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Born in Toronto, Canada, Tim C is a member of SAA, SLAA, CoDA, and ITAA and he considers pornography and masturbation his most obvious addictions. He entered 12-Step recovery in 2013 and he has benefited from his fellowships' literature, The Big Book, his Christian upbringing, and from his Buddhist practice.Reco12 is an open-to-all addictions and afflictions organization, dedicated to exploring the common threads of the differing manifestations of alcoholism; sharing tools, and offering hope from those walking a similar path. So whether your “thing” is alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, food, … whatever… you are home here. We gather from diverse backgrounds, faiths, and locations to learn from and support one another. Our speakers come from various fellowships and experiences, demonstrating the universal principles of recovery. Reco12 is not allied or affiliated with any specific 12 Step fellowship.Donations:Support Reco12's 12th Step Mission! Help provide powerful audio resources for addicts and their loved ones. Your contributions cover Zoom, podcasts, web hosting, and admin costs. Those costs are a little over $1000 per year.Monthly Donations: Reco12 SupportOne-Time Donations: PayPal | Venmo: @Reco-Twelve | Patreon | WISEYour support, whether financially or word-of-mouth, makes a difference—thank you!Outro music is "TAKIN BACK MY HEART", written and performed by Timber Masterson, a past Reco12 Speaker. This song is used with full permission from Timber Masterson. You may find more of his music on Spotify and Apple Music (https://open.spotify.com/track/5K7jzhSrbpSumYvML1NRzY )Information on Noodle It Out with Nikki M Big Book Roundtable Informational Seeking and educating on how to donate to Reco12.Support the showPrivate Facebook GroupInstagram PageBecome a Reco12 Spearhead (Monthly Supporter)PatreonPayPalVenmo: @Reco-TwelveYouTube ChannelReco12 WebsiteEmail: reco12pod@gmail.com to join WhatsApp GroupReco12 Shares PodcastReco12 Shares Record a Share LinkReco12 Noodle It Out with Nikki M PodcastReco12 Big Book Roundtable Podcast
"Don't be afraid to make your voice heard. Opportunity often comes to the people willing to step forward and make the ask." — Cherie Calbom What does it take to build a lasting brand in the ever-changing world of health and wellness? In this episode of Turmeric & Tequila, Kristen Olson welcomes back wellness pioneer and bestselling author Cherie Calbom, widely known as "The Juice Lady." While their first conversation focused on nutrition and healing, this episode dives into the business side of wellness, entrepreneurship, branding, marketing, and disruption. Cherie shares her remarkable journey from graduate nutrition student to international wellness authority, including her work with the original Juice Man movement, her role as George Foreman's nutritionist, and the lessons learned from building a career that has spanned decades of industry change. Together, Kristen and Cherie discuss: • How opportunity often appears before you're ready • The power of adaptability in business • Building authority before social media existed • Why entrepreneurs must continue learning and evolving • The importance of speaking up and making your pitch • Consumer-driven disruption in food and wellness industries • Leadership lessons for women in business • Creating impact while building a sustainable career Whether you're an entrepreneur, health professional, creator, coach, or simply someone looking to make a bigger impact, this conversation is packed with practical wisdom and inspiration. Time Stamps: 00:00 – Welcome back to Cherie Calbom 01:15 – Cherie's incredible nutrition and publishing journey 02:45 – Why business matters in the wellness industry 03:00 – Landing her first opportunity with the Juice Man company 05:30 – Turning nutrition expertise into a career 08:00 – Early lessons in entrepreneurship and saying yes 10:45 – Building credibility before social media existed 13:15 – Working with major brands and industry pioneers 16:30 – Adapting to change as an entrepreneur 17:00 – Learning social media, reels, and modern marketing 19:00 – Why continuous learning matters 21:00 – The evolution of consumer awareness around food 23:15 – How consumer choices influence business behavior 24:05 – Big Food, health trends, and market disruption 26:05 – Branding, influence, and entrepreneurship lessons 26:30 – The importance of the elevator pitch 28:00 – Finding confidence and using your voice 30:30 – Advice for women building businesses 33:00 – Persistence, purpose, and long-term success 35:00 – Final wisdom for entrepreneurs and wellness leaders 36:30 – Closing thoughts and where to connect with Cherie Cherie Calbom: Known worldwide as "The Juice Lady," Cherie Calbom, MS, CN is a leading authority on juicing, detoxification, and whole foods nutrition. She is a bestselling author of more than 35 books focused on health, wellness, and natural healing, including Juicing for Life and The Juice Lady's Big Book of Juices and Green Smoothies. Cherie has spent decades helping people improve their health through nutrition, cleansing programs, and lifestyle transformation. She has appeared on CNN, Fox News, and numerous national media outlets and has lectured internationally on wellness and detoxification. https://www.juiceladyinfo.com @juiceladycherie Order Book: The Truth About Seed Oils Connect with T&T: IG: @TurmericTequila Facebook: @TurmericAndTequila Website: www.TurmericAndTequila.com Host: Kristen Olson IG: @Madonnashero Tik Tok: @Madonnashero Website: www.KOAlliance.com WATCH HERE MORE LIKE THIS: https://youtu.be/ZCFQSpFoAgI?si=Erg8_2eH8uyEgYZF https://youtu.be/piCU9JboWuY?si=qLdhFKCGdBzuAeuI https://youtu.be/9Vs2JDzJJXk?si=dpjV31GDqTroUKWH
Jenna tells Olis and Sam that after a trauma at the age of 16 she tried drinking and that fixed it for her. But as an alcoholic she wanted to feel that way all the time. In AA she learned how to have fun sober, especially in young people's groups. Jenna learned how to be of service in all parts of life. In Stump the Thumper, the questions compare phrases from the Big Book and the Plain Language Big Book. Jack A. shares about the benefit of Grapevine in his sobriety.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.
NEW! BECOMING FLUENT IN ASTROLOGY A 5-WEEK BEGINNER ASTROLOGY COURSE! WITH SUPERSTAR ASTROLOGER STORMIE GRACE! SIGN UP BEFORE JUNE 30TH TO CHOOSE YOUR TUITION RATE Learn More & Sign up now at synchronicityuniversity.comScheduleClass 1: Understanding theBirth ChartClass 2: The PlanetsClass 3: The Zodiac Signs & ElementsClass 4: The HousesClass 5: Aspects & Putting It TogetherDr. Stormie Grace — is a professional astrologer, educator, international speaker, and founder of the Grace Astrological Fluency Academy (GAFA). Through her signature AstroFluency™ framework, she blends evolutionary and humanistic astrology to help students learn how to read, write, and speak the language of astrology in a practical, accessible, and transformational way. Stormie Grace is the author of the upcoming Llewellyn release The Big Book of Planetary Aspects and the creator of the Venus Reset program, a transformational experience designed to help women reconnect with their softness, self-worth, feminine embodiment, and personal power. A longtime contributor to Astrology Hub and other leadinxg astrology platforms, Stormie is passionate about helping students and clients move from confusion to confidence while applying astrology meaningfully in everyday life, relationships, business, and personal growth.Website: https://www.StormieGrace.comYouTube: @StormieGraceInstagram: @stormiegrace08Be Social: To interact and be in the loop on astrological happenings and inspirations... 'Like' me here: http://www.facebook.com/nadiyashahdotcomhttps://www.facebook.com/synchronicityuniversity'Follow' me here: http://twitter.com/nadiyashah'Follow' me here: http://nadiyashah.bsky.social'Follow" me here: http://instagram.com/nadiyashah http://instagram.com/nadiya_shahhttps://www.instagram.com/synchronicityuniversity/'Follow" me here: https://www.threads.net/@nadiya_shah'Follow' me here: https://www.tiktok.com/@nadiya.shahhttps://www.tiktok.com/@synchronicityuniversityThank You for watching!*N.
We Learn From The Past Or We Repeat It! The past has two purposes: to teach us or to trap us. If we refuse to examine our mistakes, our patterns, and our choices, we're likely to repeat them. The same thinking leads to the same actions, and the same actions often produce the same results. Recovery isn't about pretending the past never happened. It's about learning from it without living in it. The Big Book tells us that we "repeated the same mistakes over and over expecting different results." Real change begins when we become willing to look honestly at our history, accept our part, and make different decisions moving forward. Every relapse, every resentment, every broken relationship, and every poor choice can become a lesson if we're willing to learn from it. But if we ignore those lessons, history has a way of repeating itself. Today on The Daily Trudge, we're talking about the importance of self-examination, why patterns matter, and how learning from yesterday can keep us from making the same mistakes tomorrow. Because experience isn't always the best teacher. Evaluated experience is. #TheDailyTrudge #Recovery #OneDayAtATime #AA #Sobriety #SelfReflection #PersonalGrowth #RecoveryJourney #TheDailyTrudge
Why Living In The Now Is So Important So many of us spend our lives trapped between two places we can't control. We replay yesterday's mistakes, wishing we could change them. We worry about tomorrow's problems, trying to predict an outcome that hasn't happened yet. In the process, we miss the only moment we actually have—the present. Recovery is lived one day at a time for a reason. We can't stay sober yesterday. We can't stay sober tomorrow. We can only stay sober today. Living in the now doesn't mean ignoring the future or pretending the past didn't happen. It means learning from yesterday without living there and planning for tomorrow without being consumed by it. The Big Book reminds us that our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God and the people about us. That can only happen in the present moment. Today on The Daily Trudge, we're talking about why living in the now is so important, how fear and regret steal our peace, and why some of the greatest freedom in recovery comes from focusing on what's right in front of us. Because yesterday is history. Tomorrow isn't promised. But today is a gift. #TheDailyTrudge #OneDayAtATime #Recovery #Sobriety #Mindfulness #LiveInTheNow #AA #SpiritualGrowth #TheDailyTrudge
This week: The Moon doubles up with two lunations - a Pisces Last Quarter AND a Gemini New Moon! Gemini loves to do things in pairs, so it would not have it any other way. One of the nicest transits of the year, as Venus makes a conjunction with Jupiter in Cancer, just before Venus enters glamorous Leo. Communication takes on a serious tone when Mercury squares Saturn, and a listener question about the complex quincunx aspect. Plus: Letting the dough rest, trimming palms, and looking for glamor in the back of your closet! Read a full transcript of this episode. Have a question you'd like answered on the show? Email April or leave it here! Subscribe to April's mailing list and get a free lunar workbook at each New Moon! Love the show? Make a donation! Timestamps [1:37] Moon Report! Lunation #1 - Pisces Last Quarter Moon (June 8, 3 am PDT) at 17°38' Pisces and Gemini. Take final action on Taurus New Moon (May 16) goals. Spend some time near water for reflection. Use imagination and intuition for ideas on how to bring those New Moon intentions to fruition. [3:41] Lunar Phase Family Cycle (LPFC). This is the Last Quarter (last action point) in an LPFC that began with a New Moon on Mar. 10, 2024, at 20°16' Pisces. The First Quarter Moon (first action point) was on Dec. 8, 2024, and the Full Moon (awareness point) on Sep. 7, 2025. [5:26] Lunation #2 - Gemini New Moon (June 14, 7:54 pm PDT) at 24°03' Gemini on Sabian symbol, 25 Gemini, A man trimming palms. With Mercury in aspect to Saturn, it's a good New Moon period for tidying up and getting things in order. [7:00] This is the New Moon in a lunar phase family cycle (LPFC) that will unfold over the next three years. The First Quarter (first action point) of this LPFC comes on Mar. 15, 2027 (24°51' Gemini), the Full Moon (awareness point) on Dec. 13, 2027 (21°24' Gemini), and the Last Quarter (last action point) on Sept. 11, 2028 (19°47' Gemini). [9:38] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon periods. The Moon in Pisces trines Jupiter in Cancer (June 8, 5:38 pm PDT). It's VOC for 7 hours, 55 minutes, then enters Aries (June 9, 1:33 am PDT). Use this VOC Moon to develop a habit of practicing kindness, generosity and appreciation for all of the beauty that you enjoy in the world. [10:39] The Moon in Aries squares Venus in Cancer (June 11, 1:22 am PDT). It's VOC for 4 hours, 6 minutes, then enters Taurus (5:28 am PDT). Use this VOC Moon period to get in the habit of checking in with your inner circle before you make major moves. [11:52] The Moon in Taurus sextiles Jupiter in Cancer (June 13, 12:30 am PDT). It's VOC for 5 hours, 36 minutes, then enters Gemini (6:06 am PDT). Use this VOC Moon period to get in the habit of slowing down and appreciating all of the people, places and things in your life that feel like home to you. [12:57] The Moon in Gemini conjoins the Sun (June 14, 7:54 pm PDT). It's VOC for 9 hours, 20 minutes, then enters Cancer (June 15, 5:14 am PDT). Use this VOC Moon period to get in the habit of taking short breaks to breathe and focus on what you feel in your body, heart and gut. [15:01] Venus conjoins Jupiter (June 9, 12:59 pm PDT) at 25°46' Cancer, on the Sabian symbol 26 Cancer, Contentment and happiness in luxury, people reading on davenports. Find a balance between having some of what you want without sacrificing too much to get it. [17:03] Mercury squares Saturn (June 9, 10:39 pm PDT) at 12°58' Cancer-Aries. A reality check is in order. Take responsibility for your actions and your feelings. [18:57] Venus enters Leo (June 13, 3:47 am PDT, until July 9). Make those thrilling purchases that you may have been putting off for a long time. [21:04] Listener Glenda asks about the quincunx aspect. Check out this class with Rick Levine/Astrology Hub and also this video with Stormie Grace. Here is a link to Stormie Grace's new book, The Big Book of Planetary Aspects: A Comprehensive Guide to Natal and Transit Astrology. [28:37] Leave a message of one minute or less at speakpipe.com/ bigskyastrologypodcast or email april (at) bigskyastrology (dot) com; put “Podcast Question” in the subject line. Free ways to support the podcast: subscribe, like, review and share with a friend! [29:07] A tribute to this week's donors! If you would like to support the show and receive access to April's special donors-only videos, go to BigSkyAstropod.com and contribute $10 or more. You can make a one-time donation in any amount or become an ongoing monthly contributor.
Steven R. presents a foundation meeting for PPG Big Book Saturday on June 6, 2026. Find us at https://maddogspeakers.com/.
Ester E started AA in Texas in 1943, her story was in the 2nd edition of the Big Book titled Flower of the South. She got sober in 1941 and passed away in 1960. I have no idea where or when this was recorded. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 3200+ 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
The 12th Step Call There was a time when a 12th Step call meant dropping whatever you were doing to help another alcoholic. No spotlight. No recognition. No social media post. Just one person carrying a message of hope to another person who was suffering. The 12th Step is where recovery leaves the pages of the book and enters the real world. It's where gratitude becomes action. It's where we stop asking, "What can recovery do for me?" and start asking, "Who can I help today?" Many of us discovered that helping others wasn't just a nice thing to do—it was essential to our own recovery. The Big Book tells us that practical experience shows nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. Why? Because service gets us out of ourselves. It reminds us where we came from and why we were given a second chance. Today on The Daily Trudge, we're talking about the 12th Step call. What does it look like today? Has the spirit of carrying the message changed? And why does helping another alcoholic remain one of the most powerful tools in recovery? Because the 12th Step isn't the end of the journey. It's where the journey becomes bigger than us. #TheDailyTrudge #12thStep #The12thStepCall #WorkingWithOthers #AA #Recovery #Sobriety #Service #CarryTheMessage #TheDailyTrudge
GodChat, GodPranks, New Zips, Men's Shedding, Word Original Origin Origami, Plants Can See Wedding Yell, Bluetooth Pants Zipper, Dead Body Chat, Flaccid GodYou can purchase A Listener hats by emailing twointhethinktank@gmail.comCatch up on the 500th episode hereCheck out the sketch spreadsheet by Will Runt hereAnd visit the Think Tank Institute website:Check out our comics on instagram with Peader Thomas at Pants IllustratedOrder Gustav & Henri from Andy and Pete's very own online shopYou can support the pod by chipping in to our patreon here (thank you!)Join the other TITTT scholars on the TITTT discord server hereHey, why not listen to Al's meditation/comedy podcast ShusherAlasdair Tremblay-Birchall: @alasdairtb and instaAnd you can find us on the Facebook right here(Oh, and we love you) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tread Perilously enters Pilot Season with the unsold 1959 Nero Wolfe pilot, "Count the Man Down." When Nero Wolfe receives a monthly expense bill totaling $4000.92, he tells Archie Goodwin to alert the media with this proclamation: a rocket scientist who died six days prior was murdered. The scientist's wife and associates quickly become suspects, but they also want to know who hired Wolfe to solve the crime. While Archie visits a local aerospace firm, Wolfe nurses his cold. Will everything come out in an expansive parlor scene and can Wolfe get the suspects to pony up for his services? Also, will Archie figure out how Wolfe knew about the scientist? Erik reveals the origin of his fascination with failure states. Justin suggests it also contributes to his Murder Brunette thing. William Shatner genuinely proves his abilities as an actor thanks to an unfortunate choice as Archie Goodwin. Star Kurt Kasznar proves to be a stellar Wolfe. Justin's love of a more recent Nero Wolfe series becomes a recurring topic. The Trivial Time Traveler ends up with a new mission. Bigfoot considers a presidential run. The world's best black & white beer makes its debut. Robert Redford enters the chat in a surprising way and The Big Book of Nazi Science derails everything.
In this episode of "Recovered: Interviews with Alcoholics," Savannah Askin shares how years of alcoholism, relapse, and hopelessness led her to The Magdalen House—and ultimately to lasting recovery. Through education, Community, and service, Savannah found freedom from alcoholism and now helps other women find hope and recovery.The Magdalen House is a 501c3 nonprofit organization helping alcoholics achieve sobriety and sustain recovery from alcoholism at no cost and based on 12-Step spiritual principles. Please note that the curriculum we teach through our programs is from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. However, we are not an A.A. group, and we are not associated with Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.All donations help us to provide programs and services to alcoholics and their families, at absolutely no cost. If you'd like to donate, text MAGGIES to 44321 or visit magdalenhouse.org/donate.
Nikki M found her way into the rooms in 2012 and has never left. The first few years were spent dying in the diluted message. Finally, after four years she was approach by a fellow with a real answer and a Big Book. Since that day her program of recovery has been fuelled by the Grace of God, the Power of 12 Steps, sponsorship and the fellowship of all recovery rooms. Nikki's story is one of transformation and healing distinguished by her practical application of the direct instructions of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. She carries the undiluted message to countless rooms, sponsors both men and women, provides service to numerous local community groups and can be found at Noodle It Out with Nikki on Monday mornings at 9:00 am Eastern. She is also part of 2 other Reco12 podcasts that are released weekly: Noodle It Out with Nikki M, new episodes each Tuesday, and Big Book Roundtable with new episodes each Thursday.Reco12 is an open-to-all addictions and afflictions organization, dedicated to exploring the common threads of the differing manifestations of alcoholism; sharing tools, and offering hope from those walking a similar path. So whether your “thing” is alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, food, … whatever… you are home here. We gather from diverse backgrounds, faiths, and locations to learn from and support one another. Our speakers come from various fellowships and experiences, demonstrating the universal principles of recovery. Reco12 is not allied or affiliated with any specific 12 Step fellowship.Support Reco12's 12th Step Mission! Help provide powerful audio resources for addicts and their loved ones. Your contributions cover Zoom, podcasts, web hosting, and admin costs.Monthly Donations: Reco12 SupportOne-Time Donations: PayPal | Venmo: @Reco-Twelve | Patreon | WISEYour support, whether financially or word-of-mouth, makes a difference—thank you!Outro music is "TAKIN BACK MY HEART", written and performed by Timber Masterson, a past Reco12 Speaker. This song is used with full permission from Timber Masterson. You may find more of his music on Spotify and Apple Music (https://open.spotify.com/track/5K7jzhSrbpSumYvML1NRzY ) Information on Noodle It Out with Nikki M Big Book Roundtable Informational Seeking and educating on how to donate to Reco12.Support the showPrivate Facebook GroupInstagram PageBecome a Reco12 Spearhead (Monthly Supporter)PatreonPayPalVenmo: @Reco-TwelveYouTube ChannelReco12 WebsiteEmail: reco12pod@gmail.com to join WhatsApp GroupReco12 Shares PodcastReco12 Shares Record a Share LinkReco12 Noodle It Out with Nikki M PodcastReco12 Big Book Roundtable Podcast
Greg Downs person in long term recovery, author, andfinancial coach:https://www.cpfinancialcoaching.com/ Recovery Literature (quit-lit) recommendations: Big Book - https://www.aa.org/the-big-bookThe Power of Now - https://a.co/d/05rjIRA0 Best Piece of Recovery Advice: Practice the principles inall our affairs Song that symbolizes Recovery to Greg: Not afraid by Eminem- https://youtu.be/j5-yKhDd64s?si=I2uGhM8VVYCOoEeS In this episode, Greg Downs — a long-term recovery advocateand financial planner — explores how applying 12-step principles to personalfinance can lead to emotional and financial sobriety. His unique approach isdesigned to help people break free from the cycle of financial stress just asrecovery helps free from addiction.In this episode:Greg's personal story of addiction, loss, and recovery,including the pivotal jail experience that transformed his lifeHow the emotional patterns of addiction mirror those infinancial struggles — guilt, denial, avoidanceThe concept of "financial sobriety" — using12-step tools to manage money with integrity and purposeThe parallels between relapse in addiction and financialrelapse — how stress and emotion can trigger old patternsPractical steps: admitting control issues, making inventory,restoring trust, aligning spending with valuesHow community, connection, and service reinforce recoveryand financial healthThe process of writing a book that applies 12-step recoveryprinciples to personal finance, and its potential impactNotable quote: “The opposite of addiction isn't sobriety —it's connection.”This episode challenges us to reframe our relationship withmoney through the lens of recovery, emphasizing emotional honesty, community,and purpose as essential to lasting change. Don't forget to check out “The Way Out Playlist” availableonly on Spotify. Curated by all our wonderful guests on the podcast!https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HNQyyjlFBrDbOUADgw1Sz?si=NC26a67vQjqw0BcgTzPmRg(c) 2015 - 2026 The Way Out Podcast | All Rights Reserved.Theme Music: “all clear” (https://ketsa.uk/browse-music/)byKetsa (https://ketsa.uk)licensedunderCCBY-NC-ND4.0(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd)
Meeting Others Where They Are At One of the greatest challenges in recovery—and in life—is learning to stop meeting people where we think they should be and start meeting them where they actually are. Many of us have good intentions. We want to help. We want people to see what we see. We want them to make better choices, avoid pain, and embrace the solution that helped us. But recovery taught us something important: people change when they're ready, not when we're ready for them to change. The Big Book reminds us in Working With Others that our job isn't to force, convince, argue, or control. Our job is to share our experience, offer a hand, and leave the door open. We carry the message—not the person. Today on The Daily Trudge, we're talking about what it means to truly meet others where they're at. Whether it's a newcomer, a family member, a friend, or someone struggling with life, real connection begins when we listen before we lecture and understand before we advise. Because helping isn't about dragging people to where we are. It's about being willing to walk beside them where they are. #TheDailyTrudge #Recovery #WorkingWithOthers #AA #Sobriety #Service #ExperienceStrengthAndHope #MeetingOthersWhereTheyAreAt #TheDailyTrudge
We Can Only Work With The Truth One of the hardest lessons in recovery is realizing that we can't change what we refuse to acknowledge. We can deny it, justify it, minimize it, blame it on other people, or pretend it isn't there—but none of those things move us forward. The truth is the only thing we can work with. The Big Book talks about honesty as the foundation of recovery. Before there can be awareness, acceptance, action, or accountability, there has to be truth. Not the truth we wish were true. Not the truth that makes us look good. The actual truth. Many of us spent years running from reality. We blamed circumstances, relationships, jobs, childhoods, bad luck, and everyone around us. Recovery begins when we stop asking, "Who's at fault?" and start asking, "What's true?" Today on The Daily Trudge, we're talking about why honesty is the turning point. Why self-deception keeps us stuck. And why real freedom begins the moment we're willing to face reality exactly as it is. Because healing doesn't happen when we feel better. Healing happens when we get honest. #TheDailyTrudge #Recovery #Honesty #Truth #Sobriety #PersonalGrowth #EmotionalSobriety #TheDailyTrudge #WeCanOnlyWorkWithTheTruth
From 2024 - In this episode, I read an email from a listener, and I talk about how the Big Book does not have us dwell on our shortcomings.My Instagram.My websites are here and here.
Is There A Substitute? Yes, There Is... In A Vision For You, the Big Book asks one of the most important questions in all of recovery: "Is there no exception to this rule?" If alcohol was our solution, what could possibly replace it? The answer comes a few pages later. The authors tell us that there is a substitute—and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. For years, many of us used alcohol to deal with fear, loneliness, resentment, boredom, anxiety, and life itself. Drinking wasn't just a habit; it became our answer to everything. When alcohol was removed, we were left with a huge question: Now what? The Big Book's answer isn't simply meetings. It isn't just not drinking. The substitute is a new way of living. A fellowship. A Higher Power. A purpose. A connection with people who understand us. A life centered on helping others rather than escaping ourselves. Today on The Daily Trudge, we're talking about the substitute described in A Vision For You. What replaces the obsession? What fills the void? And why did the founders believe that connection, service, and spiritual growth could accomplish what alcohol never could? Because recovery isn't just about taking something away. It's about finding something better. #TheDailyTrudge #AVisionForYou #BigBook #Recovery #AA #Sobriety #Fellowship #SpiritualAwakening #OneAlcoholicHelpingAnother
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Our One And Only Purpose In AA AA has many benefits. We build friendships. We find fellowship. We learn principles. We discover purpose. We heal relationships. But according to AA's traditions and the Big Book, none of those things are our primary purpose. Our one and only purpose is simple: to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety. That's it. Today on The Daily Trudge, we're talking about what happens when we keep the main thing the main thing. Why was AA built around a single purpose? What happens when groups drift away from that purpose? And how does focusing on helping the next suffering alcoholic protect our own sobriety? The founders discovered something powerful: one alcoholic talking with another could accomplish what no lecture, punishment, or willpower ever could. Recovery is passed from person to person, one conversation at a time. Because when AA remembers its primary purpose, the newcomer has the best chance of finding the solution that was freely given to us. "Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics." #TheDailyTrudge #AA #PrimaryPurpose #Recovery #Sobriety #AlcoholicsAnonymous #Service #TheDailyTrudge #OneAlcoholicHelpingAnother
Andrew E, London UK, Sobriety date 26th March 2024. Home group Walthamstow Newcomers (CA) and Brick Lane Big Book Study (AA). Came into recovery in a 12 step treatment centre after more than four decades drinking and using drugs and 28 years trying to get clean and sober.If you would like to connect with Andrew or Lisa.S, please send an email to reco12pod@gmail.com.Information on Noodle It Out with Nikki M Big Book Roundtable Informational Seeking and educating on how to donate to Reco12.Support the showPrivate Facebook GroupInstagram PageBecome a Reco12 Spearhead (Monthly Supporter)PatreonPayPalVenmo: @Reco-TwelveYouTube ChannelReco12 WebsiteEmail: reco12pod@gmail.com to join WhatsApp GroupReco12 Shares PodcastReco12 Shares Record a Share LinkReco12 Noodle It Out with Nikki M PodcastReco12 Big Book Roundtable Podcast
Happy birthday Boomers! It's the anniversary of the release of STC, so here's its first mention, and elaborate contextual build-up, from the current draft of the Big Book of Bulmer Bollocks, in which we examine why the UK was ready for a comic like this.
Brendan talks about games themed around books. Join us, won't you?Games about LibrariesEx Libris (2017)The Big Book of Madness (2015)Mythic Mischief (2022)The Great Library (2026)Fire in the Library (2019)Alexandria (2017)Atheneum: Mystic Library (2020)Games about Managing BooksA Place for All My Books (2025)My Shelfie (2022)Games about Words and BooksIlliterati (2023)Paperback (2014)Hardback (2018)Fiction (2023)Games About Book-MakingBiblios (2007)Gutenberg (2021)Other themesBooks of Time (2023)Alma Mater (2020)What games about books do you enjoy? Share them over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.
Debi's 1st meeting was in 1981. Her 1st sober date was in 1987. Her current and (TY God) permanent sober date is 1/31/94. Debi had a long history of trouble at home, school, and the law, from a very young age, including rehab, detox, jail, DUI, psych ward, diagnoses, medication, etc. None of those things made her willing to do anything. She tried many other methods in and out of the rooms of AA. She was dry 3.5 years for the 2nd time and ready to suicide when she reached out for help with more humility and desperation than she'd ever before been able to muster and allowed a recovered member and experienced sponsor take her through the Big Book & the Steps. Debi finally had the vital spiritual experience the book talks about. She made ALL of her 9th step amends in a meaningful way and now lives in Steps 10-12, falling more and more deeply in love with Alcoholics Anonymous. The consciousness of the relationship with her Creator it has produced is the center of her life.Reco12 is an open-to-all addictions and afflictions organization, dedicated to exploring the common threads of the differing manifestations of alcoholism; sharing tools, and offering hope from those walking a similar path. So whether your “thing” is alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, food, … whatever… you are home here. We gather from diverse backgrounds, faiths, and locations to learn from and support one another. Our speakers come from various fellowships and experiences, demonstrating the universal principles of recovery. Reco12 is not allied or affiliated with any specific 12 Step fellowship. Support Reco12's 12th Step Mission!Help provide powerful audio resources for addicts and their loved ones. Your contributions cover Zoom, podcasts, web hosting, and admin costs.Monthly Donations: Reco12 SupportOne-Time Donations: PayPal | Venmo: @Reco-Twelve | Patreon | WISEYour support, whether financially or word-of-mouth, makes a difference—thank you!Information on Noodle It Out with Nikki M Big Book Roundtable Informational Seeking and educating on how to donate to Reco12.Support the showPrivate Facebook GroupInstagram PageBecome a Reco12 Spearhead (Monthly Supporter)PatreonPayPalVenmo: @Reco-TwelveYouTube ChannelReco12 WebsiteEmail: reco12pod@gmail.com to join WhatsApp GroupReco12 Shares PodcastReco12 Shares Record a Share LinkReco12 Noodle It Out with Nikki M PodcastReco12 Big Book Roundtable Podcast
Howard E from Florida opens the meeting sharing on pages 72-75 in Chapter 6: Into Action, specifically talking about Step 5. After he covers the material there are a couple more speakers on the same topic. Just an FYI, I removed one speaker entirely (bad connection) he was unintelligible. this also feels like it ends abruptly. Recorded in July 2022 at the Chandigarh online group India. Zoom Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 3200+ 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
Mags D from Ireland speaks to us today on the Afro-Euro Reco12. Her topic is centered around the maintenance of the spiritual programme of living and about setting aside everything we think we know. She references page 28 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. If you would like to get in contact with either Mags D or Lisa.S, please send an email to reco12pod@gmail.com. Information on Noodle It Out with Nikki M Big Book Roundtable Informational Seeking and educating on how to donate to Reco12.Support the showPrivate Facebook GroupInstagram PageBecome a Reco12 Spearhead (Monthly Supporter)PatreonPayPalVenmo: @Reco-TwelveYouTube ChannelReco12 WebsiteEmail: reco12pod@gmail.com to join WhatsApp GroupReco12 Shares PodcastReco12 Shares Record a Share LinkReco12 Noodle It Out with Nikki M PodcastReco12 Big Book Roundtable Podcast
Revisiting an interview with the political cartoonist who calls himself Tom Tomorrow.
Recovery changes more than one life. In this special RecoverED episode, Mayan and Angela Corioso read "The Family Afterward" together — as a recovered alcoholic and a Family Support committee member — sharing their experience as a family restored.The Magdalen House is a 501c3 nonprofit organization helping alcoholics achieve sobriety and sustain recovery from alcoholism at no cost and based on 12-Step spiritual principles. Please note that the curriculum we teach through our programs is from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. However, we are not an A.A. group, and we are not associated with Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.All donations help us to provide programs and services to alcoholics and their families, at absolutely no cost. If you'd like to donate, text MAGGIES to 44321 or visit magdalenhouse.org/donate.
"Your body was designed to heal when you give it the nutrients and support it truly needs." -Cherie Calbom In this energizing episode of Turmeric & Tequila™, Kristen sits down with renowned nutritionist, bestselling author, and wellness pioneer Cherie Calbom — widely known as "The Juice Lady." Cherie shares her decades of experience helping people transform their health through juicing, whole foods nutrition, detoxification, and lifestyle changes. From overcoming her own health struggles to becoming one of the most trusted names in holistic wellness, this conversation dives into the healing power of food, the importance of nutrient density, inflammation, sugar addiction, and practical ways to improve energy and longevity naturally. Kristen and Cherie also explore the emotional side of wellness, sustainable health habits, and how modern lifestyles are impacting our bodies more than ever before. Whether you're curious about juicing, looking to improve your health, or wanting simple ways to feel better every day, this episode is packed with approachable insights and actionable takeaways. In This Episode: Cherie's journey to becoming "The Juice Lady" The healing power of juicing & whole foods Sugar, inflammation & hidden health disruptors Why modern nutrition is failing so many people Detoxification myths vs. reality Sustainable wellness habits that actually work Emotional health & physical healing connection How small daily choices create long-term vitality Learn more about The Juice Lady Cherie Calbom and explore her books, retreats, and wellness resources. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro & welcoming Cherie Calbom 02:10 Cherie's personal wellness journey 05:20 Becoming "The Juice Lady" & educating the masses 09:00 The power of juicing and nutrient density 13:15 Sugar, inflammation & why people feel exhausted 17:40 Detoxification myths and modern health challenges 21:30 Emotional stress and physical healing connection 25:00 Simple daily wellness habits that matter most 29:10 Longevity, vitality & aging with intention 33:20 Practical nutrition advice anyone can implement 36:10 Final thoughts, encouragement & where to connect with Cherie Cherie Calbom: Known worldwide as "The Juice Lady," Cherie Calbom, MS, CN is a leading authority on juicing, detoxification, and whole foods nutrition. She is a bestselling author of more than 35 books focused on health, wellness, and natural healing, including Juicing for Life and The Juice Lady's Big Book of Juices and Green Smoothies. Cherie has spent decades helping people improve their health through nutrition, cleansing programs, and lifestyle transformation. She has appeared on CNN, Fox News, and numerous national media outlets and has lectured internationally on wellness and detoxification. https://www.juiceladyinfo.com @juiceladycherie Order Book: The Truth About Seed Oils Connect with T&T: IG: @TurmericTequila Facebook: @TurmericAndTequila Website: www.TurmericAndTequila.com Host: Kristen Olson IG: @Madonnashero Tik Tok: @Madonnashero Website: www.KOAlliance.com WATCH HERE MORE LIKE THIS: https://youtu.be/ZCFQSpFoAgI?si=Erg8_2eH8uyEgYZF https://youtu.be/piCU9JboWuY?si=qLdhFKCGdBzuAeuI https://youtu.be/9Vs2JDzJJXk?si=dpjV31GDqTroUKWH
What does bowling have to do with spiritual life?In this teaching on Psalm 19, John Ortberg explores anxiety, surrender, creation, grace, and the deep human longing for soul rest.Using a surprisingly powerful bowling illustration, John reflects on how most people continue trying to control outcomes long after the “ball” has already left their hands. Psalm 19 offers another way: let go, trust God, delight in creation, and allow your soul to rest.This episode explores:- Why modern people struggle with rest- The connection between anxiety and control- Creation as medicine for the soul- Why the law of God is actually a gift- Soul fragmentation and divided living- How love restores wholenessFeaturing reflections on:- Dallas Willard- Theodore Roosevelt- Martin Luther- Psalm 19Scriptures:-Psalm 19-Matthew 22:37–39-James 2:8#Psalm19 #JohnOrtberg #Prayer #DallasWillard #SoulRest #Anxiety #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #Psalms
Melody and Eric join Don and Sam to share their experience, strength and hope in recovery from alcoholism, and their recent experience with the Plain Language Big Book. Melody says even as an atheist she cried out to whatever alien to please stop her drinking, and she then accidentally ended up in an AA meeting. Eric says he came in wanting to stand out rather than fit in, and that he's been reading Grapevine since he stole his first issue. In the Ask it Basket Sam M. (no relation) has a question about the Plain Language Big Book. Don, Sam, Melody and Eric discuss the new book, and we also hear from Phillip, Kenneth, Chelsea and Stephanie. Julie shares about her role as Grapevine Chair in her district.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.
Marion Winik is a writer and author whose memoir, First Comes Love, was originally published 30 years ago, featured on the Oprah Winfrey show and loved by reviewers and readers everywhere. Perhaps the words most often used for it were "pioneering" and "groundbreaking." The Kirkus review said of it, “Romance, comedy, tragedy, terrible truth, and extraordinary love, as straight woman marries gay man, bears children, and watches their world dissolve in the wake of AIDS.” Yes, all that, amid writing that is a master class in memoir. The author of nine books, including The Big Book of the Dead (Counterpoint, 2019) and First Comes Love (Pantheon, 1996; Vintage, 2025), her essays have been published in The New York Times Magazine, The Sun, and elsewhere; her column at BaltimoreFishbowl.com has been running since 2011. A professor at the University of Baltimore, she reviews books for The Washington Post, Oprah Daily, and People, among others, and hosts the NPR podcast The Weekly Reader. She was a commentator on All Things Considered for fifteen years. She is the recipient of the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Service Award. Listen in as the author and I discuss writing what you know for a fine,long career. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know. To learn more, join The Memoir Project free newsletter list and keep up to date on all our free webinars, instructive posts and online classes in how to write memoir, as well as our talented, available memoir editors and memoir coaches, podcast guests and more.
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Contact Barbara: barb@togetheraz.comBook recommendation: Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous - https://www.aa.org/the-big-bookBest Advice: "Don't believe everything that youthink."Resources: Together AZ - https://togetheraz.com/SummaryBarbara Brown shares her inspiring journey from alcoholaddiction to long-term sobriety, her involvement in recovery communities, andher efforts to support others through a recovery newspaper and annual golftournament. Don't forget to check out “The Way Out Playlist” available onlyon Spotify. Curated by all our wonderful guests on the podcast! https://open.spotify.com?episode/07lvzwUq1L6VQGnZuH6OLz?si=3eyd3PxVRWCKz4pTurLcmA (c) 2015 - 2026 The Way Out Podcast | All Rights Reserved. ThemeMusic: “all clear” (https://ketsa.uk/browse-music/)byKetsa (https://ketsa.uk)licensedunderCCBY-NC-ND4.0(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd)
Lisa Rusczyk and Dona Murphy have Sara, the owner of the Fool's Dog Tarot apps, on the show to talk about everything we could think of! This is a video podcast on Spotify and YouTube.Want to know more about Sara?Sara L. Mastros is the author of “Introduction to Witchcraft: Thirteen Lessons in the Practice of Magic," The Sorcery of Solomon: A Guide to the 44 Planetary Pentacles of the Magician King", “The Big Book of Magical Incense", and "Orphic Hymns Grimoire.” Recognized by her peers as a brilliant and original thinker, an engaging and inspiring teacher, a compelling and clever writer, and a generally decent human being, Sara spends a lot of time dreaming, thinking, enchanting, writing, and teaching about witchcraft, magic, and myth. But, her true passion is raising up an army of inspired, educated, empowered witches prepared to weave weird new ways of Being in a world that desperately needs us. Rise up! https://3eyedcircus.com/Sara L. Mastros is a witch, sorceress, teacher, & the author of many magic books. https://3eyedcircus.com/Support the podcast! Subscribe, listen, talk about it in bars, tell your dad, comment, and be happy!Thank you for watching and listening.
Liza Love lives in an intimate, ongoing relationship with the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, and the Infinite Power and Love described throughout it.Today she shares how simple simple has become for her—and what it's like to live from that guts-and-bones, soul-belly knowing in each and every verb of this lifetime adventure we each get to have. She's found she really can believe our book and rely utterly and completely on God, in ALL things.All really does mean all!Reco12 is an open-to-all addictions and afflictions organization, dedicated to exploring the common threads of the differing manifestations of alcoholism; sharing tools, and offering hope from those walking a similar path. So whether your “thing” is alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, food, … whatever… you are home here. We gather from diverse backgrounds, faiths, and locations to learn from and support one another. Our speakers come from various fellowships and experiences, demonstrating the universal principles of recovery. Reco12 is not allied or affiliated with any specific 12 Step fellowship.ANNOUNCEMENT: Reco12 is entering a new season after nearly six years of meeting every Friday, shifting to a fresh weekly rhythm led by unexpected and God‑filled changes in Justin's life. Beginning Saturday, May 16th, the live meeting will now gather each week at 10:30 am Pacific / 1:30 pm Eastern / 6:30 pm UK while keeping the same spirit of honesty, surrender, and hope. This transition opens the door for a whole new wave of listeners and speakers, and the community is invited to help spread the word and step into this next chapter together. Come join us live if you can next week!Resources from this meeting:12 Steps 4 Hours Workshop and WorkbookBig Book of AASupport Reco12's 12th Step Mission! Help provide powerful audio resources for addicts and their loved ones. Your contributions cover Zoom, podcasts, web hosting, and admin costs.Donations: Reco12 SupportOutro music is "Truth and Reconciliation" written and performed by James Carrington and used with full permission of James Carrington. To learn more about this music and performer, please visit https://www.jamescarrington.net/ and https://m.facebook.com/jamescarringtonmusic Information on Noodle It Out with Nikki M Big Book Roundtable Informational Seeking and educating on how to donate to Reco12.Support the showPrivate Facebook GroupInstagram PageBecome a Reco12 Spearhead (Monthly Supporter)PatreonPayPalVenmo: @Reco-TwelveYouTube ChannelReco12 WebsiteEmail: reco12pod@gmail.com to join WhatsApp GroupReco12 Shares PodcastReco12 Shares Record a Share LinkReco12 Noodle It Out with Nikki M PodcastReco12 Big Book Roundtable Podcast
Send us Fan MailIt's a rock n roll legend extravaganza this week as Blag, frontman of The Dwarves, comes to MLPP Towers to cause some chaos!As well as discussing The Dwarves new record "Jenkem" (which lands on 5th of June) we hear stories about very short gigs, fibbing your way onto an acclaimed documentary, get some views on punk and rock royalty, discuss English weather, English hotels, living life in the fast lane as you get older and of course, your questions get answered in the Big Book of Bullshit.The hosts have had a relaxing weekend involving doing very little, Tom goes on a mission in order to become husband of the year, a host gets annoyed with local youths and we list some "play on words" band names that we've been creating.Songs this week come from: Sloppy Seconds, A100s, Hell Beach, Off With Their Heads and Gas Station Boner Pills.
This is the second episode in the step work series with Sonia Kahlon. Co host of the sisters in sobriety podcast and a woman in long term recovery. And I'm tellin you, she is coming in HOT about Step 2! Before we dive in, a quick announcement. The show notes of every episode contain a summary, all the action steps and all the books mentioned in the episode. There is also a resources tab you'll want to check out with a bunch of free guides like how to have sober fun, 30 tips for your first 30 days, as well as links to the YouTube channel. You can find all of these free resources to enrich your recovery, at odaatchat.com. So, after this week's recording, it got me wondering. What if the thing standing between you and the steps is the feeling that the language just doesn't apply to you? That the Big Book is too old, too religious, or too far removed from what we actually know about trauma, neuroscience, and mental health? This conversation with Sonia, who has never worked the steps, is a real, unfiltered walk through Step 2 of the 12 steps: "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." Although Sonia came in "not loving step 2" as she puts it, What unfolded might surprise you! We talk about: Why the word "sanity" in Step 2 might just be a semantic issue - and what it actually means How to build a concept of a higher power that's personal, flexible, and makes sense to you We share stories of "God shots" and synchronicity that feel like "spiritual experiences" How the pause between your impulse and your reaction is where your higher power can work, and how to access it. So without further delay, please enjoy this episode with Sonia, and if you do, share it with a friend struggling with the steps
In our newest episode of “RecoverED,” Brandon Lane takes a deep dive into Steps 6 and 7 of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. What starts as an immediate willingness to let go of our defects evolves into a lifelong journey of growing in humility and willingness.The Magdalen House is a 501c3 nonprofit organization helping alcoholics achieve sobriety and sustain recovery from alcoholism at no cost and based on 12-Step spiritual principles. Please note that the curriculum we teach through our programs is from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. However, we are not an A.A. group, and we are not associated with Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.All donations help us to provide programs and services to alcoholics and their families, at absolutely no cost. If you'd like to donate, text MAGGIES to 44321 or visit magdalenhouse.org/donate.
C.T.'s story begins with loss and instability— Like many recovering alcoholics, C.T. grew up in a fractured family. His mother died when he was five and he'd never met his biological father, early family contention centered on where C.T. should stay. He never knew why his grandparents didn't take him in, C.T. ended up being raised by his “Auntie” Irene, from whom C.T. learned values, virtues, and how to be a decent human being in a society where the pursuit of ease and comfort could morph into serious addiction to alcohol and drugs. During the 1960s, 70's, and early 80's,, C.T.'s life was disrupted many times by alcohol and drugs. Fortunately, his employer health plan afforded him treatment, IOP, and sober living as the first steps toward sobriety. The balance of C.T.'s story exemplifies the saying that, “AA is not for people who need it or want it. It's for people who do it.” Listen carefully to my interview with C.T. and you will learn dozens of ways to enrich a well-worked program as well as valuable ideas for recommitting and re-invigorating your AA Program. If you've enjoyed the interviews in this podcast series, will you do a little service work by spreading the word about this rich and meaningful listening experience? This show is another helping hand of AA we can all to extend alcoholics everywhere. AA Recovery Interviews is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, and all other podcast providers. Or visit our website, aarecoveryinterviews.com where you can listen to every episode of AA Recovery Interviews. And if you want to contact me directly with any comments or suggestions, simple email howard@aarecoveryinterviews.com. Please also take a minute to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you've found meaning, hope, or inspiration through my AA Recovery Interviews podcast, I invite you to go even deeper with a truly essential resource for recovery:“Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered From Alcoholism.” This is a word-for-word, cover-to-cover reading of the First Edition of the Big Book, originally published in 1939—brought vividly to life through careful narration that lets the wisdom, clarity, and power of the text fully land. Listening allows the Big Book to meet you wherever you are: at home, on the road, or in moments when opening the book just isn't possible. It's a comfortable, meaningful, and deeply engaging way to enrich your AA program through focused listening.You can listen to a free sample at Audible, iTunes, or Amazon. I also invite you to explore my latest audiobook:Lost Stories of the Big Book: 30 Original Stories Missing from the 3rd and 4th Editions of Alcoholics Anonymous. Narrated by me, Howard L., this audiobook restores powerful, long-forgotten personal stories that many AA members have never encountered. These original testimonials were removed to make room for newer stories in later editions—but their messages of surrender, transformation, and hope are just as vital today as when they were first written. For many listeners, this will be the first time hearing these voices speak again—honest, raw, and deeply human. Lost Stories of the Big Book is available on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. It's also available as a Kindle book and in Paperback from Amazon for those who wish to read along while listening. Whether you're newly sober or decades into the journey, these audiobooks are must-have companions—designed to deepen understanding, strengthen connection, and help keep the message alive, one careful listen at a time. By the way, this podcast strictly adheres to AA's 12 Traditions and all General Service Office guidelines for safe-guarding anonymity on-line. I pay all podcast production costs, and no one receives financial gain from the show. AA Recovery Interviews and my guests do not speak for or represent AA at-large. This podcast is simply my way of giving back to AA that which has been so freely given to me. The next episode of AA Recovery Interviews is on the way, so keep coming back, it'll be here soon.
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Tim I was the speaker last week on the Afro-Euro Reco12 Meeting. 14 years sober.Talking about the five petals of co- dependencyAvoidance, low self esteem, pleasing,and denial.To get in contact with either Lisa.S or Russell G, please send an email to reco12pod@gmail.com and we will get you connected. Links to other Reco12 Podcasts:- Reco12 Speaker Meeting Podcast: https://reco12.buzzsprout.com/- Reco12 Noodle It Out with Nikki M: https://redcircle.com/shows/76649f3a-617a-4fc7-95aa-95c19b9eb371- Reco12 Big Book Roundtable: https://redcircle.com/shows/ba8b016c-de4a-4f9b-99fd-df47ba231605Information on Noodle It Out with Nikki M Big Book Roundtable Informational Seeking and educating on how to donate to Reco12.Support the showPrivate Facebook GroupInstagram PageBecome a Reco12 Spearhead (Monthly Supporter)PatreonPayPalVenmo: @Reco-TwelveYouTube ChannelReco12 WebsiteEmail: reco12pod@gmail.com to join WhatsApp GroupReco12 Shares PodcastReco12 Shares Record a Share LinkReco12 Noodle It Out with Nikki M PodcastReco12 Big Book Roundtable Podcast
Welcome to Weird Web Radio! This episode features Sara Mastros! We talk about spirits, ghosts, the soul, Witchcraft and so much more! Sara is a wonderful storyteller! Her years of experience and passion for teaching shine through as she shares her insights and earned wisdom on the Witch's Path. SARA'S BIO: Sara L. Mastros is the author of "Introduction to Witchcraft: Thirteen Lessons in the Practice of Magic," The Sorcery of Solomon: A Guide to the 44 Planetary Pentacles of the Magician King", "The Big Book of Magical Incense", and "Orphic Hymns Grimoire." Recognized by her peers as a brilliant and original thinker, an engaging and inspiring teacher, a compelling and clever writer, and a generally decent human being, Sara spends a lot of time dreaming, thinking, enchanting, writing, and teaching about witchcraft, magic, and myth. But, her true passion is raising up an army of inspired, educated, empowered witches prepared to weave weird new ways of Being in a world that desperately needs us. Rise up! https://3eyedcircus.com/ Sara has written several books: Introduction to Witchcraft https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Witchcraft-Thirteen-Lessons-Practice/dp/1964537576 https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/saramastros The Sorcery of Solomon: A Guide to the 44 Planetary Pentacles of the Magician King https://www.amazon.com/Sorcery-Solomon-Planetary-Pentacles-Magician/dp/1578637864/ Orphic Hymns Grimoire https://www.amazon.com/Orphic-Hymns-Grimoire-Sara-Mastros-ebook/dp/B0BKRFSJBQ The Big Book of Magical Incense https://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Magical-Incense/dp/1578637406 SARA ON THE WEB: Three Eyed Circus: https://3eyedcircus.com/ Intro Class - https://3eyedcircus.com/product/introduction-to-witchcraft-complete-course/ please mention that this is the companion course to the book / that the book is the textbook for this course. Witchcraft Weekly Newsletters - Newsletters Newsletter signup: https://www.witchlessons.com/newsletter Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567376923306 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/saramastroswitchlessons/ Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/saramastros.bsky.social Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SaraMastros The Fool's Dog - https://www.foolsdog.com/appList.html https://www.facebook.com/FoolsDog https://bsky.app/profile/foolsdogtarot.bsky.social https://foolsdog.eo.page/j25sw Enjoy the show! Stay Weird! Want to know what Sara and I Talk about in the bonus portion?! Join us and find out! Join here! It's time to sport a new look? Hell yes! Check out the Official Weird Web Radio Store for Shirts, Hoodies, Hats, and more! You can also come join the Facebook discussion group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/weirdwebradio/ New Instagram for Weird Web Radio! Follow for unique content and videos! https://www.instagram.com/weirdwebradio/ You can make a One-Time Donation to help support the show and show some love! Is this show worth a dollar to you? How about five dollars? Help support this podcast! That gets you into the Weird Web Radio membership where the extra goodies appear! Join the membership at patreon.com/weirdwebradio or at weirdwebradio.com and click Join the Membership! SHOW NOTES: SUBSCRIBE ON Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, and Spotify! Also streaming on mobile apps for podcasts! Intro voice over by Lothar Tuppan. Outro voice over by Lonnie Scott Intro & Outro Music by Nine Inch Nails on the album '7', song title 'Ghost', under Creative Commons License.
April T., experienced the kind of nightmare that recovering alcoholics refer to when we say, “There, but for the grace of God, go I”. April's road trip of terror began while drunk during a 4-hour drive on a major interstate. Halfway into the trip, while drinking vodka from a plastic bottle, she crossed the median at over ninety miles an hour, and crashed head-on into a car of three people, ejecting the driver. Injured and barely coherent, with a blood alcohol level four times the legal limit, April over-heard the EMT's radio that the driver was dead at the scene. With death and destruction surrounding her, April's first thought was an alcoholic one: “How can I get out of this?” Even though she'd been in AA years earlier and had even been in treatment, her disease made her amnesiac to the right thoughts about what to do. Thus began April's odyssey on the road of dire emotional, legal, financial, and psychological consequences of her drunken behavior. The tragic crash became the bottom from which April's sobriety finally emerged. And it was in prison that she found a spiritual awakening by working the AA program and being of service to other alcoholic women. She set up meetings and put full effort into every measure of sober living one can hope while incarcerated. By the time she was paroled, April was truly a changed women thanks to AA. Today, as an active member of the Program. She can be seen in meetings everywhere. She freely shares first-hand an agonizing story from which we can all benefit without having to experience it. Attitudes about drunk driving vary, even among recovering alcoholics. Those of us whose stories include drunk driving often express gratitude to God for having escaped grievous and deadly outcomes of our drinking. And while many non-alcoholics would just as soon want someone like April put away for good, those of us recovering from alcoholism understand the true nature of this disease and how it wrecks lives. We also understand how sharing that experience can save lives. Personally, while I'm somewhat vexed and saddened by April's story, I am incredibly grateful that she has been sober since that fateful day. Knowing that she is sober and sharing her experience, strength, and hope with others, both inside and outside AA, gladdens my heartfelt outlook for the potential of healing from alcoholism one day at a time. So please enjoy the next hour and ten minutes of AA Recovery Interviews as you listen to the inspiring words of my friend and AA sister, April T. If you've found meaning, hope, or inspiration through my AA Recovery Interviews podcast, I invite you to go even deeper with a truly essential resource for recovery:“Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered From Alcoholism.” This is a word-for-word, cover-to-cover reading of the First Edition of the Big Book, originally published in 1939—brought vividly to life through careful narration that lets the wisdom, clarity, and power of the text fully land. Listening allows the Big Book to meet you wherever you are: at home, on the road, or in moments when opening the book just isn't possible. It's a comfortable, meaningful, and deeply engaging way to enrich your AA program through focused listening.You can listen to a free at Audible, iTunes, or Amazon. I also invite you to explore my latest audiobook,Lost Stories of the Big Book: 30 Original Stories Missing from the 3rd and 4th Editions of Alcoholics Anonymous. Narrated by me, this audiobook restores powerful, long-forgotten personal stories that many AA members have never encountered. These original testimonials were removed to make room for newer stories in later editions—but their messages of surrender, transformation, and hope are just as vital today as when they were first written. For many listeners, this will be the first time hearing these voices speak again—honest, raw, and deeply human. Lost Stories of the Big Book is available on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. It's also available as a Kindle book and in Paperback from Amazon for those who wish to read along while listening. Whether you're newly sober or decades into the journey, these audiobooks are must-have companions—designed to deepen understanding, strengthen connection, and help keep the message alive, one careful listen at a time.
David G is a recovered alcoholic/addict from Oklahoma in the USA. He is a repeat guest on Reco 12, first appearing on Episodes 80, 96 and 298. He is also a co-panelist on Reco 12's Big Book Round Table with Nikki M. David has helped countless thousands of members from all fellowships, backgrounds and walks of life to recover from a hopeless state of mind through the 12 steps as laid out in the Big Book. Speaking all over the US and across the world by Zoom, many of his Big Book studies and talks can be found on YouTube and Spotify. Today, and every day since August 8, 1994, there is one thing that has never changed —the absolute certainty that God has entered into his heart and continues to live in a way which is indeed miraculous!Reco12 is an open-to-all addictions and afflictions organization, dedicated to exploring the common threads of the differing manifestations of alcoholism; sharing tools, and offering hope from those walking a similar path. So whether your “thing” is alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, food, … whatever… you are home here. We gather from diverse backgrounds, faiths, and locations to learn from and support one another. Our speakers come from various fellowships and experiences, demonstrating the universal principles of recovery. Reco12 is not allied or affiliated with any specific 12 Step fellowship.Support Reco12's 12th Step Mission! Help provide powerful audio resources for addicts and their loved ones. Your contributions cover Zoom, podcasts, web hosting, and admin costs.Monthly Donations: Reco12 SupportOne-Time Donations: PayPal | Venmo: @Reco-Twelve | Patreon | WISEYour support makes a difference—thank you!Resources from this meeting:AASABig BookDavid G StuffOutro music is "Truth and Reconciliation" written and performed by James Carrington and used with full peInformation on Noodle It Out with Nikki M Big Book Roundtable Informational Seeking and educating on how to donate to Reco12.Support the showPrivate Facebook GroupInstagram PageBecome a Reco12 Spearhead (Monthly Supporter)PatreonPayPalVenmo: @Reco-TwelveYouTube ChannelReco12 WebsiteEmail: reco12pod@gmail.com to join WhatsApp GroupReco12 Shares PodcastReco12 Shares Record a Share LinkReco12 Noodle It Out with Nikki M PodcastReco12 Big Book Roundtable Podcast
Chris Rutkowski is a Canadian science writer, educator, and consultant for the Winnipeg Paranormal Group .Since the mid-1970s, he's written about his investigations and research on UFOs, for which he is best known. However, he has been involved in many other writing and media projects for more than 30 years, including TV specials (The Monster of Lake Manitoba, 1996), planetarium shows (Moonlight Serenade, 1983, and Amateur Nights, 1989) and newspaper columns (Strange Tales, in the Northern Times, Thompson, Manitoba,1984 to 1985). He has nine published books on UFOs and related issues, a collection of short stories and has contributed to many other volumes, both fiction and non-fiction. His second book, Unnatural History, was a comprehensive and historical survey of many kinds of paranormal phenomena in Manitoba, including ghosts, UFOs, Sasquatch and lake monsters, and documented many of his own investigations.His recent works include A World of UFOs (2008), I Saw It Too! (2009) and The Big Book of UFOs (2010). He is on Twitter (@ufologyresearch) and blogs at: http://uforum.blogspot.com/. In addition, he is a book reviewer for the Winnipeg Free Press, appears often on TV and radio, teaches courses on writing and is currently president of the Manitoba Writers' Guild.Spaced Out Radio is your nightly source for alternative information, starting at 9pm Pacific, 12am Eastern. We broadcast LIVE every night. #UFO #UAP #AlienDisclosure #UFOSightings #UFOCoverUp #Aliens #SpacedOutRadio #Paranormal #UFOCommunity #disclosure -------------------------------------------------------You can now join the Space Traveler's Club;Join us at https://www.patreon.com/sor_space_travelers_club --------------------------------------------------------Grab Our Latest Spaced Out Radio Gear At:http://spacedoutradio.com/shop It's a great way to support our show!--------------------------------------------------------OUR LINKS:TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/spacedoutradio FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/spacedoutradioshow SPACED OUT RADIO - INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/spacedoutradioshow DAVE SCOTT - INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/davescottsor TWITCH: https://www.twitch.com/spacedoutradioshow WEBSITE: http://www.spacedoutradio.comGUEST IDEAS OR QUESTIONS FOR SOR?Contact Klaus at bookings@spacedoutradio.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spaced-out-radio--1657874/support.
Andy F from UK was the speaker last week on the Afro-Euro Reco12 Meeting. To get in contact with either Lisa.S or Russell G, please send an email to reco12pod@gmail.com and we will get you connected. Links to other Reco12 Podcasts:- Reco12 Speaker Meeting Podcast: https://reco12.buzzsprout.com/- Reco12 Noodle It Out with Nikki M: https://redcircle.com/shows/76649f3a-617a-4fc7-95aa-95c19b9eb371- Reco12 Big Book Roundtable: https://redcircle.com/shows/ba8b016c-de4a-4f9b-99fd-df47ba231605- To view the Live talk Justin B did on Keep Your Foot on the Gas Live Podcast, you can find it here: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1300341992155758Information on Noodle It Out with Nikki M Big Book Roundtable Informational Seeking and educating on how to donate to Reco12.Support the showPrivate Facebook GroupInstagram PageBecome a Reco12 Spearhead (Monthly Supporter)PatreonPayPalVenmo: @Reco-TwelveYouTube ChannelReco12 WebsiteEmail: reco12pod@gmail.com to join WhatsApp GroupReco12 Shares PodcastReco12 Shares Record a Share LinkReco12 Noodle It Out with Nikki M PodcastReco12 Big Book Roundtable Podcast
Join me today for a laugh filled chat with author and teacher Sara L. Mastros. We're talking all about the teaching of witchcraft and her latest book, Introduction to Witchcraft, the (very detailed and hands on!) textbook companion to her Introduction to Witchcraft course at https://3eyedcircus.com/.In 13 lessons, this book takes you from brand new to magic to summoning in a mirror. Listen in to find out more!Find the book and Sara:Introduction to Witchcraft: https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/saramastrosThree Eyed Circus: https://3eyedcircus.com/Witchcraft Weekly Newsletters: https://www.witchlessons.com/newsletterFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567376923306Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saramastroswitchlessons/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saramastros.bsky.socialYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@SaraMastrosSara L. Mastros is the author of “Introduction to Witchcraft: Thirteen Lessons in the Practice of Magic," The Sorcery of Solomon: A Guide to the 44 Planetary Pentacles of the Magician King", “The Big Book of Magical Incense", and "Orphic Hymns Grimoire.” Recognized by her peers as a brilliant and original thinker, an engaging and inspiring teacher, a compelling and clever writer, and a generally decent human being, Sara spends a lot of time dreaming, thinking, enchanting, writing, and teaching about witchcraft, magic, and myth. But, her true passion is raising up an army of inspired, educated, empowered witches prepared to weave weird new ways of Being in a world that desperately needs us. Rise up!
Karen R from Las Vegas NV is the author of the story in the 4th edition of the big book called "Crossing the River of Denial" telling her story at the Monday Night Speakers Meeting held somewhere in Florida in 2009. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 3200+ 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