When he first came to the U.S. from India at age 21, Sachin was eager to build a lifestyle fueled by alcohol and partying.  Actually, it was a continuation of the life he lived in India where the shame, guilt, and low self-esteem created by his dysfunctional family only made Sachin want to drink more. After years in the U.S., Sachin’s daily drinking, coupled with his desire to dominate business and personal relationships, had ironically become the blueprint for his inevitable demise. For the next 15 years, Sachin’s functional alcoholism aided his relative success in his business and personal lives. Surrounding himself with a group of people who drank and partied like he, Sachin still felt something had been lost in the fog of his disease. A brief break in the fog gave him a glimpse of what had been missing--spirituality. Serendipitously, that realization coincided with his entrée into Alcoholics Anonymous, in 2020.  Sachin’s subsequent quest for a spiritual awakening became the driving force in his Program since the beginning. Today, he gratefully acknowledges that he found what he'd been looking for by active work and sincere participation in all aspects of AA. By living the Program and practicing the principles in his affairs, Sachin enjoys a rich life that he shares with his family and his fellows in AA, freely admitting that he could not have achieved what he has with Alcoholics Anonymous.

So please enjoy the next hour and fifteen minutes of AA Recovery Interviews with my friend and AA brother, Sachin B.

If you’ve enjoyed my AA Recovery Interviews series and my Big Book podcast, have a listen to Lost Stories of the Big Book, 30 Original Stories Missing from the 3rd and 4th Editions of Alcoholics Anonymous. It’s an engaging audiobook I narrated to bring these stories to life for AA members who’ve never seen them. These timeless testimonials were originally cut to make room for newer stories in the 3rd and 4th Editions. But their vitally important messages of hope are as meaningful today as when they were first published. Many listeners will hear these stories for the first time. Lost Stories of the Big Book is available on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. It’s also available as a Kindle book and in Paperbackfrom Amazon if you’d like to read along with the audio.

I also invite you to check out my latest audio book, “Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered From Alcoholism”. This is the word-for-word, cover-to-cover reading of the First Edition of the Big Book, published in 1939. It’s a comfortable, meaningful, and engaging way to listen to the Big Book anytime, anyplace. Have a free listen at Audible, i-Tunes, or Amazon.

[Disclaimer: AA Recovery Interviews podcast strictly adheres to AA’s 12 Traditions and all General Service Office guidelines for safe-guarding anonymity on-line. I pay all podcast production costs and no one receives financial gain from the show. AA Recovery Interviews and my guests do not speak for or represent AA at-large. This podcast is simply my way of giving back to AA that which has been so freely given to me. -Howard L.]