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Sober Shares - Alcoholics Anonymous addiction recovery interviews

- 115 - David Elliott. God, blessing others, treatment centers, drugs, interventions, loss, and seeing the light come on in a new members eyes.
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Tue, 29 Sep 2026 - 2h 26min - 114 - Michael Quigley my Mom & Son say hello, NYC AA trip to GSO and Towns Hospital, My friend died.
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 - 41min - 113 - Jude H. 21 years old and 2 years sober. Finding his way with faith, service and connection.
Jude is 21 years old and has been sober for two years. Although he grew up in an affluent family, addiction took hold of his life at just 13 years old, leading him down a painful path of alcohol and drug abuse before finding recovery at age 19. Jude shares how faith, connection with others, the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, and a commitment to service have become the foundation of his sobriety. His story is a powerful reminder that addiction doesn’t discriminate, recovery is possible at any age, and a life filled with purpose can begin the moment we ask for help.
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Sat, 01 Aug 2026 - 2h 06min - 112 - Donna M. The crux of AA is Selfishness. How do we overcome it?
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This episode delves into the philosophy of life, exploring how we can overcome self-centeredness and navigate the challenges of surviving a child's suicide. We talk about ways to connect with a Higher Power and address charter defects like pride and fear. Finally, we emphasize the importance of celebrating life and finding joy in sobriety.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 - 1h 37min - 111 - John D. 54 years sober.
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Wed, 29 Apr 2026 - 1h 24min - 110 - Ralph S. God is here, everywhere, always. Part 2.
Ralph SHARES his experience with the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, prayer, meditation, working with others and family.
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Thu, 12 Feb 2026 - 1h 09min - 109 - Ralph S. What does success mean to you? Part 1.
Ralph has been sober 41 years in AA and we explore his thoughts on spirituality, family, success, and the 12 steps.
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Thu, 05 Feb 2026 - 43min - 108 - Michael Quigley. Structure and Accountability
We explore the themes of structure and accountability in recovery and how they support sobriety. Click HERE to donate to Sober Shares via PayPal.
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Fri, 30 Jan 2026 - 15min - 107 - Michael Quigley. Dad died, Show update, 90th AA International Convention
My father died and I talk about how I'm doing during the most trying year of my sobriety. I also give an update on this podcast and our plans for 2026. During the last segment I discuss the 90th AA International Convention in Canada. Click HERE to donate to Sober Shares via PayPal.
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Sat, 27 Dec 2025 - 27min - 106 - Ted W. Making our way to God
Ted W SHARES his long term sobriety and highlights the lessons he has learned along the way. Click HERE to donate to Sober Shares via PayPal. Email: mike@SoberShares.com Website: www.SoberShares.com
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 - 2h 26min - 105 - Paula Robbins. Hitchhiking into Recovery
Paula's book "Hitchhiking into Recovery" takes center stage as we learn about the four pillars of connection and the fascinating details of her journey to recovery and beyond. Click HERE to donate to Sober Shares via PayPal.
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Mon, 20 Oct 2025 - 51min - 104 - Tricia Lewis. Recovery Happy Hour
Tricia Lewis is the creator of the RECOVERY HAPPY HOUR PODCAST. We explored her journey to sobriety and what inspired her to start her show. Click HERE to donate to Sober Shares via PayPal.
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Thu, 02 Oct 2025 - 1h 17min - 103 - Clay D. Once upon a time, happily ever after
Clay SHARES 51 years of sobriety in this episode. Click HERE to donate to Sober Shares.
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Sun, 27 Jul 2025 - 1h 56min - 102 - Julie W. My kitchen table momentFri, 06 Jun 2025 - 2h 06min
- 101 - Rachel M. The light turns on and hope returns
Rachel SHARES stories about her recovery from alcoholism and her journey in AA. Click HERE to donate to Sober Shares via PayPal.
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Sun, 27 Apr 2025 - 2h 06min - 100 - Scott D. God is everything or else He is nothing
Scott D is my AA sponsor and friend. Please enjoy "God is everything or else He is nothing."
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Wed, 16 Apr 2025 - 2h 33min - 99 - Jerry K.
Jerry K SHARES his journey to long term sobriety in AA.
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Wed, 02 Apr 2025 - 2h 30min - 98 - Tami D.
Tami SHARES her journey to a sober life in Alcoholics Anonymous. Click HERE to donate to Sober Shares via PayPal.
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Mon, 03 Mar 2025 - 2h 59min - 97 - Stephen Fuccello. Part 2
Stephen SHARES part 2 of his sober story and explains how helping others has helped him become a free man.
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Thu, 02 Jan 2025 - 2h 21min - 96 - Stephen Fuccello. Part 1
Stephen Shares 39 years of sobriety with us and his journey to a new life. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Mon, 02 Dec 2024 - 1h 23min - 95 - Nate H.
Nate SHARES his journey to sobriety, marriage, fatherhood, and seminary school. Click link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Sun, 22 Sep 2024 - 1h 52min - 94 - Paul T.
Paul SHARES 49 years of AA sobriety with us. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Mon, 16 Sep 2024 - 1h 36min - 93 - Recovery Music by Michael Quigley
BREAK FREE.Written by Michael Quigley.
[Verse 1]
Sunrise chases shadows through my rusty screen door.
Past the empty bottles rollin scattered on the floor
Last night I swore the devil had taken hold of me.
But today I'm fighting harder cause I wanna break free.
[Verse 2]
Twelve steps at a time through the fog of memories.
I've got a picture of my parents and I know they still believe.
The mirror shows a stranger I don't wanna know no more.
So I take my higher powers hand as I rise up off the floor.
[Chorus]
Whiskey on the shelf ain't no friend to me
Gonna trade these chains of sorrow for grace and purity.
Though the road is lonesome and the nights are long
With every step to freedom I'm gonna sing this sober redemption song.
[Verse 3]
The whiskey man can't get me now, well at least not for today.
Prayer and meditation keep that mean son of a bitch away.
[Chorus]
Whiskey on the shelf ain't no friend to me
Gonna trade these chains of sorrow for grace and purity.
Though the road is lonesome and the nights are long
With every step to freedom I'm gonna sing this sober redemption song.
[Bridge]
Gonna find my way now gonna make it through the night.
With my higher power in charge, I no longer have to fight.
I’m safe and protected, I’m no longer alone,
I can’t believe the whole time I was lost, I was only 12 steps from home.
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Mon, 12 Aug 2024 - 20min - 92 - Jess L. Recorded LIVE in Hawaii
Jess SHARES her journey to 10 years of sobriety and motherhood. We will learn about her move to Hawaii and what recovery life looks like on the island of Oahu. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Tue, 14 May 2024 - 1h 55min - 91 - Darweshi H. Recorded LIVE in Hawaii
Darweshi SHARES 40 years of sobriety with us from his home in the Makaha Valley on the island of Oahu. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Tue, 07 May 2024 - 2h 34min - 90 - Jordan W.
Jordan SHARES what is it like to get sober as a teenager and make the successful transition into adulthood. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Sun, 21 Apr 2024 - 2h 02min - 89 - Mickey W.
Mickey SHARES 33 years of sobriety with us. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Fri, 12 Apr 2024 - 1h 59min - 88 - Uncle Charley
Charley SHARES his journey to sobriety and the most important things he has learned along the way.
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Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 1h 16min - 87 - Ben Lee
Ben SHARES what it looks like to get sober and to rebuild his life after sobriety takes hold. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Mon, 11 Mar 2024 - 2h 37min - 86 - Renée Ehmke
Renée SHARES how her desire to help others via her career and active sponsorship of other women has transformed many lives for the better. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Mon, 19 Feb 2024 - 2h 09min - 85 - Kelsey A.
Kelsey SHARES her sober experience on family, dating, pregnancy, homelessness, and being married to someone who is in recovery. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Fri, 09 Feb 2024 - 3h 39min - 84 - Polly Pistol
Polly Shares her journey to AA and how it saved her life. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Mon, 29 Jan 2024 - 48min - 83 - Sandy Beach. God is Everything or Nothing
Sandy Beach SHARES his views on God is Everything or Nothing. Visit www.sobershares.com to donate to this show or click the link below: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Fri, 29 Dec 2023 - 1h 17min - 82 - Jack K.
Jack SHARES his longterm experience with the AA program. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Mon, 18 Dec 2023 - 1h 52min - 81 - Eddie B.
Eddie SHARES his experience, strength, and hope with us in reference to his attempt at sobriety and a new life. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Mon, 11 Dec 2023 - 3h 02min - 80 - Chris H.
Chris SHARES his journey to sobriety and a new life.
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Thu, 23 Nov 2023 - 2h 48min - 79 - Don P.
Don SHARES how he found a new sober life via AA. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5AWebsite: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.com
Fri, 10 Nov 2023 - 54min - 78 - Mike J.
Mike SHARES 40 years of sobriety and explains how he obtained a greater connection to his higher power.
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Mon, 16 Oct 2023 - 2h 04min - 77 - Maria R.
Maria SHARES her journey to being a sober mom and wife after her drinking began to accelerate later in life. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Mon, 09 Oct 2023 - 1h 55min - 76 - Sandy Beach. A Great Turning Point
Sandy Beach SHARES at the Pacific Group in 2011. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Sun, 01 Oct 2023 - 1h 00min - 75 - Don L.
Don SHARES how an AA home group can help you achieve and maintain sobriety. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5AWebsite: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.com
Mon, 25 Sep 2023 - 57min - 74 - Scott Redman
Scott SHARES his story of transformation and hope for a new sober life via the 12 steps of AA. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Mon, 18 Sep 2023 - 1h 18min - 73 - Jack C.
Jack C SHARES his journey to sobriety with his powerful story. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Mon, 11 Sep 2023 - 1h 28min - 72 - Nell Wing
Nell Wing SHARES her thoughts on being the first AA archivist. She was Bill Wilsons personal assistant from 1950-1971. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Mon, 21 Aug 2023 - 1h 23min - 71 - Benny Perales. The Prodigal Relapser
Benny SHARES his journey of trying to get sober in the rooms of AA for 15 years without success before finally getting sober. His story was printed in the Alcoholics Anonymous publication called THE GRAPEVINE MAGAZINE. This harrowing story reminds us to LOVE the repeated relapser until he can love himself. Click or copy and paste this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Mon, 14 Aug 2023 - 2h 39min - 70 - Christie C.
Christie SHARES how long term sobriety has shaped her into the strong, smart, and compassionate women she is today. Click this link to donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Mon, 24 Jul 2023 - 2h 45min - 69 - David Greenleaf
David SHARES how his sobriety has been the foundation of his adult life. He has found himself in a position to be of service to help others meet their needs and goals. David leads a sober life full of adventure, faith, and family.
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Mon, 10 Jul 2023 - 2h 51min - 68 - Chloe C.
Chloe SHARES her sober journey and talks about the intervention that helped get her sober. We cover how following the program of Alcoholics Anonymous transformed everything about her life and how she views the world. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Mon, 19 Jun 2023 - 2h 16min - 67 - Bill Wilson. Singleness of Purpose (1957)
Bill Wilson SHARES his thoughts on AA's Singleness of Purpose via a talk recorded in 1957. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Sun, 04 Jun 2023 - 09min - 66 - Ruth Hock. AA's first secretary (1978)
Ruth Hock SHARES her viewpoint as AA's first Secretary. She typed the Big Book and witnessed the birth of Alcoholics Anonymous. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5AWebsite: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.com
Sun, 28 May 2023 - 57min - 65 - Sandy Beach. The riddle of our existence
Sandy Beach SHARES the riddle of our existence via the ego. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Wed, 17 May 2023 - 48min - 64 - Roy H.
Roy H SHARES his long term sobriety story with us and how how it has help mold him into the man he is today. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Mon, 08 May 2023 - 2h 37min - 63 - Bobby B.
Bobby SHARES his experience, strength, and hope with us as we explore his Alcohol and Drug recovery story. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Sun, 23 Apr 2023 - 2h 18min - 62 - Sandy Beach. The spiritual life is not a theory
Sandy Beach SHARES thoughts on Sobriety and Spirituality from an AA Talk given in 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5AWebsite: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.com
Wed, 05 Apr 2023 - 52min - 61 - Rebecca R.
Rebecca SHARES her journey to sobriety and a new life via the program of AA. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card to help us pay for our monthly operational bill : https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5AWebsite: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.com
Mon, 27 Mar 2023 - 1h 47min - 60 - Henrietta Seiberling. Introduced Bill Wilson to Dr. Bob
Henrietta SHARES what it was like to introduce Bill Wilson and Doctor Bob Smith so they could Co-Found Alcoholics Anonymous. She speaks of the Oxford Group and what it was like before AA was around and what the founding of AA was like in her memory. SUPER INTERESTING! Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5AWebsite: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.com
Tue, 14 Mar 2023 - 26min - 59 - Reno John
John A. SHARES his life story with us and how his alcoholism progressed quickly once he started drinking at age 25. He only drank 5 years and got sober at age 30. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Fri, 10 Mar 2023 - 1h 58min - 58 - Bill Wilson. Responsibility to AA's future (1965)
Bill Wilson (AA Co-Founder) Responsibility to AA's future 1965 Toronto, Canada. Where the the Responsibility statement was introduced to the fellowship. "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." Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5AWebsite: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.com
Mon, 06 Mar 2023 - 1h 11min - 57 - David B.
David SHARES his sober journey from the second North Texas Round Up. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5AWebsite: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.com
Mon, 27 Feb 2023 - 58min - 56 - Steve M.
Steve SHARES how his life has been saved by the AA program. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Wed, 22 Feb 2023 - 1h 07min - 55 - Marina C.
Marina SHARES her sober journey with us as we dig deep into her life story. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Wed, 08 Feb 2023 - 3h 19min - 54 - Sandy Beach (PART 3)
Bob B & Sandy Beach "There Is A Solution Workshop" (PART 3)
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Sun, 29 Jan 2023 - 1h 02min - 53 - Sandy Beach (PART 2)
Bob B & Sandy Beach "There Is A Solution Workshop". Part 2. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Wed, 18 Jan 2023 - 1h 15min - 52 - Sandy Beach (PART 1)
Bob B & Sandy Beach "There Is A Solution Workshop" Part 1. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Tue, 10 Jan 2023 - 1h 13min - 51 - Bob Cady. Sober 60 years
Bob SHARES 60 years of sobriety and how he learned that GOD IS EVERYTHING in AA. Please click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5AWebsite: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.com
Fri, 30 Dec 2022 - 1h 23min - 50 - Stevie Ray Vaughan. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member
Legendary rock star Stevie Ray Vaughan SHARES his sober life story with us as we explore his music and journey to sobriety. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Fri, 16 Dec 2022 - 1h 00min - 49 - Sonja
Sonja SHARES her commitment to help others achieve and maintain sobriety and how it has revolutionized her life. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Mon, 28 Nov 2022 - 1h 54min - 48 - Charles Kennedy
Charles SHARES his long term sobriety with us and how the 12-steps have saved his life. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5AWebsite: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.com
Fri, 18 Nov 2022 - 1h 43min - 47 - Monica Dechow
Monica SHARES what is was like to get sober young and how she learned to be a sober mom, business women, and someone who gives back to others in need. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Sat, 12 Nov 2022 - 2h 10min - 46 - Cathleen G.
Cathleen SHARES her sober journey and explains how AA has helped lead her closer to her higher power. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5AWebsite: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.com
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 - 2h 50min - 45 - Andy Bomberger
Andy SHARES his 29 years of sobriety with us and explains what it was like getting sober at 22 years old. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Wed, 05 Oct 2022 - 2h 55min - 44 - Chris F.
Chris SHARES his sober life with us and what it is like being a married man who is a father to two young girls. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5AWebsite: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.com
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 - 2h 20min - 43 - Sarah Hepola
Sarah SHARES her sober story as we learn about her life as a working journalist. She is the author of the best selling book called BLACKOUT as well as the host of a podcast about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders called AMERICA'S GIRLS. Sarah is working on a new book that will talk about dating and sex in sobriety and the lessons she has learned along the way. Please visit her website www.SarahHepola.com to learn more about her impressive and entertaining collection of professional work. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Tue, 13 Sep 2022 - 1h 54min - 42 - First Birthday Show
Happy birthday to Sober Shares! During this celebration episode you will learn about the shows conception, launch, and our future goals. We have announced a theme song contest that will pay $200 to the first place winner, so get to work making that music for us. Thank you for making us your first choice for inspiring addiction recovery stories. We have reached 40,000 downloads and are aiming to be the #1 recovery show in the world. So join the Sober Shares Podcast family and lets spread the good news that recovery is possible, fun, and rewarding. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Tue, 30 Aug 2022 - 27min - 41 - Clancy Imislund
Clancy SHARES his AA journey and how he helped skid row drunks at the Midnight Mission in Los Angeles. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Sat, 13 Aug 2022 - 1h 22min - 40 - Jenny L.
Jenny SHARES her sobriety and the meaning of "get in the car”. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5AWebsite: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.com
Sat, 30 Jul 2022 - 1h 43min - 39 - Jordan C.
Jordan SHARES 9 year of sobriety with us in this epic story. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5AVisit our website and click the donate button to support SOBER SHARES and keep it AD FREE www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.com
Sun, 24 Jul 2022 - 1h 59min - 38 - Tom B. Al-Anon speaker
Tom SHARES his Al-Anon program and how it helped him when things became difficult. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5AWebsite: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.com
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 - 47min - 37 - Lauren Gillette
Lauren SHARES 20 years of sobriety and her journey to a higher level of spirituality.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 - 2h 34min - 36 - Bob D.
Bob D. SHARES his sobriety journey in AA with us from a talk given in 2013. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5AWebsite: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.com
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 - 55min - 35 - Barbara R
Barbara SHARES 13 years of sobriety and explains how the 12 steps saved her life. Click link to donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
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Fri, 17 Jun 2022 - 1h 02min - 34 - Angie P.
Angie SHARES her addiction recovery story and sings Amazing Grace at the end of her talk.
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Wed, 08 Jun 2022 - 1h 04min - 33 - Tony H.
Tony SHARES his recovery story which was recored at the Pacific Group in Los Angles California in 1991. This recording was made when he had 16 years sober, Tony is still sober today and has 46 years of continuous sobriety. Please click the link below to make a donation to this podcast so we can keep it ad free. Our Paypal user name for donations is mike@sobershares.com
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Mon, 06 Jun 2022 - 34min - 32 - Jimmy Daniels. Part 4
Welcome home friend to Sober Shares episode 32. Jimmy Daniels ( PART 4 ). Jimmy SHARES his experience, strength, and hope on steps 9, 10, 11, and 12 as he wraps up this 4 part series which was recored in Greenville, Texas in 2005. Please listen to all four episodes of this set of Alcoholics Anonymous talks that was orginally recorded over a four week period. You can hear each talk in chronological order in episodes 29, 30, 31, and 32 of Sober Shares. Please remember to support us with a financial gift by visiting our website www.sobershares.com and clicking on the DONATE button or you can find a clickable link at the bottom of this episode description that will take you to PayPal to make a quick and easy donation with your debit or credit card. I would like to keep this show AD FREE, so thank you advance for helping me.Website: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.comClick this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
Tue, 17 May 2022 - 1h 00min - 31 - Jimmy Daniels. Part 3
Welcome home friend to Sober Shares episode 31. This episode is titled Jimmy Daniels part 3. Jimmy SHARES his experience, strength and hope on steps 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 as he tells his powerful and intimate stories about his sober journey in Alcoholics Anonymous. Jimmy's story is one of hope and redemption we can relate to. I remember thinking to myself every time I was around him that if Jimmy could do it, I could do it. He radiated hope and was a true example of a way out of addiction that everyone could believe in.
Please remember to support this show with a finical donation by visiting our website SoberShares.com and clicking the donate button. You can also find a clickable link in the show notes for this episode that will lead you straight to paypal.com where you can make a donation with a debit or credit card. This donation process is secure and will you take less than 2 minutes. I have encountered additional hardware and software related expenses to be able to convert and edit these old audio compact disk files. So if you could help me cover these costs I would be grateful.
A special THANK YOU to Daniel J who made a donation and left us a note that says “Thanks for helping me stay sober. I’ve got one year coming up and these stories help me on my daily walks.”
And now its time to enjoy your new friend Jimmy Daniel’s. Take it away brother.
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Fri, 13 May 2022 - 43min - 30 - Jimmy Daniels. Part 2
Welcome home friend, to a very special edition of Sober Shares. This episode is titled Jimmy Daniels ( PART 2 ). Jimmy was an AA step speaker who specialized in presenting his life story and how the twelve steps worked in his life. Mr. Daniels was extremely popular and he was booked several months to several years in advance due to his powerful message. This episode will highlight steps 1, 2, and 3.
Please remember to support this show with a finical donation by visiting our website SoberShares.com and clicking the donate button. You can also find a clickable link in the show notes for this episode that will lead you straight to paypal.com where you can make a donation with a debit or credit card. If you need help figuring out how to make a donation please email me at mike@sobershares.com and I will respond to with you a link to our donations page. This donation process is secure and will you take less than 2 minutes. I have encountered additional hardware and software related expenses this month to be able to convert and edit these old audio files. So if you could help me cover these costs I would be super grateful.
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Thu, 28 Apr 2022 - 43min - 29 - Jimmy Daniels. Part 1
Welcome home friend, to a very special edition of Sober Shares. Over the next four episodes you will hear a set of AA talks given by my late sponsor Jimmy Daniel’s. This type of AA talk is commonly referred to as “DOING THE STEPS”.
Jimmy got sober on June 10th, 1982 and went on to help thousands of alcoholics get and stay sober. I asked Jimmy to be my AA sponsor during my 5th year of sobriety. I was sponsoring myself at the time and having a hard time with life. I knew I needed help and was actively going to recovery meetings to try and find it. I heard Jimmy speak one night at the Unity Church of Dallas. That night changed the course of my life in and out of the rooms of AA. He reached down into my soul that night and shook me awake with his honesty about who he was, where he came from and maybe more importantly where he was going. I approached him in the parking lot after the meeting as he was walking to his car and asked him to be my AA sponsor. He said yes and we began our journey together that night. The first and only question he asked me that night was, “Michael, how is your prayer life”?Over the next several years he lead me closer and closer to my High Power and it was glorious.
Jimmy is my guy, he was everybody’s guy. His life story is an epic journey from the bottom of life to the glorious victory of a deep and heavy spiritual awakening that he ached to share with others.
This series of talks was recorded in 2005 and can be heard on the Sober Shares Podcast in episodes 29, 30, 31, and 32. Please listen to all of them in order to get the most out of this content because they build upon each other as they were recorded on a weekly basis. Please remember to help support this show with a finical donation by visiting our website SoberShares.com and clicking the donate button.
And now its time to enjoy your new friend Jimmy Daniel’s.
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Mon, 25 Apr 2022 - 49min - 28 - Brad Sullivan
Brad SHARES 15 years of sobriety with us and explains what it was like to grow up in Buffalo, New York. We cover his childhood which was filled with some bullying events by kids and adults in his neighborhood. As Brad got older his anger and fear grew to uncomfortable levels. Brads physical gifts allowed him to attend a Division 1 school on a Football scholarship and he hoped that the new geographical location would allow him to create a new life. Brad was using Drugs and Alcohol in a destructive manner to get a break from the daily pressures of college life. His drug use ramped up during his football playing days in college. After his playing career was over he moved deeper into the bitter moras of addiction and crime. Depression and living the low life became to much for him to handle. Brad went to several addiction treatment centers and was intervened upon by his family in friends. Brad was sent to Texas to be a patient in a long term treatment center for almost 11 months. Brad was able to get a fresh start on his sobriety in the treatment center and was able to take the first few steps towards Alcoholics Anonymous. We cover his entire length of sobriety and what has happened during the last 15+ years. Its a very long episode that is packed with so much recovery and truth that it must be heard. Please enjoy this episode and listen to the whole thing. It is packed with solid AA recovery.
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Fri, 15 Apr 2022 - 3h 53min - 27 - Michael McCoy. Chef to the Shelters
Michael McCoy SHARES 4 years of sobriety with us and explains how Alcohol and Drugs helped him to feel comfortable during his early days of partying in High School. His College years were fueled with alcohol and drugs. Mike had a great deal of fun for many years until his addictions started to rage out of control. The wheels started to fall off as his adult years started wiz by. Mike worked as an executive for several professional sports teams and also worked in commercial real estate for many years. He got sober at 54 years old and for most of his life he saw nothing wrong with his level of Alcohol intake. Denial is a powerful adversary when it comes to getting sober. Mike made it into recovery after getting battered by addiction and a couple failed suicide attempts. His sober life is based on his faith in his Higher Power and his sober friends in Alcoholics Anonymous. Humility and Grace are the foundation of his life as he reaches out to help others. Michael founded CHEF TO THE SHELTERS and is working to grow that program to bless as many people as possible. Please listen to this entire episode and you will be enlightened and entertained by its content. It is a fun ride, you will laugh, cry, and learn from his story of redemption and hope. Please visit cheftotheshelters.org to learn more about his passion project. Chef to the Shelters’ mission is to provide meals and share their experience, strength and hope with men and women early in their recovery through our walk in faith and our journey in sobriety.
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Thu, 31 Mar 2022 - 3h 15min - 26 - Damon Dobson
Damon Dobson SHARES 10 years of sobriety with us as we explore his drinking, which started at age 13. He moved so much as a child it was hard for him to put down roots and feel safe. Damon’s football and academic efforts helped to contain his drinking for a time while in High School. Blackouts are a big part of his story and the damage done was usually told to him after the episode had taken place. The blackouts caused problems with his family, law enforcement, and work. Damon realized he had an alcohol problem around age 19. Damon struggled with illegal street drugs and prescription drugs for a period of time. He has been fired for drinking, in jail for a time due to drinking alcohol and in big trouble with his family due to his drinking. Damon’s family held a secret intervention on him at a local hotel in Dallas. He tells us in detail how that went and his feelings about the experience. Damon has been able to turn his life around with the help of his higher power and the 12-steps. He as acquired so many tools to deal with life on life’s terms without using alcohol or drugs. He has learned to rely on family, friends, health care professionals, and God to keep him sober and happy. Life is still in session and hard sometimes, but he has found a way to be happy and keep going towards positive outcomes. His powerful description of his 9th step amends with his father and brother are my favorite parts of this episode.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2022 - 2h 23min - 25 - Megahn C.Thu, 03 Mar 2022 - 3h 00min
- 24 - John M.
John SHARES 14 years of sobriety with us and explains how acceptance is the answer to all his problems. Since getting sober his life has changed in reference to how he views himself, God, and those around him. His relationships at work and with those around him have all seen a marked increase in quality. Working with others and being of service are taking on a much larger roll in his life over the last couple years. The opportunities to be of service to others are increasing at a rapid pace. We cover driving while intoxicated and the consequences of that behavior. We discuss dating in AA and what it is like to commit to marriage while living a sober life. Please enjoy this episode and make sure to click the links below to email me, visit our website and to make a monitary donation to the show to help us cover on monthly expenses.
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Wed, 16 Feb 2022 - 1h 24min - 23 - Stan Mongaras
Stan SHARES his 33 years of sobriety and explains the importance of practicing the principals in all of his affairs. We cover the topics of honesty, making direct amends and the importance of sponsorship. Stan tells us how he aims to attend at least three AA meeting per week to keep in emotional balance and to stay sober. His relationship with GOD is the only reason he was able to get and stay sober. Stan explains THE ART OF FLING and how he uses it to help himself stay sober when he finds himself in a potentially dangerous relapse situation.Website: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.comClick link to Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 - 1h 11min - 22 - Patrice Olootu
Patrice SHARES her 3 years of sobriety with us and explains how alcohol almost destroyed her. Her drinking really took off during her college days and made it hard for her to concentrate on school or much else other than drinking. Her drinking progressed quickly and she decided to get married and have kids soon after her drinking escalated. Patrice did not believe she had a problem with drinking for a very long time because she was being a wife, having kids, and working at a good job. Soon after her last child was born things began to get harder to hold together. Loss of jobs, encounters with the police and frequent blackouts soon became a problem and made life very difficult. She decided to leave her family so she could drink the way she wanted to and deserted them for a time. Her family, law enforcement, and employers all noticed that she was an alcoholic long before she did. As her life came crashing down around her in 2012 she decided to seek help to try and get sober. That attempt at sobriety failed because she was not ready quit and was only seeking help to try and not get fired from a job. She began to drink soon after treatment and lasted a few more years on the active drinking plan. After a few more years of pain and drinking she asked for help from the Magdalen House. After a two week stay at Maggies House Patrice moved onto the 24 hour club and long term sober living after that. She has just recently returned home to her family as a sober mom and wife after 2.5 years of living in structured sober living housing in the North Texas. Please listen to this entire episode and hear a strong Texas woman tell us how her addiction to alcohol almost killed her and how she has overcome that with the help of God, AA, Sober living homes, and her loving family and friends. This is a true recovery miracle story!
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Thu, 27 Jan 2022 - 2h 05min - 21 - Leslie K.
Leslie SHARES her 16 months of sobriety by telling us about getting sober DURING the beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020. She explains that she believes she may have already been an alcoholic long before alcohol ever touched her lips. She has always been a seeker and that seeking is the reason she found alcohol and fell in love with it. Alcohol was fun and magical for many years until it turned on her and almost destroyed her. Leslie lived a double life for a long time and food was her first addiction, a few years later alcohol and drugs took on a larger roll in her life. Leslie survived a physical assault by an acquaintance that scared her and only increased her alcohol and drug use. Leslie realized she may have a problem with alcohol when she entered law school. As her drinking escalated Leslie was confronted by her younger brother who suggested Alcoholics Anonymous. As the pandemic raged and the world began to shut down, so did she. Her use of alcohol, food, and drugs went off the charts. She reached out for help and found it via her family and her Higher Power. Please listen to this story of healing and redemption and how being a sober mom is one of the biggest rewards she has been blessed with since getting sober.
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Thu, 13 Jan 2022 - 2h 39min - 20 - Casey W.
Casey SHARES his 31 years of sobriety with us and shows it is possible to get sober as a teenager and stay sober. He began to drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes early in life by modeling the behavior of adults that were close to him. He was lonely as a child due to his parents working long hours. Left to his own devices he began to allow his drinking to take on a larger roll in his life. The Alcohol was working for him at this point until things began to get out of control during his high school days. Phone calls home from school to report bad behavior, sleeping in his car sometimes, automobile crashes, and a general disintegration of his morals and behavior all led to him having to go to an AA meeting to GET THE HEAT OFF. Caseys sobriety date is 2 weeks after his first AA meeting. He was super uncomfortable during his first few AA meetings and had a few beers before he would attend those first few recovery meetings. He was very disappointed to find out that God was involved in this recovery plan. One of my favorite moments of this episode is when Casey said “it was not possible for me to love God as much as I loved drugs and alcohol so I did not love God anymore.” That is hitting bottom for real. His journey from that thought to where he is today is a miracle. We also talked about his love for young people in recovery and the importance of recovery based conferences and making new sober friends. We talk about how young people may not stay sober long term at first but while they are here they can gain a base knowledge about the AA recovery program and come back later in life when they hit another bottom. We talk about sponsorship and address the idea that “boys should sponsor boys and girls should sponsor girls”. We talk about relocating to another city or stare during long term sobriety and how drifting away from the AA program can be dangerous. Humility is a focal point of Caseys program and his step work. He explains that one way to think about how to define Humility is to “come back to god.” He points out that Humility is the foundation of all 12 steps and something we must develop to become truly happy. The 10th and 11th steps are covered in great detail and we explore the massive importance of quiet time in the morning “upon awakening”. This is a huge 3+ hour episode. I would love for you to listen to all of it please. I know it is a huge time commitment and I value your time and attention. This episode is packed with solid information from beginning to end. It's all good, so please invest in yourself and digest this whole episode, even thought it may take you few sessions to hear it all. You will be enriched, I promises. Stay blessed my Sober Friends.
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Wed, 15 Dec 2021 - 3h 07min - 19 - Jennifer Huddleston-Kelley
Jennifer SHARES her life story with us as we explore what long term sobriety looks like. We explore her drinking career and pin point the time she began to drink against her will. We cover dating in AA and how that worked out for her. Jennifer talked about how she has grown closer to her God via the growth opportunities of living life on life terms. We explore the dangers of sponsoring yourself and why that is not a good idea. God continues to meet her where she is on a daily basis and gives her the power to move forward and help others. Connection to others is a key component to her sobriety and how she stays close to her higher power. I know this is long episode, please listen to the whole thing even though it may take you several sittings. It is packed with solid information that will enlighten you.Website: www.SoberShares.comEmail: mike@SoberShares.comClick link to Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A
Mon, 22 Nov 2021 - 3h 31min - 18 - Will Evans
Will SHARES his sober journey with us and how it all began while he was in treatment and he said to a counselor "I need help, I cannot live this alcoholic life anymore". His total surrender unlocked the willingness to follow his treatment teams advice to work the 12 steps and move to a sober living house in Atlanta, Georgia. Will developed rules for himself in early sobriety like never being alone in a car at night. His biggest fear was relapse because he knew to use again was death. Will realized that he did not need to have a full working knowledge of the AA program for it to work. Will turned his will and life over to the program and his treatment team during the first year of his sobriety and the blessing from the decision are still manifesting in his life today. At one point during our talk Will remarked that our addictions steel us from ourselves and that it is sobriety and God that can restore that broken connection. If we do the work and remove the things that block us off from the sunlight of the spirit then we can return to true freedom and peace of mind.
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Sat, 30 Oct 2021 - 1h 57min - 17 - Krista M
Krista SHARES her 25 years of sobriety and takes us on a journey though her life story. We learn about the early years of her drinking and how she could feel the fear leaving her body as she drank. The alcohol was a great comfort to her during the early years of her addiction. She remembers being able to breath, relax, and deal with life for the first time as she got drunk. Her drinking history was full of things that damaged her life and relationships towards the end of her active addiction. She talks about wanting to control everything and everyone. AA taught her to be sober and spiritual and Al-anon taught her how to be happy. During the early days of her recovery she asked a bunch of old-timers how she was going to stay sober for the upcoming weekend. They told her to pray. Krista said, “That will never work”. But she tried it anyway and she has been on a spiritual quest ever since. Krista placed herself in the middle of AA and has never left. Her sponsor has helped her recover in every area of her life and as Krista works with her sponsees she is able to stay focused and sharp in her program. She explains how her sponsor delivers feedback and perspective with the scalpel of truth and the antiseptic of love. She has allowed others to get to know her in the program which has helped release her shame of the things she did while drunk. When Krista is working with a new girl she allows herself to become a vessel or open channel for her Higher Powers love and forgiveness. Because when the love comes through you and flows into another person you get to experience it first, and that is the magic of AA. All you get is all you give, so give it all you got!
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Thu, 21 Oct 2021 - 1h 53min - 16 - Chico West
Chico West SHARES his 32 years of sobriety and explains how he was raised in a family where alcohol was part of the fabric of his life as a young person. The death of his father and aunt in separate alcohol related automobile accidents created fear and anger in him as a young boy. Chico started to drink regularly soon after his fathers accident and it helped ease the pain and sadness. Chico began to act like a wild child when he drank during the teen years of his life. His alcoholism escalated quickly and blackouts soon became a problem. After he assaulted a peace officer in Texas he knew it was time to ask for help, he was scared. Chico ended up at a treatment center called Sierra Tucson and then was transferred to a sober living facility in Atlanta, GA. This were he was introduced to twelve step AA recovery and began his journey to long term sobriety. Chico grew up with a strong belief in God, but he did not believe that he would be forgiven for his sins. As he gained traction in recovery and learned about forgiveness via the AA program his understanding of the Bible opened up in a whole new way and his life took off in a positive direction. Mr West has owned sober living houses, Drug and Alcohol treatment centers and provided assistance to facilitate interventions on loved ones. Addiction counselor Chico and his wife Shannon host a podcast called FILTER OPTIONAL that lends their years of experience to offer a unique perspective from both the filter (Shannon) and the no filter (Chico). Mr West no longer lives on the corer of fear and insecurity, he has indeed changed locations to the corner of Hope and Serenity.
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