Position of Neutrality

Join us as Wayne Giles shares a pivotal moment in his recovery journey in the ‘Step 4 Wayne Lived Experience Series’. In this powerful episode, Wayne recounts a life-changing encounter with God during treatment, where he undertook the courageous task of writing down every person, institution, and idea that had offended him. As he dug deeper, Wayne began to see not just how these external factors h...

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe emphasizes the importance of genuine experience in sharing the 12-step message. “So how would I do that? What would the first step of me telling them how I made a self-appraisal be? Probably hav...

Join Joe McDonald as he expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe delves into the profound impact of encountering a higher power in the journey from self-loathing to recovery. “I speak to you personally about the self-hatred, the self-loathing, the guilt, shame, and rem...

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe highlights the profound experience of watching people recover, helping others, and seeing loneliness vanish. “All right, so to watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness...

Join us as Wayne Giles shares a pivotal moment in his recovery journey in the ‘Step 3 Wayne Lived Experience Series’. In this profound episode, Wayne recounts a transformative experience where, in an instant, his longstanding desires to engage in substance use were eradicated. He attributes this sudden change to a small act of faith—simply pulling into a parking spot—which he believes allowed the...

Join Joe McDonald as he expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe discusses the importance of maintaining frequent contact with newcomers and each other, emphasizing the bright spots these connections bring into our lives. “Frequent contact with newcomers and with each...

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe emphasizes the importance of approaching others with true humility and understanding the power of identity. “We sometimes are more comfortable talking about ourselves in disparaging terms becaus...

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe emphasizes the importance of recognizing one’s true identity, even in the midst of addiction. “We sometimes are more comfortable talking about ourselves in disparaging terms because somehow we f...

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe discusses the crucial role of helping others as the foundation stone of recovery. He emphasizes that recovery built on anything less than stone is insufficient. “They talked about housing them,...

Position of Neutrality is a study of the manner of living suggested by the founders of A.A. which was recorded in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism. Join us for more inspiring recovery stories and transformative insights. Check out our website at: www.positionofneutrality.org YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@positionofneu...

Join us as Wayne Giles delves deep into the nuances of control addiction in our ‘Step 3 Wayne Lived Experience Series.’ In this episode, Wayne candidly shares his personal battles with trying to control his environment—an endeavor that goes beyond mere substance abuse. He explores how this need for control is not just a side effect but the core of his challenges, emphasizing that the real issue li...

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe emphasizes the importance of approaching alcoholics with humility, understanding, and fellowship, rather than with a sense of moral superiority. “You’ll be most successful with alcoholics if you...

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe highlights the critical importance of service work and its role in maintaining sobriety. “It says practical experience shows that nothing will so much ensure immunity from drinking as intensive...

Join us as Wayne Giles shares a pivotal spiritual experience in his recovery journey during our ‘Step 2 Wayne Lived Experience Series.’ This episode captures a significant moment while Wayne was driving and deeply engaged in prayer, a routine that spanned six months. He reflects on a transformative realization that dawned on him—not during his third step commitment, but in a moment of profound cla...

Join Joe McDonald as he expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, diving deep into Step 12 AA. In this session, Joe emphasizes the power of shared experiences and the profound impact of speaking life into others. “And so exactly what happened to me is I was laying there dead with not enough sense to stay dead and someone came and spoke life into me, and it changed me forever. And now I do e...

Join Joe McDonald as he reads from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session, Joe discusses the power of sharing both the experience of hopelessness and the solution that comes from a spiritual awakening. “I can talk to them about hopelessness because I know of hopelessness. And I can talk to you ab...

Join Joe McDonald as he expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, diving into the realities of Step 12 AA. In this session, Joe addresses the common excuses that often surface when people place their recovery on a service plane rather than truly relying on God. “The minute we put our work on a service plane, the alcoholic commences to rely upon our assistance rather than upon God. He clamor...

Join Joe McDonald as he reads from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, focusing on the power of sharing hope through personal experience in Step 12 AA. In this session, Joe reflects on the value of speaking from a place of understanding when offering a solution to those suffering from alcoholism. “We all know many, many stories. Those of us in this game know more than we want to. Yes, doctors ar...

Join us as Wayne Giles recounts a profound moment in his recovery journey, where he experienced the tangible presence of a power greater than himself, aligning with the principles of Step 2 in Alcoholics Anonymous. This episode delves into Wayne’s time in treatment, where his dedicated engagement with the AA steps led him to a significant spiritual realization during Step 3. Wayne describes how he...

Join Joe McDonald as he reads from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, diving deep into the transformative power of service in Step 12 AA. In this session, Joe emphasizes the vital role that carrying the message plays not just for the person receiving it, but for the one delivering it as well. “The healing comes from using it for a higher purpose. So it’s important for him to realize that your a...

Join Joe McDonald as he expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, delving into the significance of spiritual action in Steps 10 & 11 AA. In this session, Joe shares a personal experience that highlights the importance of being in tune with spiritual direction and the tangible impact it can have on our lives and those around us. “I didn’t wake me up; I just woke up and knew to send that...

Join us as Wayne Giles poignantly recounts the evolution of his spiritual journey in this compelling segment of the ‘Step 2 Wayne Lived Experience Series.’ Through his narrative, Wayne describes multiple instances of reaching out to a higher power during his most challenging times—whether on the cold floors of jail cells, in detox units, or amidst the desolation of a crack house. Each plea was an...

Join Joe McDonald as he expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, diving into the powerful realization that comes from Steps 10 & 11 AA. In this session, Joe discusses how we suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves, highlighting the extravagant promises that are fulfilled through this journey. “So we’ll suddenly realize that God is doing for us what...

Join Joe McDonald as he expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, diving into the critical practice of ongoing self-awareness in Steps 10 & 11 AA. In this session, Joe explores the necessity of continuing to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear, not only in others but within ourselves. “So it should continue for our lifetime—continue to watch for selfishness, dishones...

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session, Joe emphasizes the importance of maintaining a daily reprieve from alcohol through spiritual conditioning. “We’re headed for trouble if we do. For alcohol is a subtle foe. I may have had that experience, maybe no...