Series 1, Bonus: A quickie episode to look at the new pamphlet available for Atheists and Agnostics In AA and NA called “The ‘God’ Word.”

Series 1, Episode 15: Chapter “To Wives.” We could skip it. Everyone could. But we won’t ... so off we go.

Honestly, the most important point in this episode is that people close to an alcoholic—women AND men and anyone who identifies in another way—should seek help from a support group or a therapist. And if your alcoholic is abusive then get the hell away from them if at all possible. And to the alcoholic: just work on yourself for now. This chapter sets at best unrealistic expectations for you to have of your partner. You do you. Period.

Series 1, Episode 14: Finishing up “Working with Others,” what that really means, why it’s so important, and what that looks in 2019.

Series 1, Episode 13: Working with Others. The whole point of AA.

Series 1, Bonus: A short piece I wrote for AA Beyond Belief. The most important part of which, I think, is that when I was successful in sobriety “I wasn’t trying to shed my old skin, instead I was trying to heal it. There are parts of this skin—this self—that were worth holding onto. There were things that were inherently good that needed to be enhanced not erased.” Your can read this and so much more at aabeyondbelief.org. Hope it helps! xox

Series 1, Episode 12: In this episode we finish chapter 6, "Into Action," which examines steps 9-11 in great depth. This is one of the few parts of the Big Book with which I take little exception.We'll look at "the promises" one by one and talk a little about what steps 10 and 11 actually mean in practice.

Series 1, Episode 11: In this episode we begin to look at Chapter 6, “Into Action” and step 5-9 as they appear in the chapter. I think the most important point to take from this episode is that our real purpose in sobriety is to be better people, and by that I simply mean that we try to be kinder and stop contributing to other people’s suffering. Easy peasy!

Series 1, Bonus: Read and chat about this great article https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/06/a-landmark-study-in-the-origins-of-alcoholism/563372/

Series 1, Episode 10: In this episode we finish up “How It Works” in The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. The takeaway: developing confidence diminishes fear. And confidence is born of experience.

Series 1, Episode 9: In this episode we start “How It Works” and look at all 12 steps through logical eyes for everyone and anyone.