Blog Posts
November 14, 2024
Digging Deep: Building Your Sober Life
Explore how the process of building a sober life parallels construction. Dig deep, form connections, and pour love into your …
November 7, 2024
Connection Matters—Reach Out and Give Back
Explore the power of connection in Alcoholics Anonymous. A newcomer learns that reaching out can change lives, including their own, …
October 31, 2024
Intentions Matter: Making Sincere Amends That Heal
Discover the art of making amends! Learn how true change comes from a desire to improve and forgive, leading to …
October 24, 2024
On the Wrong Side of Right: The Power of Attitude
Discover how a bad attitude can lead you to the wrong side of right. Explore the power of perspective in …
October 17, 2024
Lift Your Foot Off the Hose
Unlock the flow of spiritual solutions by identifying what blocks your progress. Learn the powerful analogy of the garden hose! …
October 10, 2024
The Silent Soundtrack of Relationships
Explore a transformative journey from anger to peace through an unconventional amend. Learn how forgiveness can free your heart and …
Recovery Moments Podcast
November 20, 2024
Late-Stage Sobriety: The Subtle Ego Trap
Explore late-stage sobriety complacency and its dangers in our latest episode! Discover insights on spiritual growth and the risks associated …
November 18, 2024
Recovery Roadblocks: Identifying Mid-Stages Sobriety Pitfalls
Dive into the dangers of middle-stage complacency in sobriety. Learn how ego can hinder progress and lead to potential relapse …
November 13, 2024
The Illusion of Stability: Early Sobriety & Complacency
Discover the different types of complacency in sobriety! Tune into this week’s episode of Recovery Moments for insights on early-stage …
November 11, 2024
Complacency Unmasked: The Silent Enemy of Recovery
Explore the insidious nature of complacency in recovery. This week, we discuss its role as a leading cause of relapse …
November 6, 2024
Getting Unstuck: The Truth about Spiritual Growth
What does complacency really mean? In this episode, we unpack its definition and explore how it impacts your journey to …
November 4, 2024
Connecting with Your Higher Power: Frequency Matters
Complacency can deceive us in our spiritual lives and relationships. Tune in to learn why daily prayer and communication matter …
Books
GEMS, 12-Step Meeting Shares, Notes and Thoughts
Are you seeking a powerful and transformative resource for recovery? Look no further than GEMS, 12-Step Meeting Shares, Notes and …
More GEMS, 12-Step Shares, Notes and Thoughts
Are you ready to take your recovery journey to the next level? Look no further than More GEMS, the highly anticipated …
Still More GEMS, 12-Step Shares, Notes and Thoughts
Discover the power of recovery and spiritual growth through Still More GEMS: 12-Step Meeting Shares, Notes and Thoughts. Written by …
Closing Arguments for Twelve-Stepping Lawyers
Your sobriety contract As lawyers, we understand contracts; we draft them and interpret them. Contracts are promises; promises are contracts …
Double Your Inspiration: Recovery Moments Now Airs Twice a Week!
Enhance your recovery with the Recovery Moments Podcast! Now delivering powerful 5-minute episodes every Monday and Wednesday—don’t miss out! …
Essays
Defects Removal Tool – My Story How the Worksheet Came to Be
Perhaps there is more to Step Seven than meets the eye. We forget the call to action in the Seventh Step Prayer. In this essay, I contend that removing defects …
Crisis – Alcoholics Anonymous
I love AA. I love its history, its principles and its Members. It is, as many have said, the most important social movement of the last century. But its early …
Defects Removal Tool – Action oriented worksheet
The AA Program is a process, not an event. And processes involve sequences of steps. And steps can be both systematized and habituated; both of these, systematization and habituation, are …