RECO12

Guest Intro:   Put on your Irish listening ears and enjoy this amazing share in a cool Northern Ireland accent.  Ruairi O in his own words:  I got sober in 2001.  My first meeting was in the year 2000 at age 20. I'm still active in AA in Northern Ireland. I will be 20 years sober on May 10th, 2021 Surrender and personal transformation is linked to the spirit inherent in the principles of reco...

Jed A experienced his first exposure to pornography at 9 years old when he was out riding a little motorcycle his dad had purchased for him and his brother. He had stopped to explore an old barn and found some pages someone had stashed away. His entrapment with addiction covers a span of nearly 20 years culminating in finally reaching the point of humility where he admitted that he was an addict a...

Yitzy is a sex and love addict who found his recovery in the big book of AA. He spends lots of his time helping people in recovery as well as outside of recovery. He sponsors as many people as he can, as well as being of service to others in many ways.  He finds ways to be helpful, by finding people sponsors, meeting information and recovery literature and other resources. He does this in many fel...

Here is a little about David H:  David is a person who moved to Nashville with two songwriting deals, the author of two books, and now a Certified Professional Recovery Coach in private practice in the Greater Nashville area. Also, the co-host of the Positive Sobriety Podcast, which, by the way, is a fantastic podcast for us addicts.  Go and check it out! David is a part of the St. Augustine’s Epi...

This is a follow up to Meeting 30 made necessary due to additional questions that came in after the meeting was nearly over.  Some good stuff was expounded upon.  If you haven't yet listened to Meeting 30, I highly recommend doing that before listening to this one. David A in his own words:  I came up in solution-oriented AA. I try to use the Big Book as my barometer, in that, whatever I rega...

Guest Speaker is David A.  Here he is in his own words:  I came up in solution-oriented AA. I try to use the Big Book as my barometer, in that, whatever I regard as God’s will or positive action in recovery I try to reconcile with the Big Book. Some are sicker than others. I regard myself as one of the sicker. Not in that my war stories are more extravagant, but in that I have to hold myself to hi...

Tom B will be our speaker today.  His chosen topic is “My path to a meditation practice: 20 years of struggle.” Guest Intro and Bio:   Tom B. is a member of AA with a sobriety date of 5/20/85.  He has also been a member of Alanon since 5/95.  He is active in the program working the steps with a sponsor and sponsoring others.  He started a non-profit called “Transformations in Recovery” to bring ev...

Here is a little about our speaker today, Justin B, in his own words:  I am a son of God and a recovering addict to lust.  I have been blessed with sobriety, one day at a time, since June 19, 2015.  In my journey in recovery, I have learned many lessons.  One of the primary is that "I don't got this".  I have learned that when the phrase, "I got this!" crosses my mind or l...

Guest Intro and Bio:  My name is Antonella. My parents separated when I was two years old. I had a very dysfunctional childhood which led to a life of unmanageability and maladaptive thinking acting in self will.  Using drugs, alcohol, food and relationships for ease and comfort to cope. In the midst of an unhappy marriage my 14-year-old was expelled from school for using drugs. It was suggested t...

Guest Intro:   Here is Michelle in her own words: I'm an alcoholic and have been in recovery since July 30th, 2007. I've been an active member of Alcoholics Anonymous since the beginning of my sobriety. I have a sponsor who has a sponsor and I work with other women. I've been saved by Grace and I'm grateful to God for giving me a life beyond what I've ever deserved. Welcom...

Robert D is a member of Alcoholics Anonymous living in Turkey.  He is sober since 2015, Robert is a Dutch citizen, 52 years of age, master in tax law, former senior executive at Fortune 500 group, father of three children with whom contact has been lost for years.  He ended up homeless, institutionalized and practically-speaking, broke from his rebellion against God. A man who fought what the prog...

Harvey E has fast become one of my best friends.  He is a sexaholic with nearly 7 years sobriety.  Since he and I first met on December 10, 2019, via Zoom, for an interview I did with him for the Journey Through Life Podcast, he has been instrumental in the current phase of my recovery and in the idea and initial development of the Reco12 Speaker Meeting.  He was the first guest speaker for this,...

Let’s introduce our guest speaker for today, Bill M. Here is Bill M in his own words:  I got booze sober in 1987.  Had what is probably considered the ‘pink cloud’ phase for a few years but at about 4-5 years started to feel not right.  I struggled for the next 5 years with mild anxiety but by 10 years sober, I suffered from severe anxiety which led to a nervous breakdown at 15 years sober.  At th...

Let’s introduce our guest speaker for today, Cindy H.  I had the opportunity to have a quick conversation with her earlier.  She is a high-energy, excited recovering addict.  She is alcohol free since 18 years of age and a happy member of Sexaholics Anonymous since 2018.  Her topic today is Overcoming the Elixir of Co-dependency and Sexaholism. Welcome to the Reco12 Speaker Meeting.  We are an org...

Let’s introduce our guest speaker for today, Damon W, whose topic is “Controlling the Controllables”. Sentenced to sixty-five years in a Texas prison, Damon once had it all.  At 20 years old, he was a Division 1 starting quarterback, after a career-ending injury, Damon was by all outside appearances, very successful.  It all came crashing down when he turned to hard core drugs to cope with disappo...

Phil is a sexaholic who has been blessed with 5 years of sobriety.  5.5 years ago he was introduced to true recovery and had his big spiritual awakening. He currently runs ARPsupport.org and has been blessed to participate in the great camaraderie that exists with his fellow addicts of SAL and SA.  Throughout his journey for long term recovery God has orchestrated every piece. God is his light and...

Let’s introduce our guest speakers for today, Patricia and Sid. Patricia and Sid are mother and son. They will be speaking today about their recovery journeys – both individually and together. Patricia has actively been working her recovery in AL-Anon and CODA (Co-dependents Anonymous) for about 20 or so years, but not consecutively. As you’ll hear from her, she was away for a while as she thought...

Let’s introduce our guest speaker for today, Amy B. Amy is a recovered food addict and-Anon and has been working recovery with varying degrees of success since April 2013.  It took a major relapse to humble her to the point of complete honesty about her problem.  Hitting bottom when she thought she knew all there was to know about recovery was baffling and confusing to her.  God waited patiently f...

Let’s introduce our guest speaker for today, Heather. Heather has been working recovery since July 3, 2007.  This date is the day that forever changed her life and brought her to the road to recovery.  She continues to work the steps in her life and is grateful for the gift that God has given her to work step 12 as a sponsor!  She asks for your prayers that God will help her know what He would hav...

Let’s introduce our guest speaker for today, Dennis T. Dennis T comes to us from Alaska. His sobriety date is July 29, 2014. He suffered from sexholism, drugs and alcohol abuse for more that 45 years as a way to find freedom from the pain of early childhood sexual abuse. By the Grace of his Higher Power he is living free one day at a time, through working and practicing the spiritual principles he...

Welcome to the Reco12 Speaker Meeting.  We are an organization whose addictions include alcohol, drugs, lust and sex, food and gambling, just to name a few.  We come together from all places, faiths and backgrounds to learn the similarities of addiction and to gain tools and hope from others who are walking a similar path.  We invite recovering addicts with at least 1 year sobriety and who are act...

I was introduced to Dr. Hardy through a podcast that he was a guest on, called the Richie Norton Podcast. I was in the process of developing the idea of the Reco12 Speaker Meeting Podcast and his interview with Richie Norton ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-richie-norton-show/id1493699560?i=1000473674959 ) spoke the language of addiction and the powerlessness of willpower so clearly tha...

Sarah identifies as a blackout codependent. She has been a member of Codependents Anonymous for almost 5 years. Sarah spent 18 months in the rooms of CoDA attending meetings weekly. Although learning a lot about the disease of codependency, sponsorship was not a part of her meetings. Eventually, Sarah helped start a step study group within the fellowship so that members could work the steps in rec...

Welcome to the Reco12 Speaker Meeting.  We are an organization whose addictions include alcohol, drugs, lust and sex, food and gambling, just to name a few.  We come together from all places, faiths and backgrounds to learn the similarities of addiction and to gain tools and hope from others who are walking a similar path.  We invite recovering addicts with at least 1 year sobriety and who are act...

Let’s introduce our guest speaker for today, Pamela from Glasgow, Scotland, in her own words. "I came into the rooms obese, drunk and inadequate at 29 - but only truly surrendered at aged 44! I thought I knew everything, I presented well, I had a marriage, 2 cars on the drive, and a mortgage. I had friends who adored me and I had a life others might crave - but inside I was broken. I felt lik...