RECO12

Karen A and  Rach ❤️ walk through this Reco12 Afro-Euro Speaker Meeting and share their experience, strength, and hope Rach ❤️'s walk in addiction, recovery, and freedom as she shows us that it works, even when feeling Jealousy, Control, and Fear. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a brand NEW Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A.  We hope that you will join us and d...

Maureen N is a recovered Alcoholic and grateful member of Alanon- She began her journey in 1990 at the age of 20. She grew up in a New England middle class town. From a family of 5, most are in recovery now. She is an Artist, Teacher & Creative Guide - Maureen uses her creativity for healing & transformation in recovery as a way to communicate & listen to her Higher Power’s messages. R...

Terry S. is a 58-year old Detroit native who has been in recovery from  codepenency AND addictive-compulsive shoplifting since 1990.  He founded the 12-Step group C.A.S.A. (Cleptomaniacs And Shoplifters  Anonymous) in Detroit in 1992. He has been a licensed social worker and  certified addictions therapist since 1997 and founded The Shulman Center  for Compulsive Theft, $pending and Hoarding in 20...

Karen A. from Jerusalem, Israel is a proud Mom and member of the Spiritual Gangsters, Noodle with Nikki and Reco12 Family. Karen had addiction running through her family. She lost her baby brother, when he was just three days out of rehab, to an accidental overdose of morphine.  Karen entered the rooms of OA. She knew that a spiritual approach was the only solution to her addiction and all of life...

My name is Richelle from New Jersey. I found 12 step rooms in the year 1999 and got clean on January 18, 2000. I was acting out in love addiction and did not even know it. I found Nikki M and the spiritual gangsters Big Book in October 2020.   Richelle speaks on the hopeless state of an untreated Love Addict.  She shares on what a love addict is and how it is defined.  Reco12 is an organization wi...

Jay M from Bali, Indonesia has been walking on his path through recovery for the last 25 years. He had a transformative spiritual experience that brought him to the awareness of God at an early age, but then fell into the abyss of addiction, in a myriad of forms for decades. When he finally got clean and sober and found his way into the rooms of AA, NA, SLAA and CODA, he began to grow spiritually,...

Karen A and  Joseph O walk through this Reco12 Afro-Euro Speaker Meeting and share their experience, strength, and hope on Joseph's take on Step 3 and pages 61-63 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.  Joseph shares how he has come to believe in the God of his understanding. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a brand NEW Reco12 Resource in and for the Afro-Euro time zone hosted by Karen A.  We h...

Timber M. has experience with detoxes, hospitals, treatment centres, building (and crashing) his multiple recovery networks, while always seeking out an authentic life that makes sense for him, being heavily involved in 12 step recovery fellowships; sponsoring and being sponsored in AA, NA, CA as well as SLAA/CODA in Canada and the U.S and most recently DA; his last relationship demise brought him...

Melissa came into the rooms of Alanon 15 years ago to learn how to fix all the dysfunctional, maddening people in her life. Fortunately, when that didn’t work, she stuck around to “fix” herself. She is a member of The Big Book Sponsorship group and sponsors fellows in Coda, Alanon and SLAA. She credits her recovery journey for the beautiful life she has today, and considers it a privilege to share...

Avital J has been clean from drugs and alcohol for over 10 years, she got clean when she was 17 through the rooms of NA. Working the 12 steps and walking hand in hand with her higher power has been top priority for me in living in this world. She believes that it is her job to carry the message to the addict who still suffers and that is what she hopes to do.  In this meeting, Avital shares on how...

Trace B is from Australia and is member of Overeaters Anonymous. In Trace's own words: I came into OA almost 2 years ago after battling with weight my whole life. I was looking for a solution for a weight issue and 12 step recovery has taught me that I have a life problem and I use food and compulsive behaviour as the solution! These days I am so grateful to be a compulsive eater and food add...

David is from Manchester UK and is a Compulsive Gamber, Cocaine Addict married for 21 years with 3 children. He is a business owner who fell into the darkness of gambling which brought to him to his knees for the first time age 35, in 2005. While a member of GA, he never embarked on the 12 steps in the GA fellowship. He only went to meetings and never worked with a sponsor. His las bet was in 14th...

Nadia is a self-described "absolute Book Nerd" who stays close to God and performs His work well. Nadia owes her life to Alcoholics Anonymous, intensive sponsorship, and the magic of the 12 steps. A meeting-maker who could not and would not accept the simple solution offered to us and when she finally did, she got to witness an age of miracles and she got to re-create her life.  Nadia sh...

"...This sometimes nearly drove me back to drink, but I soon found that when all other measures failed, work with another alcoholic would save the day."  (Alcoholics Anonymous Pg 15).  You Reco12 Spearheads... You saved the day again!  A HUGE thanks to Ela, Margarita, Terese, and Stephan who jumped in with some amazing shares as we shared about service and working with others.  You reall...

In this POWERFUL meeting, Matt D shares on how he eventually became grateful that he is married to a sexaholic woman.  Here is a little about Matt D: Matt's wife's sexaholism brought him to the S-Anon fellowship in December 2021 as a homicidal, suicidal lost cause. After a slow start, he learned through the principles of the 12 steps and the tools of S-Anon to love God, his wife, his chi...

Evarleigh S. found her way into the virtual rooms of recovery April 2022, her first experience was through Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families. Seeking help for those around her that had done harm to her -pointing the finger at all others. Little did Evarleigh know that this one decision; to start her on a journey by connecting with a fellow, round the globe in Sweden, was ju...

Dr. Andrew J. Bauman is a licensed mental health counselor with a Doctorate of Arts in Counseling Psychology from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. Andrew is the author of How Not to Be an *SS, The Sexually Healthy Man, Floating Away, Stumbling Toward Wholeness, The Psychology of Porn, and (with his wife Dr. Christy Bauman) A Brave Lament book and award-winning film .  He is also th...

You Reco12 Spearheads... This meeting did not go at all as planned, but it went WAY better than we could have imagined.  A HUGE thanks to Anja, Ela, and Kelly who jumped in with some amazing shares as we put the concept of Acceptance and Step 3 into practice.  What a miracle.  Not what I planned, but it was what God knew and had a plan for it.  Enjoy! Reco12 is an organization with the mission of...

Tori H is an addict, recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and a precious child of God. She is an active 12 step member of various fellowships since 2016 & now focused mainly on the Big Book of AA.  Tori is excited to share her experience, strength, and hope with us on the topic of trusting and relying on God. Reco12 Afro-Euro Timezone is a brand NEW Reco12 Resource in and for the...

Rachel W is a grateful member of SLAA and Al-Anon. She is celebrating 5 years of sobriety in SLAA this month and 14 years in Al-Anon next month, thanks to sponsorship, meetings and the steps. God's will for her is to grow spiritually and to be happy, joyous and free. In service of this, she practices Authentic Relating and overcomes herself daily using 2-way prayer and meditation. Rachel espe...

Gary was born and raised on Long Island and struggled with alcoholism since his early teens which took him to places he never wants to go again. Arrested at 16 for assaulting a police officer, multiple arrests over the following several years, was few blocks north of the WTC on 9/11, AWOL from his first real job on Wall Street in 2002, rebab and back out and until he was given the gift of sobriety...

Nikki M found her way into the rooms in 2012 and has never left. The first few years were spent dying in the diluted message. Finally, after four years she was approach by a fellow with a real answer and a Big Book.  Since that day her program of recovery has been fuelled by the Grace of God, the Power of 12 Steps, sponsorship and the fellowship of all recovery rooms. Nikki's story is one of...

Justin B is a sex addict and a food addict living in the miracle of recovery. Justin's passion lies in sharing and learning about the commonalities and successful recovery strategies for all types of addictions. Drawing from his personal experience, he has found that the power of the 12 Steps, as outlined in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous and adapted to many other fellowships, has been...

Josh is a grateful sex addict working his recovery.  He has been sober since June 19, 2014.  He found recovery in the synergistic relationship between therapy and 12 steps.  As well as the grace and forgiveness he received from his wife and his God.  He started attending SA for 2 years and then was introduced to SAL and has been attending SAL 12 Step for over 7 years.  As part of his recovery jour...

Amanda B came into the rooms of SLAA at the end of June 2022 but quickly found her way to Big Book Sponsorship and jumped straight into the steps with her sponsor. She has found the solution to all her problems by following the instructions that are offered in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.  Amanda B loves hearing the stories of others in recovery and finds that she can relate to people in...