RECO12
266 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago -An Addiction Recovery Lunch-hour Speaker Meeting. A new guest speaker with at least 1 year sobriety from any addiction, and who is actively working in recovery, will speak for 25 minutes each week on a specific recovery topic. This will be followed by a moderated 25 minute Q & A session from the live audience. The live speaker meetings will be held on Zoom each Friday at 10:00 AM Pacific time. To attend the live recordings and have the opportunity of asking questions of the guest, please send an email to [email protected] and request to get on the invitation list. To become a Reco12 Spearhead and support this mission, please consider subscribing at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1117700/support . All aspects of recovery will be covered, including but not limited to: Steps, Blessings of Recovery, Relapse Prevention, Sponsoring, Specific aspects of recovery, What to do if I relapse, etc. We invite each guest speaker to seek guidance so they can reflect the light they have been given in order to inspire hope, meaning, growth and worth in each of us, the listening audience.
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Mike L - Spirituality in Recovery - Meeting 261
July 12, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBMike L is a sober coach with 36 years of sober and clean lived experience and he has come to believe that he is a spiritual being having a human experience. Mike uses the 3 Legacy model of Unity (Meetings), Service (Helping Others) and Recovery (Practicing Spiritual Principles) to hold off the full-blown return of Stinking Thinking, which in his experience, leads to suffering and Drunk Drinking. While Mike used to believe that he had a drink or drug of choice, the truth is that he never had ...
Tobias W - Carry the Message Not the Addict - Afro-Euro - Meeting 260
July 10, 2024 13:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBTobias W speaks to us on the topic of carrying the message, not the addict in this Afro-Euro meeting of Reco12. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host every other Wednesday at 9AM GMT / 11AM Israel time. Reco12 appreciates your help in keeping us working our 12th Step with these great resources and services for the addict and loved on...
Michael S - Life After 11 Years in Recovery - Meeting 259
July 05, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBMichael S has been in a variety of 12 Step fellowships over the last 11years. His primary fellowship is AA, even though he is not an alcoholic-He will explain. Currently, he is most active in SLAA and CODA. Michael's favorite topic to talk on is Emotional Sobriety but in this meeting he will talk about his experience sober dating and what living recovery is like today after 11 years on the rooms. He has been practicing as a licensed psychotherapist and life coach for the past 20 years. He ...
Amit - Prejudice - Afro Euro - Meeting 258
July 01, 2024 16:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBAmit speaks to us on the topic of prejudice in this Afro-Euro meeting of Reco12. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host every other Wednesday at 9AM GMT / 11AM Israel time. Reco12 appreciates your help in keeping us working our 12th Step with these great resources and services for the addict and loved ones. We gratefully accept contr...
Tony H - Identification - Meeting 257
June 28, 2024 18:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBTony’s recovery bio is a story of relapses and brief moments of continuous sobriety. It wasn’t until he completely gave himself to this simple program that he found peace and felt clean inside. In this meeting Tony talks about identification as an alcoholic and the importance of finding a place where you fit in. Reco12 is all about exploring the common threads of addiction and sharing tools and hope from those on a similar path. We gather from diverse backgrounds, faiths, and places to lea...
David F - The Foundation Stone of Recovery is Helping Others - Afro-Euro - Meeting 256
June 26, 2024 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBDavid F speaks to us on the foundation stone of recovery being that of helping others in this Afro-Euro meeting of Reco12. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host every other Wednesday at 9AM GMT / 11AM Israel time. Reco12 appreciates your help in keeping us working our 12th Step with these great resources and services for the addict a...
Kevin B - The Role of HP in the 12 Steps - Meeting 255
June 21, 2024 19:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBKevin got sober in Sexaholics Anonymous on June 11, 2019. He was first introduced to SA in 2001 by a therapist, but he didn't know yet how to be rigorously honest, so he faded away from the Program after a few years. After HP returned him to the Program in 2018, he thought he could skip right over Steps 2 and 3 because his faith practice had already been a central focus for him since early childhood. He never expected the spiritual re-education he's received over the last five years nor the ...
Debi S - 9th Step Healing - Meeting 254
June 14, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBDebi's 1st sober date was in 1987. Her current & permanent sober date is 1/31/94. After a long history of trouble at home, school, & with police, including rehab, detox, jail, DUI, psych ward, diagnoses, medication, etc. Debi finally surrendered. After 3.5 years sober for the 2nd time, she was ready to suicide. In this situation she allowed a recovered member to take her through the Book & the Steps. Finally recovered, Debi did all of her 9th step amends in a meaningful way & now lives in St...
Babe K - A Design for Living - Meeting 253
June 07, 2024 18:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBBabe K was separated from alcohol on March 2, 2002. His initial experience with the fellowship was unspectacular but he immediately fell in love with the Big Book. Through the process and discipline of the twelve steps,he has been given a life of useful joy beyond his wildest dreams. Today he speaks on A Design for Living. Reco12 is all about exploring the common threads of addiction and sharing tools and hope from those on a similar path. We gather from diverse backgrounds, faiths, and ...
Dennis T - Sober is Not Well - Meeting 252
May 31, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBDennis T in Alaska is sober since July 29th, 2014. He came into the program after experiencing 40 years of pain and destruction and being unable to stop. The program has given him principles and tools to practice and live by on a daily basis. His experience showed him that only "not doing" left him sick and suffering, and the only path to freedom was by utterly abandoning himself to the God of his understanding, then as time passed everything began to change. He speaks to us today on this c...
Angie and Kevin H - You Were Stronger than My Lust - Meeting 251
May 24, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBAngie H from Missouri has a 3-16-15 SA and AA sober date and does a ton of program service including being a Phone meeting moderator, Helping to start a local meeting that is going strong. Phone and Zoom Speaker shares, Key note SA speaker in the Golden Colorado Mother Cabrini Retreat in 2019. Angie also Formed a Local SA group fellowship in her area in 2018 Committee member for several retreats in Kansas and Florida And she has and does co-chair many retreats and conferences, including the...
Afro-Euro Reco12 - The Family Afterward - Step 6 - Meeting 250
May 22, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBKaren A , Kirsty W, and Ursula F along with some live participants, are continuing this special series for The Family Afterward as a group of mothers and others who are living in recovery. They will go through the Steps of Recovery from the perspective of mothers and families. Their topic of discussion in this episode will be the experience of working and living Step 6 as families in recovery. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen...
Kathryn M - Sobriety is Surrender - Meeting 249
May 17, 2024 18:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBKathryn joined a food fellowship in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2014. 5 years later she happened upon Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous, and got sober from unhealthy eating practices on 9 Nov 2019. She now lives in the UK and her home group is the ABA Australia Zoom Group that meets Mon and Wed at 6pm Sydney time. Kathryn speaks to us today on surrendering control over all things and the concept that sobriety is surrender. Reco12 is all about exploring the common threads of addiction and ...
Nikki M - The Thought Life - Afro Euro - Meeting 248
May 15, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBNikki M will be speaking to us today on The Thought Life. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host every other Wednesday at 9AM GMT / 11AM Israel time. Reco12 appreciates your help in keeping us working our 12th Step with these great resources and services for the addict and loved ones. We gratefully accept contributions to help cover ...
Dorinda W - Drinking for Two - Meeting 247
May 10, 2024 19:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBHaving grown up in an alcoholic home, Dorinda thought she knew all there was to know about alcoholism but that was a trap set up by her ego and illness, and, as it turns out, she knew nothing. She progressed from a fun loving moderate drinker to a miserable daily solo drinker with no hope left to lose and no reason left to live, or so she thought. How dark it is before the dawn. Little did Dorinda know that there was purpose behind the pain and was being surrendered so her life could sky roc...
Bill S - Thou Shalt Not Fear! - Meeting 246
May 03, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBBill S struggled with this process for 41 years; unfortunately he didn’t understand the first step, nor the connection. He finally became convinced that he couldn’t have a relationship with God without God. When he invited God in unreservedly, God came like a tidal wave. Then and only then could Bill see how fear ruled his life. Thou Shalt Not Fear!!! Bill's energy and self-described resurrection after 41 years in the rooms of AA is powerful. Don't miss this one! Reco12 is all about expl...
Joseph O - Steps 6 and 7 - Afro Euro - Meeting 245
May 01, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBJoseph O speaks to us today on Steps 6 and 7. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host every other Wednesday at 9AM GMT / 11AM Israel time. Reco12 appreciates your help in keeping us working our 12th Step with these great resources and services for the addict and loved ones. We gratefully accept contributions to help cover the costs of...
Nik B and Carrington S - Stepping Into Action - Meeting 244
April 26, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBNik B. Is a recovering Sexaholic, Co-dependent, compulsive binge eater and a grateful member of the SAL fellowship. With the Grace of God, a change of heart and rigorous honesty Nik has 2.5 years of sobriety from sexual addiction. His first spiritual awakening was when he became aware of his own ignorance after living a life of self-will run riot. Nik now strives to live a life of quality… with feeling his emotions, making decisions based on integrity, and continuing to practice his con...
Afro-Euro Reco12 - Ursula F - AA's Grace - Meeting 243
April 24, 2024 16:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBHere is a little about our guest speaker today, Ursula F: The gift of Desperation met with Divine Intervention. Divorced Mother of 2 saves by Grace through the AA fellowship and 12 Step Program. Today she speaks to us about the grace she found in AA. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host every other Wednesday at 9AM GMT / 11AM Israe...
Yitzy R - Being a New Parent in Recovery - Meeting 242
April 19, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBYitzy has been in recovery for a number of years. His primary program is SA, although he appreciates all the S fellowships and utilizes what he can from each of them. Yitzy also has worked the program for codependency out of the big book, which essentially allowed him to become more emotionally sober and eventually start dating. More recently, he started working ACA (adult children of alcoholics), which helped him put a voice to trauma that he wasn't aware of. It's a continuing journey, and ...
Ora F - Awareness Through Addiction in Chronic Pain - Afro-Euro - Meeting 241
April 17, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBHere is a little about our guest speaker today, Ora F, in her own words: Having attended alanon as a teenager with a family member, I became familiar with the presence of a higher power in the rooms early on. My search for meaning is now underscored with the big book as I practice seeking on a daily basis. I am thankful to the rooms all over the world that support me as I navigate my recovery in marijuana addiction through the cycles of chronic pain. The awareness through these 164 pages ha...
Constance S - Remaining Sober in a World that Celebrates Alcohol
April 12, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBRaised in the 1960’s and 70’s in Manhattan by parents who worshipped at the altar of the never ending party, Constance S’s alcoholism was a result of both nature and nurture. Having her first black out at 14 and having the Irish side of her family riddled with alcoholism, she knew her drinking days had an expiration date. And so Constance drank and snorted blow with a vengeance until she had reached jer limit of shame, bad decisions, holes in her memory and the detritus that we who are alcoh...
Afro Euro - The Family Afterward - Mommys In Recovery - Step 5
April 10, 2024 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40.6 MBKaren A and Kirsty W are continuing this special series for The Family Afterward as a group of mothers who are living in recovery. They will go through the Steps of Recovery from the perspective of mothers and families. Their topic of discussion in this episode will be the experience of working and living Step 5 as mothers in recovery. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. We hope that you will join us and draw strength and ho...
John K - Personal and Couples Recovery - Meeting 238
April 05, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBYou will not want to miss this one if you are a married person working your recovery. John belongs to AA and Recovering Couples Anonymous (RCA). Early in Sobriety, he became a single parent to 3 kids due to his ex-wife's addictions. While AA became a way of life, John found great difficulty applying the principles in his marriage. Although he wasn't drinking he would withdraw under emotional pressure. John joined RCA in 2019 and started a recovery program in his marriage. Today he actively ...
Silvio D - 17 Years of Untreated Alcoholism
March 29, 2024 18:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBSilvio is an active member of Cocaine Anonymous, sponsored and sponsoring, he’s been through the steps twice and is coming up to 2.5 years sober, one day at a time. He’s GSR of the "Friendship on Fridays" CA meeting in Covent Garden in London. His favourite prayer is the serenity prayer, and he hosts and publishes the 12-step recovery podcast “12 Steps & 12 Questions”. Today, Silvio speaks to us on 17 years of untreated alcoholism. Reco12 is all about exploring the common threads of addict...
Cheryl B - God is Everything or Nothing - Afro Euro - Meeting 236
March 27, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBA little about Cheryl B in her own words: I lived years in recovery as a dry drunk, thinking sobriety was my goal and battled with my thinking. Being sober did not mean I was working a 12 Step Program. In the grip of a progressive illness, it got worse, never better, until I finally handed my life over to a Power greater than myself. Today she speaks on the topic of God is Everything or God is Nothing. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone host...
Young L - Our Ideas Didn't Work, But the God Idea Did - Meeting 235
March 22, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBYoung found the 12 step rooms in 2010 after losing everything due to his daily heroin, crack and alcohol addiction. He didn't take any of the 12 steps and spent the next 8 years in and out of detox units and treatment centers. He was separated from all mind altering substances Chrismas eve 2018 and since that moment has thrown himself into a spiritual life and helping others. Today, he will speak to us on how our ideas don't work, but the God idea seems to work. Reco12 is all about explori...
Rego - Half Measures Avail Me Nothing - Afro Euro - Meeting 234
March 20, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBA little about Rego in his own words: "But for the Grace of God, A religious boy who had to let go of god to find God. After alcohol beat me down, I found AA, but i resisted, why the pain? I stood on the edges and looked in, Untill i became part of my life changed. Where would i be without AA, Where would i be without Alcoholics Anonymous? The solution outlined in the book Alcoholics Anonymous saved my life, and "I just want to keep talking about it and telling people" Reco12 Afro-Euro Tim...
Jeffrey B - What You are Looking For, You Are Looking With - Meeting 233
March 15, 2024 23:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBlet’s introduce our guest speaker for today, Jeffrey B and give a little background on him in his own words: I’m a Sober Member of a 12 step fellowship. My Sobriety date is August 16th, 2003. I found freedom from Alcohol, Freedom from Self and Freedom from the delusion that I can wrest satisfaction and happiness out of this world if I only manage well. It seems that when I reach a glorious sobriety summit, I can see and Get To experience more & more. Let’s stay safe and STAY! Jeffrey speak...
Afro-Euro - Family Afterward - Mommys in Recovery - Step 4
March 13, 2024 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBKaren A and Kirsty W are continuing this special series for The Family Afterward as a group of mothers who are living in recovery. They will go through the Steps of Recovery from the perspective of mothers and families. Their topic of discussion in this episode will be the experience of working and living Step 4 as mothers in recovery. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. We hope that you will join us and draw strength and ho...
Josephine A - The CHOICE: Feeling Alive or Living the Lie - Meeting 231
March 08, 2024 19:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBJosephine started drinking at 11 years old and is a blackout addict by her own words. She has been in and out of the rooms of AA, SLAA, CoDA, CA, DA, Greysheet, and OA. Only when Josephine wanted to die in recovery, feeling desperate and insane, did things change. Today she is blessed and beyond grateful to be able to talk on Podcasts like Reco 12. To share her recovery , strength and hope to addicts of any kind. today she speaks on the choice of feeling alive or living the lie. She was a p...
Nikki M - Al-Anon - Afro-Euro - Meeting 230
March 06, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBNikki 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 fueled 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 th...
Ashley S - Drop the Rocks! - Meeting 229
March 01, 2024 19:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBAshley S from North Carolina is grateful to be a recovered sex addict and codependent. She has a deep love for the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous as it is the primary text that enabled her to enter upon a new relationship with her Creator and have a profound spiritual awakening to overcome her sex addiction back in 2021. However, Ashley found herself hopeless once more as she was stuck in a toxic relationship in sobriety. By the grace of the God, she entered into the rooms of Al-Anon back...
Ben K - Recovery from Debting and Vagueness - Afro-Euro - Meeting 228
February 28, 2024 17:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBKaren A and Ben K talk about Debting and Vagueness, and the recovery from both in this Reco12 Afro-Euro Speaker Meeting and share their experience, strength, and hope. Here is a little about Ben K: Ben K was a disturbed little kid, after discovering program and trying out different fellowships he finally found DA. Five years later, he is solvent, pays his taxes on time (with no resentment), and tries to live in abundance one day at a time. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource ...
Ralph D - Resentment and Obsession of the Mind is a Dangerous Place - Meeting 227
February 23, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBHere is a little about Ralph D. From being raped by his brother at the age of 15 and groomed by four of his friends from that age until I was almost 18 lead him to many years of resentment, drinking very hard, using drugs and planning on killing the five of them or anyone that looked like them. The planning went on for many years in his head because he was trying to figure out a way of getting away with it without having to go to prison and without having to kill himself. In 2006 a friend o...
Afro-Euro Reco12 - Binyamin H - There Is a Solution - Meeting 226
February 21, 2024 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBKaren A and Binyamin H talk about the fact that There IS A Solution in this Reco12 Afro-Euro Speaker Meeting and share their experience, strength, and hope. Here is a little about Binyamin: He had a spiritual awakening but he didn't do the step or work a program of recovery. Lost his mind and went insane. Started to work the program and found God's purpose for his life. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. We hope that you...
Chuck H - Step 10 - Meeting 225
February 16, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBChuck started off his sobriety journey, July 9, 2020 after feeling useless to everybody, especially to himself, that’s when he stuck a pistol in his mouth. He drank to black out since he was 13 years old, and at 46, finally hit his bottom. The 12 steps has led him to a God that he has only been able to experience, through working the 12 steps and living them on a daily basis. Chuck has found usefulness in his life, usefulness to others, and especially usefulness to himself. Chuck thanks God...
Afro-Euro Reco12 - Mommies in Recovery - The Family Afterward - Step 3
February 14, 2024 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBKaren A, Nadia J, and Kirsty W are continuing this special series for The Family Afterward as a group of mothers who are living in recovery. They will go through the Steps of Recovery from the perspective of mothers and families. Their topic of discussion in this episode will be the experience of working and living Step 3 as mothers in recovery. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. We hope that you will join us and draw stre...
Afro-Euro Reco12 - Karen A - Twisted Thinking and Depression - Meeting 223
February 10, 2024 17:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBKaren A talks about her experience with twisted thinking and dealing with depressive thoughts and feelings in this Reco12 Afro-Euro Speaker Meeting and share her experience, strength, and hope. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host every other Wednesday at 9AM GMT / 11AM Israel time. Reco12 is an organization with the mission of l...
Dr. Judi Hollis - Transferring Addictions and Obsessions - Meeting 222
February 09, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBDr. Judi Hollis has been an addiction pioneer since 1969 when under Mayor Lindsay’s Addiction Services Agency, she helped develop the first therapeutic communities in New York City. Using her countless books, workbooks, recorded lectures, and pamphlets she has been a tireless campaigner on national and local TV and radio broadcasts training professionals and aiding families throughout the world. A chair is being named in her honor at the Keck School of Medicine offering scholarships and a ye...
Joan - Unique Definition of the Drug and of Sobriety in ABA - Meeting 221
February 02, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBJoan is from Western Canada and has been engaged in recovery from anorexia since 1983. She was one of the pioneering members of ABA in 1993. Her sobriety date July 13, 2002. She speaks to us today on the unique definition of the drug and of sobriety in ABA - Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous. Reco12 is all about exploring the common threads of addiction and sharing tools and hope from those on a similar path. We gather from diverse backgrounds, faiths, and places to learn and support one ...
Doug L - Helping Others is the Foundation - Afro Euro - Meeting 220
January 31, 2024 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBKaren A from Israel and Doug L from South Africa talk about how helping others is the foundation stone in recovery iin this Reco12 Afro-Euro Speaker Meeting and share their experience, strength, and hope. Here is a little about Doug L Doug L, a recovering addict, entered Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in 2013 to address my severe drug and alcohol addiction. It took Doug slightly over a year to achieve sobriety and confront the consequences of his actions. With over 10 years in the recovery p...
Beth E - We Must Be Rid of Selfishness - Meeting 219
January 26, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MB“I should, they should, the world should”! is how Beth started her email to me. She says she can live life ‘should-ing’ all over the place where she starts objecting to reality - and reality only wins 100% of the time. Blaming others for the way she feels, playing the victim, complaining, diving into self-pity or using anger to manipulate people to act right can easily be her emotional (im)maturity level. Attending AA, having a sponsor, taking the 12 Steps and continuing to seek and improv...
Andy T - Rebuilding from the Rubble - Meeting 218
January 19, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBAndy T, from Australia, had a spiritual awakening (as a result of discovering meditation) 34 years ago. It enabled him to put down alcohol and other drugs. However, he had a sex addiction that progressed up till he joined 12-Step S fellowships 14 years ago. He now also does Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families. Today he shares with us the process of rebuilding from the rubble by sharing some of his poetry he has written about recovery. Reco12 is all about exploring the co...
Afro-Euro Reco12 - Purdy - My Spiritual Home - Meeting 217
January 17, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBKaren A and Purdy talk about Purdy finding his spiritual home in the rooms of recovery iin this Reco12 Afro-Euro Speaker Meeting and share their experience, strength, and hope. Purdy just spoke in the original Reco12 earlier this week and we are happy to have him on a second time. His message is one that does not get tired. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from ...
Purdy - A Mind that Sits Free - Meeting 216
January 12, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBPurdy is a Recovered Addict, The Obsession to Drink & Use has been lifted through a 12 Step Programme of Action. Action Heals the soul. His Peace with God fires up his Soul and he is All In. Purdy is an Active Sponsor at all times. He does Service and is the Founder of Spiritual Cartel, A meeting in the UK which runs 365 Days a Year. Purdy is Very Grateful and Humbled by it all. He has a Peace today, like nothing he has ever experienced and can feel Serenity from the Inside. No longer drivin...
Afro-Euro Reco12 - Mommies in Recovery - The Family Afterward - Step 2 - Meeting 215
January 10, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBKaren A, Nadia J, and Kirsty W are continuing this special series for The Family Afterward as a group of mothers who are living in recovery. They will go through the Steps of Recovery from the perspective of mothers and families. Their topic of discussion in this episode will be the experience of working and living Step 2 as mothers in recovery. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. We hope that you will join us and draw stre...
Afro-Euro Recco12 - Mommies in Recovery - The Family Afterward - Step 2 - Meeting 215
January 10, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBKaren A, Nadia J, and Kirsty W are continuing this special series for The Family Afterward as a group of mothers who are living in recovery. They will go through the Steps of Recovery from the perspective of mothers and families. Their topic of discussion in this episode will be the experience of working and living Step 2 as mothers in recovery. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. We hope that you will join us and draw stre...
Thierry F - The Spiritual Life is Not a Theory - Meeting 214
January 05, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBThierry was promised…that permanent recovery is achievable if he does exactly what it says in “how it works, into action, in trying to help others, and being a demonstration of the principles in all of his affairs”. Thierry testifies that his experience validates that promise. In this meeting Thierry shares an energetic and powerful message on how the spiritual life is not just a theory. Reco12 is all about exploring the common threads of addiction and sharing tools and hope from those o...
Afro-Euro Reco12 - Chris D - The Gift that Keeps on Giving
January 03, 2024 17:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBKaren A and Chris D help us understand the meaning of the word "trudge" as they walk through this Reco12 Afro-Euro Speaker Meeting and share their experience, strength, and hope. Young's topic is "Keeping it Simple" Here is a little about Skye. Skye is 15 months sober in AA and is also doing steps now in OA after 49 years of an unmanageable life. She shares her walk through poetry and music in her recovery process. Chris's topic is "The Gift that Keeps on Giving". Here is a little bit...