When I moved back east to find out more about "old school" recovery, to start a program in Allentown, PA for women back there, and to really dive into running an alternative sentencing program - I met my first husband and the father of my daughter.  It was the happiest time of my life.  It was also a very spiritual time as I had an angel visit me to foretell about the birth of my baby girl.  I was really able to learn about the 12-step program as it was MEANT to be, and not what the government had turned it into.  When the government basically came in and took over NA, pushing even Jimmy out of his own office, they also pushed out any of the hard core old timers.  Most of them went back east, so I was able to tape into that pocket by going back there.  Remember, this was prior to the internet so back then if you wanted something out of your driving range - you had to be there!  I loved it so much back east, I have been trying to get back "home" ever since.  Find out why I left by listening to this episode.