With his life in tatters, Sam's entre into Alcoholics Anonymous literally came down to a coin flip. Heads, hed go AA. Tails, hed put a bullet through his head. Such an abject choice was the culmina

With his life in tatters, Sam's entre into Alcoholics Anonymous literally came down to a coin flip. Heads, hed go AA. Tails, hed put a bullet through his head. Such an abject choice was the culmina

Jays foray into alcoholism stemmed from a difficult childhood in a home where his father drank, and fear and confusion reigned. By the time he started drinking in his early teens to quell the fear an

This is the 175th interview in the AA Recovery Interviews podcast series. This milestone episode celebrates the success of this podcast in touching so many peoples lives around the world over the pas

Lauren rose to the top of her profession as a prima ballerina and enjoyed international acclaim during her 23 years of thrilling audiences around the world. But the career she had built through years

[Program Note: Bud S. passed away shortly after the release of this interview in 2022 at age 94. He had 44 Years of sobriety when he died. This interview may be the last time Bud shared his extraordin

Growing up in a home fractured by alcoholism, Bret B. had first-hand exposure to his fathers untreated disease. The physical and verbal abuse was a lot for child to handle. Unfortunately, any solace

Given up for adoption by his 17-year-old mother, Paul B. still describes his childhood as idyllic. Growing up on a rural English farm where beer and alcohol were a normal part of every day life, any a

Terri S. first overdosed on pain meds when she was only six years old. Living in a Brooklyn apartment with an alcoholic father and chronically ill mother, who suffered from Crohn's disease, Terri had

Celebrating 36 years of sobriety on the day of this interview, my guest Audie M. recorded this episode of AA Recovery Interviews during some free time between meetings at a mens AA retreat. Audies