Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast AA Topic: Spiritual Alchemy
Dec 30, 2025
Arisa B dives into Spiritual Alchemy, transforming life’s challenges into blessings through AA principles. She shares her journey of redefining God, embracing personal responsibility, and the importance of service in recovery. Discover how she turns problems into opportunities and the significance of acceptance versus approval. With metaphors like lemons and fire, she illustrates converting trauma into creative growth. Arisa emphasizes daily surrender and insists on joy, showcasing the profound benefits of helping others in recovery.
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Coming To AA Out Of Desperation
- Arisa describes arriving in AA because she was out of good ideas and immediately recognized she needed new friends.
- She contrasts her drinking's spiritual highs with others' mild drinking to show how alcoholism uniquely affected her.
Turning Worst Into Blessings
- Spiritual alchemy means converting the worst parts of life into blessings by changing who we are.
- Arisa emphasizes that recovery changes identity: "what we were like, what happened, and what we are like now."
The Person Changes, Not Just The Habit
- Recovery changes the person, not just behavior: you're not the same alcoholic who walked in.
- Arisa says the problem (alcoholism) can be removed so she no longer has to drink despite lacking control.
