Alcoholics Alive!
Weekly AA Podcast. Recovered Alcoholics sharing freedom, humor, and real-life experiences as they live the AA way of life. Listen on all streaming platforms or visit www.alcoholicsalive.com
Episodes
S10E6 Shank and Wayne take a look at AA's pamphlet distribution and discuss if they are worth the effort, do they fulfill our primary purpose or destract? Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "restful convalescence", "bridge, macrame, the opera, tropical fish, cabinetmaking, needlework, baseball, writing, signing, crossword puzzles, cooking, bird-watching, amateur acting, leathercraft, gardening, sailing, the guitar, movies, dancing, m...
S10 E5 Shank and Wayne discuss agenda items from the 75th General Service Conference for the Treatment and Accessibilites, Trustees, Archives and International Coventions/Regional Forum Committees. Living Sober Shrapnel takes a look at "Sitting in a hen house makes you a hen", "at the KP" and "unbelievably fertile powers of imagination". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoho...
S10 E4 Shank and Wayne discuss agenda items for the 75th General Service Conference from the Policy/Admissions, Public Information and Report and Charter Committees. Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "Weddings and Barmitzvahs and Christenings, and Holidays, and Football Games and Cocktail Parties and Business Lunches", "Recovered Alcoholics" and "Healthy Respect for Alcohol, Healthy Respect for Cyanide, Iodine or any other Poison, A...
S10 E3 Shank and Wayne discuss agenda items for the 75th General Service Conference from the Grapevine, La Vina and Literature Committees. Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "Distilled Spirits" "A Pickle Can Change Itself Back Into a Cucumber" and "Free Trial Period". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S10 E2 Shank and Wayne discuss some of the agenda items for the 75th General Service Conference from the CPC, Corrections and Finance Committees. Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "Cafeteria Style", "Balanced Diet of Ideas" and "Just Don't Pick Up That First Drink". If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S10E1 Shank and Wayne review the 75th General Service Conference items for the Agenda Committee. In Living Sober Shrapnel they discuss "Thick Tongues", "Grim, Wet Blanket Experience" and "The Twelve Steps Offered as a Program of Recovery in the Book Alcoholics Anonymous". You can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E13 Shank and Wayne do a wrap up of the 12 Steps and discuss upcoming Season 10. If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E12 Karen shares her experience with step 12 and Carrying the Message. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "BOSTON - Be of service to others now", "Service is gratitude in action", and "The only thing worse than my problems are my solutions". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E11 Clay F. shares his experience with Prayer and Meditation. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Meditation is an opportunity to witness what's around me", "We get down on our knees to get back on our feet", "If you pray without action you are just begging" and "We get in a circle because we no longer do lines". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E10 Melissa shares her experience with continuing to take inventory and Step 10. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "FEAR - Frustration, Ego, Anxiety and Resentment", "You received without cost, now give without charge" and "If your not working on your recovery, you're working on your relapse." If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can reach Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E9 Matt shares his experience with Making Amends and taking Step 9. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Alcoholism is the only disease that treats loneliness with isolation", "Easy does it - but do it", and "If I'm not the problem, then there is no solution". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E8 Ricky shares his experience with working Step 8 in Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Willing doesn't mean wanting", "SLIP - Sober Living isn't a Priority", and "You're only late for your first meeting". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E7 Lyn S. shares her experience with Step 7. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Bless Them, Change Me", "When you get run over by a train, it's not the caboose that kills you", and "Not every share at a meeting is meant for me to hear". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E6 Earl R. shares his experience with Step 6. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Listen like you have no opinion", "I'm allergic to alcohol - everytime I drink I break out in handcuffs", and "It is what it is". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E5 Juli shares her experience with Step 5. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "ISM - I Seek Misery", "Fear is a mile high and a mile wide - but paper thin", "There are no victims, only volunteers". If you have suggestion, question or comment you can reach Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E4 Bentley shares his experience with Step 4. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Expectations are premeditated resentments", "You will never get ahead as long as you keep trying to get even" and "Emotions are not instructions!" If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E3 Hugh shares his experience with Step 3. In Meeting Shrapnel we discuss "God - Grace Over Drama', "Don't tease the disease:, and "If you don't do the work the only thing that will change is your sobriety date". Send comments, suggestions and questions to freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E2 Stephanie shares her experience with Step 2 and Coming to Believe. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Listen to learn and learn to listen", "Play the tape all the way through", and "I'm not responsible for the first thought that pops into my head but I am responsible for what I do with it". Contact Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E1 Eileen shares her experience with Step 1 and being Powerless and Unmanageable. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Don't count the days, make the days count", "In times of trouble don't take a nip, take a nap", and "If I don't have a problem, I don't need a solution". Contact Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S8E13 Shank and Wayne read some excerpts from Into Action from the Plain Language Big Book and give their final analysis of the much debated book. If you have a question, comment or suggetion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
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