AA speaker Charlie P. shares his story of rediscovering the Big Book after 17 years sober, moving beyond meetings to deep step work and spiritual principles. A talk on hitting a wall with self-will and catching fire with the program.
Episodes
I Went Back to My Neighbor Instead of the Store – AA Speaker – Carla R. | Sober Sunrise
AA speaker Carla R. shares her journey from homelessness and trauma to 26+ years sober, including how turning to her neighbor instead of drinking became her first turning point in recovery.
55 Years Sober, 10 Minutes Emotionally Sober – AA Speaker – Mel B. | Sober Sunrise
AA speaker Mel B. shares 55 years of sobriety from Nebraska to Ohio, his meeting with Bill Wilson, and why emotional sobriety took far longer than staying sober from alcohol.
I Called AAA Looking for Alcoholics Anonymous – AA Speaker – Martin S. | Sober Sunrise
AA speaker Martin S. shares his story of hitting bottom in a motel room, calling AAA by mistake, and how two guys showed up to take him to his first meeting. A direct account of steps one through three and finding a higher power.
The 12 Steps Were Numbered for Screwballs Like Me – AA Speaker – Wesley P. | Sober Sunrise
AA speaker Wesley P. explains why the 12 steps must be taken in order to achieve spiritual awakening and overcome self-centeredness, the alcoholic’s greatest enemy.
I Asked for a Sponsor and Never Drank Again – AA Speaker – Sean C. | Sober Sunrise
AA speaker Sean C. shares his story from punk rock partying and daily drinking to asking for a sponsor and 35 years sober. A talk on sponsorship, the Big Book, and finding grace in the rooms.
The Diamond Watch That Led Me to AA – AA Speaker – Stan G. | Sober Sunrise
Stan G. shares how a lost diamond watch became the turning point that led him to AA after 11 years of drinking. His story of hitting bottom and finding sobriety.
I Wanted to Know How You Stopped Starting – AA Speaker – Jeff W. | Sober Sunrise
AA speaker Jeff W. shares his story from the streets of Brooklyn to 27 years sober. He explains why staying off the first drink is the only problem that matters in recovery.
I Was Out of Plans – AA Speaker – Scott R. | Sober Sunrise
AA speaker Scott R. shares his story from a troubled childhood through active addiction and multiple treatment failures to finding sobriety in the rooms and discovering a design for living through step work.
It’s an Inside Job – AA Speaker – David M. | Sober Sunrise
David M. shares his 22-year recovery story from resentment and anger to finding peace through the 12 steps. An AA speaker tape on service, step work, and spiritual change.
I Get to Have Another Day – AA Speaker – Reid M. | Sober Sunrise
AA speaker Reid M. shares how he went from a suicide attempt and psychiatric hospitalization to 20+ years sober by working with others and studying the Big Book daily.
I Thought I Was Empty, but I Was Full of Me – AA Speaker – Peter M. | Sober Sunrise
AA speaker Peter M. shares how spiritual awakening through step work removed the obsession with alcohol and led to experiencing God through silence, meditation, and daily practice in recovery.