RAW Recovery Podcast

Trudging With The Millers – Episode 1: Meet the Millers

In the very first episode of Trudging With The Millers, Dion is joined by his wife Shannan (Al-Anon) and their daughter Keirah, who is also in recovery, for an honest conversation about addiction, recovery, and what healing looks like inside a family.

Addiction affects more than just one person. It affects the entire family. In this episode, the Millers introduce themselves, talk about why they decided to start having these conversations together, and share some of the realities of navigating recovery as a family.

This show is about honesty, healing, and learning how families can grow together through recovery.

New episodes of Trudging With The Millers will be live on the first Friday of every month.

If you believe conversations like this help families heal, you can help us keep them going. Donation links are in the description, and a portion of the proceeds also supports Salvation Army recovery programs in Denver.

Thank you for trudging with us.

The Idea Of Faith

For many of us, faith was one of the hardest ideas to accept in early recovery. Some of us struggled with religion, some of us rejected the idea of God entirely, and others simply didn’t believe anything could help us.

But the program doesn’t demand perfect belief — it only asks that we become willing to consider the possibility that something greater than ourselves might help where self-will has failed.

Today we’re talking about the idea of faith — where it begins, why it matters, and how even a small amount can open the door to recovery.

Trudging Together.

No one trudges alone. 🙏

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Carry The Message, Let Them Choose

One of the hardest lessons in recovery is realizing we can’t make someone else get sober.

We can share our experience.

But the decision is always theirs.

Our job is simple: carry the message and be willing to help. What someone else does with it is not our responsibility.

Today we’re talking about sponsorship, expectations, and learning not to take it personally when someone chooses a different path.

Trudging Together.

No one trudges alone. 🙏

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Recovery Is Free And Simple

Recovery doesn’t require money, status, or perfection.

Programs like Alcoholics Anonymous were built on a simple idea: people helping people stay sober one day at a time. Meetings are free, the principles are simple, and the tools are available to anyone willing to use them.

Over the years, recovery communities have used short sayings like “One Day at a Time,” “Keep It Simple,” and “First Things First” to remind people not to overcomplicate the process. These slogans exist because when life gets chaotic, simple actions are what keep us sober.

Recovery isn’t complicated.

Show up.

Today we’re talking about why the solution is simple — and why we’re the ones who often make it complicated.

Trudging Together.

No one trudges alone. 🙏

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Having A Good Attitude

Recovery isn’t just about not drinking — it’s about how we face the day.

Today’s reading reminds us that our attitude can shape everything: how we respond to problems, how we treat people, and how we move through challenges. A good attitude doesn’t mean life is easy. It means we choose gratitude, humility, and willingness even when things aren’t going our way.

Today we’re talking about what it really means to show up with a better attitude — and how that simple shift can change the entire day.

Trudging Together.

No one trudges alone. 🙏

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Acceptance: The Key That Will Set You Free

“And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.”

Page 417 tells us that when we are disturbed, there is something wrong with us — not the person, not the situation, not the conditions. Acceptance is the answer.

Not approval.

Acceptance.

When I stop fighting reality, I stop suffering. When I accept life on life’s terms, I find freedom.

Today we’re talking about what acceptance really looks like — and why it unlocks peace.

Trudging Together.

No one trudges alone. 🙏

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Random Reading

No script. No overthinking.

Sometimes the line we need is the one we didn’t plan on reading.

Today we’re diving in, pulling something at random, and talking about what it means in real life — not theory, not clichés — just honest recovery.

Let’s see where it takes us.

Trudging Together.

Join the conversation and share the miracles you’ve experienced along the way.

No one trudges alone. 🙏

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This Thought Brings Us To Step Ten

Step Ten is where recovery becomes daily.

It’s not about looking back — it’s about staying aware today.

This isn’t about perfection.

Today we’re talking about how one simple thought shifts us into Step Ten living — and why this step keeps us free.

Trudging Together.

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No one trudges alone. 🙏

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There Is Only One Key — Willingness

We overthink recovery.

We think we need strength.

But there is only one key — willingness.

Willingness to listen.

Today we’re talking about what willingness actually looks like in real life.

Join the conversation and share the miracles you’ve experienced along the way.

No one trudges alone. 

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One AA Miracle After Another

The February 29th Daily Reflection reminds us that the program of Alcoholics Anonymous is built on miracles — not dramatic spectacles, but daily transformations. The real miracle isn’t just that we stopped drinking; it’s that our thinking changes, our hearts soften, and our lives slowly become useful again.

The reflection speaks to gratitude for the countless small recoveries that add up over time — restored relationships, renewed hope, peace where chaos once ruled. What once felt impossible becomes normal: honesty instead of deception, patience instead of rage, faith instead of fear.

Today we’re talking about those everyday miracles — the quiet, steady evidence that this program works when we work it.

Join the conversation and share the miracles you’ve experienced along the way.

No one trudges alone. 🙏

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