SoberQ

SoberQ

Answers to questions about recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous

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SoberQ

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soberq.com

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Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

Kevin H – How do I know I am an alcoholic? 09.12.2020

Step One – We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable. Kevin H

Wayne P – What do we pray for in step seven? 08.12.2020

Step Seven – Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Wayne P Home group: The Long Bay Goal Forensics Hospital meeting. Monday’s at 10.30am Age when sober 27 years Sober now 38 years

Garry S – What does it mean to be ‘entirely ready’ in Step Six? 07.12.2020

Step Six – Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Garry S Home Group Oatley NSW Monday Night sober at 54 years sober 12 years 8 months

Jenny K – How do we constructively review our day? 06.12.2020

Step Eleven – Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. Jenny K Home Group: On Awakening Age when I got sober: 32 Sober 19 years

Janet M – What do we pray for in step seven? 05.12.2020

Step Seven – Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Janet M

Megan T – How do we describe alcoholism to someone who is seeking help for their drinking problem? 04.12.2020

Step Twelve – Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Megan

Joel F – How did we choose our own conception of God? 03.12.2020

Step Two – Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Joel F Home group Tuesday Morning Hour of Power in Newcastle Sober 4 years

Cindy S – What did we discover about ourselves while sharing our inventory? 02.12.2020

Step Five – Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Cindy S

Mark S – How do we describe alcoholism to someone who is seeking help for their drinking problem? 01.12.2020

Step Twelve – Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Mark S Home group Nowra There is a Solution Recovery Group Length of sobriety 24 years Age when I got sober 32

Gerry B – What was our experience of the first 10 days sober? 30.11.2020

Stopping Drinking – Our experiences. Gerry B Home group : Hurstbridge, Victoria  Sober at 52 yo Now 13 years sober

Paul C – What was the effect of taking Step Three? 29.11.2020

Step Three – Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God  as we understood Him . Paul C

Erin M – How do we constructively review our day? 28.11.2020

Step Eleven – Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. Erin M Got sober at 24, 13 years sobriety. Home group is Elwood Women’s Big Book Study Wednesdays 730pm

Steve L – What message do we pass on to newcomers in AA? 27.11.2020

Step Twelve – Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Steve L Homegroup: Cromer Men’s: Tuesday 7:30pm Sober since 31 Now 44

Andrew – How do we describe AA to someone who has never been to a meeting? 26.11.2020

Step Twelve – Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Andrew K Home Group is Friday night Recovery Hour 6.30pm at Hampton I was 35 when I got sober Now 33 years sober

Penny W – What was the effect of taking Step Three? 25.11.2020

Step Three – Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God  as we understood Him . Penny W Age I got sober was 39yrs Now sober 17 years Home group is Wesley AA Sydney City group

Simon L – What are some personal examples of having no defence against the first drink? 24.11.2020

Step One – We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable. Simon L Home Group – Rule 62 Malvern East Thursday 7pm Sober at 35, sober 4.5 years

Kate G – How do we describe AA to someone who has never been to a meeting? 23.11.2020

Step Twelve – Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Kate G Home Group : Waverley Into Action Group Sober at 44 Now sober for 7 years 11

Neil G – What are some personal examples of having no defence against the first drink? 22.11.2020

Step One – We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable. Neil G Home group Clovelly Beginners Group 23 years sober and I got sober at 25 years old 

Sonny – How did we become willing to make amends? 21.11.2020

Step Eight – Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. Sonny

Henry – Has there been a revolutionary change in our way of living and thinking? 20.11.2020

Step Eleven – Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. Henry O My Homegoup: Sylvan Grove Sunday Night Big Book Study Group Altrincham, Cheshire.  Age when I got sober; I was 47.  How long am I Sober; I am by the Grace of God 15yrs Sober.

Emma G – What does the AA program promise? 19.11.2020

Step Two – Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

Robbie L – When were we ready to start the housecleaning steps? 18.11.2020

Step Three – Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God  as we understood Him . Robbie L My home group is Big Book Study – Clifton Hill. I got sober when I was 26 and now 30 years sober.

Brendan S – What does the AA program promise? 17.11.2020

Step Two – Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Brendan S Home group is Tarro Young At Heart, Newcastle. I was 33 when I got sober and am 4 years sober now.

Seamus C – What practical advice do we offer to a newcomer who is struggling to stop drinking? 16.11.2020

Step Twelve – Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Seamus C – The Deal Men’s Group – Got sober at 28yo – Now 5 yrs sober

Lesley – Has there been a revolutionary change in our way of living and thinking? 15.11.2020

Step Eleven – Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. Lesley

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