AA Recovery Interviews

AA Recovery Interviews


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Lee H. – Sober Since January 2013 (Encore of Episode 23)
August 28, 2024

Effective sponsorship has been the key to success in Lee's AA Program. Though sponsorship is often discussed, the role Lee's sponsor has played throughout Lees sobriety is especially illuminating in

Dow H. – Sober Since May 2008 (Encore of Episode 51)
August 21, 2024

Dows revolving-door story of getting sober, slipping, and struggling to get sober again and again should be heard by AAs everywhere. Its a cautionary tale that shines a bright light on the cunning,

Jim D. – Sober Since December 2005 (Encore of Episode 65)
August 14, 2024

Jims life as an alcoholic began with an addiction to morphine when he was 14. Administered four times a day while he was hospitalized for a month after a serious surgery, Jim found that morphine did

Marcia G. – Sober Since May 2009 (Encore of Episode 32)
August 07, 2024

After a long period of sobriety, Marcia let up on her Program and plunged into a 7-year relapse. Seduced by the disease, she was convinced she could drink normally. That illusion took her to the depth

Randy L. – Sober Since July 1998 (Encore of Episode 39)
July 31, 2024

As an alcoholic and drug addict throughout his teenage years, Randy L. got sober before being old enough to legally drink. His difficult childhood was ruled by compulsive behavior, limited attention,

Helen M. – Sober 2 Years
July 24, 2024

This 154th interview in my podcast series features Helen M., from London, England. Helen tracks her nearly three years of sobriety as more than 1000 days in AA, experienced the one-day-at-at-time. Tho

Jim H. – Sober Since July 1996 (Encore of Episode 29)
July 18, 2024

Jim H. is one of those alcoholics whose unabated drinking created serious medical problems amidst all the other destruction of career and family. He did not drink much in high school. But in college,

Marci P. – Sober 3 Years
July 10, 2024

Marci's first exposure to Alcoholics Anonymous was at age 12 when she witnessed her father receiving his one year anniversary chip. But though her father maintained his sobriety until the end of his l

Elliott M. – Sober 39 Years
July 03, 2024

Sex, drugs, and rock & roll were more than a clich in the life of Elliott M. As a prominent rock musician and song-writer for years before alcoholism drove him into Alcoholics Anonymous, Elliotts dr

Diane S. – Sober Since December 1996 (Encore of Episode 40)
June 26, 2024

In a story is wrought from a difficult childhood, Diane was the youngest of four and was largely ignored by her parents, especially when her father was drinking. Until he died at 56, his alcoholism al