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The Recovery Show » Finding serenity through 12 step recovery in Al-Anon – a podcast — 471 episodes
Embracing Self-support With Tradition Seven – 464
Boundaries, Balance and Our Spiritual Aim: Living Tradition Six – 463
Voices of the Unheard: Healing Young Lives Affected by Addiction – 462
Healing and Hope: Michele’s Path to Recovery – 460
Our Purpose: Recovering Together – 459
Live and Let Live: Personal and Group Autonomy – 458
Welcome to Recovery: Tradition 3 – 457
Crosstalk – 456
A Fellowship of Equals: Tradition Two – 455
Sponsorship: Building Trust and Growing – 454
Emotional Sobriety – 453
Estrangement: Your Voices – 452
What’s in a Name? Group naming in Al-Anon – 451
Estrangement: Strength and Hope – 450
Embracing Growth: Dropping Life’s Rocks – 449
Healthy Boundaries Create Internal Safety – 448
Patience and Acceptance when Life is “In Session” – 447
Navigating Grief in Recovery – 446
Navigating Uncertainty – 445
Unity and Healing in Al-Anon Traditions – 444
Workaholism and Recovery – 443
50 Years of 12-Step Recovery – 442
Transforming Dating Patterns in Recovery – 441
Recovering Couples Anonymous: Healing a relationship – 440
Step 12: A Journey into Spiritual Awareness – 439
Embracing Spiritual Growth Through Step 11 – 438
Is Al-Anon Really for Men? A conversation – 437
Embracing Our Humanity: Practicing Step 10 – 436
Lifelong Growth Through Step 10
Healing Through Amends: Step Nine – 434
Participation is a Key to Harmony and Growth – 433
Recognizing Responsibility: Al-Anon’s Step 8 – 432
Recovery and Creativity – 431
Mar-Anon: Help for Family and Friends of Cannabis Addicts – 430
Grief and Relief – 429
Separating from Dysfunction – 428
When the Behavior is Too Much for Most of Us – 427
Reflections on 2024 – 426
Shortcomings and Self-Acceptance: Step 7 – 425
Addiction’s Little Sister – 424
Transformation Begins in Step Six – 423
Embracing Self-Love: A Recovery Journey – 422
Step Five: A Journey Towards Personal Freedom – 421
Path to Recovery: Embracing Step Four – 420
Secular Healing: Working Step Three – 419
Navigating Retirement with Recovery – 418
Creating a Personal Higher Power in Recovery – 417
Letting Go and Trusting: Exploring Step Three – 416
Finding Hope and Sanity: Exploring Step Two – 415
Surviving Alex: A Mother’s Story of Love, Loss, and Addiction – 414
Step One: Finding Strength in Surrender – 413
Breaking Through Denial: Honesty is Essential – 412
Growth and Challenges in Al-Anon Service – 411
Walking the Path to Recovery – Working the 12 Steps – 410
Finding Strength in Mutual Aid: Insights from Al-Anon’s Third Tradition – 409
A Deep Dive into Sharing in Meetings – 408
Spencer T talk at 71st Greeley AA Stampede
Listening to you – 406
Working the Steps – 405
Experience, Strength and Hope from the 2023 Al-Anon International Convention – 404
Inaction and Reaction: Navigating the Path to Meaningful Action – 403
Finding Freedom from Gossip and Creating Positive Relationships in Recovery – 402
What is my Motive? – 401
Milestones – 400
Finding Al-Anon Lessons in Classic Novels — 399
What we learned in 2022 — 398
From Wounded to Empowered: Misti B’s Path to Forgiveness — 397
Boundaries Revisited – 396
The Relationship between Mother and Son – 395
People of Color in Recovery – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging – 394
Take What You Like and Leave the Rest — 393
Step 12 – 392
The power of stories – 391
Gratitude 2022 – 390
Four Primary Ideas – 389
Recovery in the TV/Film Industry – 388
Co-Crazy – 387
Loss and Grief – 386
Worry Less — 385
Leaning into Faith – 384
Laurel S — Alcoholism Ended her Marriage — 383
Remembrance — 382
Acceptance is a Gift of Recovery – 381
Awareness and Acceptance – 380
Letting Go – 379
Fireflies – Recovery of a Marriage – 378
Whether the Alcoholic is Still Drinking or Not – 377
My Husband – 376
Feeling new in recovery – 375
My Recovery is not Conditional on Yours – 374
Gratitude 2021 – 373
Embracing Risk – 372
Reflection on a loss, December 19, 2021
A Teacher in Recovery – 371
Gentleness with Myself – 370
Healing through Writing – 369
A Disease of Relationships – 368
The Gift of Pain – 367
Honesty – 366
In All Our Affairs – 365
Fear of Abandonment – 364
Finding Compassion for the Alcoholic – 363
Avoidance (running away from scary feelings) – 362
Sympathy, Empathy, and Compassion – 361
Music in Recovery – 360
The Effects of Recovery – 359
Al-Anon after Divorce – 358
CODA saved her life – Geraldine – 357
Domestic Violence and Other Unacceptable Behavior – 356
A Son’s Addiction – 355
Making Decisions – 354
Voices – 353
Inner Child – 352
Feeling my feelings – 351
My Life was Unmanageable – 350
Service in Al-Anon – 349
Teen Depression and Self-harm – 348
If I am not the Problem, there is no Solution – 347
Gratitude 2020 – 346
Slow Recovery – 345
Calming the Anxiety — 344
There are no experts in Al-Anon — 343
Co-parenting with an Alcoholic – 342
Activism and Recovery – Your Voices – 341
Married to an Alcoholic Minister – Barbara K – 340
It’s Not Your Fault – 339
Wisdom to Know the Difference – 338
Activism and Recovery with Amanda and Becky – 337
Irritable and Unreasonable – 336
The Impact of Isolation — 335
Many Voices – 334
Patience and Tolerance – 333
Steps 1, 2 and 3 – 332
Choosing Love Over Fear One Day at a Time – Julie L – 331
Boundaries Today – 330
The God Word – 329
Hope means possibility – 328
Fear – 327
Dual Program Members – 326
Recovery in a time of Isolation – 325
Fear and Anxiety – 324
Josh R – Recovery Dharma – 323
Online meetings
Deborah C – Hands Off Pays Off – 322
Diana H – Born Into Crazy – 321
Surrender to Win – 320
More voices – your sharing – 319
A Walk in the Woods on a Snowy Day — 318
Peggy G – Speaker – 317
Men in Al-Anon – 316
Belonging — 315
Integrity – 314
Being Heard – 313
Bill W with Lois W, Ebby T, Sister Ignatius and Mort J — 312
Holiday Toolkit – 311
Your voices — 310
Gratitude 2019 – 309
Our Program Tools – 308
Aaron J — It’s not about me — 307
Karen B – Living the Traditions – 306
A Respite – 305
Take it or Leave it – 304
Michele B – My Solutions were my Problems – 303
Jennifer – Free from Obsession – 302
Geneviève – Together we can make it – 301
What you found here – 300
How to Sabotage a Relationship – 299
Saying No — No is a complete sentence – 298
Mary Pearl T on Step 12 – Episode 297
Spiritual Awakenings and Experiences – 296
Kerri K – Speaker talk – 295
Spencer and Amy — a couple in recovery — 294
Lynne – Grief can be a wonderful thing – 293
Sayings, Quotes, Proverbs, and Parables – 292
Step 11 with Mary Pearl T – 291
But One Purpose – 290
Applying the Serenity Prayer – 289
Mary Pearl T on Step 10 – 288
Marc and Michele’s son is in prison – 287
Mary Pearl T on Steps 8 and 9 – 286
Contentment and even Happiness – 285
Acronyms and Alliterations – Episode 284
March Roundup 2019 – Episode 283
Mary Pearl T on Step 7 – Episode 282
How do you trust? – Episode 281
S-Anon – Episode 280
Do you like yourself? – Episode 279
What do we do here? – Episode 278
Bob S Jr Talk – Episode 277
Would you rather be right or happy? – Episode 276
Kate C grew up with alcoholism – Episode 275
Mary Pearl T on Step 6 – Episode 274
The Year in Recovery 2018 – Episode 273
Peace in the Darkness – Episode 272
Mary Pearl T on Step 5 – Episode 271
Do you Believe? – Episode 270
Gratitude 2018 – Episode 269
Mary Pearl T on Step 4 – Episode 268
What about Gratitude – Episode 267
Singleness of Purpose – Episode 266
In all our affairs: Step 1 plus dementia – Episode 265
Mary Pearl T on Step 3 – Episode 264
Mary Pearl T on Step 2 – Episode 263
Karen B – Third time is the charm – Episode 262
Enabling or Empowering? – Episode 261
Meditation on September – Episode 260
Mary Pearl T, Step 1 – Episode 259
Perspective – Episode 258
I am Powerless – Episode 257
Tom – His sister needed Al-Anon – Episode 256
Speaker: Ann Marie R – Episode 255
Parents of teen alcoholics and addicts – Episode 254
Denial and Acceptance – Episode 253
Spencer on Sober Speak – Episode 252
Spirit in Action Interview – Episode 251
Tom W talk – Episode 250
Force and Power – Episode 249
Love, Relationships, and Step 6 – Episode 248
Negative into Positive– Episode 247
Why do a Moral Inventory? – Episode 246
Consequences – Episode 245
Carl H Open Talk – Episode 244
Recovery with Young Children – Episode 243
Don’t React – Episode 242
Freedom – Episode 241
Linda L Open Talk – Episode 240
March Roundup 2018 – Episode 239
Myrtle A. Open Talk – Episode 238
Healing the Trauma of Alcoholism – Episode 237
Fear of Financial Insecurity – Episode 236
Slogans part 2 – Episode 235
Carol S open talk – Episode 234
Making a Decision – Episode 233
The Sober Parent – Episode 232
Begin in Stillness – Episode 231
The Family in Recovery – Episode 230
Holiday Expectations – Episode 229
Trust and Trustworthy – Episode 228
Five Years of Recovery – Episode 227
Your Gratitude 2017 – Episode 226
Parenting as an Adult Child of Alcoholics – Episode 225
Gratitude – Episode 224
Sally C. open talk
(In)sanity and (Un)manageability – Episode 222
Fran G Open Talk – Episode 221
Courage – Episode 220
3 P’s: Perfection, Procrastination, Paralysis – Episode 219
Charlotte I Open Talk – Episode 218
Spencer T Open Talk – Episode 217
Willingness – Episode 216
Welcome – Episode 215
Sadness and Loneliness – Episode 214
Cynthia C Open Talk – Episode 213
I didn’t get sober for this shit – Episode 212
Kindness and Courtesy – Episode 211
Living with death – Episode 210
Mary Pearl T on Steps 6-9 – Episode 209
Humility – Episode 208
Controlling Behavior – Episode 207
It’s the Journey – Episode 206
Corrie L. Open Talk – Episode 205
My Body, My Codependency – Episode 204
Adult Children of Alcoholics – Episode 203
Letting go of the Process – Episode 105 replay
Sam V. Open Talk – Episode 202
In All Our Affairs – Episode 201
Daddy’s Medicine – Brinn Black – Episode 200
Roll Away the Stone – Episode 199
Father Tom W Open Talk – Episode 198
Obsessive Thinking – Episode 197
Resentment – Episode 196
What is Al-Anon – Episode 195 – Episode 10 redux
March Roundup 2017 – Episode 194
Buck N Open Talk – Episode 193
Feelings, Recovery, Compassion, and Forgiveness – Episode 192
Al-Anon Slips – Episode 191
Sherry S. Open Talk – Episode 190
Being Ready – Episode 189
Detachment with love – Episode 188
Fear, Faith, and Surrender – Episode 187
Expectations – Episode 186
Maria – Beyond Recovery – Episode 185
Recovery 2016 – Episode 184
Christmas 2016 wishes
Kathy C Open Talk – Episode 183
Anger – Episode 182
Keep it Simple – Episode 181
Being Thankful – Episode 180
Say what you mean and mean what you say – Episode 179
178 – Boundaries “Best of” episode
Knowing myself – Episode 177
A Recovery Story – Laura – Episode 176
Honesty – a workshop – Episode 175
Forgiveness is critical to recovery – Episode 174
Start where you are – Episode 173
Why The Recovery Show – Episode 172
Dawn C – Open talk – Episode 171
Year of Yes – Episode 170
Feelings – Episode 169
Spencer’s Open Talk – Episode 168
Serenity – Episode 167
Confession, Redemption, and Forgiveness – Episode 166
Stepping Stones to Serenity Part 4 – Episode 165
Choices – Episode 164
Rediscovering Myself – Episode 163
Stepping Stones to Serenity Part 3 – Episode 162
Dancing with Dementia – Episode 161
Step 1: Powerlessness and Power – Episode 160
Stepping Stones to Serenity Part 2 – Episode 159
Stepping Stones to Serenity – 1 – Episode 158
Seeing Clearly – Episode 157
Life on Purpose – Episode 156
Say Yes! to Life – Episode 155
Mothers Day – Episode 154
Ajit S Open Talk – Episode 153
Shutting down as a defense – Episode 152
Meditation – Episode 151
Your Voice – Episode 150
Fourth Step Inventory – Episode 149
Worthy of Love – Episode 148
Roll Away the Stone – Episode 147
Emotional Safety – Episode 146
So, You Love an Alcoholic – Episode 145
The 4 M’s – Episode 84 redux
Joy, Fulfillment and Wonder – Episode 144
God of our Understanding – Episode 143
Love and Alcoholism – Episode 142
Intimacy – Episode 141
Sponsorship: a prompt – Episode 140
It’s a We program – Episode 139
Families – Episode 138
Family – Episode 137
Old Year New Year – Episode 136
Cooperation and balance – Episode 135
Holiday Survival Kit – Episode 134
The 4 L’s – Episode 133
Living with Lies – Episode 132
Slogans part 1 – Episode 131
Clearing a Path – Episode 130
Gratitude – Episode 129
Leadership – Episode 128
Step 2 – Higher Power – Episode 127
Clearing a Path – A Lead – Episode 126
Conferences and conventions – Episode 125
Randy K Open Talk – Episode 124
Al-Anon Dreams – Episode 123
Imperfection – Episode 122
Laughter – Episode 121
Best of: Our first meetings
Authority and Responsibility – Episode 120
Worry – Episode 119
Life on Life’s Terms – Episode 118
Fathers – Episode 117
Gather your chairs in a circle – Episode 116
Public outreach – Episode 115
Participation, harmony, and being heard – Episode 114
Fun – Episode 113
Do you drink? – Episode 112
Prayer – Episode 111
Right of Decision – Episode 110
Dry Drunk – Episode 109
Criticism and Self-Compassion – Episode 108
Chaos – Encore – Episode 107
In the Moment – Episode 106
Letting go of the process – Episode 105
Relapse – a “best of” episode
Judgement – Episode 104
Boundaries – Episode 103
Responsibility and Authority – Episode 102
Looking Back, Looking Ahead – Episode 101
Guest Host Experiences – Episode 100
2 Years – Episode 99
Tradition 12 – Anonymity – Episode 98
Gratitude 2014 – Episode 97
Isolation – Episode 96
Tradition 11 – Episode 95
Spiritual Practice – Episode 94
Not God – Episode 93
Triggers – Episode 92
Trust – Episode 91
Tradition 10 – Episode 90
Taking Care of Myself – Episode 89
Intimacy – Episode 88
Unmanageability – Episode 87
Tradition 9 – no organization – Episode 86
Alcoholism – a Personal Journey – Episode 85
The 4 Ms – Manipulation Managing Mothering Martyrdom – Episode 84
Tradition 8 – Episode 83
Suffering is Optional – Episode 82
Cause, Cure, Control – The 3 Cs – Episode 81
What does it mean to work the steps? – Episode 80
Tradition 7 – Episode 79
What does it mean to “work” the steps?
Stay or Go? – Episode 78
Why I came to Al-Anon. Why I stay? – Episode 77
Loss – Episode 76
Tradition 6 – Episode 75
Faith over Fear – Episode 74
Tradition 5 – Episode 73
We claim spiritual progress … – Episode 72
Recovery on the Road interview with Mara – Episode 71
Living with alcoholism or addiction – Episode 70
Tradition 4 – autonomy – Episode 69
Forgiveness – Episode 68
Made a Decision – Episode 67
Codependency – Episode 66
Hope – Episode 65
Detachment – a “best of” episode – Episode 64
Tradition 3 – Episode 63
Changed Attitudes – Episode 62
Intuition or God’s Will? – Episode 61
Tradition 2 – Episode 60
Relapse – Episode 59
Interview with Michele – Relapse preview – Episode 58
Face to face meetings, why are they important? – Episode 57
Communication – Episode 56
Tradition 1 – Episode 55
Family of our Dreams – Episode 54
Step 12 – Episode 53
My Story – Episode 52
First Things First – Episode 51
Step 11 – Episode 50
Getting Started in Al-Anon – Episode 49
Step 10 – Inventory – Episode 48
Changes – Episode 47
Days of Wine and Roses roundtable – Episode 46
Chaos – Episode 45
Setting Boundaries without Controlling – Episode 44
The 3 A’s – Awareness, Acceptance, Action – Episode 43
Living Rich, Full Lives in Recovery – Episode 42
Vulnerability – Episode 41
Step 9, Amends – Episode 40
Self Care – Episode 39
Sibling round table – Episode 38
Juggling vs. Balance – Episode 37
Self Acceptance and Self Esteem – Episode 36
Step 8 – Episode 35
One Day at a Time – Episode 34
Compassion – Episode 33
Sponsorship Round Table – Episode 32
Step 7 – Episode 31
Program in the workplace – Episode 30
Progress, not Perfection – Episode 29
Step 6 – Episode 28
Anonymity – Episode 27
Our First Meetings – Episode 26
Sponsorship – Episode 25
This Too Shall Pass – Episode 24
Step 5 – Confession? – Episode 23
Parents roundtable – Episode 22
Easy Does It – Episode 21
Forcing Solutions – Episode 20
Gratitude – Episode 19
Step 4 – doing the inventory – Episode 18
Trusting the process – Episode 17
Blame – Episode 16
Asking for Help – Episode 15
Step 3: turning it over – Episode 14
Shame – Episode 13
Detachment – Episode 12
Enabling – Episode 11
What is Al-Anon? – Episode 10
Step 2 – A power greater than ourselves – Episode 9
Resentment – Episode 8
Letting Go – Episode 7
Expectations – Episode 6
Choices – Episode 5
Denial – Pilot Episode 4
Acceptance – Pilot episode 3
Powerlessness – Pilot episode 2
Boundaries – Pilot episode 1