AA Recovery Interviews Podcast
1) Victoria H. – Sober Since January 1992 (Encore Episode)
Victoria started drinking early to deal with the strife of abuse she suffered as a child and the trauma she experienced at 15 witnessing the aftermath of a bloody massacre in the Philippines. Living w...Show More
2) Jackie B. – Sober Since October 2015
Jackie's story illustrates one of the most cunning aspects of alcoholism--the erroneous belief that going to AA meetings without necessarily doing the work is enough to stay sober. In Jackie’s case, s...Show More
3) William B. – Sober Since June 1999
William’s story speaks to the devastating effects of alcohol on a life already afflicted with mental health issues. Raised in a drug-infested part of London, William describes his childhood as horribl...Show More
4) Bob W. – Sober Since July 1999
A Viet Nam veteran from a family fraught with alcoholism, Bob’s post-war progression into the disease of alcoholism accompanied a long and hard-driven business career in the banking industry. But, by ...Show More
5) Tom W. – Sober Since January 1995 (Encore Episode)
Incredibly, Tom hadn't had a drink in over nine years when he joined AA. He was "dry", but his behavior during those years was every bit as alcoholic as if he’d been drinking the whole time. Growing u...Show More
6) Rosemary B. – Sober Since October 1980 (Encore Episode)
Rosemary started drinking at age 6 with a sip of beer. But unlike other children, whose experience with beer was an occasional sip, Rosemary's beer drinking became an everyday occurrence. Her parents,...Show More
7) David D. – Sober 9 Years
My guest on today’s episode of AA Recovery Interviews is David D., a man whose story of descent into alcoholism—and steady climb back through the Program of Alcoholics Anonymous—reminds us that no one...Show More
8) Courtney P. – Sober Since July 2014 (Encore Episode)
Courtney’s backstory is not dissimilar to those who grew up in tumultuous families in which alcoholism was present. The seeming frivolity and celebratory aspects of drinking cloaked the actual dysfunc...Show More
9) Jimmy G. – Sober 7 Years
A "Man of the Cloth", Jimmy G.'s earliest aspirations were to be in service to the Episcopal Church. Though strict in many ways, when it came to drinking, Jimmy and his friends found plenty of opportu...Show More
10) Matt J. – Sober Since March 2014 (Encore Episode)
Matt J. describes his family tree as “littered with problem drinkers”, of which he became one all too quickly. As an only child, Matt grew up in a home where verbal and physical abuse reigned supreme....Show More