Why I Kept Drinking Even When I Wanted to Stop: AA Speaker - Dan S. - Vancouver, Canada

Why I Kept Drinking Even When I Wanted to Stop: AA Speaker - Dan S. - Vancouver, Canada

🌟🧡Happy New Years Sober Sunrise Family! 🌟🧡 Dan S. from Santa Monica, CA author of the book Big Book Awakening speaking at a weekend workshop on the Steps at the Blueprint for Recovery group in Vancouver, Canada - 2011 Visit our merch and help support the channel🧡 Sober Sunrise Merch Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Dan shares a deeply thoughtful Big Book–centered AA talk that walks through why intelligence, consequences, meetings, and even belief in God were not enough to stop his drinking, and how understanding the Doctor’s Opinion, the physical allergy, the mental obsession, and the spiritual malady finally explained why he kept drinking even when he desperately wanted to stop; through disciplined sponsorship, thorough step work, and living in service, Dan found lasting sobriety and a practical way to access real power—offering clarity, hope, and direction to anyone who feels confused, stuck, or unconvinced that Alcoholics Anonymous can truly work for them Music: Deep by KaizanBlu Today marks 1 year since we published our first speaker meeting, today is Episode #241, and we are grateful for the amazing community and fellowship you have all created, and continue to share wisdom with those that need the message of AA, and it's principals. Here's to another year! 🧡🧡

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