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An All Night Place - Secular AA
by An All Night Place
An All Night Place is a recovery group based in the US, dedicated to and operated by persons in recovery, with active members from countries all over the world. Meetings take place 7 days a week. Every Wednesday we have a speaker meeting where members are asked to speak for however long they would like to, about their experience, strength and hope in recovery.Our Podcasts were created to allow members to hear them from wherever they may be, as well as to make them available to anyone who may benefit from their content. For meeting information please visit https://www.allnightplace.com/
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FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE | Episode 147 - Leo
A little boy hid in a broken-down truck, covered in blood. Nobody came looking. If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. Leo learned early that the world wasn't safe, that he was on his own, and that alcohol could make the pain disappear. By eight, he was…
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The Boxes I Checked | Episode 146 - Rizal
Rizal has been drinking and using drugs for 35 years, but he never thought he had a problem. In this raw and often hilarious share, he talks about the pride and ego that surrounded his drinking, the checklist he created for what it meant to be a good person, and the brutal realisation that he had...
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"Pink Cloud, or Lavender Blanket?" | Episode 145 -Natalie
Why sit on a pink cloud, when you can wrap yourself in a lavender blanket?" If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. Natalie’s journey to sobriety is a story of family patterns, heartbreak, denial, and the hard-won freedom of learning to live differently. Growing up...
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"Finally Fitting In" | EPISODE 144 - Lauren
She spent years trying to fit in. Alcohol made her feel like she finally did. If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. In this episode of the AANP Podcast, Lauren talks openly about alcoholism, identity, belonging and what it took to build a life without alcohol....
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"The other shoe." | Episode 143 - Lexi
“If all you can do today is breathe and stay sober, then that's totally okay.” If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. Celebrating 18 months of sobriety, Lexi shares an extraordinarily candid journey through alcoholism, trauma, domestic violence, family struggles and…
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"Be where my feet are" | Episode 142 - Ralph
If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. Ralph shares a powerful and refreshingly candid perspective on long-term sobriety, beginning with his journey into treatment in 2003 and the “gift of desperation” that gave him the willingness to try something different. His…
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“Humility: Seeing Clearly, Becoming More” | Episode 141 - Jon
In this one-year-sober share, Jon reflects on humility, identity, recovery and the question that has shaped his first year: what could I become? If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. He talks about learning to see himself more clearly, not only through the mistakes…
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"What We Believe When Nobody's Looking" | Episode 140 - Kael
What can we actually know, and what are we simply choosing to believe? If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. Kael explores what happens when we stop accepting claims on faith and start asking the uncomfortable question: “What evidence do we have?” Because without...
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"All Ceilings Suck..." | Episode 139 - Andrew
Andrew has been part of AANP for more than a year, attending almost every day, often twice a day. In this deeply honest share, he talks about relapse, recovery, chronic pain and what happened when sheer determination was no longer enough. If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never…
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Time Sober, Recovery | Episode 138 - Dan
Dan has four years of sobriety, but he is quick to point out that four years isn't necessarily a lot of time. If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. What matters, he says, is what you do with that time. Sobriety only has value if he continues to do the work…
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"From a bubble, to the ocean." - Episode 137 - Lauren
“I went from a bubble. Into an ocean.” If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. Lauren talks about growing up in a small, highly structured world before discovering alcohol and drugs at 17, and the freedom and fearlessness they seemed to give her. What followed was...
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"...Tie-Rod a Yellow Ribbon..." | Episode 136 - SAM M
Recovery isn't about getting it right the first time. If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. Sam shares her journey through repeated relapses, learning to ask for help, and discovering that recovery meant caring for both her alcoholism and her mental health. It's…
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TrudgeBuddy 2: The Revenge of the TrudgeBuddy | Episode 135 - Abby
The sequel nobody asked for, and everybody needed. If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. Abby's story is one of resilience, perseverance, and hope. In this deeply honest share, she reflects on growing up with childhood trauma, epilepsy, and later serious physical...
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"You've Never Been Too Much" | Episode 134 - Skye
What happens when the people who were supposed to want you... don't? If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. Sky's story begins with childhood trauma, rejection, and a desperate search for somewhere to belong. That search led to alcohol, drugs, abusive…
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"...they just lose their bearings." | Episode 133 - Nate
"Old skaters never die..." If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. Nate started drinking at thirteen, finding in alcohol an escape from anxiety, trauma, religious rigidity and questions about who he really was. What followed were years of escalating addiction…
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"Beneath The Page" | Episode 132 - Amanda W
"...peeling back the layers, confronting old wounds..." If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. Amanda shares a powerful and deeply personal story of recovery, reflecting on a childhood shaped by a parent's gambling addiction, the loss of her mother, abusive...
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"I'll Get Up and Fly Away" | Episode 131 - Angelique T
From Dead Tour to Day One: Angelique's Story If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. Angelique spent years following the Grateful Dead across America, chasing music, freedom, and a life that felt limitless. But behind the adventure was an addiction that quietly...
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"My Little Meat Golem" | Episode 130 Tristen/TJ
What happens when your primary addiction isn't just alcohol, but escape itself? If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. In this deeply honest, hilarious, and profoundly moving share, Tristen Michael ("TJ Starter the Third") explores growing up with impossible...
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"Cauldron Me Sober" | Episode 129 - Raven IIII
What if sobriety wasn't something you achieved once, but something you tended every day? If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. In this deeply personal share, Raven takes us from a childhood marked by abandonment, through addiction, grief, abusive relationships,...
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"When He Withdrew, He Drew" | Episode 128 - Malcolm P
Long before he understood why, Malcolm learned to retreat into art. If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode.As he puts it, when he withdrew, he drew. What began as a childhood refuge would become one of the threads running through a life marked by trauma, addiction,...
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A Rainbow Tigress - | Episode 127 - Skye
From unimaginable trauma to the promise of recovery, Skye's story is one of survival, resilience, and hope. If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. In this profoundly moving episode of the An All Night Place Podcast, Skye shares her journey through childhood abuse,...
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"Not a straight line." | Episode 126 - Tony 1 Year
From Phoenix to San Francisco, from the desert playa to a jail cell.If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. Tony celebrates 365 days sober by telling the story that got him there. Born into a chaotic and unconventional family, Tony grew up surrounded by…
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"I Thought I Was Different" | Episode 125 Luke - Daytime Speaker
Luke thought he was different. If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. Smarter. Tougher. The guy who could drink all day, surf all weekend, and somehow keep life together. Until alcohol stopped being part of the adventure and became the entire story. In this…
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"Where are these fucking miracles?" | Episode 124 BUNNIE
Three years ago, Bunnie woke up on the floor of a padded jail cell convinced that her life had finally hit bottom. If AANP speaks to you, follow the show and never miss an episode. Her car was disappearing. Her home was disappearing. Her career was slipping through her fingers. Yet…
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"Sarcasm and vodka" | Episode 123
Sarcasm and Vodka. Josh shares a brutally honest, darkly funny, and deeply human story of alcoholism, relapse, trauma, identity, recovery, and rebuilding a life from the ashes of self-destruction. From growing up in a small conservative town in Indiana, to years spent surviving on “sarcasm and...
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"It doesn't hover..." | Episode 122 - Dave Grati-Share
What happens when someone who openly admits he’s “full of shit” decides to build a life around honesty, recovery, and gratitude?In this deeply personal and unexpectedly funny share, corded during a "Grati-Thursday Meeting, Dave unpacks the word GRATITUDE by turning it into a backronym:Growing...
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"He married his sponsor..." | Episode 121 - Ernie
Almost four decades sober, one sponsor-turned-wife, a secular approach to recovery, and a lifetime of lessons earned the hard way. Ernie shares his journey from a seven-day-a-week drunk and bar fighter to a man living a calm, grounded life in long-term recovery. With humour, grit, vulnerability,...
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"So, about those 49'ers..." | Episode 120 - Bruce W
Bruce got sober on October 3rd, 1977. Since then, he’s lived through war, loss, grief, divorce, mental illness, the murder of his daughter, and the collapse of a faith that once shaped his entire life. He did not drink. Now approaching 49 years sober, Bruce shares a story that stretches across...
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"The ayes have it" | Episode 119 - Ambra
Some stories don’t begin gently, and they don’t follow a straight line. Ambra shares an honest account of growing up in chaos, experiencing trauma at a young age, and finding herself caught in cycles of addiction, unstable relationships, and survival. From early exposure to alcohol to years…
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"The Tunnel and The Torch" | Episode 118 - Sophie
Rock bottom doesn’t always look like collapse. Sometimes it looks like carrying on, quietly breaking underneath it. Sophie’s story begins in foster care and moves through years shaped by trauma, early exposure to alcohol, and a growing dependence that blurred survival with escape. What follows is...
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"I Couldn’t Outthink Alcohol" | Episode 117 - Luke Z
A life once driven by obsession, control, and the next drink unfolds into something far steadier, built one decision at a time. Luke reflects on drinking that started as excitement and identity, then spiralled into isolation, physical decline, and a loss of control he couldn’t outthink or...
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"Some stories don't shout, they sit with you" | Episode 116 - Phil
From teenage experimentation to full-blown addiction, broken marriages, and sleeping in a truck during one of the coldest winters he can remember, Phil’s story is not a gentle arc, it’s a collision of choices, consequences, and hard-earned clarity. In this deeply personal share, Phil walks us...
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"She didn't always drink" | Episode 115 - SonjaQ
Sonja: Finding a Way to Stay From a childhood shaped by emotional absence to a life that slowly unravelled under the weight of mental health struggles, physical trauma, and alcohol, Sonia’s journey is anything but linear. In this deeply honest share, Sonja speaks about: growing up feeling like…
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"Looking for a Trudge-Buddy?" | Episode 114 - Abby
In this deeply honest and courageous share, Abby takes us through a journey that begins long before her first conscious drink — into a childhood shaped by trauma, secrecy, and the quiet beginnings of addiction. From early compulsive behaviours and a life built around discipline and control, to…
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"The 'her' in 'heretic'. | Episode 113 - Cait
(Our first daytime speaker share.) What happens when you don’t fit the mould — not in life, not in addiction, and not even in recovery? In this deeply honest and thought-provoking episode, Kate shares her journey of always feeling like an outsider — from a difficult childhood marked by difference...
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"...in shackles at a wedding..." | Episode 112 - Alex L
PLEASE NOTE: This episode is part of our "One Year On" series, two ESH shares recorded approx. 1 year apart. Alex's first share can be heard here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/32m2rqcRNARIBsM5WW8tAl?si=ezW7CNoNRaGyN3sM-PA_5g Alex didn’t arrive thinking she had a problem. She arrived because...
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Episode 111 - Michael W
Michael arrived in the rooms of recovery in 2003 after years of IV drug use, chaotic relationships, and a life shaped by trauma, fear, and the lasting effects of fetal alcohol syndrome. What began as simply finding people to hang out with in a crowded Dallas meeting eventually became a…
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Episode 110 - Larry
Larry C shares the story of how decades of alcohol and drug addiction shaped his life and how he eventually found his way into long-term recovery. Growing up in a home affected by alcoholism and violence, Larry was introduced to drinking and drugs at a young age. What began as teenage partying...
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Episode 109 - Katy Z
Some people are born reaching for intensity long before they ever touch a substance. In this episode, Katie traces a life shaped by obsession, stubbornness, survival, and the relentless search for relief. From a childhood crowded with chaos, to the early discovery that certain feelings could be...
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Episode 108 - Alexis A
In this powerful episode, Alexis shares her story of addiction, recovery, and rebuilding a life she no longer wants to escape from. Raised in chaos and introduced early to loss, substance use became familiar long before it became destructive. From years of drug addiction to a progressive and...
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EPISODE 107 - Monica
In this deeply personal episode, Monica joins us from Chicago to share her lived experience of long-term sobriety through secular recovery. Speaking candidly as a dual-diagnosed atheist, Monica reflects on more than a decade of struggle with alcoholism, drug-resistant bipolar depression, anxiety,...
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EPISODE 106 - Kelly AK
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EPISODE 105 - Janis - One Year On
PLEASE NOTE: This episode is part of our "One Year On" series, two ESH shares recorded approx. 1 year apart. Janis's first share can be heard here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1a47cgJOVHXpMczvB287tp?si=jk1kObrKT42eKs0ElwabzA In this episode, Janice shares her story of addiction, recovery…
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EPISODE 104 - Matty - One Year On
PLEASE NOTE: This episode is part of our "One Year On" series, two ESH shares recorded approx. 1 year apart. Matty's first share can be heard here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VBTIblM2nEFcsrQBIzcKH?si=zPDorE3DTGuTYyVgNBxKtw Matty shared at AANP in January 2024, and as part of our One Year…
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EPISODE 103 - Mike
This speaker-share was recorded during the Collaborative New Year's Marathon 25/26, presented by An All Night Place, Secular Together, and The 505 Secular Marathon Meeting. During one of the 505 hours, Mike shared. In this episode, Mike takes the mic and brings a share shaped by time, honesty…
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EPISODE 102 - Stacey
In this powerful share, Stacy traces a lifetime shaped by family history, survival, and the long shadow of alcohol. Growing up in Washington DC during a turbulent era, she navigated strict expectations, deep wounds, and moments of unexpected grace. Her drinking spanned decades, taking her from...
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EPISODE 101 - Ash K - 10 months sober
This episode can be listened to in tandem with Episode 85, also featuring Ash K, recorded almost two years later — offering a striking and meaningful comparison of early recovery and long-term growth. Recorded at the Tus Nua meeting when they were just under 11 months sober, Ash K shares a raw,...
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EPISODE 100 - TINNA
In this powerful episode, Tina shares her remarkable journey from a chaotic childhood in Miami to more than 11 years of continuous sobriety. Born in Honduras and raised in a family marked by addiction, trauma, and instability, Tina describes the early experiences that shaped her, the escapism she...
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EPISODE 99 - Chelsie Hermsen
In this deeply honest share at AANP, Chelsea Hermsen speaks about life with cerebral palsy, sobriety, and learning to accept the reality of who she is and where she belongs. Born with brain damage that led to progressive physical disability, Chelsea reflects on a childhood shaped by low...
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“I’m Afraid I’ll Live” | EPISODE 98 - Andrew
In this deeply personal and unflinchingly honest share, Andrew reflects on nearly three decades of alcoholism, the chaos it created, and the hard-won clarity he’s found in sobriety. From a traumatic childhood and early exposure to drinking, to years marked by homelessness, addiction, and repeated...
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An All Night Place is a recovery group based in the US, dedicated to and operated by persons in recovery, with active members from countries all over the world. Meetings take place 7 days a week. Every Wednesday we have a speaker meeting where members are asked to speak for however long they would like to, about their experience, strength and hope in recovery.Our Podcasts were created to allow members to hear them from wherever they may be, as well as to make them available to anyone who may benefit from their content. For meeting information please visit https://www.allnightplace.com/
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