Here is a bit about Chris A in his own words:  I was born to an unwed Mother in the 1950's who married an alcoholic and good time charlie. I grew up poor in a cotton mill town in N.C. I was beaten, sexually abused, abandoned emotionally on the way to becoming the ultimate rebel of society.  I found that using sex, alcohol and other mind altering substance to numb out the pain and trauma I was enduring. Life was a party for me as I partied my way further down the road of addiction, self loathing and destruction.  I became a workaholic to not only keep my lifestyle going but also as a distraction. Staying focused making money was time I did not have to face my fears and trauma etc.  I finally crashed and burned and walked away from my well paying job to become homeless, living on the streets.  I began my bumpy recovery 25 years ago and now have 9 years without a drink of alcohol or other mind altering drug. I'm currently retired, celebrating 21 years of marriage and living in Bountiful, Utah.

Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A.  We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host about every Friday at 10:00 am Israel time and 8:00 am GMT.

Reco12 appreciates your help in keeping us working our 12th Step with these great resources and services for the addict and loved ones.  We gratefully accept contributions to help cover the costs of the Zoom platform, podcast platform, web hosting, and administrative costs.  To become a Reco12 Spearhead you can quickly and easily become a monthly donor here: https://www.reco12.com/support  or you can do one-time donations through PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/reco12)  or Venmo:  @Reco-Twelve .  Thanks for your support!

If you would like to get in contact with either Karen A or Chris A please send an email to [email protected] and we will get you connected with them.

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This week, Reco12 continues with the "Ask-it Basket" project we started in July.  In this conversation, Justin B and Robert Pardon, and Whitney B, discuss several questions with principles of recovery at the root of them.  We dive deep into questions that generally come from Robert and Whitney's work in treatment facilities.  Our primary purpose is fitting ourselves to be of maximum service to God and our fellows.  A take away from this conversation may be, "Don't just go through the recovery program... let the recovery program go through you."

If you would like to connect with Robert, Justin, or Whitney, or if you would like to submit any questions for a future Ask-it Basket episode, please send an email to [email protected].

To hear more of Robert's stuff you can listen to his podcast called The Recovery Guy Podcast here or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Logan T. has over 6 years clean and sober in Crystal Meth Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous. He has over 3 years sober in Sexaholics Anonymous and 9 months sober in Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous. After 4 unsuccessful interventions, Logan finally entered recovery in 2018 because his chemical and process addictions had progressed to the point of unbearable mental and physical torture. His denial of his eating disorder was finally broken after he was 5 years into recovery when it was revealed to him in ABA that his eating disorder was his primary addiction. He wasn’t about to give up his best drug first, instead he gave up his best drug last and finally found freedom.  Today he speaks on how he came to ABA for the vanity and remained for the sanity.

Reco12 is dedicated to exploring the common threads of addiction, sharing tools, and offering hope from those walking a similar path. We gather from diverse backgrounds, faiths, and locations to learn and support one another. Our speakers come from various fellowships and experiences, demonstrating the universal principles of recovery.

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Resources from this meeting:

ABA

AA

CMA

SA

ABA Textbook

Outro music is "Truth and Reconciliation" written and performed by James Carrington and used with full permission of James Carrington.  To learn more about this music and performer, please visit https://www.jamescarrington.net/ and https://m.facebook.com/jamescarringtonmusic 

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Stan P. from Anchorage, Alaska is Sober in SA since July 9, 2018. He is also a grateful S-Anon member since April 28, 2021. Currently sponsoring 3 in SA and 1 in S-Anon. Today he speaks on the importance of meetings, stepwork, and sponsorship.

Reco12 is dedicated to exploring the common threads of addiction, sharing tools, and offering hope from those walking a similar path. We gather from diverse backgrounds, faiths, and locations to learn and support one another. Our speakers come from various fellowships and experiences, demonstrating the universal principles of recovery.

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Resources from this meeting:

SA

S-Anon

White Book and other SA Literature

S-Anon Literature

Outro music is "Just Can’t Do this On My Own" written by James Carrington, Thomas Barkmeijer and Paul Freeman and performed by James Carrington and used with full permission of James Carrington.  To learn more about this music and performer, please visit https://www.jamescarrington.net/ and https://m.facebook.com/jamescarringtonmusic . 

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Today we had a special pop-up Reco12 meeting with Jed F as our speaker.  He shared great experience, strength, and hope.  A little about Jed:  Jed was sent to recovery by his loving God through his wife's addiction and is grateful about it.  He learned that he is not perfect, will never be perfect and that's ok.  His main focus is emotional sobriety and his connection to his higher power.  And his topic today was entitled Does God Hate Me or Love Me?

Reco12 is dedicated to exploring the common threads of addiction, sharing tools, and offering hope from those walking a similar path. We gather from diverse backgrounds, faiths, and locations to learn and support one another. Our speakers come from various fellowships and experiences, demonstrating the universal principles of recovery.

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Outro music is "Just Can’t Do this On My Own" written by James Carrington, Thomas Barkmeijer and Paul Freeman and performed by James Carrington and used with full permission of James Carrington.  To learn more about this music and performer, please visit https://www.jamescarrington.net/ and https://m.facebook.com/jamescarringtonmusic 

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Jonathan shares his personal journey from resistance to transformation, highlighting how reframing common challenges—like the language of “character defects” and the concept of powerlessness—can make the 12 steps a powerful tool for healing.

Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A.  We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host about every Friday at 10:00 am Israel time and 8:00 am GMT.

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If you would like to get in contact with either Karen A or Jonathan please send an email to [email protected] and we will get you connected with them.

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Melissa T came into the rooms of Al-anon over 15 years ago to learn how to fix all the dysfunctional, maddening people in her life. Fortunately, when that didn’t work, she stuck around to “fix” herself. She is a member of The Big Book Sponsorship group and sponsors fellows in Coda, Al-anon and SLAA. She credits her recovery journey for the beautiful life she has today, and considers it a privilege to share her experience, strength and hope with others.  Today Melissa speaks to us on the topic of "Addiction is a Family Disease".

Reco12 is all about exploring the common threads of addiction and sharing tools and hope from those on a similar path. We gather from diverse backgrounds, faiths, and places to learn and support one another. Our speakers are members of various fellowships, addictions, and afflictions, thus showing the common threads of recovery, no matter our addiction or affliction.   

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Resources from this meeting:

Al-anon

CODA

ACOA

BigBookSponsorship

Melodie Beatty books

Pia Mellody books

Outro music is “Standing Still” by Cory Ellsworth and Randy Kartchner, performed by Mike Eldred and Elizabeth Wolfe.  This song, and/or the entire soundtrack for the future Broadway musical, “Crosses:  A Musical of Hope”, can be purchased here:  https://amzn.to/3RIjKXs This song is used with the express permission of Cory Ellsworth.

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In this week's Afro-Euro Reco12 meeting, Karen A has Karl M as the guest speaker.  He speaks about how things were, what changed, and how he tries to be now.  Here is a little about Karl:  

Sobriety date 1/21/87
From Covina CA
Home group is Covina Group of Alcoholics Anonymous 
Sponsor is Bob B from 
St Paul MN

Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A.  We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host about every Friday at 10:00 am Israel time and 8:00 am GMT.

Reco12 appreciates your help in keeping us working our 12th Step with these great resources and services for the addict and loved ones.  We gratefully accept contributions to help cover the costs of the Zoom platform, podcast platform, web hosting, and administrative costs.  To become a Reco12 Spearhead you can quickly and easily become a monthly donor here: https://www.reco12.com/support  or you can do one-time donations through PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/reco12)  or Venmo:  @Reco-Twelve .  Thanks for your support!

If you would like to get in contact with either Karen A or Karl M please send an email to [email protected] and we will get you connected with them.

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Tomás K has been a member of Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous for 8 years and has been continuously sober from all of his compulsive internet and technology behaviors (including social media, streaming, video games, porn, and more) for over 5 years. Despite being high-functioning in many areas of his life, his increasingly frequent and painful bottoms with technology were driving a suicidal despair which seemed to offer no way out. After initially facing immense confusion and grief in early recovery around what a changed relationship with technology might look like, his experience discovering sobriety and working the Steps in ITAA has led him to a life of connection, fulfillment, and peace that exceeds anything he ever found in the screen. 

Reco12 is all about exploring the common threads of addiction and sharing tools and hope from those on a similar path. We gather from diverse backgrounds, faiths, and places to learn and support one another. Our speakers are members of various fellowships, addictions, and afflictions, thus showing the common threads of recovery, no matter our addiction or affliction.   

Reco12 values your support in carrying out our 12th Step mission, providing essential resources for addicts and their loved ones. We welcome contributions to cover Zoom, podcast, web hosting, and administrative costs. Become a Reco12 Spearhead by becoming a monthly donor at https://www.reco12.com/support. For one-time donations, you can use PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/reco12 or Venmo at @Reco-Twelve or with Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/Reco12Spearheads  Your support makes a meaningful impact – thank you!

Resources from this meeting:

ITAA (Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous)

Big Book

Discovering Sobriety Worksheet

12 & 12 AA

12 & 12 OA

Outro music is "Just Can’t Do this On My Own" written by James Carrington, Thomas Barkmeijer and Paul Freeman and performed by James Carrington and used with full permission of James Carrington.  To learn more about this music and performer, please visit https://www.jamescarrington.net/ and https://m.facebook.com/jamescarringtonmusic . 

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In this week's Afro-Euro Reco12 meeting, Karen A has Debi S as the guest speaker.  Debi S previously spoke on the Flagship Reco12 2 times on meetings 254 and 300.  Debi speaks on the topic entitled, Chosen.  Here is a little about Debi:  

Debi's 1st sober date was in 1987. Her current & permanent sober date is 1/31/94. After a long history of trouble at home, school, & with police, including rehab, detox, jail, DUI, psych ward, diagnoses, medication, etc. Debi finally surrendered. After 3.5 years sober for the 2nd time, she was ready to suicide. In this situation she allowed a recovered member to take her through the Book & the Steps. Finally recovered, Debi did all of her 9th step amends in a meaningful way & now lives in Steps 10-12.

Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A.  We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host about every Friday at 10:00 am Israel time and 8:00 am GMT.

Reco12 appreciates your help in keeping us working our 12th Step with these great resources and services for the addict and loved ones.  We gratefully accept contributions to help cover the costs of the Zoom platform, podcast platform, web hosting, and administrative costs.  To become a Reco12 Spearhead you can quickly and easily become a monthly donor here: https://www.reco12.com/support  or you can do one-time donations through PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/reco12)  or Venmo:  @Reco-Twelve .  Thanks for your support!

If you would like to get in contact with either Karen A, Ursula B, or Joseph O, please send an email to [email protected] and we will get you connected with them.

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