23. A Question of Love and Hate – Dealing with Strong Emotions as an Atheist in Recovery - Part One

Send us Fan MailJohn Huey and Michael Tingley discuss love as being a prime mover in recovery and in life. While not without its problems it is a marker for the ability to deal with both adversity and the ultimate satisfactions of a sober life as a non-believer. Did we find love and happiness before our recovery or was it delayed, as it often is, until some time after our recovery began? This, as well as many other aspects of this formidable emotion, are discussed in the light of a recovery free of any search for “gods will’.