The Sober Atheist Podcast

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In this episode John Huey and Michael Tingley take on, from a determined Atheist perspective, a tendency they see in recovery programs (both "secular" and conventional) to judge the behavior of others and set behavioral boundaries in terms of the "quality" of others’ sobriety. Many aspects of this tendency, from the obvious to the more subtle, are discussed. 

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John Huey and Michael Tingley discuss common compulsive behavior patterns unrelated to substance abuse and how an Atheist might address these issues without any reference to “spirituality” or religion as a solution. The discussion is related to their own experience only and is meant to be both descriptive and relevant without being proscriptive in any way.  

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John Huey and Michael Tingley have a conversation with a prominent person in Australian Secular Recovery, Mick Shiels, who discussed his ideas regarding moving forward there in a fully secular way without reliance on any dogmatic recovery program or movement. You can join Mick every Saturday at 7:00 PM Eastern USA time on Zoom for his new, unaffiliated, Secular Recovery meeting, Abstinent Atheists Australia, Meeting ID 83192206790 Passcode 311200.

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Pure human evil has manifested itself here in the United States. How can an atheist in recovery deal with it? John Huey and Michael Tingley discuss this dire situation. 

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John Huey and Michael Tingley discuss how the creative process, in their own artistic endeavors, was impacted by their atheism as it combined with their experiences with addiction and recovery. Some information about their artistic endeavors can be viewed on Huey’s web site, john-huey.com and on Tingley’s Instagram page @tingleymichaelart. 

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John Huey and Michael Tingley discuss a general (global) rather than a specific question about how atheism figures into recovery and how it does not. How does atheism figure into life in general and how did it support our world view when young and now that we have more perspective, how has that world view changed in terms of our recovery? A “philosophical” discussion with a practical purpose.  

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John Huey and Michael Tingley discuss the possible fallout from the recent US Presidential Election considering the potential negative effects on atheists in general and non-believers in recovery in particular. 

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John Huey and Michael Tingley have a most illuminating conversation with a very old friend, prominent Seattle musician and lifelong atheist, Mark Dalton. It is a great story that is told from the perspective of over 40 years of productive recovery.

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This is a live recording of John Huey at a workshop session at the ICSAA Conference in Orlando FL on September 20, 2024. This is a continuation of the theme developed for Episode 5, Atheism as Affirmation in Sobriety.

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John Huey and Michael Tingley discuss the promotion of feelings of helplessness and hopelessness as entry points in many recovery programs, both Religious and Secular. This was best embodied by a comment overheard at a meeting, “When I went there, I had an overwhelming sense of learned helplessness.”