connected still matters, even after years of sobriety. They discuss personal responsibility, AA, the “built-in forgetter,” and the strange reality of still noticing alcohol in ways...