SAFE RECOVERY
267 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 64 ratingsSafe Recovery- is a new show designed to address Predatory behavior in 12 step meetings, and it's culture. Join us to discuss new approaches in our world, our culture with alcohol and drug overuse.
"Empowerment" not "Powerless" is our slogan.
We will discuss and explore alternatives to AA. We want to support men and women who have written new books on healing from alcohol dependency/drug overuse.
Alternative healing, both spiritual and secular to create our better selves is what we are all about.
Living Happy Lives, sober or with moderation. You choose...Americans need to step up and be more EMPOWERED! No more powerless modality.
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Episodes
The Lies in the AA Big Book disected, discussed, debated.
September 16, 2021 00:42 - 1 hour - 27.3 MBA discussion about Chapter 5 which is usually read before every AA meeting. What is truth and what parts are outright lies. Monica and Evelyn tear it up !
What happens when you're in AA, leave and now you have no friends?
April 22, 2021 02:00 - 40 minutes - 18.2 MB30 min show about when you leave AA, but all you had were stepper friends. Join Monica Richardson for a live show.
Steven Slate author of Freedom Model
March 04, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBSteven Slate author of Freedom Model, The Fredoom Model for addictions : Escape the Treatment & Recovery. join Monica RIchardson - Host- filmmaker of The 13th Step documentary, blogger and podcaster.
The 13th Step- A film exposing the dark side of Alcoholics Anonymous
February 25, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBThe 13th Step is a ground breaking documentary film released in 2016 on AMAZON Prime. The 13th Step appeared in Cannes and was exibited in the Documentary Corner in 2015. The film won best Documentary in The Beverly Hills Film Festival. A story that uncovers sex offenders, violent offenders and old timers who prey on innocent, vulnerable, AA members. Monica Richardson the Director, and long time AA member, left in 2011 to make the film after desperately trying to make things safer in ...
AA 's entry into Hollywood, The Lost Weekend, The Days of Wine and Roses
February 18, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBMarty Mann, the first successful woman in AA already was living a life of the rich and famous . Marty was in the marketing and adversting business and... her lover , Priscilla, worked at Vogue. Many connections were made for Marty and Bill Wilson through this high society , wealthy hook ups. Still, long after they were gone, Hollywood was still pushing AA - After 80 years of AA- non stop propaganda there are some 95 % of those who go who fail, die or kill themsleves by AA standards. ...
The stupid things AA sponsors say- are there any "good " sponsors?
February 11, 2021 04:00 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MBDid your sponsees or sponsors get mad when you left AA? What is the triggering factor? Join Monica Richardson for a 1 hour show -
More about Alcoholism, Chapter 3 of the Big Book, tearing it up again
February 04, 2021 04:30 - 1 hour - 55 MBAA 's Big Book has alot of tall orders in it. This chapter maybe is the most confusing and strange. Join Monica Richardson for a live show as we tear it apart.
Working with Others tearing up just one more chapter of The Big Book
January 27, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBJoin host Monica Richardson for an hour of talk radio, and you too can call into Blog Talk Radio, Safe Recovery to disect the truth about AA Big Book and whats true and what is not. Share your ideas, opinions and criticisms.
Into Action What kind of lies are in the Big Book of AA
January 21, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBInto Action - as we dive into Chapter 6 of the Big Book of AA we find a wee bit more lies. Join us with callers from around the world as we tear up the BB of Alcoholics Anonymous. Join Monica Richardson and many other ex steppers who have left and are free from the tides that bind one who joins the 12 step giant.
Tearing up the AA Big Book just one more time - where are the lies
January 14, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBJoin Monica Richardson for a new 2021 Podcast discussing the problems in the 1935 AA Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book.
Were you harmed in Rehab, Sober Living or AA sexually harassed or assaulted ?
July 29, 2020 02:30 - 43 minutes - 39.2 MBJoin Us for a 1 hour show - call in live to speak with host Monica RIchardson to speak up and out - Joining forces to get legal action going to fight back Rehab and Sober Living run and operated by Two Hatter AA / NA members - No more - will we stay silent . #metoo, #TIMESUP, #exposeAA, #quietNoMORE,
Pilot authors a Book about HIMS PROGRAM Forced to attend AA meetings for life
June 29, 2020 19:00 - 59 minutes - 54 MBThe HIMS Nightmare is a practical guide to surviving the “Human Intervention Motivation Study” program for pilots who are in recovery from substance abuse, or who are sucked into the program despite not being addicted to mood-altering substances. The HIMS program is not what it is portrayed to be. Developed in 1974 as a means for returning substance-abusers to the cockpit, HIMS has grown to become a monster intended to put as many pilots as possible under the complete control of their employ...
Lawyers, Pilots and being forced to AA and speak AA speak - Is that a thing ?
April 07, 2020 21:00 - 46 minutes - 41.6 MBLawyers discuss the reality of being forced to attend AA - AA based rehab and even forced to talk their "talk" so they can fly. How is this possible. Listen in for the facts behind the madness. A Lawyer from Cleveland, Ohio will join me to discuss the new movement to push back and stop teh coercion. The FAA just made it a requirement that all pilots in the HIMS Program will be forced to go to AA meetings for the "Life" of theri flying careers now ! Not so FAST we say. Larry is licensed psych...
Zach Rhoads author and addiction specialist -
April 01, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBZach Rhoads- author Addiction Specialist. Monica Richardson is a host of podcast Safe Recovery. Zach is an author and educational consultant working with families in Vermont. He is also an addiction coach in Stanton Peele’s Life Process Program His book Outgrowing Addiction: With Common Sense Instead of “Disease” Therapy (with Stanton Peele) will be published by Upper Access Press in May 2019. He hosts the podcast FSDP Presents on behalf of Families for Sensible Drug Policy. Zach Rhoads is...
Is AA Highly effective ? Stanton Peele author debates NOT so fast !
March 24, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 54 MBBlog Talk Radio Safe Recovery podcast created by Filmmaker, activist, victims advocate, Monica Richardson hosts this 1 hour show- this week with author Stanton Peele. Join us as we take on the Addiction Recovery Industry. Stanton Peele, Ph. D., J.D., is a licensed psychologist, attorney, practicing psychotherapist and the author of books and articles on the subject of alcoholism, addiction and addiction treatment. Wikipedia Stanton Peele has been a cutting-edge figure in the addiction field...
Professionals forced to Alcoholics Anonymous - pilots, nurses and doctors
February 26, 2020 03:30 - 32 minutes - 29 MBIn this 30 minute show, Monica Richardson, filmmaker and victims advocate will discuss how to stop all coercion. How can you fight back . Recently a nurse in Vancouver fought back and won that fight. Pilots, nurses and doctors all over the country and coming toegther to stop coercion to a 1930's religious lay person support group , with a 5 % success rate. #stopthemaddness. #notoaa, #exposeaa, Educate yourself on Civil Rights, Human Rights, HIPPA Rights, Religious Freedom, and The Disabiliti...
Professionals being forced to Alcoholics Anonymous - pilots, nurses and doctors
February 26, 2020 03:30 - 32 minutes - 29 MBIn this 30 minute show, Monica Richardson, filmmaker and victims advocate will discuss how to stop all coercion. How can you fight back . Recently a nurse in Vancouver fought back and won that fight. Pilots, nurses and doctors all over the country and coming toegther to stop coercion to a 1930's religious lay person support group , with a 5 % success rate. #stopthemaddness. #notoaa, #exposeaa, Educate yourself on Civil Rights, Human Rights, HIPPA Rights, Religious Freedom, and The Disabiliti...
LifeRing with Byron Kerr
August 28, 2019 03:00 - 35 minutes - 31.6 MBJoin Monica Richardson for a 30 minute podcast with Board Member from LifeRING- Byron Kerr has been active in LifeRing for approximately 8 years. He has served on the LifeRing Board of Directors for almost 6 years. He has served as executive director for one year and was recently appointed to another one year term. Life RING is a non 12 step self help support group for alcohol or drug issues . LifeRING is available online and in some cities there are face to face meetings -
AA, Scientology and EST How they changed American culture
August 07, 2019 02:30 - 30 minutes - 27.1 MBAA is an ideology? How has this affected our society as a whole in America. Scientology and EST also experienced a huge boost of members in the late 60's to mid 1970's. There are similarities within these groups -cults. In this episode we will take a look at the similarities and the group think and how these and the "Human Potential Movement" changed America. We as Americans, were once fiercely independent, creative and strong willed. So what went wrong. Join Monica Richardson for a show...
US of AA - How the 12 Steps Highjacked the Science of Alcoholism by Joe Miller
April 17, 2019 17:30 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBA one hour show with host Monica RIchardson and author and Professor Joe Miller. COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) - April 2, local author and associate professor of English at Columbus State University, Joe Miller has released a new book, US of AA: How the Twelve Steps Hijacked the Science of Alcoholism. Miller is the author of 2006's Cross-X: The Amazing True Story of How the Most Unlikely Team from the Most Unlikely of Places Overcame Staggering Obstacles at Home and at School to Challenge the Debate...
EVO Health and Wellness - Founder Koorosh Rassekh
April 09, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBJoin us for a one hour show - about EVO - and incredible Intensive Out-Patient Clinic in Venice , CA- Founder Koorosh Rassekh offers compassion , Science and Harm Reduction for many sustance use issues. Koorosh Rassekh, MMFT Founder “Our work is to remain curious about the human experience and unlocking our individual and collective possibilities.” Having confronted addiction in his own life, Koorosh founded Evo Health and Wellness with the vision to break the stigma around mental health ...
Rehab Reform Revolution with Guest Wendy McEntyre Victims Advocate
April 03, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBMonica RIchardson and Wendy McEntyre will discuss the rotten rehab Industry and take some calls from around the USA> JarrodsLaw.Org was established to create awareness of dangers those facing addiction face and to pave the way for real change in providing oversight and accountability in the addiction treatment industry and safe sober living homes. https://jarrodslaw.org/, JarrodsLaw is currently working with members of the United States Congress through pending legislation, HR 4684, Ensuring...
Rehab- counselors -Sober Living Fraud - ask questions
March 28, 2019 00:00 - 40 minutes - 36.1 MB10 top questions to ask when you or a loved one goes to inpatient rehab and sober living. Wendy McEntyre Public Safety Advocate Facebook.com/Wendy.McEntyre.5 www.JarrodsLaw.Org and my dear friend will join Monica RIchardson for a 30 min show on questions to ask when deciding on a rehab - IOP or Sober Living. We will break down what is Sober Living - IOP Inpatinet and What the heck is a non medical detox and who regualtes these places - or better yet - who doesnt regualte them - and why not?...
Leaving AA-How does one deprogram from AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)
March 21, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBJoin host -Monica Richardson to discuss how to deprogram from AA and its thinking- From Chapter 5 from the Big Book of AA, the preamble, and the 12 traditions which are read at every meeting. Over and over again you listen to something that was written by one man in 1935- published in 1939. There were only 100 members. So why in 2019 are the same things read as if they are gospel? Are the things read the truth? Why do people just accept what is read as fact- when its not. Even the Catholic C...
Jim Breslo creator of The Hidden Truth Show - AA Kills
March 12, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBJim Breslo creator of The Hidden Truth Show joins Monica Richardson - host, creator of Podcast Safe Recovery and Filmmaker of The 13th Step discuss Jim's show on his deep dives into AA, The Las Vegas shooter, The Transgender Movement and the failure of the Bullet Train in California and much more. Jim is a former civil rights attorney, public company president, and radio broadcaster. He hosted the Jim Breslo Show late nights on KRLA 870 AM in Los Angeles and Casino Talk with Louie Anderso...
REHAB Lies- What Parents need to know - Part 1 with Addiction Intake Specialist
March 06, 2019 23:00 - 18 minutes - 15.8 MBA show about the Addiction Treatment Industry- facts about how dangerous most rehabs and sober livings can be - They are engaged in the body brokering, illegal drug testing, insurance fraud and much more. With expert Danielle and host Monica Richardson we cover the basics in part 1.
Exposing The Sober Living Scam in Southern California from Covina to Malibu-
March 05, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBEvery day in California someone checks into a Sober Living. Some think they are going to get "treatment" . Some know all that is happening there is a bed and a roof over ones head. But if you are a vulnerable man or woman , some darker trades are happening below the surface. Sex Exploitation, trading sex for rent, and abusing power of AA "time" . Both Straight and gay persons are effected. Join Monica RIchardson and Patrick Gavin Church for an indepth one hour interview.
Teresa Rodden, Life Coach, Author of The Primed Drinker and Wholly Sober
January 30, 2019 23:30 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBIn 2010, with seven years of struggle-free sobriety, Teresa knew that the traditional path of getting and living sober was not helping enough people. She auditioned for the Oprah Winfrey Network to create a show traveling the country to learn and share how others got and lived in recovery without twelve steps and alcoholics anonymous. Oprah didn’t call, but that didn’t stop her. Teresa had hopped on her pink cloud and rode out of the rooms of alcoholics anonymous to save her sobriety and k...
Rehab , Body Brokering - Exposing the lies and Corruption of todays rehab
October 15, 2018 20:56 - 31 minutes - 27.6 MBPart 2 of rehab series on what to look for when sending a loved one to rehab or going there yourself.Daniel and Monica Richardson explore the pitfalls and dangers of 98 % of all rehab in the USA , and the UK . Make sure the rehab is in a Commercial Zoned location . Has a Doctor and nurse on location 24/7 if you need a detox from alcohol or Benzos. ASK if it is based on 12 step or AA based. Stay away from AA / 12 step based rehabs. AA is based on 1935 religious conversion ideology. ASK FOR ...
Maia Szalavitz author of Unbroken Brain- Journalist-
September 11, 2018 20:00 - 45 minutes - 40.6 MBMaia Szalavitz is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction, which is widely recognized as an important advance in thinking about the nature of addiction and how to cope with it, personally and politically. Her book, Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids was the first to expose the damage caused by the “tough love” business that dominates adolescent addiction treatment. She has written...
Why People leave Alcoholics Anonymous - from the mouths of babes themselves _
August 21, 2018 23:00 - 57 minutes - 51.9 MBA one hour show with Monica Richardson and ex AA members calling in to tell us how and why they left. How were they treated. Why did they leave. Did they lose some freinds? Is life Better. Do we drink or not drink now. How can we change rehab riddled with 12 step "ism". How can we get Science and MAT to help those addicted and get religious ideolgy from 1935 out of treatment in america. How can we get Hollywood to tell a non AA addiction story?
When Old Timers Leave AA- why we leave - how we leave- 12 steps to Freedom
August 17, 2018 21:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBJoin Host and Filmmaker Monica Richardson for a one hour show . Monica and an ex stepper Steve will talk about what its like to leave AA after decades.
LAST STOP a Documentary film by TJ Nilssen with Activist Mark Babitz
June 02, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBTodd is a graduate of the Film program at Full Sail University. While in school he found his niche in editing and post production. He currently works in New York City as a professional editor – working on projects that range from advertisements, music videos, short films and documentaries. The Last Stop is his first journey into writing, producing and directing a feature length documentary. The inspiration for the film came from his own experiences as a teenager, and as a graduate of the Éla...
Hollywoods Love Affair with AA and how many this has harmed
April 26, 2018 03:00 - 31 minutes - 27.5 MBA one hour show about the history of AA and Hollywood. Marty Mann's mission to get everyone to try AA used her connections at high end Magazines where her lover worked. This connection led to the famous Jack Alexander article in The Saturday Evening Post, which gave AA its first big growth spurt. But deep inside Hollywood, inside their bubble, we have seen too many great talents die - or commit suicide. From Robbin Williams, to Judy Garland, Whitney Houston, Corey Montheith and Phillip Seymou...
How Can we stop Court ordering to religious AA meetings
March 20, 2018 23:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBA group of activists both current and ex AA members are trying to stop all court ordering to AA meetings. This is a known violation of our 1st Amendment rights. Pilots, Nurses and Doctors are forced to go to AA, AA rehabs and made to believe in the AA ideology against their will. Join us for a one hour show discussing the intense cause and effect of this practice happening all across the United States.
How AA got so BIG- Harry Anslinger, Marty Mann and Rockefeller money
December 13, 2017 03:30 - 30 minutes - 27.2 MBA one hour show to explore how and why AA got SO big- so ingrained in America, Media, Medicine - or not. How Marty Mann one of the first successful AA women, single handidly moved AA into some of the Biggest Magazines of her time (1940's) How Marty Mann, a HIgh Society Woman Helped Bill Wilson meet the biggest players in American Business. How our first Drug Czar Harry Amngslinger- Arressted over 250,000 for writing scripts for heroin which was legal at the time.Harry Jacob Anslinger (May 20...
ZACH RHOADS - Addiction Coach Science Writer Young Justice Podcasts
December 05, 2017 22:30 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBJoin Monica Richardson for a one hour show with Podcaster, Addiction Coach, Behavioral Specialist, Zach Rhoads from Vermont. Talking Alternatives to AA. Zach Rhoads is a human behavior specialist, addiction coach, and science writer with a focus on addiction and mental health. He is currently the host of the Young Justice Podcast-- a show about human development and addiction. His new show, The Social Exchange", will cover even more terrain, like social psychology, politics, neuroscience, ...
Sexual Harassment = 13 Stepping in AA Will you come forward To speak out.
November 30, 2017 03:30 - 30 minutes - 26.9 MBThis is a 30 minute show to discuss the problem of sexual harassment in AA, its meetings and culture . How and why it has been swept under the rug for so many decades. How we can expose this. How can we change this. Tune in for one more show with filmmaker activist for safety, Monica Richardson. Watching the film on AMAZON and VIMEO.
Sexual Harassment and AA- how the Harvey Weinstein Scandal will help expose AA.
November 22, 2017 01:00 - 31 minutes - 27.7 MBJoin me for a short show about how all this is unraveling and how it can help this story I have been working on to expose the Sexual predators in AA since 2009. Monica Richardson. The Make AA Safer movement. The Make AA Safer Workshops I started in April 2010. My Film The 13th Step was the beginning. It was my story and many other stories documented over 5 years. The emails never stop. The rapes. The Assualts, The 13 Stepping, which is a pure form of sexual harassment. Abuse of POWER, Abuse ...
VO Actor Kevin Richardson does voices of AA Slogans and silly ideology -
October 24, 2017 04:00 - 15 minutes - 12.9 MBThis is a quick short show to hopefully make you laugh! Host Monica Richardson does a quick show with genius Voice Over Actor Kevin Michael Richardson- you have to guess who. I have wanted to do this for a while. Enjoy! Voices of Cleveland Jr, American Dad Principal Lewis, Guest Stars on The Simpsons, Static Shock, TMNT, BLAZE, Lilo and Stitch, How I Met Your Mother- Guest star, Knight of Prosperity- regular, LIKE FAMILY - Star, many more shows.
Steven Slate and Mark Scheeren from St Judes Retreats
October 11, 2017 00:00 - 47 minutes - 42.3 MBJoin Host Monica Richardson with guests Steven Slate and Mark Sheeren for a "live" interview to discuss the opiate problem in the US and what we can do to improve things by helping the person and their families. Steven Slate is an expert in the field of Addiction, and has currently just finished writing a book called The FREEDOM Model. Mark Sheeren co founder of St Judes Retreats.
Wendy McEntyre Founder of Jarrod's Law
October 03, 2017 23:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBJoin Monica Richardson for a one hour show with Mother , activst Wendy McEntyre. Very sadly December 1, 2004, at the young age of 23, Jarrod left this world. While residing at a sober living home, Called “THE SAFE HOUSE”. Roommates had brought drugs into the residence. Later on Jarrod was discovered deceased from a heroin overdose. Unfortunately, his sober living home housed him and others in an illegal shed out in the backyard…unsupervised, and much too far out to hear his last gasping breat...
Mock AA meeting to air our Grievances.
September 28, 2017 23:00 - 40 minutes - 36.2 MBTHIS is a show that gives a voice to ex steppers after we have left about any issue we may have. Join Host Monica Richardson for a live CALL IN show for our group Deprogramming from AA on FACEBOOK .
Another ex stepper tells their story Live Podacst
September 05, 2017 23:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBJoin Monica Richardson and a long time ex stepper who left AA after 30 years. The Salad Years : Monica and Steve discuss their long-time associations with AA. Steve Clark spent nearly 30 years in AA after being "diagnosed" as a teenager by a family member. Throughout what should have been his most productive years he barely ever got above water both professionally and personally. In 2009 he came clean about being an atheist in AA, and by 2012 his relationship with the organization began to d...
Shira Goldberg from The Addiction Show
August 29, 2017 23:00 - 46 minutes - 41.3 MBJoin Host Monica Richardson with Shira Goldberg on Addiction.
MOCK AA meeting for Exsteppers to vent as if they were in a meeting
August 22, 2017 02:30 - 1 hour - 54 MBThis will be a LIVE show where in ex 12 steppers can call in and speak for 3 minutes each, Each person will pretend we are at an AA, NA or OA meeting saying what ever you would like to say . I think that in deprogramming, some move on...but some have things to say. We should be able to have 15 ex members to call in and speak their minds !
Dr Ed Wilson from Non 12 Step
August 15, 2017 23:00 - 57 minutes - 52 MBDr. Edward Wilson, Clinical Director Edward Wilson, Non 12-Step Program Director, did his graduate and post graduate work at St. Marys University of Minnesota with an emphasis on Alternative Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Treatment. Ed is also a California Master Registered Addictions Specialist and a Nationally Certified Master Addictions Counselor. Dr Ed Wilson will join host Monica Richardson for a one hour show. Learn more about his program online or here. Discover how to apply this revo...
Attorney Zarah Levin-Fragasso Chairs Commitee on Drugs and Law
July 26, 2017 20:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBJoin Host Monica Richardson for a one hour show with Zarah Levin-Fragasso to discuss the Law and Drugs in New York State. Zarah is also running for Public office. We will discuss it all. Ms. Levin-Fragasso has worked in the legal profession for over a decade. Prior to pursuing her J.D., Ms. Levin-Fragasso worked as a litigation paralegal at a large commercial law firm and as a securities paralegal at an international bank. Throughout the course of her law school career, Ms. Levin-Fragasso foc...
Covering more ground, Music, Entertainment, Culture and Social trends.
July 25, 2017 23:00 - 30 minutes - 27.4 MBWe have been doing podcasts for six years now. March 2011 was my first show. Its been a long road to finishing the film The 13th Step and getting distribution. After years of focusing on Exposing AA, its dangers and its alternatives, it dawned on me in London this year there were filmmakers I wanted to interview, artists I have wanted to promote. So now we will expand and talk about other topics to carry through my own interests and hopefully yours. I was a singer long before I became a film...
Rehab, Sober Living and Drug Testing Fraud -were you harmed
July 13, 2017 23:00 - 30 minutes - 27.4 MBJoin Host Monica Richardson for a 30 minsute show about How 12 step rehab has created many deaths. Parents all across the country are trying to figure out how this happened. From Florida, to the Chris Bathum Case seen on 20/20 ABC, the FBI is cracking down on these fraudulent places. Goverend only by The Department of Health in California. It seems things need to become more "real" then just AA members working in a "rehab " which was created in 1935. Some places there is little or so therapy...