

Sober Speak- Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Interviews
John M
Find us at www.soberspeak.com. This podcast shares experience, strength, and hope centered around recovery and the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. We are not affiliated with AA in any way.
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Jan 1, 2021 • 1h 33min
167- Claudia H- Live at Tri-Cities
Episode 167
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Claudia H Tri-Cities Live
In this Tri-Cities Live Sober Speak episode, Claudia H talks about her false pride in drinking and the great losses and joys incurred before she stopped drinking. She shares how her higher power has always met her in her moment of need and how good sponsorship has led her through dark times. Claudia speaks to how seeing others face calamity with serenity gave her hope that she too could get and stay sober.
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Dec 25, 2020 • 1h 16min
166- Sponsorship- Let the People Sober Speak
Episode 166
Sponsorship
In this episode of Sober Speak, listeners chime in creating a verbal compendium of what sponsorship means to them.
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Dec 18, 2020 • 1h 20min
165- Pete F- Practical Sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous
Episode 165
In this episode of SoberSpeak, Pete F shares the lengths he went to avoid addressing his alcoholism and how surrendering has led him to a more peaceful and amicable life. Pete also speaks to filing his father's dying wish for him, the definition of humility, and how anyone can get sober in Alcohols Anonymous.
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Dec 11, 2020 • 1h 29min
164- Bobby C- Live at Tri Cities
Episode 164
Bobby C Live @ Tri-Cities
In this Tri-Cities Live edition of Sober Speak, Bobby C shares about his lifetime of misbehaving, the impact the military had on his addiction, and the tragic death that ultimately led him to sobriety. He also speaks to his extreme anger and violent tendencies after putting down the drink, using the Big Book as a weapon, not a tool, and what he had to do to change his outlook on life.
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Dec 3, 2020 • 1h 15min
163- Jerred M- Life Can Change in the Blink of an Eye
Episode 163
Jerrod M
In this episode of Sober Speak, Jerrod M shares how his experiences with loss and grief catapulted him into his addiction and also brought him back to recovery years later. Jerrod speaks to his realizations that the only way he could survive his grief was in contact with his Higher Power and the only he is responsible for his actions and doing the right things.
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Nov 27, 2020 • 1h 15min
162- Bill C- Step 10 in Alcoholics Anonymous
Episode 162
Bill C
In this episode of Sober Speak, Bill C is back at the mic sharing his experience of being a speaker at meetings worldwide through the power of zoom, the economic repercussions of the pandemic on central office, and his experience with Step 10. Bill speaks to the realization that nothing is personal, the need for compassion in place of patience and tolerance, and how the collapse of the egoic structure leads to profound realizations.
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Nov 26, 2020 • 6min
161- Giving Thanks to YOU from Sober Speak 2020
Episode 161
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Nov 20, 2020 • 1h 17min
160: Nancy B- How Blessed I am
Episode 160
Nancy B's Friday Night meeting
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Recovery (R)
In this episode of Sober Speak, Nancy B talks about how she never felt like enough in life and yet was full of arrogance. She speaks to how being diagnosed with an incurable disease had her asking questions like why but also led her to realize how blessed she is. Nancy shares about the evolving recovery community during the pandemic and how AA has given her the ability to stand up and the willingness to kneel down.
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Nov 13, 2020 • 1h 16min
159: Buddy C- Sober Meditations
Episode 159
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Nov 6, 2020 • 1h 15min
158- Matthew M. Surrenders 4,5,6,7 of Alcoholics Anonymous
Episode 158
Matthew M 4,5,6 & 7
In this continuation of Sober Speak 157, Matt M continues to speak to his interpretation of the 12 Steps. He shares how anticipation of the fourth step is usually the hardest part of doing it, how doing the steps is an acknowledgment of the truth and surrender to things that bring you away from your higher power and the present moment.
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