Keep Coming Back Podcast
246 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWe bring the AA Speaker to the microphone to record their story of recovery, creating “Speaker Tapes” for this generation. Website: KeepComingBack.net
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vol 87. Sobriety Date 3/15/1995 (Titus)
January 06, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBTitus shares his Experience, Strength and Hope as a young member of AA; before he could legally drink, he found sobriety. Now with 26 years, he shares the truth of being sober in and out of the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous. Titus describes himself as extremely sensitive to life, feeling emotions more intensely than most. So, when he lost his mother at 16 yrs. old, escape was almost necessary. Like many alcoholics, Titus always felt different than his peers; he never felt like he fit in, wh...
vol 86. Sobriety Date 11/21/2011 (Mike S.)
December 30, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBMike shares his Experience, Strength and Hope, bravely setting aside his speech impediment in order to share with the newcomer what a decade in sobriety looks like. Born and raised in Boston, in a family of 10 children, Mike had a lot of freedom to roam and party. At 18 he joined the military where he really learned about life, hard work and having a good time. Fast forward and you'll see Mike with a good job, home, wife, and children, but find him unbelievably angry and depressed. On o...
vol 85. Sobriety Date 4/3/1996 (John L.)
December 23, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBJohn shares his Experience, Strength and Hope in this funny and honest share of his journey to sobriety and happiness. John was a classic latchkey kid, growing up in Kansas. He began drinking at 13 yrs. old and had that magical response to alcohol that many of us have had – he finally found his place in the world. Alcohol gave him confidence and made him whole, until it tore him apart. John had a very slow start in the program and spent the first few years angry and miserable, only atten...
vol 84. Sobriety Date 9/29/2018 (Sydney)
December 16, 2021 17:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBSydney shares her Experience, Strength and Hope 3 years into her life of sobriety. Sydney grew up with a Martha Stewart mom, was a good student, even a teacher’s pet. But she felt a bit different and had relentless voices in her head that were loud and constantly arguing; by the time she came to her first drink she was exhausted. As Sydney’s stable life began to unravel so did her emotions. She became obsessed with trying to control and fix things outside of her, seeking that old feeling o...
vol 83. Sobriety Date 12/8/2012 (Marilyn)
December 09, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBMarilyn shares her Experience, Strength and Hope as both a humble and confident member of AA. Marilyn always felt like something wasn’t quite right; one of her earliest memories is a feeling of shame at only 2 yrs old. She grew up in New York within a family of dysfunction—mom of 17 and dad 32 yrs old. Marilyn had a lot of pressure from her mother to make everything look good on the outside with lots of intense expectations for this sensitive and emotional young girl. Marilyn drank for the...
vol 82. Sobriety Date 1/6/2014 (Shirley)
December 02, 2021 08:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBShirley shares her Experience, Strength and Hope as she approaches 8 yrs. of sobriety. Shirley was born in London to a dysfunctional family, with an alcoholic mother and workaholic father. There were lots of rules and expectations, which involved abuse and emotional neglect. The pain of childhood seeped into her teenage years which were extremely difficult for Shirley, specifically due to her dangerous and extreme eating disorder. At 15 yrs. old Shirley discovered alcohol, and from the beg...
vol 81. Sobriety Date 6/17/2018 (Ais)
November 25, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBAis shares her Experience, Strength and Hope as a young member of AA, not sure what part of her growth is recovery and which part is simply growing up. Ais is from a small town in Ireland, where she loved escaping in books and relating more to adults than children. She was an obsessive, neurotic and opinionated kid, but not one her parents had to worry about. Until Ais found alcohol at 14 yrs old, at which time everything turned around. Once drinking began, she was skipping class, smoking,...
vol 80. Sobriety Date 1/4/2021 (Raelynn)
November 18, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBRaelynn shares her Experience, Strength and Hope as she approaches 10 months of sobriety . . . after a couple relapses she’s able to see now that this is “a way better life.” Raelynn grew up as a very involved student, with strong grades, lots of extracurricular activities, and supportive parents. After quitting softball 2 years into college Raelynn lost herself and slowly began her drinking career. After her divorce her drinking took a dark turn which led to anxiety attacks, a leave from w...
vol 79. Sobriety Date 11/5/2007 (Mike K.)
November 11, 2021 08:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBMike shares his Experience, Strength and Hope in this open and vulnerable share as he celebrates his 14th year of sobriety and his mother, who paved the way for him, celebrates her 34th year. Right out of the gate Mike never felt a part of and learned early on about masks and pretending. He describes himself as an unteachable emotional kid that knew everything. Mike had a ferocious appetite for more—more of whatever it was and once he got it, he’d immediately want something else. Before ...
vol 78. Sobriety Date 7/25/1998 (Jim E.)
November 04, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBJim shares his Experience, Strength and Hope with over 20 years of sobriety. Today Jim is a mindfulness coach and brings a lot of his healing experience and techniques to his calm share. Jim was a blackout drinker, waking up regularly to gather the clues of the night before. He describes himself as altered all the time and at one point got terribly wrapped up in sports gambling which led to suicidal feelings and the psych ward. As the drinking got worse, his thoughts became overwhelming an...
vol 77. Sobriety Date 7/21/2017 (Jose)
October 28, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBJose shares his Experience, Strength and Hope by detailing his struggle and recovery as an alcoholic and addict. Jose grew up in a rough New Jersey neighborhood, where drugs were rampant and his family didn’t fit in. Though his dad found sobriety, he did not stick around the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous, which led to untreated anger causing over-the-top discipline with bats, sticks and constant bruises. Jose never felt like he belonged, until he found other people like him, at which point ...
vol 76. Sobriety Date 12/20/2019 (Josh C.)
October 21, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBJosh shares his Experience, Strength and Hope as the very first atheist on Keep Coming Back. He is a fantastic example of taking what works for him, and leaving the rest. He also has his own podcast: An Atheist Reads the Big Book. Josh had his first drink as a little tot, perhaps 2 or 3 years old. It became a family joke that Josh would grow up to be an alcoholic. His parents were teenage partyers, which came with constant chaos, fights and drama. Josh didn’t know when food would come, or b...
vol 75. Sobriety Date 1/13/2009 (CJ)
October 14, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBCJ shares his Experience, Strength and Hope a dozen years into his sobriety. Abuse, fear and trauma are a theme in CJ’s story, primarily due to the verbal and physical abuse from his father. However, the story turns beautiful when CJ finds himself unable to stop drinking and reaches out to that same father for help, who at the time had decades of sobriety. CJ knew there was hope, because he witnessed his dad's recovery, and it was dad who told him when he called: “Replace that fear you have ...
vol 74. Sobriety Date 5/1/1981 (Chris F.)
October 07, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBChris shares his Experience, Strength and Hope as a real old-timer with old-wisdom from the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous: Akron, Ohio. Chris grew up in a military family, with a father he feared, a new home every two years and the feeling of complete loneliness. He watched the calm alcohol brought to his dad and wanted to see what it was all about, and so at 9 yrs old Chris’ drinking career began. Soon he was in Juvenile Hall and then spent a few years in the California Youth Authority, l...
vol 73. Sobriety Date 7/5/2013 (Wes)
September 30, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBWes shares his Experience, Strength and Hope from the birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous: Akron, Ohio. An overweight, poor child growing up with alcoholic parents Wes never felt accepted or good enough. Raised by his housekeeper, Wes “knew” he was unwanted. Wes tried hard to fit in, and eventually alcohol did the trick. It was the 80’s: fast cars, money and a sense of entitlement took Wes over. After graduating college, he drank his way through a few years with no real direction and a lot...
vol 72. Sobriety Date 1/2/2007 (Bryce)
September 23, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBBryce shares his Experience, Strength and Hope – sober at 17 years old he literally grew up in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous. Bryce also grew up in an Alcoholic household, with lots of drunk driving, screaming, play throwing and more – he dealt with this by escaping into drugs and alcohol. His first drunk was planned and enjoyed at 9 yrs old and his first overdose at only 11 yrs. Bryce became an uptight, bossy child full of anger and resentments, which didn’t fade quickly in sobriety. ...
vol 71. Sobriety Date 7/20/2017 (Kelley)
September 16, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBKelley shares her Experience, Strength and Hope in this detailed account of her journey from alcoholic-addict to sober and free member of Alcoholics Anonymous. An extremist, Kelley had all or nothing thinking and behavior—if some is good, more is better. From eating disorder and meth, to a straight A student and college athlete, to psych wards, DUIs, ICUs, and jail, to marrying a cop to dating a meth dealer; the pendulum swung hard in Kelley’s life. 16 yrs. of chaos with 7 or more rehab vi...
vol 70. Sobriety Date 4/30/2002 (Roger)
September 09, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBRoger shares his Experience, Strength and Hope as a master quoter of all things poetic, powerful and thought-worthy. As a young gay boy Roger was constantly beaten up for being different. This created an excessive self-concentration in him, a high alert to everything around him and was the beginnings of a life of fear, shame and exhaustion. In second grade he wrote a story about committing suicide and started his drinking career at this same age. Roger always wanted connection, a deep desi...
vol 69. Sobriety Date 12/19/2002 (Shawn)
September 02, 2021 07:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBShawn shares his Experience, Strength and Hope after several years of much loss—the recent death of his mother and brother have brought him to new levels of spirituality. Shawn grew up with an active father alcoholic with abuse, dysfunction and unpredictability. From early childhood he sought relief in the form of substances. And as his peers were moving on to college and life, his addiction and alcoholism were just ramping up. It wasn’t until he was 40 yrs. old that he found himself in a c...
vol 68. Sobriety Date 5/26/2007 (Catherine)
August 26, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBCatherine shares her Experience, Strength and Hope with great gratitude and understanding of both the disease and the beautiful gifts of recovery. Catherine was only 17 years old when she got sober, which means she never really had much of a childhood—at 14, addicted to cocaine and drinking daily. The amount of pain and suffering she once experienced alongside the joy and grace she has in her life today, as a 31-year-old sober woman, is remarkable. Things went really wrong, really quickl...
vol 67. Sobriety Date 2/12/2012 (Sahar)
August 19, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBSahar shares her Experience, Strength and Hope—as an addict and alcoholic she goes into details that we don’t often hear in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous. This is a true story, told with completely vulnerability. One of five children in a Spanish-speaking home and English-speaking school, Sahar always felt “different than.” Sahar was a wild child with a bad attitude, who refused to follow directions, and for that was kicked out of kindergarten and many grades thereafter. Sahar’s first d...
vol 66. Sobriety Date 3/5/2008 (David G.)
August 12, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBDavid shares his Experience, Strength and Hope with a deep desire to keep his current, and second, sobriety date. Growing up in Southern California, with semi-hippy parents—freedom, love, and peace were core attributes to David’s childhood. The framework David had for what it’s like to be an adult was beach parties, joints, beer, and surfing—clothing optional. Drugs and alcohol attracted him more than high school, which he eventually dropped out of. However, in 1989, he made his way to 5 ye...
vol 65. Sobriety Date 5/4/2001 (Jason)
August 05, 2021 07:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBJason shares his Experience, Strength and Hope with two decades of sobriety. Jason was closeted for much of his young life, and with sobriety and the program, he has grown into a husband, father and active member of Alcoholics Anonymous—has a sponsor, sponsors others, still works the steps, and still grows. From a family of many alcoholics, some in recovery, some not, and some that were taken by this disease, Jason was aware from a young age the dangers of drinking. However, for an alcoholi...
vol 64. Sobriety Date 1/10/1987 (Sunshine)
July 29, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBSunshine shares her Experience, Strength and Hope with a preacher’s enthusiasm and powerful joy. Though she has decades of sobriety, she walks us carefully through the darkness that once was her disease, and brings us through to the light of sobriety. Born and raised in the Bronx to a deeply loving and affectionate family, Sunshine began life with a solid foundation. However, at 4 years old her father passed and life changed for Sunshine. She saw the world as one where only the toughest sur...
vol 63. Sobriety Date 2/7/2017 (Ajit)
July 22, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBAjit shares his Experience, Strength and Hope with a contagious optimism, despite career setbacks and the confusing disease of alcoholism. Ajit grew up in Florida, in a happy and loving home. Both an extroverted and charismatic kid, he was known to take things to the next level, the last standing player, never wanting the fun to end. This foreshadowed his blackout-drinking journey to come. Vegetarian since 16-years-old, Ajit thought he could quit alcohol like he did meat—on his own with sh...
vol 62. Sobriety Date 10/22/1995 (Josh)
July 15, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBJosh shares his Experience, Strength and Hope with a unique perspective of the program, having been sober since he was 19 years old, Josh grew up in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous. A mere 10 years old when he had his first drink; only a kid who thought that everyone blacked out when they drank. It wasn’t long before Josh was a regular in Juvenile Hall, and with that came a reality of fear and hate. Josh drank his way to a completely hopeless state and tried almost successfully to commit...
vol 62. Sobriety Date 10/22/1995 (Josh H.)
July 15, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBJosh shares his Experience, Strength and Hope with a unique perspective of the program, having been sober since he was 19 years old, Josh grew up in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous. A mere 10 years old when he had his first drink; only a kid who thought that everyone blacked out when they drank. It wasn’t long before Josh was a regular in Juvenile Hall, and with that came a reality of fear and hate. Josh drank his way to a completely hopeless state and tried almost successfully to commit...
vol 61. Sobriety Date 3/12/2009 (Jim)
July 08, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBJim shares his Experience, Strength and Hope with a full circle story from a life with a God, to without, to back again with a new version. Jim grew up in a home with no alcohol, but a lot of alcoholic behavior and side effects of past generations. Once extremely active in church, even a frequent at Christian rock festivals, Jim had a religious foundation. But it didn’t take much to shake that off, when at only 17 years old his father died, and soon people that needed “that” God were weak c...
vol 60. Sobriety Date 6/6/2019 (Benjamin)
July 01, 2021 07:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBBenjamin shares his Experience, Strength and Hope 2 years into a fresh new run of sobriety. A well-trained psychotherapist today, Benjamin brings his knowledge and expertise subtly into his share. His first meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous was at the young age of 22 years. Prior to that he was hooked on sports, which balanced his life well . . . until an injury in college, when he quickly went down the road of pot, pills, booze and suicidal thoughts. In the rooms, Benjamin has turned his sh...
vol 59. Sobriety Date 8/28/2009 (Jonjon)
June 24, 2021 07:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBJonjon shares his Experience, Strength and Hope as he wraps up his 12th year of sobriety. Jonjon touches on the many levels of a suffering alcoholic, as well as the serenity and peace of recovery . . . and he does so with clever humor. Growing up in Ohio was a bad fit for a young gay boy—from the beginning Jonjon felt trapped. His first addiction was TV, and recalls the relief of checking out. Soon his escaping came in the form of weed and alcohol and the nightlife of being a successful DJ....
vol 58. Sobriety Date 2/3/2021 (Lynne)
June 17, 2021 07:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBLynne shares her Experience, Strength and Hope with her story of food, alcohol and cocaine addiction. Lynne holds nothing back in sharing her honest journey to a life of freedom . . . again. Lynne grew up in a dysfunctional home with an alcoholic father, rage-alcoholic mother and a ton of Catholic schoolgirl guilt. An extremely emotional child with outbursts and meltdowns, her father would lock her in the car to contain it. Lynne eventually learned to hide her emotions and to escape them wi...
vol 57. Sobriety Date 2/29/2016 (Nancy)
June 10, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBNancy shares her Experience, Strength and Hope as she makes her second round in the program—she is a fantastic cautionary tale for anyone slipping away from their program. The youngest of 5 children, growing up in a Hispanic, Catholic home there was a ton of love, but also drama, uncertainly, fear and unlimited access to alcohol. Shortly after her first drink, Nancy became depressed and suicidal, and by 16 yrs. old was a daily drinker. Drinking at a young age led Nancy quickly into the ro...
vol 56. Sobriety Date 1/24/2011 (Melanie)
June 03, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBMelanie shares her Experience, Strength and Hope with 10 years of sobriety, while happily married and pregnant with her second son. Raised in a chaotic home where dad would give the silent treatment for weeks, Melanie became an overachieving perfectionist: president of student council, captain of the soccer team, best babysitter. The combination of maintaining an impeccable reputation and feeling fundamentally different from everyone else, Melanie had a recipe for anxiety and self-hatred. ...
vol 55. Sobriety Date 7/4/1988 (Maureen M.)
May 27, 2021 07:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBMaureen shares her Experience, Strength and Hope at 71 years old - with decades of sobriety. Raised in a military home with an alcoholic father and bipolar mother that enabled him, Maureen says she was an alcoholic in the making from the beginning. She began running away at the tiny age of 3, and at 4 yrs, she would wake up to drink glasses of liquor left from the night before. Maureen's father continually molested her while her mother looked the other way, putting the responsibility on Mau...
vol 54. Sobriety Date 2/24/2016 (Tara)
May 20, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBTara shares her Experience, Strength and Hope with so much honesty that she shaves two years off of her sobriety date. There are no right or wrong ways to get sober, though Tara’s story does push the envelope of what AA folks would say is acceptable. Not sure if it matters, because today she is a happy, joyous, free and sober member of Alcoholics Anonymous—and she bravely tells her journey for the alcoholic that still suffers, be it with alcohol, or any other substitute for it. Note: Alyss...
vol 53. Sobriety Date 5/18/1987 (Lori)
May 13, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBLori shares her Experience, Strength and Hope in a detailed account of her journey, which still includes pain and struggle today, but of a much different variety than what once brought her to two suicide attempts. Considered a problem child with too much emotion, both bulimic and alcoholic from the get-go, Lori recalls her constant desire to disappear. Always feeling like a bad person, never right in God’s eyes, Lori began to truly hate herself. And with that perspective of a punishing, co...
vol 52. Sobriety Date 3/12/1992 (Robert)
May 06, 2021 07:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBRobert shares his Experience, Strength and Hope having just celebrated 29 years of sobriety. Robert is a man of consistency, his very first meeting is still his homegroup today. Growing up was hard, one of 7 children, in Harlem, both gay and a ballet dancer—rejection was part of his existence. Never feeling apart of, Robert’s life began early with painful emotions, secrets and hiding—closeted for safety and shame. Always a strong academic student, he now has multiple degrees, though no ...
vol 51. Sobriety Date 1/7/2021 (Angi)
April 29, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBAngi shares her Experience, Strength and Hope only 102 days into her sobriety, currently living in a Sober Living Environment (SLE). Growing up in a large Hispanic family the youngest of three, she thought she was having a happy and normal childhood, until the world came in and taught her otherwise. Angi quickly learned to hide her feelings. Feelings of guilt for letting things happen that she didn’t know were wrong, and then shame for being poor. Angi learned to hide away anything unpleas...
vol 50. Sobriety Date 2/22/1971 (Seamus)
April 22, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBSeamus shares his Experience, Strength and Hope after having just celebrated 50 years of sobriety. Seamus brings perspective, humility and wisdom to this share. Once an ordained Catholic Priest with a Doctorate in Canon Law, he is now a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Addiction Recovery Specialist, and Life Coach. Raised in Northern Ireland in a home with lots of emotion, anger and tension (though no alcoholism), he was constantly gripped with anxiety, and eventually depression. He ...
vol 49. Sobriety Date 12/17/2020 (Alyssa)
April 15, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBAlyssa shares her Experience, Strength and Hope only 110 days into sobriety and the Program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Every single newcomer will relate to her story; it’s raw, it’s true, it’s new, it’s filled with hope - even on her darkest days the magic of the rooms and the people in them are working in this newcomer. An extremely high functioning alcoholic, for decades Alyssa navigated the balance of being normal, but drinking abnormally. Most in her circle had no idea she was an alcohol...
vol 48. Sobriety Date 9/29/1996 (Heather)
April 08, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBHeather shares her Experience, Strength and Hope which she describes as a Jerry Springer episode. If you’re interested in knowing how a life of complete drama, partying, pain, drugs and alcohol can turn into freedom, peace and serenity, this is the story for you. Heather grew up in the 70’s in a big party family, the youngest of 5 with her 1st drunk at only 2 years old. It didn’t take long before she was into cutting, cough syrup and anything else that would help her feel ok in her own skin...
vol 47. Sobriety Date 7/15/2019 (Tawnie)
April 01, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBTawnie shares her Experience, Strength and Hope with complete honesty. A chaotic and drugged filled childhood, foster homes, beaten and held at gunpoint while 2 months pregnant—Tawnie holds nothing back as she walks us through her alcoholic journey. As a young woman, she grows with a habit of creating personas and outside successes to hide the constant turmoil going on inside. Tawnie’s lifelong loneliness came to an end during her first meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. She doesn’t remember...
vol 46. Sobriety Date 7/15/2014 (Pamela)
March 25, 2021 14:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBPamela shares her Experience, Strength and Hope with raw emotion and earnestness. Halfway through her 6th year of sobriety, one may assume she has decades with the humility she brings to the table. And, one may think she has only a few months as she illustrates, with palpable desperation, the horrifying darkness of living with active alcoholism. What the listener will take from this share is HOPE. The hope of a better life, one filled with purpose, meaning, and above all: Freedom. A sto...
vol 45. Sobriety Date 09/01/2015 (Geoff)
March 19, 2021 01:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBGeoff shares his Experience, Strength and Hope with a simplicity everyone can appreciate. Geoff’s approach to life and his “I don’t give a shit attitude” is both admirable and entertaining. When Geoff was done drinking, he was done; and it was the people in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous that brought him into the fold, made him a part of, and have supported him through his sobriety and growth for over 5 years now. Quotes “You drink and you don’t get drunk, or you don’t get the same p...
vol 44. Sobriety Date 3/21/1995 (Sandra)
March 10, 2021 15:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBSandra shares her Experience, Strength and Hope with captivating storytelling of tragic experiences turned into serenity, hope and a beautiful life. By 16 years old, Sandra had lost her father, sister and mother, and without conscious awareness, carried the blame of their deaths on her shoulders as she entered life as an orphan. And it was alcohol that removed that heavy guilt. A “savage time” she describes it. After what Sandra describes as a hallucination, surrender, and divine interventi...
vol 42. Sobriety Date 8/14/1999 (Harriet)
March 04, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBHarriet shares her Experience, Strength and Hope after more than 2 decades of sobriety and 3 decades of using and abusing everything and everyone she could get her hands on. Harriet grew up in an alcoholic home, the oldest of 5 children, and only knew how to constantly take responsibility that wasn’t hers. This way of living and experiencing the world as a young girl brought her to dancing, drinking and drugging any chance she could get. The ultimate goal was to escape, something to always t...
vol 43. Sobriety Date 4/14/2003 (Denise)
March 04, 2021 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBDenise shares her Experience, Strength and Hope as she outlines the many ways in which the program of Alcoholics Anonymous has saved her life. We come to the rooms to stop drinking and if we stick around, we are blessed with the gifts of sobriety: serenity, love, peace, and in Denise’s case . . . the path to living her purpose. Though Denise is headed for her 18th sobriety birthday, she spent 8 of those years outside the rooms as a "dry drunk." She believes more harm was done during those y...
vol 41. Sobriety Date 5/21/2001 (Seija)
February 24, 2021 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBSeija shares her Experience, Strength and Hope as she approaches a 20-year sobriety birthday—though this isn’t her first stretch of sobriety in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. At 5 yrs old, Seija and her twin sister were adopted and brought to the United States, and in less than 10 yrs was blackout drinking and homeless. Somewhere along a painful childhood Seija began cutting, and as a young adult, attempted suicide 4x in a few short weeks. This all sounds terribly sad, except if you ...
vol 40. Sobriety Date 1/6/2000 (Farrell)
February 23, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBFarrell shares his Experience, Strength and Hope during this deep share from the heart. The perfect story for any newcomer skeptical of this “culty AA” or “God thing,” and equally valuable for those in recovery seeking an example of someone doing the deal and working a strong program. Growing up overweight and gay, constantly conscious of his movements, Farrell hated himself; he had the morning dread of life at the young age of 9 yrs old. Always anxious and in constant fear, Farrell found ...
vol 39. Sobriety Date 1/7/1993 (Jimmy)
February 18, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBJimmy shares his Experience, Strength and Hope. From the tender age of 5 yrs old, he longed to get into the liquor cabinet, though his first drink and hangover weren’t for 5 more years. So at 10 yrs old, Jimmy made a promise to get better at this drinking thing. Fast forward to heroin, alcohol, hepatitis and treatment 3x, and then to Jimmy's powerful spiritual experience, which he refers to as the moment he received “the gift of surrender.” Extras: Jimmy wanted more than to just be sober, ...