Recovery Crone Podcast

Earl H was another very important recovery hero for me.  Here is the full talk .

Very excited for you to meet my friend, Kirstin.  Kirstin lives in the north of England, has been in fellowship for 11 years, and is diagnosed with lipedema (links below).  In this part 1, we learn a bit about her journey and her diagnosis.  Then she and I get to wax philosophical towards the end--which is our favorite pastime together.  What is Lipedema? A Lipedema Foundation recommended nutritio...

Dr Paul is the author of the story "Acceptance is the Answer" in the Big Book of AA.  Here is a link to his 1998 Talk in Playa Blanca, Mexico . 

Dr Paul wrote "Acceptance is the Answer" in the AA Big Book.  Here is his 1983 talk in Omaha, NE .

Here is a link to the workshop session .  Here is a link to the whole workshop .

My recovery wife and I pontificate about our love for OA retreats.  For those in Region 1 area, here is a link to their website events page .

Read “Working with Others” in BB.  Listen to Father Tom’s “Learning to Live with Crazy People”, available in my Recovery G Drive, folder Fr Tom Talks .

Link to St Francis Prayer aka Step 11 Prayer. 32. Read page 85, last paragraph to page 88 in BB, Step Eleven in AA 12x12, OA 12x12 and Woman’s Way.   33. Write out each line of the Prayer of St Francis/Eleventh Step Prayer and put into own words. Note: you will read the prayer in the original form, but it helps to have the meaning of each line personalized for your definition of HP. 34. Three week...

Visualization of my analogy.  Hopefully, it makes some sense. 

One of my sponsees was having "long term covid effects", one of which was incredible fatigue.  This is an excerpt from a voice memo that I sent about my experience after I collapsed from exhaustion in 2006.

Absolutely my favorite Fr Tom speaker pitch from 1992. You can listen to the whole recording  here .

Absolutely my favorite Fr Tom speaker pitch from 1992. You can listen to the whole recording here .

Absolutely my favorite Fr Tom speaker pitch from 1992. You can listen to the whole recording here .

Another clip of my fave AA speaker.  Full talk is located here .

This is one of my favorite Fr Terry talks from 1985.  For this podcast, I cut out his drunk-a-log, so it starts with him finally going to AA.  You can find his full talk here .

I talk with my "Recovery Wife" about the difference between diets and food plans. We also go into *OUR* experience as COE who need a weighed and measured food plan.  Here is a link to my food plan pamphlet ' Dignity of Choice 1st Ed " ps. I keep saying "prologue" when I mean "epilogue".  My recovery is not re-recording or editing this.  Go me.  pps. I also forgot to say that if Stephanie or I want...

Here I try to explain how I evolved to using program in all areas of my life. 

I was the speaker at my Friday Night meeting and recorded my share.  Hopefully, it gives you something to reflect on. 

Fr Terry's concise explanation of step one in Alanon.  Link to session one recording. Link to whole workshop recording.

Here's the session link for this talk. Here's the whole workshop link. 

I had a great talk with my BFF Krista about her recovery with a " dual diagnosis ".  I hope you enjoy it and I look forward to speaking with her again.  PS. This conversation was recorded in my living room, so the sound quality is different.  

This episode is a voice memo I sent to an old and deeply loved sponsee.  We both have conservative family members and she asked for my experience, strength, and hope on how to navigate my Al-Anon program around it.  She and I both love Byron Katie, so we had a short hand, which may not translate.  If you haven't read her, I highly recommend reading Loving What Is and doing "The Work - Judge Your N...

Today I talk with Angela about recovery, particularly being in a larger size body, perfectionism in the rooms, the messiness of recovery, and developing real friendships.  Thank you, Angela, I look forward to our next episode!

Great discussion on Tradition Seven: "Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions." AA Tradition Seven Tradition Seven Speaker AA Traditions Illustrated Pamphlet

Great discussion with friends on Tradition Six: "Our groups ought never endorse, finance or lend our name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose." Tradition Six Speaker AA Traditions Illustrated Pamphlet AA Tradition Six