
I Belonged in the Universe Again - AA Speaker - Michael B.
At his first AA meeting, Michael looked past seven older men in polyester plaid pants and recognized in their eyes the peace he had last known as a five-year-old sitting in the high grass of the Andes...
5 Aug 57min

From a Hospital Bed to a Ph.D. - AA Speaker - Dave D.
Dave returned to Alcoholics Anonymous at 22 from a hospital bed, unable to move and given little hope, then used the same AA actions that kept him sober to return to college and earn a Ph.D. in engine...
4 Aug 57min

Match Calamity with Serenity - AA Speaker - Mary T.
At 19 years sober, Mary realized she knew the Big Book well enough to keep everyone away from her, and AA asked her to trade a God of reason for a God she could trust as a friend. ☀️ Sober Sunrise App...
3 Aug 55min

The War Was Over. I Lost. Thank God. - AA Speaker - Rick M.
Rick reached Alcoholics Anonymous from a cable-equipped tent beside the Russian River, where even the town drunks had begun looking at him with pity, and discovered that losing the war was how he fina...
1 Aug 44min

The Rottweilers That Kept Me in AA - AA Speaker - Don L.
At six months sober, Don had decided Alcoholics Anonymous did not work and was ready to quit; then two loose Rottweilers chased him down a hill, put him completely in the moment, and sent him back to ...
31 Jul 1h 1min

After 46 Years, the Prison Still Smelled Like Fear - AA Speaker - Johnnie H.
Johnnie returned to the Folsom cell where he had lived 46 years earlier, then crossed the old mess hall to carry the Alcoholics Anonymous message to 300 prisoners: you don’t have to live like this any...
30 Jul 50min

I Don’t Drink Alcohol, I Drink Life - AA Speaker - Lila R.
Lila arrived at a basement meeting called the Hole in the Ground planning to stay for a few weeks; 25 years later, she is still learning that the hardest spiritual practice is sometimes to do nothing ...
29 Jul 58min

Thank God It Didn’t All Happen in the First Year - AA Speaker - Pat L.
Pat’s recovery did not arrive as one tidy awakening. It unfolded through hard-won amends, fatherhood, sponsorship, 25 years of meetings, and a trip to Akron he finally bought as a gift to himself. ☀️ ...
28 Jul 55min



















