RAW Recovery Podcast

“Practice these principles in all our affairs” — the line every alcoholic skips over until life smacks us in the face.

This isn’t about being perfect. It’s about consistency.

Anyone can be spiritual in a meeting. Anyone can be humble when life is going their way. But real recovery shows up at work, in traffic, in relationships, in conflict, in fear…

In all our affairs means: • When we feel attacked • When we feel tired • When we do...

Not everyone we meet in recovery plays the same role — and knowing the difference can save your sobriety.

Today we’re breaking down three of the most misunderstood relationships in recovery: the Sponsor, the Temporary Sponsor, and the Closed-Mouthed Friend.

A Sponsor walks you through the Steps, tells you the truth even when you don’t want to hear it, and helps you build a spiritual foundation that won’t collapse when life hits.

A ...

Emotional sobriety doesn’t come free — it costs comfort, ego, self-pity, and the illusion that we can control everything. The moment we stop drinking, we start facing the real work: feeling feelings, taking responsibility, letting go, and learning how to respond instead of react.

Emotional sobriety is the point where recovery stops being about not drinking and starts being about living differently. Today we talk about what it costs...

Betrayal hits differently for alcoholics. It doesn’t just hurt — it reopens every old wound, every fear, every lie we told ourselves, and every lie that was told to us. But recovery gives us something we never had before: a path from betrayal to real closure.

Closure isn’t about forgetting, pretending, or minimizing what happened. It’s about reclaiming our peace, releasing the poison, and removing the power that betrayal has had ov...

In AA we hear it all the time — “the Steps are suggested.”

But suggested like a friendly menu option… or suggested like gravity?

The truth is, the Steps are “suggested” the same way opening a parachute when you jump out of a plane is “suggested.” Nobody is forcing you — but the results speak for themselves.

Today we’re talking about what “suggested” really means, why the Steps aren’t optional if you want long-term freedom, and how ...

Quitting drinking is only the beginning. What we choose not to do after we put the bottle down is just as important as what we choose to do.

In this Daily Trudge, we’re covering the most common traps that take recovering alcoholics off the beam — resentment, isolation, self-pity, drifting from the basics, and thinking we’re “good now.”

Staying sober means avoiding the behaviors that pull us back into fear, ego, and self-destruction...

“Let Go and Let God” gets misunderstood all the time. Some people think it means giving up, backing out, shutting down, or sitting on their hands waiting for a miracle. But that’s not recovery — and that’s not God.

Letting go is not defeat. Letting go is not apathy. Letting go is release — release of the illusion that we control everything.

Today we’re talking about the REAL meaning of “Let Go and Let God”:

• Surrendering contro...

Codependency is when our emotional well-being depends on someone else’s behavior, reactions, approval, or chaos. It’s the habit of trying to fix, manage, or control other people while ignoring our own needs.

In recovery, codependency is just as destructive as the addiction itself — because it keeps us living through others instead of living our own lives.

Today we’re talking about how codependency forms, how it affects relationship...

Serving our brother means showing up for others the way someone once showed up for us. In recovery, service isn’t charity — it’s survival. When we focus on helping another alcoholic, our ego quiets down, our purpose becomes clear, and God works through us in ways we could never manage on our own. Today we talk about what real service looks like, why it’s not always convenient or comfortable, and why helping our brother is one of th...

One of the most misunderstood principles in recovery is “Attraction, not promotion.” It’s not about selling recovery. It’s not about convincing anyone. And it’s definitely not about flashy promises or ego-driven outreach.

Attraction is about how we live, not what we say. It’s the calm in our voice, the consistency in our actions, the peace in our spirit, and the authenticity in our walk that makes others lean in and ask, “What chan...

Gratitude isn’t just saying “thank you.” In recovery, gratitude is a spiritual position — a way of seeing the world that keeps us sober, sane, and connected to God.

It shifts our focus from what’s missing to what’s been given… from what we’ve lost to what we’ve gained… from self-pity to purpose.

When we practice gratitude, our minds calm down, our hearts open up, and our perspective changes. It is one of the fastest ways to get out...

Recovery introduces us to a new reality — one we never expected, rarely feel ready for, and often resist at first. The old way of living was chaotic but familiar. The new way? Honest, spiritual, connected, and grounded.

This shift isn’t about pretending everything is great; it’s about seeing life through new eyes. Pain hits different. Joy hits different. Responsibility hits different. And with that comes a new freedom, one built on...

“Do I really have to forgive?”

Most of us ask this at some point — usually when someone has hurt us so deeply that forgiveness feels impossible, unfair, or like we’re letting them off the hook.

But in recovery, forgiveness isn’t about excusing the harm. It’s about freeing ourselves from the poison we’ve been carrying.

Resentment chains us to the past. Trauma keeps us frozen. Anger wears us out.

Forgiveness is how we break free — no...

In recovery, we don’t heal alone — we heal together. Finding your tribe means finding the people who walk beside you, challenge you, call you on your BS, celebrate your wins, and remind you who you truly are.

Your tribe isn’t always your family. It’s not always your old friends. It’s the people who share your experience, speak your language, and help you grow — spiritually, emotionally, and honestly.

Today we talk about how to reco...

In recovery, not every emotional reaction is a resentment — and not every painful memory is “just trauma.” But we mix the two up all the time.

A resentment is usually about anger, ego, expectations, and old wounds we keep feeding. Trauma is about deep emotional injury that shaped our nervous system, beliefs, and reactions.

One needs inventory. The other needs healing.

Today we talk about how to tell the difference, how each one aff...

Live and Let Live” sounds simple, but for alcoholics it’s one of the hardest spiritual principles to practice. We want to control everything — outcomes, people, opinions, emotions… all of it.

But recovery teaches us that peace comes when we stop running other people’s lives and start focusing on our own.

Today we’re talking about what “Live and Let Live” actually means in daily recovery: • Letting people be who they are • Dropping ...

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There comes a point in recovery where we stop living in a world of spiritual make-believe and start living in spiritual reality. The Big Book tells us that the childish dream world we once clung to is replaced by a deep sense of purpose and a growing awareness of God working in our lives.

But that awareness isn’t meant to lift us out of the world — it’s meant to prepare us for service in it.

“Keep your head in the clouds with Him, ...