2024 1016 Rusty facilitates a discussion related to topics about the recovery process in the Al-Anon program with Ginni, Wayne, Ana, and Juliann sharing their experience. This is the first of a powerful two part discussion. Part Two will be published as episode 2024 1017.

2024 1015 Merlin, Corinne, Juliann, and Rusty share about their experience and how they have benefited as couples in recovery,

2024 1014 Dorothy M shares her thoughts on the saying Acceptance Was The Answer and how it has helped in her recovery, the loss of several of her children and why it IS the answer to all her problems. Guest - Dorothy M

2024 0013 Michael B shares his thoughts on practicing the pause and the Spiritual Axiom with Rusty. Guest - Michael B

2024 1012 Rusty shares his experience, strength, and hope in 40 years of recovery.

2024 1011 An informative discussion about the Eleventh Step Prayer, or the St. Francis Prayer, and the impact of prayer and meditation on our lives in recovery. Guests - Amy R, Meegan M, and Jonathon K

2023 1010 In this episode Rusty shares his favorite paragraph about recovery and discusses the concept of our serenity being inverse to our expectations and proportional to our level of acceptance. (Guest - Michael B)

2023 1009 Michael B shares his favorite paragraph “The Law Of Love” for a discussion with Rusty. Michael shares about its bearing on his recovery as well as his relationships with others and himself. Guest - Michael B

2023 1008 Dorothy opens the episode talking about "Now About Sex" in the Fourth Step Inventory and transitions the discussion to intimacy and other topics before finally ending with the positive impact of Al-Anon on family systems. Guest - Dorothy M

2023 1007 Our seventh episode discusses the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition), classifying substance use disorders (SUDs) along a continuum of mild, moderate, and severe while suggesting substance abuse and addiction are best thought of as a continuum, with abuse on one end and dependence or addiction as a severe manifestation of the same disorder with the diagnosis made along a continuum based on the number and severity of the symptoms. Guest – Dan D