Relevant Recovery

A simple program or “design for living that really works”. . . Why, when there are millions of examples around the world of people whose lives have been revolutionized, do people still refuse the “design”? AA is a very simple program, designed for complicated people. Why do so many not surrender to this simple program or this simple way of life? Why is the message quite often about not drinking, when the “program” is clearly about so much more than that?

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The High Cost of People-Pleasing. We love to talk about being "considerate, helpful, and kind" in recovery. But what happens when our desire to keep everyone happy isn't actually love at all—it's just codependency, people-pleasing or fear wrapped in a spiritual bow? Today we look at how people-pleasing is actually a subtle form of manipulation, and why true emotional sobriety requires us to trade the approval of people for the service of God.

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This week Ryan joins the show in Heathers absence which should definitely be an improvement. 

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Reaching out isn't a burden—it’s a lifeline. On todays episode we unpack why we hesitate to reach out, reframe the act of calling another alcoholic through the lens of AA literature, and recognize that reaching out isn't a burden—it’s a gift to both people.

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We all know the 12th Step is our absolute insurance policy against a drink. But what happens when our ego hitches a ride on someone else's recovery? Today we look at the fine line between intensive 12th-step work and the toxic need to play God in another person's life.

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We’ve all met them in the rooms—or maybe we are them. The person who sits in the back row secretly believing their situation is uniquely complicated, their defects are just hardwired, or that they are simply a "hard case" that the steps can't fully fix. Today we look at how spiritual stubbornness masquerades as intellectual depth or spiritual pride, and how the Big Book thoroughly dismantles the delusion of being uniquely broken.

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Nobody wakes up and decides to ruin their life or drift from God—it happens in a thousand tiny, unnoticeable steps. In this episode, we break down "The Slow Creep" of addiction and spiritual malady. Discover how our minds rationalize the drift, why we only see it in hindsight, and how to use Big Book principles to catch the slip before it catches you.

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We used to roll our eyes every time someone suggested a gratitude list. It felt cheesy, forced, and like it couldn't possibly solve real problems. So what changed? This week, we're talking about why we resisted gratitude, what the AA Big Book taught us about changing our perspective, and how surrender transformed something we once mocked into one of the most practical tools in recovery.

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What happens when recovery changes you at warp speed, but your spouse, family, or friends are still using the old playbook? How do we drop the expectations and stop trying to sober up or change the people around us?

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RELEVANT RECOVERY

Facing the Financial Inventory - Episode 258

We talk a lot about alcoholic wreckage, but what about the financial wreckage? How do you pay off years of bad debt, face the IRS, or rebuild a ruined career without letting money or financial anxiety become your new Higher Power?

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