BILLWARDLIFE-CAST (formerly The UDRCast)

By BILLWARDLIFE

I am Bill Ward — Recovery Activist, Mentor, and Change Maker.

One person, one family, one community at a time.

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The podcast currently has 242 episodes available.

BILLWARDLIFE-CAST (formerly The UDRCast) episodes:

May 01, 2025 THEUDRCAST: E-186 Big Book Study #21 | STEP 10 & 11 | Experience, Strength, and Hope | Addiction
Bill and Gord welcome you to the twenty-fifth episode of the 2025 Big Book Study! Today we focus on Step 10 and 11 and discuss the importance and proper understanding of both steps in the recovery process. Bill and Gord talk about common misconceptions and show the connection between Step 10 and achieving a true psychic change. Discussion also includes how to clear one's channel to God and integrating self-examination, prayer, and meditation into daily life.

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1h 56min
April 23, 2025 THEUDRCAST: E-185 Big Book Study #20 | STEP 9 | Experience, Strength, and Hope | Addiction
Bill and Gord welcome you to the twentieth episode of the 2025 Big Book Study! In this episode we discuss Step 9 out of the Big Book, and Bill and Gord share their personal experiences with making amends and the power of following the Big Book's directions. We discuss how to handle delicate situations such as financial restitution and repairing relationships. The episode concludes by discussing the promises of Step 9, providing a barometer for personal recovery and the profound changes it brings.

#sobrietyisworthit #sober #addicted #soberpodcast #recoverypodcast #theudrcast #spiritualmalady #billwardlife #billwardlifefirstnation #thegoddope #underagedrinking #firstnations #drinkingproblem #drinkingsolution #awakening #spiritualawakening #spirituality #recoverylife #wedorecover #recoveryispossible #billw #sobercrew #mentalhealth #mentalhealthsolution #findingmyself #helpingothers #recovery #billwardchangemaker #changemakers #underagedrinking #firstnations #drinkingproblem #drinkingsolution #awakening #spiritualawakening #recoverylife #wedorecover #recoveryispossible #billw #sobercrew #mentalhealth #mentalhealthsolution #findingmyself #helpingothers #hope #inspiration #higherpower #meninrecovery #womeninrecovery #alanon #selfhelp #inventory #selfinventory #selfsatisfied #selfexamination #addictionpodcast #alcoholic #aa #ca #na #12steps #12stepspodcast #levelup #bestlife #bestwaytorecover #spiritualmalady #spiritualsickness #step3 #step1 #step2 #step4 #step5 #step6 #step10 #step7 #step8 #step9 #step11 #step12 #bigbook #bigbookstudy #fear #anxiety #allergytoalcohol #allergytodrugs #solutiontoaddiction #motivation #motivational #thebigbook #god #higherpower #creator #sobercrew #spiritshome #yycaddiction #suicide #suicideprevention #savepeople #sponsoring #sponsee #lightbringers #recoverypodcast #depression #anxiety #mentalhealth #suicide #suicidalthoughts #humility #realrawrecovery #recoveryposse #designforliving
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1h 60min
April 08, 2025 THEUDRCAST: E-184 Big Book Study #19 | STEP 8 & 9 | Experience, Strength, and Hope | Addiction
Bill and Gord welcome you to the nineteenth episode of the 2025 Big Book Study! Bill and Gord Steps 8 and 9 from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, going through the importance of making amends as a vital part of recovery. We talk about the necessity of humility, willingness, and compassion when approaching those harmed by past actions. The episode also features multiple celebratory segments with various members sharing milestones in their recovery journeys.

#recovery#sobriety #sober #addicted #soberpodcast #recoverypodcast #theudrcast#spiritualmalady #billwardlife #billwardlifefirstnation #theudrcast#Billwardchangemaker #changemakers #changemaker #thegoddope #underagedrinking#firstnations #drinkingproblem #drinkingsolution #awakening #spiritualawakening#Spirituallity #recoverylife #wedorecover #recoveryispossible #Billw #sobercrew#mentalhealth #mentalhealthsolution #findingmyself #helpingothers #higherpower#meninrecovery #womeninrecovery #alanon #selfhelp #inventory #selfinventory#selfsatisfied #selfexamination #addictionpodcast #alcoholic #aa #ca #na#12steps #12stepspodcast #levelup #bestlife #bestwaytorecover #spiritualmalady#spiritualsickness #step3 Step1 #step2 #step4 #step5 #step6 #step10 #step7#step8 #step9#step11 #step12 #bigbook #bigbookstudy #fear #anxiety #thebigbook#God #Higherpower #Creator #sobercrew #spiritshome #yycaddiction #suicide#suicideprevention #savepeople #sponsorship #sponsoring #sponsee #alanon
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2h 13min
April 01, 2025 THEUDRCAST: E-183 Big Book Study #18 | STEP 7 Pt 2 | Experience, Strength, and Hope | Addiction
Bill and Gord welcome you to the eighteenth episode of the 2025 Big Book Study! In this episode, they finish Step 7, sharing their experiences on how the Big Book has helped them remove their drugs of choice and transform all aspects of their lives. Bill and Gord discuss the importance of humility, willingness, and the surrender necessary to align with a Higher Power. Through in-depth discussion and practical examples, they guide members in understanding the process of developing a God-centered attitude, shedding defects of character, and achieving a new way of life filled with peace and purpose.

#recovery#sobriety #sober #addicted #soberpodcast #recoverypodcast #theudrcast#spiritualmalady #billwardlife #billwardlifefirstnation #theudrcast#Billwardchangemaker #changemakers #changemaker #thegoddope #underagedrinking#firstnations #drinkingproblem #drinkingsolution #awakening #spiritualawakening#Spirituallity #recoverylife #wedorecover #recoveryispossible #Billw #sobercrew#mentalhealth #mentalhealthsolution #findingmyself #helpingothers #higherpower#meninrecovery #womeninrecovery #alanon #selfhelp #inventory #selfinventory#selfsatisfied #selfexamination #addictionpodcast #alcoholic #aa #ca #na#12steps #12stepspodcast #levelup #bestlife #bestwaytorecover #spiritualmalady#spiritualsickness #step3 Step1 #step2 #step4 #step5 #step6 #step10 #step7#step8 #step9#step11 #step12 #bigbook #bigbookstudy #fear #anxiety #thebigbook#God #Higherpower #Creator #sobercrew #spiritshome #yycaddiction #suicide#suicideprevention #savepeople #sponsorship #sponsoring #sponsee #alanon
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1h 57min
March 25, 2025 THEUDRCAST: E-182 Big Book Study #17 | STEP 7 | Experience, Strength, and Hope | Addiction
Bill and Gord welcome you to the seventeenth episode of the 2025 Big Book Study! In this episode, we focus primarily on Step 7 and how it facilitates full surrender and deep personal transformation. Bill and Gord highlight how consistent application of the Big Book’s directions has impacted their lives, emphasizing the necessity of humility, honesty, and willingness. They discuss many of the misconceptions about humility and the painful, but necessary, journey of overcoming defects of character.

#recovery#sobriety #sober #addicted #soberpodcast #recoverypodcast #theudrcast#spiritualmalady #billwardlife #billwardlifefirstnation #theudrcast#Billwardchangemaker #changemakers #changemaker #thegoddope #underagedrinking#firstnations #drinkingproblem #drinkingsolution #awakening #spiritualawakening#Spirituallity #recoverylife #wedorecover #recoveryispossible #Billw #sobercrew#mentalhealth #mentalhealthsolution #findingmyself #helpingothers #higherpower#meninrecovery #womeninrecovery #alanon #selfhelp #inventory #selfinventory#selfsatisfied #selfexamination #addictionpodcast #alcoholic #aa #ca #na#12steps #12stepspodcast #levelup #bestlife #bestwaytorecover #spiritualmalady#spiritualsickness #step3 Step1 #step2 #step4 #step5 #step6 #step10 #step7#step8 #step9#step11 #step12 #bigbook #bigbookstudy #fear #anxiety #thebigbook#God #Higherpower #Creator #sobercrew #spiritshome #yycaddiction #suicide#suicideprevention #savepeople #sponsorship #sponsoring #sponsee #alanon
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1h 49min
March 18, 2025 THEUDRCAST: E-181 Big Book Study #16 | STEP 6 Pt 3 | Experience, Strength, and Hope | Addiction
Bill and Gord welcome you to the sixteenth episode of the 2025 Big Book Study! In this episode, they continue on Step 6 and how it affects all aspects of life. The episode focuses on the identification and transformation of character defects, highlighting the importance of thorough self-examination, honesty, and willingness. They emphasize the necessity of God’s help and support from recovery circles, detailing the profound internal changes required to avoid relapse and achieve spiritual growth.

#recovery#sobriety #sober #addicted #soberpodcast #recoverypodcast #theudrcast#spiritualmalady #billwardlife #billwardlifefirstnation #theudrcast#Billwardchangemaker #changemakers #changemaker #thegoddope #underagedrinking#firstnations #drinkingproblem #drinkingsolution #awakening #spiritualawakening#Spirituallity #recoverylife #wedorecover #recoveryispossible #Billw #sobercrew#mentalhealth #mentalhealthsolution #findingmyself #helpingothers #higherpower#meninrecovery #womeninrecovery #alanon #selfhelp #inventory #selfinventory#selfsatisfied #selfexamination #addictionpodcast #alcoholic #aa #ca #na#12steps #12stepspodcast #levelup #bestlife #bestwaytorecover #spiritualmalady#spiritualsickness #step3 Step1 #step2 #step4 #step5 #step6 #step10 #step7#step8 #step9#step11 #step12 #bigbook #bigbookstudy #fear #anxiety #thebigbook#God #Higherpower #Creator #sobercrew #spiritshome #yycaddiction #suicide#suicideprevention #savepeople #sponsorship #sponsoring #sponsee #alanon
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1h 47min
March 11, 2025 THEUDRCAST: E-180 Big Book Study #15 | STEP 6 Pt 2 | Experience, Strength, and Hope | Addiction
Bill and Gord welcome you to the fifteenth episode of the 2025 Big Book Study! In this episode, they focus on Step 6, detailing how the instructions help in the removal of defects of character. Through sharing their experience, strength and hope, they share on the importance of building spiritual strength, revealing how instincts and defects influence behavior. The importance of a willingness, honesty, and perseverance in spiritual growth is also discussed, guiding members through the complex process of character building and recovery.

#recovery#sobriety #sober #addicted #soberpodcast #recoverypodcast #theudrcast#spiritualmalady #billwardlife #billwardlifefirstnation #theudrcast#Billwardchangemaker #changemakers #changemaker #thegoddope #underagedrinking#firstnations #drinkingproblem #drinkingsolution #awakening #spiritualawakening#Spirituallity #recoverylife #wedorecover #recoveryispossible #Billw #sobercrew#mentalhealth #mentalhealthsolution #findingmyself #helpingothers #higherpower#meninrecovery #womeninrecovery #alanon #selfhelp #inventory #selfinventory#selfsatisfied #selfexamination #addictionpodcast #alcoholic #aa #ca #na#12steps #12stepspodcast #levelup #bestlife #bestwaytorecover #spiritualmalady#spiritualsickness #step3 Step1 #step2 #step4 #step5 #step6 #step10 #step7#step8 #step9#step11 #step12 #bigbook #bigbookstudy #fear #anxiety #thebigbook#God #Higherpower #Creator #sobercrew #spiritshome #yycaddiction #suicide#suicideprevention #savepeople #sponsorship #sponsoring #sponsee #alanon
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1h 49min
March 04, 2025 THEUDRCAST: E-179 Big Book Study #14 | STEP 6 | Experience, Strength, and Hope | Addiction
Gord welcomes you to the fourteenth episode of the 2025 Big Book Study. Gord finishes up on Step 6, and dives into the importance of being entirely ready to have God remove all defects of character. He goes through how this is the step that separates the "adults from the children" in the context of recovery, emphasizing willingness, honesty, and open mindedness. He also explores the critical transition from self directed objectives to striving for God's perfect objective—love and spiritual growth.
#recovery#sobriety #sober #addicted #soberpodcast #recoverypodcast #theudrcast#spiritualmalady #billwardlife #billwardlifefirstnation #theudrcast#Billwardchangemaker #changemakers #changemaker #thegoddope #underagedrinking#firstnations #drinkingproblem #drinkingsolution #awakening #spiritualawakening#Spirituallity #recoverylife #wedorecover #recoveryispossible #Billw #sobercrew#mentalhealth #mentalhealthsolution #findingmyself #helpingothers #higherpower#meninrecovery #womeninrecovery #alanon #selfhelp #inventory #selfinventory#selfsatisfied #selfexamination #addictionpodcast #alcoholic #aa #ca #na#12steps #12stepspodcast #levelup #bestlife #bestwaytorecover #spiritualmalady#spiritualsickness #step3 Step1 #step2 #step4 #step5 #step6 #step10 #step7#step8 #step9#step11 #step12 #bigbook #bigbookstudy #fear #anxiety #thebigbook#God #Higherpower #Creator #sobercrew #spiritshome #yycaddiction #suicide#suicideprevention #savepeople #sponsorship #sponsoring #sponsee #alanon
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1h 40min
February 25, 2025 THEUDRCAST: E-178 Big Book Study #13 | STEP 5 & 6 | Experience, Strength, and Hope | Addiction
Bill welcomes you to the thirteenth episode of the 2025 Big Book Study. Bill finishes up Step 5 and gets into Step 6. He highlights the significance of humility and daily self-assessment and emphasize the necessity of discussing personal issues with God-centered, 12-step advisors, while noting that their approach is just one of many paths to recovery. Transitioning into Step 6, Bill underscores that willingness and rigorous honesty are key to spiritual growth and successful recovery. The discussion also covers the critical role of continuous willingness in achieving a profound psychic change.
#recovery#sobriety #sober #addicted #soberpodcast #recoverypodcast #theudrcast#spiritualmalady #billwardlife #billwardlifefirstnation #theudrcast#Billwardchangemaker #changemakers #changemaker #thegoddope #underagedrinking#firstnations #drinkingproblem #drinkingsolution #awakening #spiritualawakening#Spirituallity #recoverylife #wedorecover #recoveryispossible #Billw #sobercrew#mentalhealth #mentalhealthsolution #findingmyself #helpingothers #higherpower#meninrecovery #womeninrecovery #alanon #selfhelp #inventory #selfinventory#selfsatisfied #selfexamination #addictionpodcast #alcoholic #aa #ca #na#12steps #12stepspodcast #levelup #bestlife #bestwaytorecover #spiritualmalady#spiritualsickness #step3 Step1 #step2 #step4 #step5 #step6 #step10 #step7#step8 #step9#step11 #step12 #bigbook #bigbookstudy #fear #anxiety #thebigbook#God #Higherpower #Creator #sobercrew #spiritshome #yycaddiction #suicide#suicideprevention #savepeople #sponsorship #sponsoring #sponsee #alanon
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1h 45min
February 18, 2025 THEUDRCAST: E-177 Big Book Study #12 | STEP 5 | Experience, Strength, and Hope | Addiction
Bill welcomes you to the twelfth episode of the 2025 Big Book Study! In this episode, Bill focuses on the significance and the detailed process of Step 5 from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. We discuss the need for rigorous honesty, the role of past experiences in shaping current behaviors, and the importance of a good sponsor to identify patterns. Bill highlights various scenarios illustrating how untreated behaviors contribute to addiction and the importance of a thorough inventory for genuine self improvement. He talks about the value of humbling oneself and the transformation that follows a well-executed Step 5. Key elements discussed include continuous self-assessment, the role of God-centered guidance, and the long-term impact on personal relationships.

#recovery#sobriety #sober #addicted #soberpodcast #recoverypodcast #theudrcast#spiritualmalady #billwardlife #billwardlifefirstnation #theudrcast#Billwardchangemaker #changemakers #changemaker #thegoddope #underagedrinking#firstnations #drinkingproblem #drinkingsolution #awakening #spiritualawakening#Spirituallity #recoverylife #wedorecover #recoveryispossible #Billw #sobercrew#mentalhealth #mentalhealthsolution #findingmyself #helpingothers #higherpower#meninrecovery #womeninrecovery #alanon #selfhelp #inventory #selfinventory#selfsatisfied #selfexamination #addictionpodcast #alcoholic #aa #ca #na#12steps #12stepspodcast #levelup #bestlife #bestwaytorecover #spiritualmalady#spiritualsickness #step3 Step1 #step2 #step4 #step5 #step6 #step10 #step7#step8 #step9#step11 #step12 #bigbook #bigbookstudy #fear #anxiety #thebigbook#God #Higherpower #Creator #sobercrew #spiritshome #yycaddiction #suicide#suicideprevention #savepeople #sponsorship #sponsoring #sponsee #alanon
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1h 22min

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