"i am an alcoholic"

12 Steps of Recovery

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12 Steps of Recovery is a limited podcast series helping alcoholics & addicts understand the Big Book (4th ed.) and Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in order to achieve permanent sobriety. Each ad-free episode examines a Step from the literature—and Ilya shares his experience, strength, and hope as it relates to the reading. Because everybody deserves a real chance at staying sober! Questions/Comments:12StepsOfRecovery@comcast.netSupplemental Handouts & Worksheets:https://tinyurl.com/rzkt7af

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"i am an alcoholic"

Episodes

Introducing: 12 Steps of Recovery 28.01.2024 15:14

A limited podcast series from a recovered alcoholic named Ilya. These clear-cut directions to permanent sobriety are 100% ad-free.

Step 1: The Doctors Opinion 27.01.2024 19:44

Dr. William D. Silkworth, a chief physician at a nationally prominent hospital writes a letter endorsing the 12 Steps.

Step 1: More About Alcoholism 26.01.2024 34:52

An examination about the problem and the obsession of the alcoholic mind.

Step 1: 12&12 25.01.2024 47:26

"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol―that our lives had become unmanageable."

Steps 1&2: There is a Solution 24.01.2024 38:04

An examination about the solution and the obsession of the alcoholic mind.

Step 2: We Agnostics 23.01.2024 56:46

An examination about spirituality, lack of power & insanity.

Step 2: 12&12 22.01.2024 24:42

"Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."

Step 3: How It Works 21.01.2024 50:31

An examination on how to make a decision to proceed with ALL 12 Steps of the program.

Step 3: 12&12 20.01.2024 30:15

"Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him."

Step 4: How It Works (Resentments) 19.01.2024 1:01:21

An examination about the inventory process and why it is necessary (Part 1).

Step 4: How It Works (Fear) 18.01.2024 54:39

An examination about the inventory process and why it is necessary (Part 2).

Step 4: How It Works (Sex & Harm) 17.01.2024 51:34

An examination about the inventory process and why it is necessary (Part 3). 

Step 4: 12&12 16.01.2024 41:25

"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves."

Step 5: Into Action 15.01.2024 57:20

An examination about admitting our character defects.

Step 5: 12&12 14.01.2024 54:19

"Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs."

Step 6: Into Action — 12&12 13.01.2024 1:03:47

"Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character."

Step 7: Into Action — 12&12 12.01.2024 1:01:09

"Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."

Steps 8&9: Into Action 11.01.2024 55:21

An examination about willingness & making amends to those we have harmed.

Step 8: 12&12 10.01.2024 59:54

"Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all."

Step 9: 12&12 09.01.2024 53:48

"Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others."

Step 10: Into Action 08.01.2024 59:21

A summary of the previous nine Steps and why we continue to grow in effectiveness and understanding.

Step 10: 12&12 07.01.2024 1:02:51

"Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it."

Steps 10&11: Into Action 06.01.2024 59:42

Examining how Steps 10&11 are interwoven to achieve conscious contact with your Higher Power.

Step 11: 12&12 05.01.2024 1:06:59

"Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out."

Step 12: 12&12 04.01.2024 1:17:04

“Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.”