Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast AA ESH: Bedushia a Yupik Eskimo (20 Years)
Dec 26, 2025
Bedushia shares her inspiring 20-year sobriety journey as a Yupik Eskimo, delving into her challenging upbringing in rural Alaska. She recounts the trauma of family abuse and her responsibility in facing alcoholism. From early struggles in AA to reclaiming her daughter, her story highlights resilience. She discusses the power of forgiveness, both at a Burning Man temple and within her family. Bedushia emphasizes unity in sobriety and service while encouraging listeners to embrace recovery and healing.
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Raised In A Remote Alaskan Village
- Bedushia describes growing up in a tiny Alaskan log cabin with nine siblings and no running water or electricity.
- Her mother fled an abusive, alcoholic partner and repeatedly moved villages to protect the children.
Family Violence And Survival
- She recounts her biological father beating her mother and later dying after her oldest brother hit him with a hammer.
- The family's survival struggles intensified after his death as her mother tried to feed nine children without stores or steady resources.
Abuse, Alcohol, And Personal Responsibility
- Her stepfather introduced alcohol and was a blackout alcoholic who also sexually abused the children.
- Bedushia says those traumas became excuses she once used to justify drinking until she accepted responsibility for putting alcohol into her system.