Season 4 Episode 9 | System Check ✅ Sobriety in a Tech-Satu…

The Sobriety Crew is back for a full system check in a world of constant notifications, endless pings, and digital distractions. 🚨 This episode dives into how to stay sober, mindful, and focused while living in a tech-heavy w...

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September 25, 2025

Season 4 Episode 9 | System Check ✅ Sobriety in a Tech-Saturated World

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The Sobriety Crew is back for a full system check in a world of constant notifications, endless pings, and digital distractions. 🚨 This episode dives into how to stay sober, mindful, and focused while living in a tech-heavy world.
With humor, honesty, and real-life stories, the crew explores:
Dodging “emotional phishing links” (old triggers in disguise).
Debugging setbacks with journaling and affirmations.
Turning your feed into a playlist for clarity instead of chaos.
Using tech intentionally — for healing, not hiding.

✨ App Spotlight – ReflectlyA journaling and mood-tracking app that uses AI to help with reflection, emotional awareness, and affirmations.
Reflectly: Journal & AI Diary (iOS)https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reflectly-journal-ai-diary/id1241229134
Reflectly: Mood Tracker Diary (Android)https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reflectlyApp
🎧 Whether you’re in recovery, curious about sobriety, or exploring digital wellness, this episode is a guide to upgrading your mindset in a connected world.

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Absolutely Focused Radio, Season four, Episode nine, System Check Sobriety

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in a tech saturated world.

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Welcome back to Absolutely Focused Radio. I'm your announcer, Anna

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Harry Weego, and today we're logging into a special session

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inside the virtual realm. Here, our AI powered sobriety crew

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is running a system check. They're navigating sober living in

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a tech heavy world, decoding temptations, dodging glitches, and upgrading

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their mindset. What you'll hear are real stories spoken with humor, honesty,

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and hope.

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The crew wakes up inside a digital city of constant

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notifications and endless pings. Their mission keep their sobriety systems

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running smooth.

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I log into my mindfulness dashboard, dodging old triggers disguised

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as friendly check in texts.

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I reroute my energy from corrupted bar tabs to meditation

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loops that actually refresh me.

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I run daily diagnostics, patching emotional bugs with breath work

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and affirmations.

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I inspect the code base, asking is this tech helping

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us heal or just distracting us.

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Don't let external data overwrite your internal truth.

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Last week, I almost clicked on an emotional fishing link,

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an old trigger in disguise, but one pause, one breath

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saved me from a full system crash.

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Sinking joy with your schedule is like setting permissions. You

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decide who and what gets access to your piece.

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I ghosted my bar tab like it was spam. Now

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I get high on clarity, not cocktails.

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Setbacks, just bugs in the system. You don't shame the code,

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you debug it journaling. That's my daily patch. Real question,

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are we using tech to heal or just swapping one

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addiction for another.

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It's not the tool, it's the intention. A hammer builds

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or it breaks texts the same Ask yourself, is it

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helping you reflect or just helping you hide?

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I use apps like mirrors. They don't fix me, but

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they show me where I am. Your feed is your playlist.

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If it's chaos, unsubscribe.

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My phone is a wellness device. Gratitude, logs, breathing, timers,

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pause apps not perfect, but it keeps me steady and boundaries.

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They aren't just for people. Therefore platforms too. Spotlight App

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of the Week. Reflect Lee a mood journaling app that

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uses AI to track emotions and give insight guides. Reflection

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with prompts tracks emotional patterns over time. Offers, affirmations and nudges.

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Think of reflectly as your emotional firewall, quiet, steady and

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always there to protect your peace.

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We're coding a future with sober.

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Dreams, finding clarity through digital streams.

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Together, we rise with hope as our guide.

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In focus, in freedom, we walk side by side.

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Emotional maturity in a tech driven world means choosing clarity

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over chaos. It's not about deleting every app. It's about

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upgrading your mindset. Healing is a system wide update, and

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it starts with one intentional click. Keep glowing, stay curious

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and kind, laugh.

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Loud, love harder, walk toll and breathe deeply, ask questions,

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stay grounded.

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Be uniquely you, always signing off and stay awesome until

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next time.

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