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Finding Good
by Katherine Ceicys
I believe that everyone has a story worth sharing and I really want to hear it. Join me, Katherine, as I talk with different people about experiences that deeply matter to them. When I hear someone’s story, I always find good: new understanding, connection, and something that can help me in my life. I hope you’ll find something good in these conversations too!The first series on this podcast is the ’10 Conversations Project’ where 11 of my neighbors each share their experience of a meaningful day in their life. This is a new and evolving podcast so stay tuned! More series to come!
Episodes
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Step 12 - Wilson (AA)
Wilson did not find any hope at his first AA meeting. ‘I saw the 12 Steps on the wall, and my first impression was, ‘I’m going to die because they’re asking me to believe in fairy tales,’ when I saw the word, ‘God’ throughout the steps.’ But after the meeting, a man talked to him and explained…
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Step 11 - Ann (Al-Anon)
There is a lot to unpack in Step 11, but Ann is not deterred by the challenge and meets her practice of Step 11, as she seems to meet life, with joy, enthusiasm, and open honesty about where she is in any moment. Studying singing has informed her relationship with breathing which she shares is an...
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Step 10 - Alan (Al-Anon)
Alan takes his serenity seriously. ‘I guard my serenity with every fiber of my being. I guard that.’ And a big part of how he does that is his daily practice of Step 10. After the hard and perhaps deeper work of Steps 1-9, Step 10 offers something different: an ongoing practice of self-reflection...
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Step 9 - Julia (AA)
Julia is clear: an amends is not the same thing as an apology. Julia shares the details about her amends process including determining the who, what, how, when and follow up, if needed, for amends and why she doesn't say, 'I'm sorry.' There is no one size fits all and it takes work to make things...
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Step 8 - Sherry (Al-Anon)
Making a list is simple enough. For Sherry, a lot of the work of Step 8 was in becoming willing to make amends. She shares how she had to forgive the people she had harmed before she was ready to approach them to make her own amends. Sherry found her way from AA to Al-Anon when her children were...
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Step 7 - Brian (Al-Anon)
With over 10 years in Alanon, Brian found himself struggling. Every day was a challenge. He asked a long-time member to be his sponsor and work with him through the steps again. In that process, he found a new kind of acceptance. He shares his journey and how his practice of acceptance helped him...
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Step 6 - Tom (AA)
Step 6 seems like a quiet step but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a deeply powerful one. Tom shares why Step 6 and Step 7, 'the fulcrum of the steps' as he sees them, are so important to him and his ongoing recovery that he continues to revisit and practice them. ‘It’s really about asking your Higher...
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Step 5 - Kimberly (AA)
Many people might shy away from admitting their hardest, most painful choices at all- let alone out loud to another person. Kimberly, however, was ready and willing to share her 5th Step with her sponsor. She shares how the previous steps prepared her for Step 5 and the clarity and freedom that...
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Step 4 - Eleanor (Al-Anon)
Like a lot of people in 12-Step programs, Eleanor was terrified (her word) to approach Step 4 which involves making a ‘moral inventory’ of oneself. Eleanor sponsor's experience helped her change her perspective from looking at Step 4 as a painful process that would prove she was a horrible person...
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Step 3 - Victoria (AA)
Victoria grew up with religion and was comfortable believing in a Higher Power. In her drinking, which increased in the middle of her life, she ended up doing things she never thought she would which she tried to ‘hide’ from god and her family. She ended up in the ICU and then rehab. She knew she...
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Step 2 - Sam (Al-Anon)
Sam wasn’t sure he believed in god or a 'Higher Power' and thought he might have to give up on Al-Anon because of that. Sam shares how his sponsor gave him a new perspective that allowed him to explore not knowing but still trusting in something greater than himself, even if it was the group of...
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Step 1 - Matt (AA)
For years, Matt knew he was powerless over his drinking, no question. The key to Step 1 and the start of his recovery was his life becoming truly 'unmanageable.' Matt’s shares what made him finally choose rehab and how dedicating himself to working the Twelve Steps changed him from wanting to…
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Series 2 Intro: Understanding Recovery
For this series, I set to find out: what are the Twelve Steps of Recovery and what is it actually like to work them? Listen here for a quick intro to AA and Al-Anon, the steps as a whole, and to hear the 12 Steps and 12 Promises of AA before jumping into the following episodes. Hope you enjoy!…
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Amanda - Starting a Business Driven by Passion
'I’m Going For It!' Amanda spent decades working in corporate life- climbing very high and all without a college degree. But she hit a breaking moment and had to leave. In her 50's, she's now starting a business on her own driven by her passion to help other's succeed. She shares what it's like…
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Lou - An Extraordinary Love Story
'I Can’t Explain It.' Our conversation starts with Lou recounting an extraordinary moment she shared with her husband towards the end of his life. But she also shares how they met and then found their way to their love- in one of the most surprising love stories I've heard.
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Michelle - A Great Wedding Day
'It Was A Great Day!' Pre-instagram, pre-social media, and among the first of their friend group to get married, Michelle and Phil had a beautiful and touching wedding day that was very much their own. Michelle shares what it was like to plan it and live through it- and why it was so much fun.
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Kenneth - A Life of Service and Family
'An Unexpected Surprise.' Decades after serving together in the Vietnam War, a Vietnamese translator reached out to reconnect to Kenneth. Kenneth shares that story and his own of his career and how he always prioritizes service and family.
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Mary-Catherine - Losing A Brother To HIV/AIDS, Finding Grace in Loss and Grief
'It Was A Hard Day.' Mary-Catherine lost her brother to HIV/AIDS in the '80s. She recounts how the experience impacted her and her family and how she has learned to find grace in the face of loss and grief.
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Kelly - A Career in the ATF
'It Started There.' One conversation over lunch led Kelly to career at the ATF (Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives). She shares what it was like to train and work at ATF.
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Stephen - What It’s Like Competing in BBQ Competitions
'It’s So Much Fun!' Stephen shares what it's like, and what it takes, to compete in BBQ competitions.
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Annette - Saving A Loved One’s Life, Gifts and Challenges in Caregiving (Perspective 2)
'I Didn’t Think It Would Happen to Me (Perspective 2)' Annette shares what it was like to nearly experience her husband's death, twice, and how she finds laughter and seeks balance in caregiving.
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Ray - Surviving Lightning Strike and Sudden Cardiac Arrest (Perspective 1)
'I Didn’t Think It Would Happen to Me (Perspective 1).' Ray almost died, twice, and shares what happened and how he makes the most of life on the other side of surviving.
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Mike - Heeding the Call to Ministry
'That’s How I Knew.' Mike shares how he felt and followed his call to ministry and what his career as a minister was like.
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Brooke - Life as an ER Nurse
'A Day in My Life.' Brooke shares what it's really like to work as an ER nurse.
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Hi! Welcome! Intro to Series 1: The 10 Conversations Project
I didn't mean to start a podcast, but I'm so grateful to be here. Here's how one idea led to the '10 Conversations Project' where I spoke with 11 neighbors I didn't know- and how that has turned into Finding Good.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
I believe that everyone has a story worth sharing and I really want to hear it. Join me, Katherine, as I talk with different people about experiences that deeply matter to them. When I hear someone’s story, I always find good: new understanding, connection, and something that can help me in my life. I hope you’ll find something good in these conversations too!The first series on this podcast is the ’10 Conversations Project’ where 11 of my neighbors each share their experience of a meaningful day in their life. This is a new and evolving podcast so stay tuned! More series to come!
HOSTED BY
Katherine Ceicys
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I believe that everyone has a story worth sharing and I really want to hear it. Join me, Katherine, as I talk with different people about experiences that deeply matter to them. When I hear someone’s story, I always find good: new understanding, connection, and something that can help me in my...
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