12 Steps & 12 Questions

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Eric speaks of his need to be attractive and lovable from an early age, reveals his experience of being married to a sex addict and explains how it is possible to be a scientist and a man of God at the same time. New episodes drop every second Wednesday! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://s-anonuk.org/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Tony explains that "the Al anon is addicted to the alcoholic in their lives", speaks candidly about the emotional bottom which led him to Al Anon and speaks glowingly about his 29 years in recovery. New episodes drop every second Wednesday! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://al-anon.org/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Steve reveals in detail the meaning of the "dream world of the gambler",  his struggle with dual addictions - gambling and cocaine - and explains why he works a strict programme even after 29 years of abstinence and 25 years of sobriety.  New episodes drop every second Wednesday! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://gamblersanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Gina speaks candidly about her efforts to control the alcoholic in her life, the emotional bottoms that led her to the rooms of Al Anon and ACA and how she can be loving to addicts today. New episodes drop every second Wednesday! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://www.adultchildrenofalcoholics.co.uk/ https://al-anon.org/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Christopher speaks candidly about being bi-polar and how drugs influenced his mental health, recalls his struggles with the word God when he came into CA and jokes about CA being “the worst cult in the world”. New episodes drop every second Wednesday! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Jill recalls the cycles of putting on weight and losing it again, hating the way her body felt when she was overweight and how she stopped being a slave to food in OA. New episodes drop every second Wednesday! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions http://www.oagb.org.uk https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Fabrizio recalls growing up gay in 1980s Rome. various ill-fated attempts at getting sober before finding the rooms and shares how he has learnt that his thoughts are just thoughts and not the truth. New episodes drop every second Wednesday! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Jaynie describes making the conscious decision "to use drugs for the rest of her life", how domestic violence played into her addiction and that she has now found forgiveness through recovery. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

It's the end of season 2 and the pod is taking a break. Season 3 will kick off on 2 April. In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Elena describes how her crack addiction fuelled her criminal activities for 18 years "like a mouse in wheel", how all other drugs always led her back to crack, and gives a wonderful definition of true freedom.  New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Carl recalls drinking to blackout the very first time he touched alcohol as a child, ordering more cocaine while he was going through a heart attack, and speaks of his service for Cocaine Anonymous' European Regional Convention on March 28-30, 2025. https://www.aeurovisionforyou25.com/event-details/a-euro-vision-f New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Karen speaks candidly about the challenges of her childhood,  recalls her rock bottom - a car accident under the influence - and how she's found self-acceptance and love in recovery. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Patrick recalls being bullied as a child, countless geographicals in active addiction and reveals how he dealt with a relapse after 24 years in recovery.  New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Sam recalls being her mother's "well-groomed doll" as a child, decades in active addiction and falling to her knees in AA begging for freedom. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this "tandem episode" with Lisa W, Ted reveals he also suffered sexual abuse as a child, also found vulnerable people and contracted STDs in active addiction, and he shares how recovery has allowed him to build a new and wonderful relationship with his ex-partner and children. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://saauk.info/meetings/ https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Lisa speaks of suffering sexual abuse as a child, remembers being insulted and contracting STDs because of her sexual acting out and revels in having found peace of mind and the many gifts of recovery. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://saauk.info/meetings/ https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this second of our double episode with a mother and son in recovery, Ollie speaks of his mother's alcoholism not having a major influence until his teens, recalls the pain of being kicked out by her and affirms that he now realises that it was the best thing she could have done for him. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this first of a double episode with a mother and son in recovery, Sue recalls fear keeping her sober through pregnancy, remembers drinking and using with her teenage son and now speaks with delight about their shared recovery journey New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Luke recalls the painful bullying he endured in childhood, speaks of his isolation in addictive addiction and how he found a Higher Power even though he was "99% atheist and 1% agnostic". New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. Texas T got sober on a Christmas Day and as fate would have it, this episode is published on a Christmas Day. Join us for a rock and roll episode full of wit and humour, or as Texas T puts it, "I ended up in recovery cos I wouldn't have made a very good bag lady." New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Sean recalls how he lost a good career to his crack addiction, reveals how he had to move from a "Santa Claus God" to a Higher Power personal to himself and jokes that with almost 34 years he's older in sobriety than Cocaine Anonymous in London. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Kathryn recalls the devastating loss of her father when she was a teenager, speaks of the “addict's logic” of hurting herself with drugs to “get back at her husband” and gives tribute to the Cocaine Anonymous helpline - her first port of call in surrender and the beginning of her recovery. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] 🔈WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoLi3nIZ6ftLxt7SATBuv9 👥 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/12steps12questions 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/12steps12questions https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Social media by Luke S. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Thierry recalls how drugs and alcohol "filled the hole in his heart" until he suffered a crack induced heart attack, and he shines with Big Book knowledge and being "happy, joyous and free."  New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Jenny speaks of her childhood conditioning to be a submissive carer, recalls the bitterness and resentment at her alcoholic husband and reveals how Al Anon helped her turn this bitterness into love and compassion. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Nigel recalls constantly clinging to his mum’s leg as a child, explores grandiosity as a characteristic of the addict and speaks of how men are sabotaged in recovery by their conditioning.  New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Lisa recalls being rejected by her dad as a teenager, warns of the dangers of laced street drugs and reveals what it’s like to meet one’s life partner very early in recovery. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Mike reveals how he disappeared into a world of fantasy and acting out, speaks candidly of having to come out to his wife and his mother, and shows immense gratitude for the gifts of recovery. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Andie speaks of her childhood experience as a transgender person “being born in the wrong body”, vividly recalls her militant atheism at the beginning of her recovery journey and reveals that the steps turned her into an Omnist who believes in all religions. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Andrew speaks of his decades of addiction to alcohol, heroin and crack, recalls losing everything, including the will to live, and speaks glowingly of an encounter in a treatment centre which helped him turn his life around. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Jo speaks of her struggles with different forms of food addiction: compulsive overeating, anorexia and bulimia; recalls “switching” from food to codependency for many years and speaks lovingly of her Higher Power and Her support. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://oa.org/ https://coda.org/ https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Jay recalls how the horrific abuse he suffered as a child continued into his adult life, explains that laughter is “the music of AA” and reveals how recovery lead him to his calling in life, his work with the dying. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] G Jay Westbrook “Compassionate Journeys” https://amzn.eu/d/dOhH2r1 Jay W. “Relationship Resilience” https://amzn.eu/d/dqA2Ud2 https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact  

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Tiina shares painful memories of drinking her morning wine out of a “World’s Best Mother” cup, speaks of her need for male validation in active addiction and recites the serenity prayer in Finnish. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact  

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Sean speaks about his disbelief that God would love an alcoholic like him and how he’s found "stage 2 recovery" in ACA and the Emotional Sobriety movement.  New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact  

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Rae speaks about her lack of adverse childhood experiences - even intensely  looking for them later -, explains how she decorated her rock bottom for years and advises the newcomer to qualify their own illness as "it's the only disease where you have to diagnose yourself."   New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Herb looks back on 40 years of sobriety, on the “chance discovery” of his own alcoholism while his wife was in treatment for her drinking and speaks with passion about the central theme of his recovery - willingness. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] www.herbk.com https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Kirsty speaks of using cocaine for all of her adult life, getting "freer from her hell" with every single step and on speaking honestly with her young children about her addiction. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode David reveals how childhood abuse lead to a long jail sentence, marvels at being 12-stepped by a native American tribe and speaks of one of his biggest joys in recovery - the renewed relationship to his wife. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Ashley speaks of the double challenge of sex addiction and codependency, being an agnostic churchgoer and keeping a list of God’s miracles. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Leo speaks of his idyllic childhood, the tortures of physical alcohol dependency and the ultimate God moment of finding his old dealer running the treatment centre where he then got well. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Donna talks about growing up in NYC in the 70s, reveals how alcohol took away job and life opportunities and explains that today she dies to self, so that God can live in and through her. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Jonathan talks about growing up during the troubles in Northern Ireland, his decades-long crack and heroin addiction and the grace of finding recovery just as his son needed to find the rooms as well. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact  

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Dorinda speaks candidly about losing both her parents to alcoholism, drinking against her will during pregnancy and how she went from pain to purpose in recovery. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Vinny talks about racism in his childhood and his Hindu upbringing, reveals shocking details about where his using took him, and gives no-nonsense advice to the newcomer. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Ruairí talks about the autistic loneliness of their childhood, their inability to see how their heavy using affected their family and their joy of being free and working with other addicts in recovery now. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Young opens up about the abuse he suffered as a child, remembers being terrified of becoming a drug addict and speaks about his incredulity at having found a loving God. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Laura remembers thinking she cracked the code for life when she first found alcohol and drugs, gives a candid account of wetting herself, drunk at a family gathering and speaks glowingly of her new-found zest for life in recovery. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Dan speaks candidly about growing up in an alcoholic home and his early mental health struggles, shares vividly about psychosis as a cocaine addict and recalls the moment which lead him to study for priesthood. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Song performed by Dan M. "Daughter" by Youth. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Lise speaks glowingly about being a "queen on the party scene", shares candidly that she used heroin while pregnant, and asserts that she is now the mother she was meant t be.   New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing: Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact  

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Justin speaks of his double life as a church member and a sex addict, explains that his dealer lives in his head and shares that he needed to find a “capital G” God of his understanding. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Reco12 Website:  https://www.reco12.com Reco12 Speaker Meeting Podcast:  https://reco12.buzzsprout.com/ or anywhere you get your podcasts Reco12 Big Book Roundtable:  https://bbroundtable.buzzsprout.com/ or anywhere you get your podcasts Reco12 Noodle it Out with Nikki M:  https://bbroundtable.buzzsprout.com/ or anywhere you get your podcasts SAL (Sex Addiction Lifeline) 12 Step Fellowship:  https://sal12step.org/ Script editing: Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Vicky speaks of replacing bulimia with drugs as a young adult, the severe health challenges she experienced as a result and reasserts that addiction can affect everyone.  New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D [email protected] https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing: Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact