Sober Friends
610 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★ - 676 ratingsThe Sober Friends Podcast is a weekly show where you can listen to inspiring and honest conversations about sobriety, recovery, and wellness. Hosted by Matt J who has been there and done that, this podcast is for anyone who wants to learn more about living a sober and fulfilling life. Whether you’re sober curious, in recovery, or just looking for some motivation and support, this podcast is for you. Tune in every week to hear from guests who share their stories, struggles, and successes on their sober journey. You’ll also get tips, resources, and advice on how to stay sober and thrive in all areas of your life. The Sober Friends Podcast is your go-to source for sober inspiration, education, and entertainment. Subscribe now and join the sober friends community!
We speak for no 12 step program but we do try to remain anonymous.
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E113: The Big Book Chapter, "To Wives," Is Troublesome
February 21, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBMatt and Steve have done a lot of learning about the construction of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous from reaching "Writing the Big Book," by Bill Schaberg. In today's language, the chapter, "To Wives," is troublesome. In the context of 1938, it reflected the times. Men were alcoholics Alcoholics were white, Christian men Women supported the man in the home The chapter states it's "written," by the women of AA. In reality, Bill Wilson wrote it himself. In today's times, it can b...
The Big Book Chapter, "To Wives," Is Troublesome
February 21, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBMatt and Steve have done a lot of learning about the construction of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous from reaching "Writing the Big Book," by Bill Schaberg. In today's language, the chapter, "To Wives," is troublesome. In the context of 1938, it reflected the times. Men were alcoholics Alcoholics were white, Christian men Women supported the man in the home The chapter states it's "written," by the women of AA. In reality, Bill Wilson wrote it himself. In today's times, it can b...
We Still Go to Meetings. Here's Why
February 14, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBAt three months sober, Matt's wife asked, "So how long are you going to keep going to these meetings?" "Uh-Oh." There is no cure for alcoholism. There is only a daily reprieve. We need to find ways to continually treat our illness. For people like Steve and Matt, that's 12 step meetings. For you, it might be something else as no one has a monopoly on sobriety. So why do we keep going? In this podcast, we talk about the need to stay connected to the fellowship and others with the same...
Ep 112 - We Still Go to Meetings. Here's Why
February 14, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBAt three months sober, Matt's wife asked, "So how long are you going to keep going to these meetings?" "Uh-Oh." There is no cure for alcoholism. There is only a daily reprieve. We need to find ways to continually treat our illness. For people like Steve and Matt, that's 12 step meetings. For you, it might be something else as no one has a monopoly on sobriety. So why do we keep going? In this podcast, we talk about the need to stay connected to the fellowship and others with the same...
E112: We Still Go to Meetings. Here's Why
February 14, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBAt three months sober, Matt's wife asked, "So how long are you going to keep going to these meetings?" "Uh-Oh." There is no cure for alcoholism. There is only a daily reprieve. We need to find ways to continually treat our illness. For people like Steve and Matt, that's 12 step meetings. For you, it might be something else as no one has a monopoly on sobriety. So why do we keep going? In this podcast, we talk about the need to stay connected to the fellowship and others with the same...
E111: Pt 2 of 2 - The Story of Writing the Big Book Is More Amazing Than You Ever Knew With Bill Schaberg, Author of Writing the Big Book
February 07, 2023 12:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBBill Schaberg has arguably written the definitive history of how the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous was written. Bill produced “Writing The Big Book,” and his wife calls it, “the other big book,” because it’s 650 pages, before the appendixes. Bill completed the book after 7 years of research from the source material. Bill is a rare book collector and seller and it all started with his purchase of Jim Burwell’s copy of the multilith copy of the original Big Book. In Part 2 of the in...
Ep 111 - Pt 2 of 2 - The Story of Writing the Big Book Is More Amazing Than You Ever Knew With Bill Schaberg, Author of Writing the Big Book
February 07, 2023 12:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBBill Schaberg has arguably written the definitive history of how the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous was written. Bill produced “Writing The Big Book,” and his wife calls it, “the other big book,” because it’s 650 pages, before the appendixes. Bill completed the book after 7 years of research from the source material. Bill is a rare book collector and seller and it all started with his purchase of Jim Burwell’s copy of the multilith copy of the original Big Book. In Part 2 of the in...
Pt 2 of 2 - The Story of Writing the Big Book Is More Amazing Than You Ever Knew With Bill Schaberg, Author of Writing the Big Book
February 07, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBBill Schaberg has arguably written the definitive history of how the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous was written. Bill produced “Writing The Big Book,” and his wife calls it, “the other big book,” because it’s 650 pages, before the appendixes. Bill completed the book after 7 years of research from the source material. Bill is a rare book collector and seller and it all started with his purchase of Jim Burwell’s copy of the multilith copy of the original Big Book. In Part 2 of the in...
Ep 110 - Pt 1 of 2 - The Story of Writing the Big Book Is More Amazing Than You Ever Knew With Bill Schaberg, Author of Writing the Big Book
January 31, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBBill Schaberg has arguably written the definitive history of how the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous was written. Bill produced “Writing The Big Book,” and his wife calls it, “the other big book,” because it’s 650 pages, before the appendixes. Bill completed the book after 7 years of research from the source material. Bill is a rare book collector and seller and it all started with his purchase of Jim Burwell’s copy of the multilith copy of the original Big Book. In Part 1 of the in...
Pt 1 of 2 - The Story of Writing the Big Book Is More Amazing Than You Ever Knew With Bill Schaberg, Author of Writing the Big Book
January 31, 2023 12:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBBill Schaberg has arguably written the definitive history of how the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous was written. Bill produced “Writing The Big Book,” and his wife calls it, “the other big book,” because it’s 650 pages, before the appendixes. Bill completed the book after 7 years of research from the source material. Bill is a rare book collector and seller and it all started with his purchase of Jim Burwell’s copy of the multilith copy of the original Big Book. In Part 1 of the in...
E110: Pt 1 of 2 - The Story of Writing the Big Book Is More Amazing Than You Ever Knew With Bill Schaberg, Author of Writing the Big Book
January 31, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBBill Schaberg has arguably written the definitive history of how the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous was written. Bill produced “Writing The Big Book,” and his wife calls it, “the other big book,” because it’s 650 pages, before the appendixes. Bill completed the book after 7 years of research from the source material. Bill is a rare book collector and seller and it all started with his purchase of Jim Burwell’s copy of the multilith copy of the original Big Book. In Part 1 of the in...
Ep 109 - Triggering Other's Character Defects
January 24, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MB"WHY DOES THAT PERSON ALWAYS DO THAT TO ME? DON'T THEY KNOW IT MAKES ME SO ANGRY?" I heard a wise old-timer at a meeting recently say, "I brought out the defects of character in others." I never thought of that! Maybe my rotten behavior brought out the worst in the other person, whose bad behavior now gave me a resentment. Steve and Matt talk about other people's behaviors, owning our own actions and making an amends to clean up our side of the street. We wish the normies had the tools...
Triggering Other's Character Defects
January 24, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB"WHY DOES THAT PERSON ALWAYS DO THAT TO ME? DON'T THEY KNOW IT MAKES ME SO ANGRY?" I heard a wise old-timer at a meeting recently say, "I brought out the defects of character in others." I never thought of that! Maybe my rotten behavior brought out the worst in the other person, whose bad behavior now gave me a resentment. Steve and Matt talk about other people's behaviors, owning our own actions and making an amends to clean up our side of the street. We wish the normies had the tools...
E109: Triggering Other's Character Defects
January 24, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MB"WHY DOES THAT PERSON ALWAYS DO THAT TO ME? DON'T THEY KNOW IT MAKES ME SO ANGRY?" I heard a wise old-timer at a meeting recently say, "I brought out the defects of character in others." I never thought of that! Maybe my rotten behavior brought out the worst in the other person, whose bad behavior now gave me a resentment. Steve and Matt talk about other people's behaviors, owning our own actions and making an amends to clean up our side of the street. We wish the normies had the tools...
Ep 108 - How Do You Balance Having A Family In Recovery?
January 17, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBUgh! You need to stop drinking! How do you handle going to meetings or whatever your sobriety method is and handle the responsibilities of being a parent and partner? This week, we got you covered! Matt and Steve both had to deal with this issue when they got sober. We tell our experiences and how to balance family and recovery. Support the show
How Do You Balance Having A Family In Recovery?
January 17, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBUgh! You need to stop drinking! How do you handle going to meetings or whatever your sobriety method is and handle the responsibilities of being a parent and partner? This week, we got you covered! Matt and Steve both had to deal with this issue when they got sober. We tell our experiences and how to balance family and recovery. We have a favor to ask. The new Sober Friends website is up. At the bottom of the front page is a sign up for our weekly newsletter. We are starting an emai...
E108: How Do You Balance Having A Family In Recovery?
January 17, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBUgh! You need to stop drinking! How do you handle going to meetings or whatever your sobriety method is and handle the responsibilities of being a parent and partner? This week, we got you covered! Matt and Steve both had to deal with this issue when they got sober. We tell our experiences and how to balance family and recovery. Do you find value in what the Sober Friends Podcast does? Consider buying us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/soberfriendspod. Your donation helps us with hosting...
Ep 107 Joe Kelley Decided To Recover Out Loud, So Someone Else Did Not Die Silently
January 10, 2023 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBJoe Kelley had everything going for him. He was a high school football star. Joe’s family were all first responders - His father a firefighter an uncles in the police department. Eventually, Joe followed in their footsteps to join law enforcement. Joe described his job as a police officer as strenuous and as someone who had been physically fit all his life, loved it. Joe Kelley would have no idea that the pain pills prescribed after knee surgury would not only take down his law enforc...
Ep 107 - Joe Kelley Decided To Recover Out Loud, So Someone Else Did Not Die Silently
January 10, 2023 12:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBJoe Kelley had everything going for him. He was a high school football star. Joe’s family were all first responders - His father a firefighter an uncles in the police department. Eventually, Joe followed in their footsteps to join law enforcement. Joe described his job as a police officer as strenuous and as someone who had been physically fit all his life, loved it. Joe Kelley would have no idea that the pain pills prescribed after knee surgury would not only take down his law enforc...
Joe Kelley Decided To Recover Out Loud, So Someone Else Did Not Die Silently
January 10, 2023 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.1 MBJoe Kelley had everything going for him. He was a high school football star. Joe’s family were all first responders - His father a firefighter an uncles in the police department. Eventually, Joe followed in their footsteps to join law enforcement. Joe described his job as a police officer as strenuous and as someone who had been physically fit all his life, loved it. Joe Kelley would have no idea that the pain pills prescribed after knee surgury would not only take down his law enforc...
E107: Joe Kelley Decided To Recover Out Loud, So Someone Else Did Not Die Silently
January 10, 2023 12:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBJoe Kelley had everything going for him. He was a high school football star. Joe’s family were all first responders - His father a firefighter an uncles in the police department. Eventually, Joe followed in their footsteps to join law enforcement. Joe described his job as a police officer as strenuous and as someone who had been physically fit all his life, loved it. Joe Kelley would have no idea that the pain pills prescribed after knee surgury would not only take down his law enforc...
Peter Thought His Drinking Was Under Control But Secretly Harbored Self Doubt
January 03, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBPeter L is one of the many people in recovery to get sober during the pandemic and have is first experience with a 12 step group be over Zoom. Podcasts like Sober Friends and Recovered Cast helped enhance his sobriety, during a time when getting together in person was not happening. Peter L’s sobriety date is December 3, 2020. Peter was the kind of guy who thought he could drink responsibly but at the same time, wondered if he had a problem. Peter got drunk for the first time at the age ...
Ep 106 - Peter Thought His Drinking Was Under Control But Secretly Harbored Self Doubt
January 03, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33.7 MBPeter L is one of the many people in recovery to get sober during the pandemic and have is first experience with a 12 step group be over Zoom. Podcasts like Sober Friends and Recovered Cast helped enhance his sobriety, during a time when getting together in person was not happening. Peter L’s sobriety date is December 3, 2020. Peter was the kind of guy who thought he could drink responsibly but at the same time, wondered if he had a problem. Peter got drunk for the first time at the age ...
E106: Peter Thought His Drinking Was Under Control But Secretly Harbored Self Doubt
January 03, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBPeter L is one of the many people in recovery to get sober during the pandemic and have is first experience with a 12 step group be over Zoom. Podcasts like Sober Friends and Recovered Cast helped enhance his sobriety, during a time when getting together in person was not happening. Peter L’s sobriety date is December 3, 2020. Peter was the kind of guy who thought he could drink responsibly but at the same time, wondered if he had a problem. Peter got drunk for the first time at the age ...
Ep 105 - How Joe And Charlie Enhanced Our Sobriety
December 27, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBJoe and Charlie were actually three men who travelled the country providing Big Book Seminars. Joe McQ Charlie P Joe McC Joe and Charlie were big book enthusiasts who studied the book Alcoholics Anonymous. They were fascinated with how the book was constructed and went on to give seminars on the meaning behind the book. Though Joe, Charlie and Joe have all passed, their work lives on in tapes, CDs and digital media. At the beginning of each year, many alcoholics meet in homes and go t...
How Joe And Charlie Enhanced Our Sobriety
December 27, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBJoe and Charlie were actually three men who travelled the country providing Big Book Seminars. Joe McQ Charlie P Joe McC Joe and Charlie were big book enthusiasts who studied the book Alcoholics Anonymous. They were fascinated with how the book was constructed and went on to give seminars on the meaning behind the book. Though Joe, Charlie and Joe have all passed, their work lives on in tapes, CDs and digital media. At the beginning of each year, many alcoholics meet in homes and go t...
E105: How Joe And Charlie Enhanced Our Sobriety
December 27, 2022 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBJoe and Charlie were actually three men who travelled the country providing Big Book Seminars. Joe McQ Charlie P Joe McC Joe and Charlie were big book enthusiasts who studied the book Alcoholics Anonymous. They were fascinated with how the book was constructed and went on to give seminars on the meaning behind the book. Though Joe, Charlie and Joe have all passed, their work lives on in tapes, CDs and digital media. At the beginning of each year, many alcoholics meet in homes and go t...
Ep 104 - Jean McCarthy Realized She Didn’t Have to Wait for Rock Bottom to Get Sober
December 20, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBJean McCarthy is the host of the podcasts, The Bubble Hour and Tiny Bubbles. Jean is also the author of Take Good Care, The Ember Ever There and the Unpickled series of recovery books. Jean was terrified to walk into an AA meeting when she got sober. It was an epiphany for Jean to quit drinking when she was ahead, instead of waiting until she lost it all. She was active and visible in her community and was concerned about what people would think about her. She learned later when she f...
Jean McCarthy Realized She Didn’t Have to Wait for Rock Bottom to Get Sober
December 20, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBJean McCarthy is the host of the podcasts, The Bubble Hour and Tiny Bubbles. Jean is also the author of Take Good Care, The Ember Ever There and the Unpickled series of recovery books. Jean was terrified to walk into an AA meeting when she got sober. It was an epiphany for Jean to quit drinking when she was ahead, instead of waiting until she lost it all. She was active and visible in her community and was concerned about what people would think about her. She learned later when she f...
E104: Jean McCarthy Realized She Didn’t Have to Wait for Rock Bottom to Get Sober
December 20, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBJean McCarthy is the host of the podcasts, The Bubble Hour and Tiny Bubbles. Jean is also the author of Take Good Care, The Ember Ever There and the Unpickled series of recovery books. Jean was terrified to walk into an AA meeting when she got sober. It was an epiphany for Jean to quit drinking when she was ahead, instead of waiting until she lost it all. She was active and visible in her community and was concerned about what people would think about her. She learned later when she f...
ICYMI - Tyler Thought His Drinking in High School Was Normal. It Wasn't
December 13, 2022 12:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBThe podcast audience comes and goes over the course of a show. As we move past 100 episodes, you may not have looked at the back catalogue we have put together. This is a great opportunity to look back to the past at some of our favorite shows. My wife brought Tyler to my attention. She grew up with Tyler and knew his story. This show had an incredibly positive reaction when it originally dropped. There is a lot of spirituality in Tyler’s story and the role God has played in his life...
E103: Andrea is Unashamed, Authentic and an Adult Child of Alcoholics
December 06, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBAndrea from the Adult Child Podcast joins the show this week. Andrea is honest, vulnerable and in your face and this is a raw conversation about alcoholism and the trauma received of being an adult child of alcoholics. Matt and Andrea are both sober and both children of alcoholics. In this show, Andrea discusses: Their path to getting sober at 18 Getting to 7 years of sobriety and realizing, after a bad break up, that the trauma of her childhood was echoing in her present How the 12 st...
Ep 103 - Andrea is Unashamed, Authentic and an Adult Child of Alcoholics
December 06, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBAndrea from the Adult Child Podcast joins the show this week. Andrea is honest, vulnerable and in your face and this is a raw conversation about alcoholism and the trauma received of being an adult child of alcoholics. Matt and Andrea are both sober and both children of alcoholics. In this show, Andrea discusses: Their path to getting sober at 18 Getting to 7 years of sobriety and realizing, after a bad break up, that the trauma of her childhood was echoing in her present How the 12 st...
Andrea is Unashamed, Authentic and an Adult Child of Alcoholics
December 06, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBAndrea from the Adult Child Podcast joins the show this week. Andrea is honest, vulnerable and in your face and this is a raw conversation about alcoholism and the trauma received of being an adult child of alcoholics. Matt and Andrea are both sober and both children of alcoholics. In this show, Andrea discusses: Their path to getting sober at 18 Getting to 7 years of sobriety and realizing, after a bad break up, that the trauma of her childhood was echoing in her present How the 12 st...
E102: Gregg Champion faced 5 years in prison. His higher power showed a different way
November 29, 2022 12:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBOur guest this week is Gregg Champion who just celebrated 28 years sober. Gregg has a fascinating story you will easily find a way to relate. Gregg believes he was an alcoholic at 4 years old, when his father died in a car accident. Alcoholism was in his family and he coped with fantasy, girls, and giving in to his anger. When he was a teen, alcohol and drugs came into the picture. Gregg was always looking for a short cut when he could and found one selling drugs. This led to a bust wi...
Ep 102 - Gregg Champion faced 5 years in prison. His higher power showed a different way
November 29, 2022 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBOur guest this week is Gregg Champion who just celebrated 28 years sober. Gregg has a fascinating story you will easily find a way to relate. Gregg believes he was an alcoholic at 4 years old, when his father died in a car accident. Alcoholism was in his family and he coped with fantasy, girls, and giving in to his anger. When he was a teen, alcohol and drugs came into the picture. Gregg was always looking for a short cut when he could and found one selling drugs. This led to a bust wi...
Gregg Champion faced 5 years in prison. His higher power showed a different way
November 29, 2022 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBOur guest this week is Gregg Champion who just celebrated 28 years sober. Gregg has a fascinating story you will easily find a way to relate. Gregg believes he was an alcoholic at 4 years old, when his father died in a car accident. Alcoholism was in his family and he coped with fantasy, girls, and giving in to his anger. When he was a teen, alcohol and drugs came into the picture. Gregg was always looking for a short cut when he could and found one selling drugs. This led to a bust wi...
E101: The Oral History Of NA With Insider Pete B
November 22, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBWe are into our third year! To kick it off, we invited Pete B back to talk about the history of Narcotics Anonymous. If you know about 12 step groups, I bet you know a lot of Alcoholics Anonymous, but what do you know about NA? Well, we knew next to nothing. Pete B was involved with writing the original text of NA back in the early 1980s. Who better to talk about how NA started. Like many 12 step groups, the first NA groups used the AA Big Book and their steps to get clean. But it was...
The Oral History Of NA With Insider Pete B
November 22, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBWe are into our third year! To kick it off, we invited Pete B back to talk about the history of Narcotics Anonymous. If you know about 12 step groups, I bet you know a lot of Alcoholics Anonymous, but what do you know about NA? Well, we knew next to nothing. Pete B was involved with writing the original text of NA back in the early 1980s. Who better to talk about how NA started. Like many 12 step groups, the first NA groups used the AA Big Book and their steps to get clean. But it was...
Ep 101 - The Oral History Of NA With Insider Pete B
November 22, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBWe are into our third year! To kick it off, we invited Pete B back to talk about the history of Narcotics Anonymous. If you know about 12 step groups, I bet you know a lot of Alcoholics Anonymous, but what do you know about NA? Well, we knew next to nothing. Pete B was involved with writing the original text of NA back in the early 1980s. Who better to talk about how NA started. Like many 12 step groups, the first NA groups used the AA Big Book and their steps to get clean. But it was...
E100: Realizing the Friends that Mattered. Matt's 25th College Reunion
November 15, 2022 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBThank you for supporting the Sober Friends Podcast for 100 Episodes! We started this in November 2020 as a way of spreading the message of hope that recovery is possible, when outside meetings were still very hard to find, in person. We will continue to spread the message that sobriety is possible, no matter your path to get there. For our 100th episode, Matt J takes this one solo, talking about his 25th college reunion in October. Matt's college experience was a wet one, full of booze, ...
Realizing the Friends that Mattered. Matt's 25th College Reunion
November 15, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBThank you for supporting the Sober Friends Podcast for 100 Episodes! We started this in November 2020 as a way of spreading the message of hope that recovery is possible, when outside meetings were still very hard to find, in person. We will continue to spread the message that sobriety is possible, no matter your path to get there. For our 100th episode, Matt J takes this one solo, talking about his 25th college reunion in October. Matt's college experience was a wet one, full of booze, ...
Ep 100 - Realizing the Friends that Mattered. Matt's 25th College Reunion
November 15, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBThank you for supporting the Sober Friends Podcast for 100 Episodes! We started this in November 2020 as a way of spreading the message of hope that recovery is possible, when outside meetings were still very hard to find, in person. We will continue to spread the message that sobriety is possible, no matter your path to get there. For our 100th episode, Matt J takes this one solo, talking about his 25th college reunion in October. Matt's college experience was a wet one, full of booze, ...
Don't Quit Before the Miracle Happens
November 08, 2022 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBWhat does it mean when we hear people say, "Don't Stop Before The Miracle Happens?" It means toughing it out during the hard times, now matter how long it takes. Because if you do the work long enough, you will be able to handle life on life's terms, without taking a drink. On this episode, Matt, Steve and John talk about their own experiences with the impatience it takes to get to the point where you look back and say, "I don't need that drink anymore to deal with this problem," and how ...
E99: Don't Quit Before the Miracle Happens
November 08, 2022 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBWhat does it mean when we hear people say, "Don't Stop Before The Miracle Happens?" It means toughing it out during the hard times, now matter how long it takes. Because if you do the work long enough, you will be able to handle life on life's terms, without taking a drink. On this episode, Matt, Steve and John talk about their own experiences with the impatience it takes to get to the point where you look back and say, "I don't need that drink anymore to deal with this problem," and how ...
Ep 99 - Don't Quit Before the Miracle Happens
November 08, 2022 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBWhat does it mean when we hear people say, "Don't Stop Before The Miracle Happens?" It means toughing it out during the hard times, now matter how long it takes. Because if you do the work long enough, you will be able to handle life on life's terms, without taking a drink. On this episode, Matt, Steve and John talk about their own experiences with the impatience it takes to get to the point where you look back and say, "I don't need that drink anymore to deal with this problem," and how ...
E98: Responsibility To Spread the Message. Why We Do This Podcast
November 01, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MB“I am responsible, when anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there, and for that I am responsible.” -AA Responsibility Statement Steve C says that his program of recovery is never better than when he’s working with another alcoholic and he has a much better sobriety. It brings us to the question, “Why do we do this podcast?” We get together each week not just for the glory and riches (there are none), but to find another way to bring recovery to the ...
Responsibility To Spread the Message. Why We Do This Podcast
November 01, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MB“I am responsible, when anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there, and for that I am responsible.” -AA Responsibility Statement Steve C says that his program of recovery is never better than when he’s working with another alcoholic and he has a much better sobriety. It brings us to the question, “Why do we do this podcast?” We get together each week not just for the glory and riches (there are none), but to find another way to bring recovery to the ...
Ep 98 - Responsibility To Spread the Message. Why We Do This Podcast
November 01, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MB“I am responsible, when anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there, and for that I am responsible.” -AA Responsibility Statement Steve C says that his program of recovery is never better than when he’s working with another alcoholic and he has a much better sobriety. It brings us to the question, “Why do we do this podcast?” We get together each week not just for the glory and riches (there are none), but to find another way to bring recovery to the ...
Ep 97 - Pete B's Emotional Journey From Addition to Finding Narcotics Anonymous Part 2 of 2
October 25, 2022 11:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBPete B joins us again this week for more of his emotional journey from drug addiction. Pete discusses how his friend George got him to come back again after some of the guys in the group said Pete would not last. George became his sponsor and was able to guide him on a path of 40 years of sobriety. In this episode, Pete discusses: Getting involved in NA service NA having to stop using the AA Literature, and getting involved in writing the first literature Spending weekends in jail cam...