Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast

Robi S. from Ventnor City, NJ speaking on the topic of sponsorship at an Acts of Recovery Conference in Haddonfield, NJ - October 12th 2013 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Robi shares a heartfelt and deeply spiritual story of transformation—how years of pain, fear, and self-loathing gave way to freedom once she surrendered completely to God through the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. After...

Kelvin D. from Fargo, ND speaking at the Salem Soberfest in Salem, OR - February 16th 2007 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Kelvin, from a life ruled by fear, anger, and self-will to one filled with faith, humility, and gratitude through Alcoholics Anonymous. Born with a deep sense of not belonging, he found temporary relief in alcohol, which led to violence, loss, and spiritual emptiness des...

Part 1 of Don P. from Aurora, CO at the 6th Annual Big Book Weekend at Tanglewood in Camden, ME - June 14th 2003 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com During the weekend talks, Don shares with raw honesty and warmth how, after a lifetime of restless searching, prison sentences, and spiritual emptiness, he was given a second life through the power of awakening and Alcoholics Anonymous. Once a man b...

☀️🧡Happy Friday! We hope everyone has had a great week, and has a safe & relaxing weekend 🧡☀️ Jay P. from Myrtle Beach, SC speaking at the St. Cloud Roundup in St. Cloud, MN - May 14th 2005 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Jay shares an unforgettable journey of faith, humility, and freedom through Alcoholics Anonymous, showing how total surrender to the program and God’s grace turned a...

Jonathan S. from Austin, TX speaking on the topic of "Recovered versus Recovering" at the Nosara Big Book Workshop in Nosara Playa Guiones, Costa Rica - March 23rd 2012 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Jonathan shared a remarkable story of redemption, describing how years of failed attempts at sobriety finally gave way to true recovery when he surrendered fully to the Big Book’s program and G...

James T. from Auburn, CA speaking at the 39th Winter Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - February 1st 2013 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com James shares with humor, heart, and humility how Alcoholics Anonymous transformed his life from restless self-centeredness into peace, gratitude, and service. After quitting drinking but clinging to marijuana, he arrived at AA not yet convinced he...

Part 1 - Kenny D. from Seattle, WA doing a 12-step spiritual retreat in Santa Fe, NM - December 8th 2006 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Kenny shares a deeply moving account of his descent into alcoholism and his eventual recovery, showing how grace and service replaced years of self-destruction. Born into chaos and addiction, he began drinking at twelve, quickly spiraled through violence, h...

Cindy M. from Dallas, TX speaking about the 12 step at the Primary Purpose Group in Dallas, TX - January 2009 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Cindy shares a powerful journey of recovery that began after years of denial, relapse, and self-deception, despite growing up in a loving, church-centered family untouched by alcohol. From her first drink at fifteen, she chased the feeling that alcohol...

Chris S. from Bedminster, NJ speaking on the topic of "Evolution of the Big Book experience" at the Nosara Big Book Workshop in Nosara Playa Guiones, Costa Rica - March 23rd 2012 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Chris recounts moving from blackout drinking and violence to a Big Book–centered spiritual recovery, insisting that chronically sick alcoholics need thorough step work—not meetings al...

Don L. from Bellingham, WA speaking at 10th annual beef dinner of the Mystic Knights of Sobriety group in Edmonton, Canada - June 9th 2010 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Don’s story is a powerful testament to the transforming grace of Alcoholics Anonymous — from a life ruled by denial, destruction, and hopeless drinking to one anchored in faith, humility, and service. After years of rationa...

Kent L. from Montgomery, AL, USA speaking at the 5th Anniversary of the Happy Hour Group in Montgomery, AL - June 5th 2013 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com From a high-achieving yet fear-driven alcoholic whose drinking destroyed ambition, marriage, and career in the Army, to a man who embraced AA’s program of action, sponsorship, and daily spiritual disciplines to build a life of freedom and...

Edie C. from Sacramento, CA at Sacramento Spring Fling, Sacramento, CA - February 18th 2000 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Edie shares her journey of survival and recovery, marked by a childhood of trauma, abandonment, and witnessing alcoholism destroy her mother and guardian. Despite being told she’d never succeed, she found Alcoholics Anonymous at 24, where fellowship, sponsorship, and se...

"Blind" Dave A. speaking at the 14th Annual Mouth of the Brazos Conference in Lake Jackson, TX - May 15th 2009 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com After decades of alcoholism, relapse, and failed attempts to quit on faith alone, Dave finally surrendered to Alcoholics Anonymous in 1998 and discovered that God could reach him through the fellowship and the Big Book. He described powerful spiritual...

David R. from Atlantic Highlands, NJ speaking on steps 1-12 at the NCCYPAA Young Peoples Conference in Raleigh, NC - September 2nd 2006 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com David shares how he grew up in a broken and violent home, found alcohol at 14, and quickly spiraled into decades of destruction, losing jobs, relationships, and even his health—eventually ending up drinking mouthwash, homeless...

Bill L. from Dunellen, NJ and Mike L. from West Orange, NJ speaking at a workshop titled "Maintaining Conscious Contact During the Holidays" in Albany, NY - December 6th 2002 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Barefoot Bill and Mike L. from New Jersey shared their journeys of discovering that simply not drinking was not enough—both described the misery of untreated alcoholism despite time sober...

Travis A. from Spruce Grove, Alberta speaking at the Lethbridge & Southern Alberta Roundup in Lethbridge, Alberta - April 9th 2010 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Travis shares his journey from a troubled youth and early alcoholism—marked by chaos, crime, treatment centers, and homelessness—to finding lasting sobriety at age 22 through the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. He spoke of the...

Kerry C. from Tannersville, PA speaking at the Windsor conference in Windsor, Ontario, Canada - July 25th 2010 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Kerry shares her journey of getting sober at 18, growing up fearful, insecure, and restless, and finding in AA both a spiritual solution and a true home. She described how the steps transformed her from a dishonest, angry, isolated girl into a woman o...

Barefoot Bill L. from Westfield, NJ speaking on the topic of Help Others at the Westfield Big Book Workshop of the Spiritual Awakenings Group in Westfield, NJ - August 19th 2012 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Bill shares passionately about the importance of helping others in AA, emphasizing that true service flows only after trusting God and cleaning house. He highlighted how the Big Book r...

Sean A. from Vancouver, Canada speaking at West Edmonton Beef dinner in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - June 11th 2008 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Sean shares his journey with honesty and humor, describing how drinking and drugs once consumed his life despite outward success in acting, real estate, and appearances of stability. After hitting bottom, he was 12-stepped into AA in 1974, where h...

Scott P. from Elyria, OH speaking at the North Ridgeville Sunday Night Men's group in North Ridgeville, OH - December 4th 2005 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Scott shares a raw and powerful account of his life shaped by alcoholism, beginning with early drinking, blackouts, and growing up in a family where dysfunction felt normal. His drinking escalated into broken relationships, jail time,...

John K. from Dallas, TX and Myers R. from Dallas, TX speaking on step 1 at the 2nd Annual Stay Sober For Keeps Workshop in Laguna Niguel, CA - January 21st 2012 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com John K. shares his experience of being a grateful recovered alcoholic (sober since 1999) and emphasizes how the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous is a textbook with precise instructions for recovery rat...

Tara R. from Sedona, AZ speaking at the Connect the Dots group in Las Vegas, NV - November 19th 2012 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Tara shares a powerful arc from early bullying and self-loathing to a first drink at 12 that “saved” her life but led to years of chaos, two marriages, and profound shame—then a turning point after her husband’s death when, despite 19 years dry, desperation nea...

Audrey C. from Dallas, TX and Michael K. from Dallas, TX speaking on steps 1-3 at a sponsorship and 12 Step workshop in Dallas, TX - March 2011 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Audrey C. and Michael K. (seasoned Big Book teachers co-leading a Dallas 2011 workshop) share lived, long-term sobriety marked by heavy sponsorship and service, and they translate that experience into a crisp roadmap:...

Jerry J. from Lake Whitney, TX doing the steps at the Space Coast Roundup 2005 in Melbourne Beach, FL - February 2005 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Jerry spoke with humor and humility about nearly losing everything to alcohol before finding lasting sobriety on January 1, 1973, through the grace of God and the steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. He shared stories from his Texas upbringing—like h...

Desmond T. from New York, NY at North East Texas Area Fall Convention - September 21st 2002 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Desmond hid behind white shirts, ties, and miniature bottles—until the love of AA finally broke through his defenses. Despite early slips and arrogance, he kept coming back, drawn to the honesty and realness of the people, who welcomed him, carried him past bars, and sh...