A Shot Glass of Recovery

Hey friend — if you need a honest, messy, and hopeful reminder that recovery really is possible one day at a time, let me introduce you to Bob. He opens with a wry Jerusalem story that makes you laugh, then takes you through the grit: prison, detox, treatment, and years of bouncing in and out before he finally found AA in a way that stuck.

Bob doesn't sugarcoat it. He talks about being a gutter drunk, losing family, and how a two-y...

Hey — thanks for dropping in. This episode is Lisa M. getting real: from blackouts as a teen to the joke and the heartbreak of recovery, she walks us through the messy, human truth of staying sober one day at a time.

She talks about the people who saved her (shoutout to sponsors like Lisa Penn and the tough love of Roy), the tiny rituals that keep her grounded (yes — rubbing that coin when urges hit), and those gut-punch reminders ...

Hey — stick around for this one. In this episode Mike D. from Common Solution group in NYC (and AA Solution Seekers) gets painfully honest about growing up feeling out of place, how drinking started as an escape, and the long, messy road that led him to suicidal thoughts and a very real bottom. He doesn’t sugarcoat the relapses, the bad relationships, or the time when life felt completely unmanageable.

This is also a story about wh...

Hey friend — if you stick around for one hour with Frank you get a raw, honest snapshot of what recovery really looks like: not a straight line, but a slow, steady reworking of who you thought you were. He talks about the brutal parts of his childhood, how that shaped his drinking, and how the 12 steps slowly rewired his default values so he could actually live in the world without terror and control.

Frank shares the little things...

Welcome to the Speaker Series on "A Shot Glass of Recovery" — a raw, honest, and heartfelt talk from Joe, who walks you through the darkest moments of addiction and the unexpected path to lasting sobriety. This episode feels like sitting in a living room with a friend: we hear about dime-in-the-phone loneliness, freezing nights on bridges, hospital bed sheets, and the slow, sometimes messy awakening that follows repeated attempts t...

Hey friend — welcome back to Shot Glass of Recovery. In this episode we dug into Step Four from the 12&12 (pages 51–52), and yeah, it gets real: resentments, the sex inventory, harms, fears, money worries, and those sneaky character defects (ego, insecurity, lying, cheating, stealing) that kept us stuck.

We shared honest personal stories about playing the victim, staying in bad relationships, overspending, and catching ourselve...

Hey — thanks for joining this Speaker Series episode of A Shot Glass of Recovery. Lisa M. takes us through her raw, honest, and often funny story of addiction, identity, and healing. From early blackouts and painful family secrets to the life-saving simplicity of a sponsor, the Big Book, and finding a higher power of her own understanding, Lisa shares how she went from bitter and broken to grateful and at peace.

She talks about the...

Welcome to the Speaker Series on a shot glass of recovery. In this heartfelt episode, Michael Donnelly shares his 34-year journey in Alcoholics Anonymous — not just about quitting drinking, but about uncovering the deeper, three-part problem: a physical allergy to alcohol, a mind that lies, and a broken soul. With honesty, warmth, and a touch of humor, Michael describes the moment he realized sobriety alone wouldn’t fix his life, h...

Tom says the alcoholics anonymous took him from that place of panic and desperation, and I'm here to tell you exactly how I stayed sober: one minute at a time, five minutes at a time, one day at a time.

Today's speaker Tom from Florida says "Alcohol changed my brain the first time I drank — it took away inhibitions, it dulled the fear, and it felt like an answer to everything that hurt. It wrecked my life, left me shaking, sweating...

Hey friend — pull up a chair. In this episode Leslie (aka Hummingbird) takes us on a wildly honest, often hilarious, and deeply moving tour of her life with alcoholism and the surprising ways recovery showed up for her.

Leslie talks about the messy and human parts: growing up with addiction in the family, the low points that no one should have to carry, and the tiny, ridiculous moments (like hiding a bottle in the bathroom) that be...

Hey friend — welcome to Episode 8 of A Shot Glass of Recovery. We pick up in the 12&12 (page 48) and dive into Step Four: the fearless moral inventory. Lisa and the group keep it real — this is where we stop blaming everyone else, shine a flashlight on our own defects, and start doing the work that actually changes our lives.

We talk about the “self-imposed crisis” that got many of us here, and how Step Four teaches accountabi...

Hey friend — grab your 12 & 12 and settle in. This episode of A Shot Glass of Recovery is a warm, honest dive into Step Four: the scary, messy, and ultimately freeing inventory that helps us stop hiding our dirt under the rug. Lisa leads a live literature study that blends real-life stories, sponsor wisdom, and the kind of compassionate, no-nonsense humor that makes hard truths a little easier to sit with.

We talk about depress...

Hey friend — this episode feels like sitting across from someone who’s telling you the truth over coffee. Yvonne shares her raw, honest journey from a childhood of feeling out of place to a drinking career that snuck up on her, across continents from Uganda to Sweden, and finally into the rooms and pages of AA that changed everything.

She talks about the big moments — losing her sister, hitting that long slow jumping-off point, goi...

Hey friend — meet Indy. She’s raw, real, and one year into sobriety after a life that looked perfect on the outside but was falling apart on the inside. In this episode she walks us through how the 12 Steps pulled her out of shame, a DUI, a messy divorce, and the loneliness of high-pressure success. She doesn’t sugarcoat the hard parts — the court dates, parenting chaos, and job loss — but she also shares the small, powerful tools ...

Hey friend—pull up a chair. In this Shot Glass of Recovery episode, Lisa M. dives into line five of the Prayer of St. Francis: “Where there is error, let me bring truth.” We look at how people‑pleasing, passive aggression, and subtle manipulation keep us living in fiction—and how choosing honesty, directness, and willingness brings us back to reality and alignment with God’s will.

You’ll get gentle, practical prompts to start your ...

Hey friend—welcome back to A Shot Glass of Recovery. Today we’re sipping Part 6a of our St. Francis Prayer meditation series: Doubt versus Faith. This is your pocket-sized check-in you can listen to wherever you are, a quick reset to help you move from uncertainty to trust.

We start by unpacking doubt—how it’s soaked in fear and second-guessing—and we hold it up to the light of faith. You’ll get gentle, practical questions for your...

Hey friend — glad you showed up. This episode of "A Shot Glass of Recovery" is me walking you through a no-nonsense, warm workshop on the Big Book and the 12 Steps: step-by-step, page-by-page, and exactly how a sponsor can guide you from desperation into daily sobriety. We even do it with a little humor (Mabel the dog makes an appearance and praise be to God miracles do happen and she does NOT bark during the entire 2.5 hour record...

Hey friend—today we’re sitting with line four of the Prayer of St. Francis: “where there is discord, I may bring harmony,” and practicing how to live it in real time.

We start in the morning with gentle prompts to spot discord before it grows: Where am I in disagreement? Are my plans aligned with others? What motives are driving me? I’ll invite you into two‑way prayer—grab your notebook, breathe, and write whatever you hear from th...

Hey friend, welcome back to A Shot Glass of Recovery, hosted by yours truly, Lisa M. Today, we’re diving into the elusive yet incredibly transformative Step 10 Promises. We often chat about those Step 9 Promises, right? But do we really give Step 10 the love it deserves? Buckle up as we explore how life takes a miraculous turn once we hit this pivotal step in our recovery journey.

You know the drill on inventory – spot-checking our...