Alcoholics Alive

S9E2 Stephanie shares her experience with Step 2 and Coming to Believe.  Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Listen to learn and learn to listen", "Play the tape all the way through", and "I'm not responsible for the first thought that pops into my head but I am responsible for what I do with it". Contact Shank and Wayne at [email protected] 

S9E1 Eileen shares her experience with Step 1 and being Powerless and Unmanageable. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Don't count the days, make the days count", "In times of trouble don't take a nip, take a nap", and "If I don't have a problem, I don't need a solution".  Contact Alcoholics Alive at [email protected] 

S8E13 Shank and Wayne read some excerpts from Into Action from the Plain Language Big Book and give their final analysis of the much debated book.  If you have a question, comment or suggetion you can email Alcoholics Alive at [email protected] 

S8E12 Shank and Wayne discuss the explanation of the 12 steps in the Plain Language Big Book.  Meeting Shrapnel aka. Cliche Carnage looks at the terms "Higher Power" and "God as we understood/understand God" from the Plain Language Big Book Glossary.  If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcholics Alive at [email protected] 

S8E11 Tatiana shares her experience with the difference between a Group and a Meeting.  Meeeting Shrapnel discusses "Open Discussion Meeting", "Speaker Meeting" and "Newcomers Meeting".  If you have a question, suggestion or comment you can email Shank and Wayne at [email protected] 

S8E10 Shawn shares his experience with the differences in the book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Plain Language Big Book.  Meeting Shrapnel is translated into "Cliche Carnage" and we discuss the words "Dry/Dry Drunk", "Craving" and "Fellowship" from the PLBB Glossary.  If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at [email protected] 

S8E9 Lauren shares her experience on Alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous.  In Meeting Shrapnel we look at "My disease wants me dead", "Alcoholics Anonymous is more powerful than alcoholism" and "AA is not where you wind up - its where you start over".  If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Anonymous at [email protected] 

S8E8 Shank and Wayne give an update on the new Plain Language Big Book. If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at [email protected] 

S8E7 Marcie shares her experience on High Bottoms and Low Bottoms. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "YET - You're eligible too", "You don't have to wait till the basement to get off the elevator" and "Recovery doesn't open the gates of heaven and let you in - recovery opens the gates of hell and lets you out." If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at [email protected]

S8E6 Marty shares his experience on the Step 10 and Step 11.  Meeting Shrapnel explores "Its never to late to work a step with a "1" in it", "Frog - Fully Rely On God" and "Your faith is in your feet". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at [email protected]