This episode was originally recorded in September 2012.
Courageous. Investigating. Author Hank Hayes joins us to discuss the Lies the 12 step Program has generated for decades.  
Hank offers new, powerful and empowering solutions to  age old problems around addcition, alcohol and drug over use.  
Alcoholics Anonymous is an old 1939 paradigm that is on its way out. Hank has some refreshing new ideas.

This episode was originally recorded in September 2012. Courageous. Investigating. Author Hank Hayes joins us to discuss the Lies the 12 step Program has generated for decades. Hank offers new, powerful and empowering solutions to age old problems around addcition, alcohol and drug over use. Alcoholics Anonymous is an old 1939 paradigm that is on its way out. Hank has some refreshing new ideas.

This episode was originally recorded in September 2012.
Courageous. Investigating. Author Hank Hayes joins us to discuss the Lies the 12 step Program has generated for decades.&nbsp; 
Hank offers new, powerful and empowering solutions to &nbsp;age old problems around addcition, alcohol and drug over use.&nbsp; 
Alcoholics Anonymous is an old 1939 paradigm that is on its way out. Hank has some refreshing new ideas.

Hank Hayes, author "You’ve Been Lied To"

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This show explores modern, ethical, evidence-based, and spiritually diverse approaches to alcohol and drug overuse. We discuss alternatives to Alcoholics Anonymous and traditional 12 step programs, while supporting authors, clinicians, and advocates who are creating new pathways to healing.
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Safe Recovery is a new series examining predatory behavior, power dynamics, and cultural issues inside 12 step meetings and the broader recovery industry. Our mission is simple: Empowerment — not powerlessness. This show explores modern, ethical, evidence-based, and spiritually diverse approaches to alcohol and drug overuse. We discuss alternatives to Alcoholics Anonymous and traditional 12 step programs, while supporting authors, clinicians, and advocates who are creating new pathways to healing. Safe Recovery highlights: • Alternatives to AA• Recovery without powerlessness• SMART Recovery and cognitive-based approaches• Moderation and harm reduction• Secular and spiritual healing models• Addiction treatment reform• Protecting vulnerable people in recovery spaces We believe people deserve informed choice. Sobriety, moderation, or a different path entirely — empowerment means you choose what works for your life. Americans deserve recovery models rooted in dignity, autonomy, accountability, and evidence — not shame or coercion. Safe Recovery is about building a culture of informed recovery, personal responsibility, and real healing.

Safe Recovery is a new series examining predatory behavior, power dynamics, and cultural issues inside 12 step meetings and the broader recovery industry.
Our mission is simple: Empowerment — not powerlessness.
This show explores modern, ethical, evidence-based, and spiritually diverse approaches to alcohol and drug overuse. We discuss alternatives to Alcoholics Anonymous and traditional 12 step programs, while supporting authors, clinicians, and advocates who are creating new pathways to healing.
Safe Recovery highlights:
• Alternatives to AA • Recovery without powerlessness • SMART Recovery and cognitive-based approaches • Moderation and harm reduction • Secular and spiritual healing models • Addiction treatment reform • Protecting vulnerable people in recovery spaces
We believe people deserve informed choice.
Sobriety, moderation, or a different path entirely — empowerment means you choose what works for your life.
Americans deserve recovery models rooted in dignity, autonomy, accountability, and evidence — not shame or coercion.
Safe Recovery is about building a culture of informed recovery, personal responsibility, and real healing.

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