How to Make New Friends Without Alcohol or Drugs

One of the biggest transformations in sobriety is the shift in your social life. When your old connections revolved around alcohol or drug use, the idea of forming new friendships can feel daunting—like starting over without a familiar script. And in many ways, it is. You’re learning how to connect from a place of presence rather than performance, vulnerability rather than validation.

Contents

● Chapter 1: Why Friendships Change in

Sobriety

● Chapter 2: Letting Go of Unhealthy Social

Circles

● Chapter 3: Getting Comfortable With Being

Alone (First)

● Chapter 4: Finding Sober-Friendly Social

Spaces

● Chapter 5: Starting Conversations & Making

the First Move

● Chapter 6: Building Friendships Through

Shared Interests

● Chapter 7: Learning to Trust Again

● Chapter 8: Navigating Vulnerability and

Boundaries

● Chapter 9: Maintaining Friendships with

Intention

● Chapter 10: Celebrating the Community

You’re Building