Take 12 Recovery Radio Network

THE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW With many years of sobriety, a great life and a wonderful family you would think life may not throw you any more curve balls, but just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water (so to speak) you get flung into the sandy bottom of the ocean by a massive wave. Your vertebrae are shattered in two places and you are left for dead. This is the amazing story o...

Part Two: STEP ONE. I will be posting all 30 of these broadcast from our archives, one per week. Please take advantage of each show and click on the "Heart" or “Like” icon when you download or listen. Also, we welcome all comments. This is a comprehensive workshop focused on educating the listener of the substance, purpose and awareness of the AA Conference-approved book The Twelve Steps & Twe...

THE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW. Step Five states that we "Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs". Salvation is a free gift from God, but healing comes from confession one to another. Why is this so important in recovery and what do we mean by The Exact Nature of our Wrongs?. Also during the show, we will be giving away our weekly prize to last we...

Part One: FORWARD & INTRODUCTION. I will be posting all 30 of these broadcast from our archives, one a week. Please take advantage of each show and click on the "Heart" icon when you download or listen. Also, we welcome all comments. This is a comprehensive workshop focused on educating the listener of the substance, purpose and awareness of the AA Conference-approved book The Twelve Steps &am...

Step Four states that we make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. We step back and make an honest self-assessment of our behaviour, but just how do we begin and how do we break through the fear of looking at our sometimes ugly past? On this show, we discuss the method in which we inventory our resentments, fears, and sexual harms done. WIN RECOVERY GOODIES, and enjoy our weekly...

From the Take 12 Radio Archives comes Monty's interview with Duan Walker, the Executive Director of Mid-Valley Fellowship, a recovery program dedicated to helping those who have experienced sexual brokenness through sexual abuse, pornography addiction and unwanted same-sex attraction. This is a story of healing, hope and restoration.

What is toxic shame? Could it be the root cause of escalating numbers of addictions, mood disorders, compulsions and violent acts? Dr. Gerald Fishkin offers empirical analysis of the genesis and influence of shame and negative self-talk on mental health in his ground-breaking book, The Science of Shame and Its Treatment. "Shame has been the elephant in the corner of the clinical office that nobody...

A MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL. Have you found it difficult to believe that you are valuable, that you are loved and appreciated? Most of us have felt this way and we need to know that God is on our side and delights in us.

After a request by one of our listeners, the Monty'man has compiled the 26 most requested songs about the subject of addiction and alcoholism. These songs are the cream of the musical crop when it comes to the conflict that occurs within the addict and the reality of the world's number one health crisis. Because of the age of these timeless classics we find that this issue has been going on for a...

A MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL Our creator not only loves us, He likes us and wants us to experience all the love He has to offer. Sometimes we misread the love signals from God. Sometimes we get lost in the interpretation of His love.

Have you been mistreated by a leader or employer? Are you a harsh taskmaster? perhaps you find it difficult to trust God's leading because you have been hurt. God can be trusted to lead appropriately.

A MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL Loving relationships are not birth out of suiting up for church each Sunday or going to ninety meetings in ninety days. Loving relationships of friends and fellowship are birthed by God's direct hand in our lives. Though we meet people in those settings the growth process doesn't mature just by sitting in a chair being religious or even spiritual. Loving each other require...

A MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL In a world that says that being independent is the way to freedom and success, it can sometimes be hard to understand how important it is for all of us, especially those in recovery to need to learn the importance of interdependence.

A MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL Making amends is much more than simply stating they we are sorry. Amends comes from the word amendment, "To Change". In recovery we change our behaviour, we don't just say we are sorry.

Sound Bite Contest, Exposing a Corrupt Treatment Program, The Weekly Whine, Stupid Criminals and SCRATCHING THE SURFACE OF STEP FOUR. These are the topics we will be discussing on this week’s Take 12 Recovery Radio Show with Co-Hosts Toni J., Denver W., Marv R., and the Monty’man. Closing song: Banking On Forever by Dave Aaron IMPORTANT NOTE: The word "disease" only appears once in the first 164 p...

A MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL Listening should be easy but it's not. We hear many things but how well do we listen? We certainly can't listen when we are talking. Recovery fellowships are known for the talking, but perhaps the listening would be much more complimentary.

A MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL As we walk through recovery we become more self-aware each day. It is not always easy to see ourselves as we really are. We need the fellowship, we need to stop blaming and we need to learn to take a good look deep within our own spirits and hearts.

MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL. Are you tired of yourself? Do you feel like others tire of your issues? The good news is that your creator never tires of you. He never gets fed up and wants to stop listening to you. God desires you to be with Him always, regardless of your issues. That's good news!

Step Three states that we made a decision to turn our will and life over to the care of God as we understood Him. What do we mean by "As we understood him"? There seems to have been some confusion on this issue. How important is it that we take this vital Step? Do we have to understand God to take this Step? Also, WIN stuff including Recovery Music. We welcome Cody D. to the show and have fun with...

A MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL. Sometimes in recovery, we go off the beam. Does our Higher Power understand when we go wayward when we lose our way and get lost?

"Cheer up, snap out of it, I thought you would be better by now". So many voices, so many things to consider, when will it all be silent? Do you experience a lot of noise in your recovery? The truth is, people will say all sorts of things to try and fix us, solve our problems and even cure us.

Those of us in recovery have been looked at with great scepticism, fear and doubt. We need someone to believe in us, to take a risk on us and to hold us as valuable. We need someone to look at us differently.

A MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL Some would say, "Take what you need and leave the rest", but do we even know what we need? How important is it to recognize what it is that we truly need?

Step Two states: "Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity". Is coming to believe a process or do we simply believe in this power because of our need? What obstacles keep us from believing and how important is it that we be convinced of these statements for our recovery? Also, win the sound bite contest and get STUFF! Recovery Stuff. Closing Song: I Surrender...

Question: Do you want to get well? Do you want to recover? Are you ready for the life recovery will request of you? Perhaps we should consider this question carefully.