AA Recovery Interviews

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:09:11 — 47.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Originally from New England, but having lived in Great Britain for many years, Margie has over 45 years of sobriety. Having faced…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:10:04 — 48.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Mike’s qualification for AA was honed by years of alcohol and drug abuse. Like so many others in our Program, Mike’s experience…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05:15 — 44.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Laura B. got sober at age 17 after 4 years of intensively developing her alcoholism into qualification for AA. In that first…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 58:45 — 40.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!As the frontman for a British band that was among the vanguard of punk rock in the late 1970s, my guest, David…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:07:36 — 46.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!When he started making the coffee, his life got better…. Thirteen years ago, Dale started attending one of my home groups, a…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:04:15 — 44.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!A tough upbringing punctuated by violence and abuse led to Aileen’s early use of drugs and alcohol just to survive home life….

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:01:42 — 42.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!At age 82, Boots had lived most of his life as a moderate or normal drinker, only to find out in his…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:07:32 — 46.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!On today’s episode, my guest Karen W. shares a chilling story that every long-term alcoholic needs to hear. It’s a story about…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:02:14 — 42.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Originally from Detroit, Robert grew up in what many would consider to be a “normal’ family in which alcohol and dysfunctional behavior…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 59:39 — 41.0MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Al D. came into AA at 60 years of age to get sober after a lifetime of normal or moderate drinking. Punctuated…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:07:16 — 46.2MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Effective sponsorship has been the key to success in Lee’s AA Program. Though sponsorship is often discussed, the role Lee’s sponsor has…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:11:02 — 48.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Dow’s revolving-door story of getting sober, slipping, and struggling to get sober again and again should be heard by AAs everywhere. It’s…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 59:52 — 41.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Jim’s life as an alcoholic began with an addiction to morphine when he was 14.  Administered four times a day while he…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:01:03 — 41.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!After a long period of sobriety, Marcia let up on her Program and plunged into a 7-year relapse. Seduced by the disease,…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:09:59 — 48.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!As an alcoholic and drug addict throughout his teenage years, Randy L. got sober before being old enough to legally drink.  His…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:07:55 — 46.6MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!This 154th interview in my podcast series features Helen M., from London, England. Helen tracks her nearly three years of sobriety as…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:09:31 — 47.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Jim H. is one of those alcoholics whose unabated drinking created serious medical problems amidst all the other destruction of career and…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:08:54 — 47.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Marci’s first exposure to Alcoholics Anonymous was at age 12 when she witnessed her father receiving his one year anniversary chip. But…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:02:03 — 42.6MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Sex, drugs, and rock & roll were more than a cliché in the life of Elliott M. As a prominent rock musician…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:13:26 — 100.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!In a story is wrought from a difficult childhood, Diane was the youngest of four and was largely ignored by her parents,…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:12:05 — 62.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Though he first attended court-ordered AA meetings decades before his current sobriety date, John had no interest in the Program and no…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:08:22 — 54.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!As a toddler, Jim was taken to parties where he got his first taste of marijuana and alcohol. For his 10th birthday, his…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:38:22 — 85.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!To mark the 150th interview in this podcast series, Dwight’s story is both riveting and ominous. It began with alcohol being added…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:03:39 — 63.2MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Nicole’s battle with alcoholism was set against the backdrop of repressed feelings from childhood and the deep closet in which hid her…

Podcast: Download (61.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Like many alcoholics, Quinten S. started drinking in his mid-adolescence amidst a chaotic home life. Alcoholism was not prevalent in his immediate family, but the…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05:54 — 50.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!With a family of origin riddled with alcoholism, abuse, and fractured relationships, Soleen was a disenfranchised child. She started drinking at 11…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:16:15 — 62.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!In David’s childhood home, there was one basic rule about alcohol: Don’t let it interfere with your household chores. Lacking any other…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:09:21 — 56.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Imagine you’ve been sober for a while and move to a new country. You don’t speak the language and the nearest English-speaking…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:01:24 — 52.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Ernie’s story is a fascinating excursion into a high-class lifestyle of fast cars, flashy clothes, and glittery nightclubs, all underwritten by a…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:17:56 — 61.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Though he started drinking alcoholically from the age of 13, John’s constant nemesis was marijuana, amphetamines, LSD, prescription opioids, and ultimately heroin….

Podcast: Download (Duration: 55:41 — 44.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Though she drank for only five years during her 30’s, Kristy’s alcoholism surfaced quickly. By the time she found AA, her descent…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 56:31 — 45.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Getting sober at age 58, Steve had been drinking for 35 years with many opportunities along the way to acknowledge his overuse…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:04:10 — 68.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Jon’s drinking started in his late teens and continued into his thirties when the disease of alcoholism had him firmly in its…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:10:19 — 48.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Marty is one of the most colorful people I know in Alcoholics Anonymous. Because Marty and I attend many of the same…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:18:06 — 53.6MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!With nearly 20 years of sobriety, John relapsed after an extended period of good fortune had convinced him that he was cured….

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:00:55 — 41.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Joining us from Nairobi, Kenya, Kassie recently celebrated seven years of sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous. Raised amidst the pomp and circumstance of…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:11:37 — 49.2MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!As a medical doctor who secretly battled his own addiction to alcohol and drugs for many years, Jim’s alcoholism literally affected the…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:11:17 — 48.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!By the time he got sober, the dark cloud of alcoholism had engulfed Guy’s life. After years of heavy drinking and drug…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:18:49 — 54.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Jails, institutions, or death. These are the three bleak outcomes from alcoholism and drug addiction that faced my guest on today’s show,…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:00:10 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Mary joined Alcoholics Anonymous 35 years ago, shortly after her father picked up his 20 year chip in the Program. Her father’s…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:06:08 — 45.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!At age 13, Charlie suffered hydrocephalous and underwent the first of 5 brain operations over the next 8 years. By 15, he…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05:57 — 45.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Chimene’s story will resonate with those in their first few years of sobriety. It will also ring familiar with those who drank…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:06:53 — 45.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Originally from England, Martyn immigrated to the U.S. in the mid-1970’s bringing along his predilections for excessive drinking. Insecurities from his earlier…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:10:33 — 48.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Chris G. found AA over 15 years ago, but after the first year and a half, he decided to go back out….

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:03:17 — 43.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Walt was raised in a military family who moved every couple of years. The transitory nature of Walt’s childhood and adolescence meant…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:17:03 — 52.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!With 51 years sober in AA, today’s guest, John C., shares a story chocked-full with experience that will resonate with newcomers, old-timers,…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:02:42 — 43.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Diana’s love of AA is unmistakable. In her words: “AA is at the center of my life. It keeps me sane. It…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:09:31 — 47.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Sober since 2020, Kevin’s backstory of drinking belied his ultimate identification as an alcoholic who needed help from AA. Raised in a…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:03:03 — 43.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!The wisdom MaryCeline conveys is that of one who’s fought hard and suffered much in her battle for sobriety. With multiple stints…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:03:26 — 43.6MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Steve first got sober in the early 80s. But five difficult and prolonged relapses over the next 25 years delayed his current…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:08:55 — 47.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Alcoholic, drug addict, and crazy are three of the self-proclaimed monikers Preston D. wore as a teenager. I first met him when…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:20:07 — 55.0MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!When he first came to the U.S. from India at age 21, Sachin was eager to build a lifestyle fueled by alcohol…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:11:50 — 49.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now![This is an encore of Episode 46, originally released September 29, 2021].  The original episode is available on this podcast by searching for…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 55:39 — 38.2MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Raised in a politically powerful family in a major eastern city, Patrick’s privileged upbringing in the public eye was belied by his…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:08:27 — 47.0MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Can someone be too smart or important to get sober in A.A.? My guest, Scott B. had his Ph.D. in neurobiology and…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:17:50 — 53.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now![This is an encore of Episode 5, originally released January 6, 2021].  The original episode is available on this podcast by searching for…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:13:57 — 56.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Greg’s envied life before sobriety was one of booze, drugs, sex, and rock & roll. Raised in California in a family rife…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:31:54 — 63.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now![This is an encore of Episode 25, originally released May 5, 2021].  The original episode is available on this podcast by searching for…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:08:36 — 47.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now![This is an encore of Episode 21, originally released April 8, 2021]  The original episode is available on this podcast by searching for…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:16:02 — 52.2MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now![This is an encore of Episode 17, originally released August 18, 2021]  The original episode is available on this podcast by searching for…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:09:07 — 47.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Scott’s adversities during his 20 years of sobriety seemingly outweigh many adversities he suffered while on his way to AA recovery. Scott…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:10:37 — 48.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Doug’s story begins with a childhood during which he enjoyed all the opportunities to succeed in life. Unfortunately, a learning disability, combined…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05:45 — 45.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Dennis got sober in AA in May of 1962 and has enjoyed more than 61 years as a dedicated and enthusiastic member…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:07:08 — 46.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Chris’ life was ruled by alcoholism until he got sober in AA in 2011. Raised by loving parents, he had a spiritual…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 59:24 — 40.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now![This is an encore of Episode 41, originally released August 25, 2021]  The original episode is available on this podcast by searching for…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:07:16 — 46.2MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Felice W’s journey in AA has greatly inspired other alcoholic women to try our way of life. Growing up as an adopted…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:27:44 — 60.2MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!A standing ovation of nearly 100 men erupted when Myles recently picked up his 40 year chip. To many, this kind of…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:12:20 — 49.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!With a little over two years sober, Ryan’s story is especially compelling for those AA members who are newly or recently sober….

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:24:01 — 57.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!  [This is an encore of Episode 10, originally released February 23, 2021]  The original episode description is available on this podcast…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:09:08 — 47.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now! [This is an encore of Episode 38, originally released August 4, 2021]  The original episode description is available on this podcast…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:04:55 — 44.6MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Diego R. grew up in Venezuela in a fear-ridden household with an alcoholic father whose rage left an indelible mark on the…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:07:54 — 46.6MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now![This is an encore of Episode 36, originally released July 21, 2021]  The original episode description is available on this podcast by…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:09:03 — 47.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Joseph found recovery in AA entirely on Zoom during the Covid Pandemic. As of the date of this interview, that was over…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05:14 — 44.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Chris W. shares a story of alcoholism’s unimpeded march through a man’s life, sweeping aside all of the talents and abilities to…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:07:02 — 46.0MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Joanie’s story is full of similarities with which many alcoholics will readily identify. Her early drinking at age 14 escalated during her…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 58:21 — 40.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now![This is an encore of Episode 16, originally released March 14, 2021] The original program description is available on this podcast by…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:12:59 — 50.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Growing up Cajun in South Louisiana, Jason’s tough childhood was punctuated by drinking at age 8 and smoking crack by 14. His…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:12:18 — 49.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Kim’s story begins with a dysfunctional family in which there was verbal and physical abuse. With a family history rife with alcoholism,…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 56:54 — 39.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now! As one of our most senior members of the Fellowship, George is now 89 years old and approaching 40 years of…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:07:12 — 46.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Today’s show is an encore of Episode 9, my interview with Sally G. in 2021. I believe you’ll enjoy listening to it…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:07:11 — 46.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Chris lived a relatively contented life until the disease of alcoholism took over and landed him in AA at age 48. Unlike…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:01:23 — 42.2MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!After nearly 50 years in AA, Pat’s sobriety correlates beautifully with his half-century of his active service and continuous participation in Alcoholics…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05:31 — 45.0MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Every alcoholic raised in a dysfunctional family will readily identify with George’s story. The unpredictable rage of his father and an emotionally…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:07:08 — 46.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Bill’s turbulent life was ruled by alcoholism and nearly ended in suicide before he was saved by AA. Trouble started early for…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05:58 — 45.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Radha’s battle with the diseases of alcoholism and drug addiction was complicated by an eating disorder and clinical depression. Growing up in…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:04:16 — 44.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!With two years of AA recovery, Mark’s story may strongly resonate with newer members of Alcoholics Anonymous. Longer-term sobriety enjoyed by many…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:15:21 — 51.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Shawn’s story should be required listening for any recovering  alcoholic facing a devastating loss early in their sobriety. In Shawn’s case, he…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:03:48 — 43.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Susan’s story draws into sharp focus just how damaging family secrets can be and how they can pave the road to alcoholism…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:03:04 — 43.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Aside from jumping into a crocodile-infested harbor in Darwin, Australia and swimming naked in the sea amongst deadly sharks off the coast…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:12:57 — 50.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Faisal’s remarkable success in business is closely aligned with the success he enjoys as a daily meeting-maker in Alcoholics Anonymous. For over…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:15:07 — 51.6MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Kelvin’s life was defined and dominated by booze and drugs. Though there are similarities to other sobriety tales, many parts of his…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:16:59 — 52.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Janet’s family of origin was rife with alcoholism. but also some recovery. Her father remained sober in AA for nearly 50 years….

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:12:52 — 50.0MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Though Don didn’t start drinking until his late teens, his first drunk was a harbinger of things to come. Drawn to the…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:16:39 — 52.6MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!** Please leave a rating on your podcast app. Thanks! ** Kyle’s hard-fought battle with addiction and alcoholism was one he thought…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:15:38 — 51.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Lauren rose to the top of her profession as a prima ballerina and enjoyed international acclaim during her 23 years of thrilling…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:11:30 — 49.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now![This is a replay of Episode 22, originally released April 15, 2021] Sue C. is one of those rare people whose presence in…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:08:14 — 46.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now![This is a replay of Episode 19, originally released March 29, 2021] Would a court-mandated breathalyzer and the fear of going to prison…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:21:22 — 55.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now![This is a replay of Episode 14, originally released Feb. 28, 2021] Ever heard anyone say, “Getting arrested was the best thing…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:15:30 — 51.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!Alejandra’s story is a heart-wrenching tale of alcoholism at its worst. Originally from Venezuela, Alejandra was raised from a baby by her…

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:18:03 — 53.6MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | Podchaser | Gaana | Youtube Music | RSS | Subscribe Now!This is the incredible story of Tom D., whose life was turned inside out and upside down by alcoholism, drug addiction, and…