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Clancy Emmislin
Longtime AA member and speaker who discusses the traditions and the primary purpose of AA, highlighting the importance of one alcoholic talking to another to reduce feelings of difference and help newcomers take life-saving actions.
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Dec 13, 2025
• 1h 9min
Topic: Our Primary Purpose
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In this engaging discussion, longtime AA members share their unique journeys. Al recounts his path to sobriety, emphasizing AA's responsibility to help one another and avoid diluting its mission. Jan P. reflects on her lengthy recovery since 1966, highlighting her service work and the importance of meetings, even establishing AA in Romania. Clancy discusses AA's core purpose—one alcoholic sharing with another—and warns against mixed meetings, stressing personal connection for effective recovery. Together, they reinforce the essence of community in sobriety.
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