Ep 189 MARA: A Non-Judgemental Alternative to AA – Bob's Story

MARA is a recovery path and stands for Medication Assisted Recovery Anonymous. It has 12 steps but is NOT affiliated with AA or even that similar to AA but the steps are inspired from AA. I find MARA to be very compassionate, empathetic and a recovery path that I'm so glad now exists.Bob shares his story with leaving NA, joining MARA and how it's made all the difference in his own recovery and life.MARA websiteMARA bookTimestamps:00:00 Medication Assisted Recovery Intro 03:25 Why Bob Left NA 08:32 Googling Harm Reduction 09:41 What is Medication Assisted Recovery Anonymous22:36 Prescribed Opioids at 22 Years Sober30:31 Withdrawing From Suboxone35:04 Recovery Treatment Not Working + Relapse42:29 Living a Safe Lifestyle44:35 NA vs MARA Recovery47:33 MARA Meetings1:03:34 My First MARA Meeting1:07:47 Working in Treatment + Harm Reduction1:13:22 We Were At The Same MARA Meeting1:22:23 Building a Support System1:29:00 Benefits of MARA Recovery1:33:40 Why MARA is a Better Solution👉 Deprogram Lounge (community, Zooms, book club, Escape Kit + more)📚 Deprogram Book List (my fave deprogram, cult recovery and critical thinking books)Let’s get f*cking free