Alcoholics Alive

Drew shares his experience with AA in the Military.  Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Give up the fight, pick up a white!", "$5000 Big Book" and "Stick and Stay". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

S6E1 Carmack shares his experience with Fun in Sobriety. Epic meeting shrapnel segment explores "Has anyone told you they love you today?", "Progress not perfection", and "Change is a process not an event."  If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

S5E13 Shank and Wayne share their experience on the 12 Traditions during the Season 5 wrap up.  If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

S5E12 Suzi shares her experience with Tradition 12.  Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Yay God, "Put the hearse in reverse" and "I would lie when the truth would suffice".  If you hae a quesiton, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

S5E11 Graham shares his experience with Tradition 11.  Meeting Shrapnel discusses "I'm recovering out loud" "Grateful recovering alcoholic" and "Just another bozo on the bus". If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com   

S5E10 Courtney shares her experiene with Tradition 10.  Meeting Shrapnel discusses "I have a sponsor, who has a sponsor, who has a sponsor", "The big meeting in the sky" and "Do a fourth or you'll drink a fifth".  If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

S5E9 Kevin shares his experience with Tradition 9.  Meeting Shrapnel discusses "God's got this", "One day at a time" and "One is to many and a thousands not enough!" If you have a question, comment of suggestion email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

S5E8 Carrie B shares her experience on Tradition 8.  Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Drop the Rock", "First Things First" and "Try it for 90 days - if you are still miserable we will refund your misery".  Send quetions, comments or suggestion to Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

S5E7 Matt shares his experience with Tradition 7.  Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Nobody gets here by mistake", "I've got to balance the gifts the program has given me" and "Because of you people and the rooms".  If you have a questions, suggestion or comment you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

S5E6 Amy shares her experience with Tradition 6.  Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Stick and Stay", "I didn't get into trouble everytime I drank, but everytime I got into trouble I was drinking", and "I'm just a garden variety drunk".  If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email it to freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

David F shares his experience with Tradition 5.  Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Me and My Recovery", "I got a God size hole inside, and only God can fill it", and "AA is for those that want it, not those who need it".  If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

S5E4 Tammy shares her experience with Tradtion 4.  Meeting Shrapnel Segment discusses "I've been sober a few 24 hours", "You gotta clean up what you messed up", and "I'm not a bad person trying to get good - I'm a sick person trying to get well". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com   

S5E3 Billy shares his experience with Tradition 3.  Meeting Shrapnel segment looks at "Powder form of alcohol", "My disease is an inside job" and "I have alcohol-ism not alcohol-wasim". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com    

S5E2 Shelley shares her experience with Tradition Two.  Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Acceptance is the answer to all my problems", "Your sitting on a drink" and "Sobriety is the deadly aspect of my alcoholism".  If you have a question, comment of suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

S5E1 John M shares his experience with Tradition 1.  Meeting Shrapnel looks at "The problem is Me, Solution is We", "The high cost of low living" and "The door swings both ways".  If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

S4E13 Shank and Wayne discuss: "Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us - sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them." In Battle of the books the last page of the 12 by 12 goes up against Page 164 in book Alcoholics Anonymous. 

S4E12 Pam shares her experience with "We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves".  In Battle of the Books pg 89 from Alcoholics Anonymous goes head to head with pg106 from the 12 by 12.  If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

S4E11 Blake shares his experience with "We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us."  In the Battle of the Books Page 86 in the Big Book goes head to head with page 102 in the 12 by 12.  If you have a question, suggestion or comment you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcholicsalive.com  

S4E10 Sarah shares her experience with "Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us." Battle of the Books page 84 in the Big Book spars with page 93 in the 12 by 12.  If you have a question, comment, or suggetion email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

S4E9 Bob shares his experience with "Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change." In the Battle of the Books page 87 in the 12 by 12 tries to win a round againist page 83 in the Big Book.  You can contact Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcohlicsalive.com  

S4E8 Christy shares her experience with "Self-seeking will slip away."  In the "Battle of the Books" we had a draw with page 76 from the Big Book and pages 81-82 in the 12 by 12.  Please send us which one you prefer so we can break the tie!  You can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

S4E7 Justin shares his experience with "We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows."  In Battle of the Books page 76 in the Big Book goes head to head with page 76 in the 12 by 12.  Email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. 

S4E6 Ariana shares her experience with "That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear".  Battle of the Books pits page 76 from the Big Book againist page 68 in the 12 by 12.  If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

S4E5 Rick shares his experience with "No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others" Page 75 from the Big Book and Page 62 from the 12 by 12 go head to head in the Battle of the Books! If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com  

S4E4 Punky shares her experience with comprehending the word serenity and knowing peace.  In the Battle of the Books, round 4, page 70 in the Big Book goes up againist pages 42-43 in the 12 by 12.  If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can contact Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com