RECO12

Just Joe was born into pain he didn’t choose—abused as a child, shaped in silence, and twisted by what passed for love. In time, he became a mirror of the very harm he had endured, caught in a cycle of fantasy, compulsion, and deep confusion. Four marriages fell apart under the weight of secrets. Joe served nine months behind bars, spent three days locked in a psych ward, survived five years on fe...

Here is a bit about Rae M in Rae's own words:  I am 5 years clean and sober I got sober on zoom at the start of the Covid lockdown. I was gifted with enough pain to throw myself into this program and I was reborn into who I was always meant to be. I’m constantly learning and growing each day. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A. ...

Candace B has recovered through SLAA and CoDA by working the 12 Steps using the undiluted message of the AA Big Book. Her recovery is from love addiction, fantasy, people-pleaseing, and codependency. God has transformed every area of her life as she continues to live the work, one day at a time. Today her life is a living testimony to God's miraculous grace and guidance. Reco12 is an open-to-...

A new Director and a new Employer  Andrew E lives in London in the UK and came into recovery from alcohol and drug addiction in March 2024 in a 12 step treatment centre. I am a member of Cocaine Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous, I have a sponsor and I sponsor other men and I do service in CA at group, district and area.  Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro tim...

When Carriss joined SA she came in with an expectation that she would quickly work the program, finish the steps, get her certificate of completion and then her husband would be happy and all would be well. Carriss found out pretty quickly that the program doesn’t work that way. She also found out that she wasn’t fully honest, open, or willing yet because she ended up having a relapse. It was that...

Anna F came into the rooms seeking a solution for her sex and love addiction, but by the grace of God, she received so much more. By following the clear instructions in the Big Book, she discovered a new way of living. Through that transformation—as promised—she has found a solution to all her problems. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Kar...

Father Bill W. is a retired Episcopal priest continuously sober and active in 12-Step recovery since 1972. He has worked in the addiction treatment field most of his adult life and was the Director of several nationally recognized treatment centers. For about 30 years now, he has researched and promoted the practice of Two Way Prayer through workshops, podcasts, and numerous articles and studies r...

Today's meeting for the Afro-Euro Reco12 Recovery Resource will be a talk by Emmi E, another Reco12 first-time speaker.  Her topic will be entitled, "What Does it Mean to Let God Run the Show".  Emmi E is Alcoholic, Sexual anorexic/avoident and codependent. I've always lived with the belief that if i just got rid of the emotions that everything will be great, little did i know...

Shana C. is the wife of an addict and she tried to carry it by herself when didn’t know any better. It wasn’t until a cross country move, Covid, and her husband‘s first relapse that brought her to the end of her self. That’s when she found S-anon.  It hasn’t been a linear journey; She has had setbacks and challenges. But she keeps showing up, working her program and learning to trust God, one day...

Today's meeting for the Afro-Euro Reco12 Recovery Resource will be a talk by Stephen F, a Reco12 first-timer, who will speak on "Mental Health in Recovery" Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A.  We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host about every Friday at 10:00 am I...

Justin B is the host of Reco12 and a son of an all-powerful and perfectly loving God and a multi-disciplinary addict living in the miracle of one-day-at-a-time recovery.  He has been in the rooms of recovery for about 12 years and is highly devoted to practicing the principles of recovery in all aspects of his life (imperfectly).  Today he speaks to us on a topic he entitled, "On the Same Tea...

Today's meeting for the Afro-Euro Reco12 Recovery Resource will be a talk by Purdy, a Reco12 Favorite, who will speak on "The Spiritual Life is Not a Theory, We Have to Live It." Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A.  We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host about eve...

Jacqueline S came in through a different recovery program (Al-Anon), couldn't leave because she felt compelled to return day after day, and slowly her life has been transformed one day at a time. Her 1st exposure to a 12 step program was on Saturday, May 18th. It was different but Jacqueline was hooked, hooked on what she didn't know at the time, but hooked none the less. Jacqueline knew...

Louise W is a Grateful member of CA, AA, Coda, SLAA, Coanon, alanon. I actually could fit into all of the fellowships. My primary fellowship is now CA however. I now focus on emotional sobriety as substances are no longer the issue and actually was never the issue but was my solution to live life. I’m a mother of 3 and a grandmother to 1. I have a sobriety date of 28th December 2017 and have been...

This week, Reco12 continues with the "Ask-it Basket" project we started last year.  In this conversation, Justin B and Robert Pardon discuss several questions with principles of recovery at the root of them.  We dive deep into questions that generally come from Robert's work in treatment facilities.  Our primary purpose is fitting ourselves to be of maximum service to God and our fe...

ASHER G is a spiritual entrepreneur, human connection coach, and Rabbi in Southern California. His story began at home as a young child where all seemed well from the outside. As the youngest by nine years, he felt a horrible sense of abandonment. His loneliness was compounded by his father’s prominence as a rabbi and community leader where the pressure to appear as role models was insufferable. T...

I have a sobriety date of 26/1/24. I live a life led by God and service to others. Cocaine Anonymous has ignited something within me that I want to shout about! I'm sponsored and actively sponsor. Life really has taken on new meaning and purpose. I feel incredibly blessed to be alive.  Ollie D will speak to us on Sponsorship in Early Recovery Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in...

Shay was in the various S-fellowships for two years but was unable to stay sober from sex addiction. It wasn’t until he discovered Big Book Step Study that his road to sobriety and a spiritual experience . Shay is a member of All Addicts Anonymous and Violence Anonymous.  Today he speaks to us on how the 12 steps have saved him from a life of lust, fantasy, and violence.   Reco12 is an open-to-all...

My name is Katie R and I am a proud member of CA today, Im proud to share my journey of recovery, which began on August 26, 2023. Like many, I faced challenges that led me down a path of addiction from the young age of 13 but I didn’t ever think I was an addict. With many twists and turns along the way that lead to my Rock Bottom . I realized that I had the strength to change my life for the bette...

Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A.  We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host about every Friday at 10:00 am Israel time and 8:00 am GMT.  Today, Laura shares her experience, strength, and hope. Reco12 appreciates your help in keeping us working our 12th Step with these great reso...

Luke H describes himself as a garden-variety sexaholic with 11 years sobriety.  Today he speaks and opens our eyes to the concept of selfishness, and how it is the root of the problem and how it is the entire plot of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Reco12 is an open-to-all addictions and afflictions organization, dedicated to exploring the common threads of the differing manifestations of al...

Jesse S is a single parent, an artist and social worker, and has over three years of recovery through the miracle of the 12 steps. Always trying to find new ways to engage and reaffirm his commitment to the 12 steps, he has found service as the key to staying sober. Sharing reflections, experience, strength and hope around the theme of MEANINGFUL service. Reco12 is an open-to-all addictions and af...

Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A.  We hope that you will join us and draw strength and hope from these podcasts that we will host about every Friday at 10:00 am Israel time and 8:00 am GMT.  Today, Bob L shares his experience, strength, and hope on a talk entitled "Dual Addictions - Double Denial". Reco12 appreciates your...

Purdy is a Recovered Addict, The Obsession to Drink & Use has been lifted through a 12 Step Programme of Action. Action Heals the soul. His Peace now with God fires up his Soul and Purdy is All In. He's an Active Sponsor at all times. He Does Service and is the Founder of Spiritual Cartel, A meeting in the UK which runs 365 Days a Year. Purdy is Very Grateful and Humbled by it all. He hav...

This week, Reco12 continues with the "Ask-it Basket" project we started last year.  In this conversation, Justin B and Robert Pardon, and Whitney B, discuss several questions with principles of recovery at the root of them.  We dive deep into questions that generally come from Robert and Whitney's work in treatment facilities.  Our primary purpose is fitting ourselves to be of maxim...