Julie visits Cookeville, Tennessee and chats with two women in the fellowship, Amanda and Kat, who discuss recovery lingo from 12 step fellowships and what it means, among other things!

Lisa talks about how at first she hated and was terrified to do a step 4 but encourages the newcomer to "get at it" because it's a total game changer for us!

#It'sNotAsBadAsYouThink

Julie talks about the healing power of crying and why it is important.

Julie reads a story that is an allegory (she thinks) about life and growth and how painful things and hope can lead to so much more.

Julie talks about her own anxiety and how in just "noticing" it can make the difference between great discomfort and some measure of peace.

Julie talks about how this new age of technology can be the ultimate separator between dependency on self versus dependency on everything outside of self.

What is LOVE anyway? If you were anything like us...you probably have it all wrong, backwards and mixed up.

Lisa and Julie are just 2 sober chicks who sit down and talk recovery, AA, the 12 steps, sponsorship, and how it works for them. Their main purpose in doing this podcast is simply to carry the message of sobriety and recovery and to bring a little hope into the lives of the still suffering alcoholic. They try to live the AA Responsibility Declaration - I Am Responsible - When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of A.A. always to be there. And for that, I am responsible.

Julie talks about the best space in which to make decisions and why fear should not be a motivating factor when trying to decide what to do.

Julie offers a prayer to listen to during the covid pandemic in the hopes that peace may be felt in this time of fear and powerlessness.

Julie talks about the spirituality of suffering and reads from a book that addresses God in suffering and what we can do in the midst of deep tragedy and difficult places.