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Ni är många som har önskat ett avsnitt om ACA. Men vissa av er kanske också undrar – vad är egentligen ACA? Ja, deras hemsida beskriver det så här: ”ACA – Vuxna barn till alkoholister och från andra dysfunktionella familjer.” Men hur funkar denna gemenskap och deras tillfrisknande-arbete rent konkret?I veckans avsnitt gästar Pia, som beskriver det som så att AA gjorde henne nykter men ACA gjorde henne lycklig. Och man blir inte direkt mindre nyfiken av en sådan beskrivning! Och vad är det egentligen för tankar och känslor hon väcker i Nemo med sin starka historia? Välkomna till ett otroligt inspirerande, lärorikt och viktigt avsnitt!https://aca-sverige.org – Här finns en checklista där ni kan se om ni är i riskzonen____________________________-Avsnittet görs i samarbete med Sveriges bästa beroendevård - https://namndemansgarden.se/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ronnie, whose article appears in the August 2026 issue of Grapevine magazine, tells Don and Sam how drinking was a solution for him to hide away from his emotions. He stopped drinking on his own periodically when life became unmanageable, but always returned to it when things straightened out. When he finally found the gift of desperation, his neighbor said, "I got a friend." Olis reports in from the Western Roundup Living Sober and talks to Ronny, Pam and David.While we provide the podcast at no charge, we do have expenses. Grapevine is the only AA entity that does not accept direct contributions, so to support the AA Grapevine Podcast, please subscribe to Grapevine Magazine in print, online, or on the Grapevine app. You can also provide a subscription to someone in need through our "Carry the Message" program or purchase books or other items at aagrapevine.org/store.You can email us at podcast@aagrapevine.org. To record an Ask-It-Basket question or a recovery-related joke, call 212-870-3418 or email a voice recording to podcast@aagrapevine.org.

This week, the team discusses Brisbane's poor defensive profile, looks at the Blues' form under Josh Fraser, and weighs up the premiership standards report from the second half of the year. Plus, Fremantle at home vs. on the road ahead of a huge MCG clash, the Rising Star race and more! Join Matt Walsh, Jarryd Barca, and Champion Data's Christian Joly on the ESPN Footy Podcast. 00:00 Intro and Something You Noticed 11:55 Brisbane's bad defensive profile 21:00 The Blues under Josh Fraser 27:45 Fremantle at home vs. away 34:15 Premiership standards since Round 12 42:10 North, Hawks, Eagles 48:05 Rising Star a one horse race 54:00 Is the hype justified or is it hyperbole? (AA chat about wingers) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I originally posted this series in 2017, after 3,400 Sober Cast episodes I am a bit better at audio cleanup, so I have gone back through and reworked the files a bit to improve the quality.  This is about the best copy you will be able to find. Part 3 of 6.  Chuck C. was born in 1902, and got sober in A.A. in January 1946. In these 1975 recordings of Chuck C. at the Pala Mesa Men's Retreat, Chuck shares his experience, strength and hope about recovering from alcoholism. He tells how he recovered from being a "tongue-chewing, babbling idiot drunk". The Pala Mesa Men's Retreat had 64 AA men attending, these recording were made by one of these men on a small tape recorder, and the recording quality isnt fantastic but it is listenable.  This series of talks was eventually transcribed into the book "A New Pair Of Glass" The book is still available if you would like a copy https://scast.us/npog Help Sober Cast carry the message: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 3400+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Sometimes boundaries can be misinterpreted as a means to reject, control, or even push people away as a sense or source of punishment. But what is the heart behind boundaries? What was God's design in scriptures that we can learn from the value and importance of boundaries. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of celebrate recovery, discusses boundaries and the heart behind them and what our posture should be as we practice boundaries with the people around us in Ministry and our recovery.

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Send us Fan MailFour headliners. A stack of vintage radio promos. One tight 30-minute ride through stand-up comedy and the comedy club culture that built it.We're mixing it up with what I call a cornucopia of comedy: short sets from Steve Smith, Robert Aguayo, David Crow, and Tom McTigue, broken up with real broadcast audio from the Laughs Unlimited archives. If you've ever wondered how a Sacramento comedy club filled seats in the 80s and 90s, the old commercials and promo spots are a time capsule of comedy marketing. You'll hear how we pitched the room, the policies, the showtimes, and the “come tonight” urgency that radio did so well.On the stand-up side, Steve Smith brings sharp observations with a clean and sober point of view, built from years of performing specialty shows for AA and NA audiences. We also drop in an early morning radio interview with prop comic Bruce Baum that perfectly captures the reality of promotion: headliners doing wake-up calls to move tickets, even when they'd rather be asleep. Then Robert Aguyo adds musical comedy texture, David Crow takes a wild angle on meddling laws, and Tom McTeague closes with storytelling and punchlines that keep escalating.If you love stand up comedy podcasts, comedy history, and behind-the-scenes club stories, hit play, then subscribe, share the episode, and leave a review so more fans can find the show. What was your favorite set or throwback clip?Hosted by: R. Scott EdwardsShort intro to TTTPSupport the show  www.StandupComedyPodcastNetwork.comWebsite....check it out, podcast, jokes, blogs, and More!"NEW" Video Podcast: Tag Team Talent Podcast on Spotify & YouTubeInterested in Standup Comedy? Check out my books on Amazon and the "BookBaby" Book Store for Discounted copies!"20 Questions Answered about Being a Standup Comic""Be a Standup Comic...or just look like one"

I originally posted this series in 2017, after 3,400 Sober Cast episodes I am a bit better at audio cleanup, so I have gone back through and reworked the files a bit to improve the quality.  This is about the best copy you will be able to find. Part 2 of 6.  Chuck C. was born in 1902, and got sober in A.A. in January 1946. In these 1975 recordings of Chuck C. at the Pala Mesa Men's Retreat, Chuck shares his experience, strength and hope about recovering from alcoholism. He tells how he recovered from being a "tongue-chewing, babbling idiot drunk". The Pala Mesa Men's Retreat had 64 AA men attending, these recording were made by one of these men on a small tape recorder, and the recording quality isnt fantastic but it is listenable.  This series of talks was eventually transcribed into the book "A New Pair Of Glass" The book is still available if you would like a copy https://scast.us/npog Help Sober Cast carry the message: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 3400+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Listen without ads: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Katie starts at 32 minutes in! This week on Dopey! BEFORE KATEY: We help a young philadelphian struggling with substances - and we celebrate the instant-classic Dopey appearance of Ben Croxton; reads Patreon and Spotify reactions; and announces DopeyCon at the SVA Theatre on October 3!  Dave sits down with actor, musician and recovery legend Katey Sagal for an expansive conversation about addiction, show business and nearly four decades of sobriety. Katey traces her story from growing up in Southern California and discovering music as her first escape from social anxiety to being prescribed amphetamine diet pills at 14. What began with pills, weed and alcohol gradually progressed into street speed, cocaine, freebasing, Percocet and a daily need to remain medicated. She remembers singing with Bob Dylan as a teenager, going to dinner with him while he wore no shoes, working with Bette Midler and Etta James, and navigating a music industry where heavy drug use was accepted as long as you made it to the gig. She also discusses her first husband's heroin addiction, experimenting with heroin herself, driving with ounces of cocaine in her trunk and continually placing herself in dangerous situations to stay loaded. Katey explains how she entered AA while searching for a boyfriend named Spider, stayed sober for several months, relapsed while working in New York and finally got sober for good on August 6, 1986. Only months into recovery, she began playing Peg Bundy on Married… with Children. She talks about telling someone on set that she was sober, working the Steps immediately, and maintaining her recovery as the show became a cultural phenomenon. The conversation also covers Futurama, Sons of Anarchy, meeting Kurt Sutter in a Twelve Step meeting, sponsorship, service, gratitude, Al‑Anon and why addiction continues to surface through food, shopping, control and obsessive thinking—even after the drugs are gone. Before Katey joins the show, Dave responds to a 23-year-old listener struggling with pyrazolam, kratom, marijuana and alcohol; celebrates Ben Croxton's . The episode closes with Jake from West Virginia performing a banjo cover of “I Wanna Be Good So Bad,” complete with an original third verse. All that and MORE! on a brand new episode of dopey! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I originally posted this series in 2017, after 3400 Sober Cast episodes I am a bit better at audio cleanup, so I have gone back through and reworked the files a bit to improve the quality.  Part 1 of 6.  Chuck C. was born in 1902, and got sober in A.A. in January 1946. In these 1975 recordings of Chuck C. at the Pala Mesa Men's Retreat, Chuck shares his experience, strength and hope about recovering from alcoholism. He tells how he recovered from being a "tongue-chewing, babbling idiot drunk". The Pala Mesa Men's Retreat had 64 AA men attending, these recording were made by one of these men on a small tape recorder, and the recording quality isnt fantastic but it is listenable. This is also about the best copy you will be able to find. This series of talks was eventually transcribed into the book "A New Pair Of Glass" The book is still available if you would like a copy https://scast.us/npog Help Sober Cast carry the message: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 3400+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

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Alcoholics Anonymous began with a chance meeting between Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio, on June 10, 1935, as both men sought lasting recovery from alcoholism. Emerging from influences such as the Oxford Group and early spiritual recovery principles, AA developed its now-famous Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, creating a decentralized, peer-led fellowship that has grown to nearly two million members worldwide.Written by Tom Gregoire Mike Broman Keith Warren. Narration by Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Video production by Hannah Keller, Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle, Justin Troyer, and Victoria Paige. A transcript is available at https://origins.osu.edu/read/brief-history-alcoholics-anonymous. This is a production of Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective at the Goldberg Center in the Department of History at The Ohio State University and the Department of History at Miami University. Be sure to subscribe to our channel to receive updates about our videos and podcasts. For more information about Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective, please visit origins.osu.edu.

Natalie Eva Marie went from college soccer player to WWE superstar to a trap apartment in Sherman Oaks. This episode is her real story, not the highlight reel.She talks about her childhood, the partying that spiraled into multiple DUIs, and the months she spent in jail because of it. Cocaine took over next, and it nearly took everything with it. Her first shot at sobriety gave her three years clean. Then she decided she'd "graduated" AA and walked back out on purpose. That decision cost her three months, gone, holed up in a trap house before she landed at Dr. Drew's center in Pasadena.She got sober in name only. Then WWE called. She landed the audition, got cast on Total Divas, and married the man she thought was forever. From the outside, she had it all.Years into that marriage, she realized she wanted something completely different. An invitation to co-host the Hopeaholics and open her own treatment center brought her to Orange County, and that move became the beginning of the end of her marriage.Natalie gets honest about where she is right now: a woman at a turning point, leaning hard into the program to get through it. This isn't a comeback story wrapped in a bow. It's what actually staying sober looks like when life keeps changing underneath you.Today's episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Seasons ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠in Malibu. For over 18 years, Seasons has been a sanctuary for individuals seeking to reclaim their lives from addiction and mental health challenges. Our story began with a simple but profound vision: To create a luxurious sanctuary for individuals struggling with addiction or mental health issues, where they can receive the finest, evidence-based treatment in the world.Built on Compassion, Driven by ExcellenceWhat started as a small number of compassionate professionals has grown into one of the nation's most respected luxury treatment centers. But growth has never meant losing sight of what matters most—the individual engaging with our therapists, one-on-one, taking the courageous first step toward healing.From the beginning, we understood that truly transformative treatment requires more than clinical protocols. It demands a personalized approach, led by the most qualified professionals, in an environment that nurtures the whole person. That's why we've assembled a team where every primary therapist holds a Doctorate in Psychology - a distinction virtually unmatched in our field.Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Seasons Malibu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ online or call 1-866-314-5160 for more information.Connect with Natalie on ⁠Instagram⁠Connect with Seasons on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DM me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Message me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen AD FREE & workout with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email me chasingheroine@gmail.com

Welcome to the Atlantic Group Podcast. Our 7th tradition states, “Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting declining outside contributions.” Your contribution covers the expenses of our group, this podcast, and also that of our AA service structure. If you are an AA member who finds this podcast helpful, you can contribute using Venmo @AGTradition7 or Zelle at AGNYCINFO@gmail.com. Under what's it for, please write AG Podcast. Thank you for your support.For any questions, please e-mail: TuesdayAGNYC@gmail.com

Today’s Topics: 1) Three Lies: We are bad We do not deserve to be loved by God We will not be redeemed 2, 3) 12 steps to recovery: A look at the 12 steps of AA from a Catholic Perspective 4) Three Truths: Our actions are bad, WE are not bad as we were made by God It is not for us to tell God whom He loves or does not love.  God always loves us We are redeemed in Jesus Christ as promised by God from the beginning

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Tilda B. shares how AA carried her from alcoholism in London to lasting sobriety in Kenya, proving that recovery, fellowship, and hope truly have no borders.

Ep 296 Peacewarts: Resonant Charms - The False Consensus Detector (Class 12) In class 12, we provide a toolkit to identify "Astroturfing" and protect dissenting voices. We compare the "Minority Opinion" in Alcoholics Anonymous—a structural safeguard against mob rule—with the manufactured consensus of the Global Climate Coalition. We cover the "Three Signatures" of artificiality and introduce tactical room defenses like "Round-Robin Speaking" and the "Right of Appeal." Homework: Look up AA's "Right of Appeal" or the history of "Operation Earnest Voice." Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Journal about the experience of being a minority voice in a group. Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions areThink Like a Commoner: A Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons by David Bollier, which outlines how true community consensus operates and provides an excellent lens for spotting artificial, corporate, or manufactured enclosures of agreement, and Toxic Sludge Is Good for You: Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry by John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton, a foundational, sharp look at how public relations firms systematically manufacture fake grassroots movements. Learning Topics: Astroturfing; AA's Minority Opinion; The Right of Appeal; The Global Climate Coalition; The Three Signatures of Manufacture; The Micro-Majority Illusion; Operation Earnest Voice. Join the Community / Get the Books:AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie”https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/

Tom I telling his story at the North Coast Roundup held in Seaside Oregon  Tom has long been a highly regarded speaker in AA. The podcast will be featuring  "Tom Tuesday" until we run through his library.    Tom I became sober at the age of 28, attending an AA meeting in a maximum-security prison. He had been sentenced there after he killed two teenagers during a blackout. Upon his release he dedicated his life to carrying the message of recovery to other inmates. He was the first former prisoner hired to work within the prison system. His journey eventually took him from prisoner to warden. Tom was sober over 65 years at the time of his passing in 2022.   Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 3300+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

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"Can you rest where there is rest? Do you know when to stop?" — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 132                                                                                                              GUS – 12StepRecovery.ai 30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round! Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80 You can download a free PDF of the latest version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. Feel free to share, post, and distribute this book wherever you believe it will be helpful. You can also sign up for a free daily Tao Recovery Email, access a list of podcasts, and find many other recovery resources.   Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our understanding Podcast.   A Course in Miracles - Daily lessons from the 365-Day Course in Miracles Calendar. See the notes in each entry for a more detailed description.  Click Here to add the Course in Miracles Calendar to your Google Calendar   Daily Thought is a daily Google Calendar you can add to your  Google Calendar. It provides a daily thought that combines elements of Christian, ACIM, Tao, and AA. Click here to add the Daily Thought Calendar to your Google Calendar    Nightly 9 pm eastern Zoom A.A. Meeting www.ZoomAAMeetings.com   Would you like to receive a free daily topic email with the most popular A.A. resources, accompanied by a secret Facebook group for discussion? Go to www.DailyAAEmails.com for more information!

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Listen without Ads on Patreon: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast SUMMARY: This week on the Dopey Total Replay: Dopey goes back ten years to Episode 38, a strange cult-classic featuring Dave, Chris and comedian Modi. Before the replay, Dave remembers recording in his old Lower East Side apartment, reads early listener comments and shares an email from a former member of the Real McKenzies whose life moved from crystal meth and touring to cocaine dealing, opiate addiction and a suicide attempt. Dave also talks about briefly considering buying weed at the Great South Bay Music Festival, announces that DopeyCon is likely happening at SVA on October 3, and revisits listener reactions to the early Chris episodes. Then the original episode begins. Modi immediately destroys Dave's apartment, fish tank, furniture and primitive podcast equipment. He shares his first experiences with marijuana and ecstasy, explains the growing market for kosher Sabbath edibles, and talks about performing at a Caron recovery event and appearing on The Sopranos. Chris tells the story of his father discovering his crack pipe—and then recognizing it while the family watched The Sopranos. The guys discuss Artie Lange, Greg Giraldo, sober comedians, AA, Al-Anon and whether everyone has some form of addiction. A convicted bank robber named Shamrock writes from an illegal marijuana farm in Maine, and Dave finally tells the legendary “blue cheese” story: a misunderstanding involving a Mexican man in detox, John Belushi and speedballs. The episode concludes with an old-school New York weed story involving Sheep Meadow, a paranoid elderly dealer, brown paper, a fake payment and an incredibly unlucky subway encounter.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Marissa sits down with Don and Sam on her 13th sober anniversary. Lots of troubles followed Marissa into sobriety, and she says she learned slowly in AA that by taking actions, never alone, that she can walk through anything. Some great advice she got from a sponsor about a broken relationship: treat it as a service commitment until it doesn't feel that way. In the Ask It Basket we hear questions from Rudy and Alex. Johnny shares about using the Grapevine.While we provide the podcast at no charge, we do have expenses. Grapevine is the only AA entity that does not accept direct contributions, so to support the AA Grapevine Podcast, please subscribe to Grapevine Magazine in print, online, or on the Grapevine app. You can also provide a subscription to someone in need through our "Carry the Message" program or purchase books or other items at aagrapevine.org/store.You can email us at podcast@aagrapevine.org. To record an Ask-It-Basket question or a recovery-related joke, call 212-870-3418 or email a voice recording to podcast@aagrapevine.org.

The Spiritual Substance of Anonymity Is Sacrifice Anonymity in Alcoholics Anonymous is more than keeping our names out of the public eye. At its deepest level, anonymity asks us to sacrifice ego, recognition, status, control, and the desire to be seen as important. Today we'll talk about why sacrifice is the spiritual foundation of anonymity, how placing principles before personalities protects AA, and why carrying the message means giving freely without needing credit, praise, or personal gain. When we become willing to step out of the spotlight, the message becomes more important than the messenger—and the alcoholic who still suffers has a better chance of finding help. #TheDailyTrudge #Anonymity #Sacrifice #TraditionTwelve #AlcoholicsAnonymous #TwelveTraditions #PrinciplesBeforePersonalities #AARecovery #CarryTheMessage #Service #Recovery

It's a beautiful prayer that we read every single week at Celebrate Recovery. This prayer, written by Reinhold Niebuhr, is more than just a rote group of words that we recite for convenience to close out our CR services and small groups. No, these are deeper words with a great meaning to help us in our day-to-day recovery interactions. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, recites the prayer and gives some thoughts around the meaning for some central phrases in this important prayer.

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On this episode of Clean and Sober Radio, host Gary Hendler and cohost Mark Sigmund explored the question of what is truly necessary to achieve sobriety and maintain long-term recovery. The discussion examined whether following the teachings of the “Big Book,” attending AA or NA meetings, finding a sponsor, surrounding oneself with responsible and supportive people, and making sobriety a top priority were essential elements of a successful recovery program. Gary and Mark shared their perspective that these tools and practices could provide valuable structure, accountability, and support, while inviting listeners to consider what they believed was truly necessary to achieve and sustain lasting recovery.

Our Primary Purpose Alcoholics Anonymous has one primary purpose: to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety. Today we'll talk about why carrying the message must remain at the center of everything AA does, how one alcoholic helping another protects the simplicity of the program, and what can happen when personalities, politics, money, status, or outside issues begin replacing our common purpose. AA does not exist to solve every problem in the world. It exists to offer the alcoholic who still suffers a way out—and each of us has a responsibility to help keep that door open. #TheDailyTrudge #OurPrimaryPurpose #AlcoholicsAnonymous #TraditionFive #AARecovery #CarryTheMessage #OneAlcoholicHelpingAnother #Recovery #Sobriety #Service #OneDayAtATime

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Whether you love them or hate them, the Boston Red Sox are the talk of MLB. Between their slow start and now their 15-game winning streak, people don't really know what to make of the BoSox. In full disclosure, I am not a Red Sox fan. I'm an O's fan, and the Sox are in the AL East, so that is their first strike. They are also the last team to integrate -- which has always struck me the wrong way. The Red Sox integrated their team after Jackie Robinson retired. That's wild. And let's not get into the complicated (AKA racist) relationship the Boston fans have with Black players on their team, and that of their opponents. All of that to say, I'm not a Sox fan. But things are looking up. And when I look at the Red Sox prospect list -- I get excited. The Sox feature three African-American pitching arms within the top 10 of their prospect list: #2 Anthony Eyanson, #4 Kyson Witherspoon, and #7 Marcus Phillips. All three come from big SEC programs. Witherspoon and Phillips are 2025 1st Round draft picks, and Eyanson is a 3rd rounder of the same draft class. All possess elite stuff. Witherspoon and Phillips are both in A+ ball, while Eyanson has rocketed to AA and pitched in the 2026 Futures Game. The future in Boston is not only bright, but it may be Black.

Amber shares her miracle of recovery in this heartfelt share. Having recently navigated some of the hardest years of sobriety, she dug deeper into the program, the people, and her faith. Today, Amber is coming through the other side with her head held high and her heart firmly grounded in God.Sobriety Date: 4/15/2014Referred by: Joel W. (Episode #301)InstagramFacebook

Podcast Summary: The Superpower of ForgivenessShow: Sober.Coffee PodcastHosts: Mike and GlennEpisode Title: The Superpower of ForgivenessExecutive SummaryIn this deep and moving session, Mike and Glenn hunker down in the coffee shop to take a profound dive into the concept of forgiveness. Moving from the chaos of active addiction to the peace of sobriety, they explore a central, recurring message: forgiveness is a superpower. The hosts break down this superpower into three distinct dimensions: forgiving ourselves, asking forgiveness from others, and granting forgiveness to those who have wronged us. Ultimately, the episode serves as a roadmap for shedding the heavy baggage of shame, guilt, and resentment to achieve true freedom.Key Themes & Discussion PointsThe Contrast of Active Addiction vs. SobrietyBefore sobriety, life was murky and blurry. There was no time spent "parked" on the reality of their actions.The hosts recall having a "short wick" with absolutely no room for forgiving others.Apologies during active drinking and drugging were either nonexistent or empty, weaponized to "use others to gain life." As the saying goes: "Words without action is manipulation."The Three Directions of ForgivenessForgiving Ourselves: How do we forgive ourselves for moments we will never get back, or the monumental damage done while focused on the drink? The hosts emphasize that letting go of this internal wreckage is vital.Forgiving Others: Unforgiveness tears us up inside. Glenn notes that we must grant the same grace to others that has been graciously extended to us, living out the principle: "Forgive us our trespasses AS we forgive those who trespass against us."Seeking Forgiveness: Moving past a simple "I'm sorry" and transitioning into active amends.The Spiritual and Twelve-Step ConnectionThe Foundation: True forgiveness starts with the spiritual realization that we are already forgiven by our Creator, a truth supported by reassurance found in the Bible.The Framework: Alcoholics Anonymous doesn't just mess with your drinking; it messes with your living.Steps 4 & 5 act as the essential unloading of resentments and map out the explicit need for forgiveness.Steps 8 & 9 prove the power of forgiveness through action, bringing the undeserved gift of grace to fruition via real amends.Processing Deep Hurts & Protecting the CoreThe hosts discuss varying levels of hurt (Levels 1, 2, and 3), noting that the deepest wounds often stem from childhood and formative years.Hurt must be acknowledged and processed; forgiveness is a unique, highly individual journey that requires a personal action plan.Being "Guarded": Today, protection doesn't mean isolation. It means intentionally surrounding oneself with a safe social core of people.The Bottom LineResentments lead to a drink. Hanging onto unforgiveness has zero value.True forgiveness requires us to be fearless, thorough, and willing to go deep. When we embrace the true definition of love—caring about another's well-being more than our own—forgiveness eventually becomes instinctive. It is a transformational process that busts through barriers, lightens the load of shame and guilt, and ultimately delivers a better, more peaceful life.

The Atlantic Group Tuesday Night Speaker Meeting Julu 21, 2026 Main Speaker: Frankie G.  Welcome to the Atlantic Group Podcast. Our 7th  tradition states, “Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting declining outside contributions.” Your contribution covers the expenses of our group, this podcast, and also that of our AA service structure. If you are an AA member who finds this podcast helpful, you can contribute using Venmo @AGTradition7 or Zelle at AGNYCINFO@gmail.com. Under what's it for, please write AG Podcast. Thank you for your support. For any questions, please e-mail: TuesdayAGNYC@gmail.com

Tom is speaking at the Cunning, Baffling Powerful Mini Conference held in Ashevill, NC in July of 2009.   Tom has long been a highly regarded speaker in AA. The podcast will be featuring  "Tom Tuesday" until we run through his library.    Tom I became sober at the age of 28, attending an AA meeting in a maximum-security prison. He had been sentenced there after he killed two teenagers during a blackout. Upon his release he dedicated his life to carrying the message of recovery to other inmates. He was the first former prisoner hired to work within the prison system. His journey eventually took him from prisoner to warden. Tom was sober over 65 years at the time of his passing in 2022.   Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 3300+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Patrick explores the grip of anxiety and OCD, offering stories of struggle, resilience, and hard-won breakthroughs through faith, prayer, and community. Through calls, old wounds resurface and unexpected comfort arrives through novena prayers, guardian angels, and the quiet relief of finding peace again. Jasmine - I have really bad OCD. Is there a novena or therapist that can help me? Nothing really works. (02:36) Kathleen - Why is it such a big shock that we finally have an American pope? What is your take on this? I love Pope and am so proud he is American. (08:53) Barbara - I am in 70s and suffered OCD whole life. The Novena of Surrender, and the first three steps of the AA program, has helped me. (16:19) Drew - Praying and handing over my anxiety to God really helped me. Start with the spiritual things and then things get a lot better (20:13) Joan - Did our Blessed Mother know that the child Jesus was God as she was raising Him? (34:29) Pete - The devil can appear as an angel of light, yet in the garden he appeared as a serpent. How to make sense of this? (37:22) Olivia - I have not felt this type of peace in over 20 years thanks to your advice. How do I navigate Catholics who weaponize the Bible? (40:43)

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"The man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfect as he can."— Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 126   GUS – 12StepRecovery.ai 30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round! Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80 You can download a free PDF of the latest version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. Feel free to share, post, and distribute this book wherever you believe it will be helpful. You can also sign up for a free daily Tao Recovery Email, access a list of podcasts, and find many other recovery resources.   Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our understanding Podcast.   A Course in Miracles - Daily lessons from the 365-Day Course in Miracles Calendar. See the notes in each entry for a more detailed description.  Click Here to add the Course in Miracles Calendar to your Google Calendar   Daily Thought is a daily Google Calendar you can add to your  Google Calendar. It provides a daily thought that combines elements of Christian, ACIM, Tao, and AA. Click here to add the Daily Thought Calendar to your Google Calendar    Nightly 9 pm eastern Zoom A.A. Meeting www.ZoomAAMeetings.com   Would you like to receive a free daily topic email with the most popular A.A. resources, accompanied by a secret Facebook group for discussion? Go to www.DailyAAEmails.com for more information!

Today we have Becca. She is 35 years old, lives in Delaware County, PA, and she took her last drink of alcohol on August 7th, 2024.   This episode is brought to you by:   Sign up and get 10% off: Better Help   Check out this free guide to your first seven days without alcohol.   Registration for our sober travel trip to Morocco is open! This trip will take place March 3rd – 13th, 2027.   [02:25] Thoughts from Paul:   The most important thing that someone has to achieve or overcome if they are to quit drinking is denial. The very convincing inner voice that keeps telling you on repeat that you do not have a problem.   This is hard because we build our lives around alcohol and usually this is done unconsciously. The problem is often hiding in plain sight, and you just can't or choose not to see it. It's also hard because marketing is powerful and smart people are paid a lot of money to make you feel like it's a required sidecar to life.   So even though the addiction is hiding in plain sight, you also know it is there. You know how alcohol makes you feel. In addition to the voice saying you don't have a problem, there is another voice telling you, "I'll give you 50 more hangovers and then it's time to move on".   Next week, we'll talk more about moving on.   [06:23] Paul introduces Becca:   Becca is 35 years old, lives in Delaware County, PA, has two cats and 12-13 nieces and nephews. For fun, Becca enjoys hiking, music, reading, film, cooking and puzzles.    Becca was one of seven children growing up. Her older siblings liked to party, so Becca followed in their footsteps in her early teens. She drank and smoked pot for a few years before getting introduced to harder drugs when she was around 16. She quickly felt like she had cracked the code for getting through life. Becca says she was really naïve and spending time with bad people.   In 2010, Becca was in a car accident that left her badly injured. She was only 19 and says this was the lowest time of her life. She withdrew from opiates but ended up going back out before having a friend take her to rehab where she first attempted recovery and eventually got sober in 2012.   Becca dealt with the loss of several friends in 2013, and this is when excessive drinking sneaked into her life. She had another accident and DUI in 2014 and refused to believe that the drinking was a problem. She was able to quit when she went to school and believed that since she could quit for periods of time, that it wasn't an issue for her.   Becca believed that she should be able to control her drinking and would beat herself up whenever she wasn't. Her drinking slowed dramatically in 2019 because she was sick of the anxiety and how she was relating to herself. She did end up becoming a workaholic to avoid dealing with anything that was bothering her.   After staying sober through the pandemic, Becca began to use drinking as a way to connect with others and not drink by herself. Within a few weeks she was right back into self-loathing and trapped in the cycle of stops and starts for the next several years.   In 2024, Becca took a fall at work that has had lasting physical and emotional impacts. She went through another dark time where she wasn't showing up for herself or others and was just sick and tired of being sick and tired.   It was after six months of sobriety that Becca joined AA, found the RE podcast, and later joined Café RE. In her previous attempts at quitting, Becca was trying to do it by herself. Being part of community has been life-changing for her in that she feels acceptance and the ability to hear her story in others. This year she has finally started to feel safer in her nervous system, she is more grounded in herself and able to hold space for good things.   Becca's parting piece of guidance: Don't get stuck on the fear. Get out of that comfortable pain and embrace something new.   Recovery Elevator We took the elevator down. We got to take the stairs back up. We can do this.   Café RE RE Instagram Sobriety Tracker iTunes  RE YouTube

Scott started drinking at 11, and says that alcohol was at the foundation of all he did. He chose to attend college in a party town, and it took seven years to get a bachelor degree. He is grateful that the rehab he attended brought him to AA meetings because the counselors talked about Scott and he put up his defenses, while the AA members talked about themselves, and Scott couldn't help but identify. Scott also talks about his work trying to make AA meetings more accessible for more alcoholics. In the feature Language of the Heart we hear from Mandy, Chris and Darlene. While we provide the podcast at no charge, we do have expenses. Grapevine is the only AA entity that does not accept direct contributions, so to support the AA Grapevine Podcast, please subscribe to Grapevine Magazine in print, online, or on the Grapevine app. You can also provide a subscription to someone in need through our "Carry the Message" program or purchase books or other items at aagrapevine.org/store.You can email us at podcast@aagrapevine.org. To record an Ask-It-Basket question or a recovery-related joke, call 212-870-3418 or email a voice recording to podcast@aagrapevine.org.

A lot can happen in a week's time! Now that the dust is settling and we have a rare quiet moment for Xbox, it's time to fully unpack the immediate results of Xbox's Reset. We've learned that multiple Zenimax owned studios have returned to their smaller sized around the mid 2010s. When you look across the industry at the various indie and AA success stories, one has to wonder if AAA is no longer just borrowing creative ideas from these parts and, instead, emulating their business structure. Is there a lesson to be learned in Expedition 33 reaching 8+ million copies sold with a team of around 30 people and their strategic form of outsourcing? What of the 10+ person team at Mega Crit that works on the indie hit Slay The Spire 2? Does the industry truly need its titanic teams across the board or should there be exceptions to that rule in cases such as Rockstar? The reality is that we won't know for years how any of this pans out, but it's a good thought exercise nonetheless! Timestamps: Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00 - Intro10:51 - Health Is Wealth25:04 - The Future of Elder Scrolls33:49 - Leadership Issues at Halo Studios Again1:02:46 - The Black Ops 1 and 2 PS5 Ports1:08:59 - Microsoft Deletes a 25 Year Old Account1:29:51 - The Slow Adoption Rate of PS5 and Series Consoles1:39:37 - Obsidian Responds to Claims That They're a Different Team Nowadays1:54:33 - Ryse: Son of Rome Was Supposed to Be Xbox's Assassin's Creed2:00:52 - Glen Schofield Officially Retires from Making Games2:10:17 - People Are Truly Backlog Gaming Like Crazy2:13:41 - What We're Playing2:34:44 - The Fallout of the "Xbox Reset"3:25:04 - Wrap Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes, the World Cup is on, everyone is drinking to celebrate and commiserate, so welcome to your safe little corner of the internet, where Vic promises to mention the legend Jude Bellingham only once… and then get back to what really matters, talking about sobriety and not trying to explain the offside rule.So apart from the Spain win, the other news is....You don't have to wait until Day One to start building an alcohol-free life.In part two of my conversation with Jean McCarthy, author of UnPickled and creator of the pioneering sobriety podcast The Bubble Hour, we explore what comes next once you've decided alcohol might not be serving you anymore.How do you know what kind of support is right for you? Is there a place between the pub and AA? Should you consider therapy, a community, a treatment centre, or something completely different? Jean shares the wisdom she's gathered from years of helping thousands of people find their own path to sobriety.Together we talk about finding the support that fits you, learning to care for yourself with compassion, and beginning to imagine a future where alcohol no longer takes centre stage.Whether you're sober curious, preparing for your first alcohol-free day, or simply wondering what's possible, this episode is full of reassurance, practical ideas and hope.Put the kettle on and prepare to be UnPickled.

So we've been talking about the things to be aware of in the language around choices that we make, and the identity pieces connected to our choices, but what are some practical ways and things that we can be doing to combat the challenges against our identity as we take ownership, responsibility and accept God's invitation to honesty and ownership to face our choices while sustaining and maintaining our true identity in Christ? In this part 2 episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, will walk us through practical steps to consider and how we change how we talk to ourselves in the midst of mistakes and challenges in life.

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Listen without ads at 8$ a month or up on patreon: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast SUMMARY This week on Dopey Greatest Hits, Dave officially declares July to be Allman Brothers Month and revisits one of his favorite interviews—with Duane Betts, guitarist, songwriter and son of the legendary Dickey Betts. Before the interview, Dave talks about his lifelong love of “Blue Sky,” reflects on a difficult Patreon Zoom and reminds himself of one of recovery's hardest lessons: restraint of pen and tongue. Papa Smurf contributes an incredible story about selling mushrooms in an Allman Brothers parking lot, getting grabbed by undercover cops and escaping after an oblivious hippie accidentally distracts them. A listener named Jeff also shares a disastrous Phish adventure involving craft beer, moonshine, cocaine, getting lost outside the venue while “Maze” played in the distance, wandering through a locked campground and receiving a possession charge that ultimately introduced him to AA. Then Dave sits down with Duane Betts for an intimate and wide-ranging conversation about growing up inside the Allman Brothers family, touring with his father, living at Cher's Malibu home, learning guitar on the road and finding his own musical identity. Duane opens up about Hodgkin lymphoma, discovering Dilaudid after surgery, the Malibu party scene, Molly, cocaine, crack, black tar heroin and a gram-a-day opiate habit. He recalls smoking heroin-and-cocaine speedballs, flipping a car after scoring drugs, waking up beside a friend who had overdosed and nearly dying after a massive cocaine hit. He also describes arrests, drug court, treatment, Suboxone, relapse, touring with Dawes and eventually finding lasting recovery. Now more than seven years sober, Duane talks about meeting his wife in Jackson Hole, staying grounded through music, hiking, yoga and connection, and continuing the Allman Brothers legacy through his solo work, Palmetto Motel and the Allman Betts Family Revival. It is a story about rock-and-roll history, inherited addiction, devastating loss, recovery and finding a life filled with music, gratitude and purpose. Allman Brothers month continues!   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What connects Barack Obama, a tabloid sting and Love Islander Alex George? Have a Blue Peter badge if you were thinking of Richard Bacon... While the broadcaster and producer is perhaps best known for the time his Blue Peter contract was terminated - following a tabloid reveal of his cocaine use - there is so much more to the man. His storied time in television led to him founding a production company and creating numerous TV shows on both sides of the Atlantic. He credits this restless creativity to his ADHD, a diagnosis he only received later in life. We discuss how neurodivergence fuels him; how the cocaine exposé in the 90s impacted who he is; his relationship with his parents; his failed move to America, landing an interview with Barack Obama... and being tracked by the Secret Service. Richard talks movingly about being an addict, going to AA, his failure to quit drinking and a near-death experience that could have been averted by a certain doctor on Love Island. Trust me, an hour with Richard Bacon is quite the ride - strap in! IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Intro 03:57 Defining Success Today 04:15 Botox Water And Moisturizer 05:32 Parents And Upbringing 10:05 ADHD Intelligence 11:38 Blue Peter Cocaine Exposé 21:06 Fallout Press And Shame 25:42 Dad Crying in Secret 26:35 Public Humiliation to Resilience 29:01 Trust After Betrayal 30:05 America Move 32:37 Woody Harrelson 33:30 Obama Interview Whiplash 35:36 Work as Identity and Failure 37:53 Addiction Coma and Gratitude LINKS + MENTIONS: Richard's podcast ‘Why Are You More Successful Than Me?' is available now Join the How To Fail community: www.howtofail.supportingcast.fm/#content Elizabeth's Substack: www.theelizabethday.substack.com WANT MORE? Claudia Winkleman – swap.fm/l/Q65AatVGMWgB27BoS0g2 LOVE THIS EPISODE? Subscribe on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts Leave a 5⭐ review – it helps more people discover these stories Follow How To Fail & Elizabeth: Instagram: @elizabday TikTok: @howtofailpod Podcast Instagram: @howtofailpod Website: www.elizabethday.org Guest bookings for How To Fail only come from official @sonymusic.com emails Elizabeth and Richard answer listener questions in our subscriber series: www.howtofail.supportingcast.fm/#content Have a failure you're trying to work through for Elizabeth to discuss? Click here to get in touch: howtofailpod.com Production & Post Production Coordinator: Eric Ryan Engineer: Matias Torres Assistant Producer: Shania Manderson Senior Producer: Hannah Talbot Executive Producer: Alex Lawless Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices