This topic was suggested by a beloved listener Our listener wrote: I request a recovery topic to be: Having to “be there” – I relish the fact that sobriety means being present – for my mother’s death, for my partner, for my friends, for my work – but sometimes I…

On Tuesday, August 23,  2016, The Recovery Topic is “Having To Be There in Recovery.”   Sometimes, I get so over-stressed about having to be there for everybody in recovery.   Sometimes, I just really want to get out of my head, cut loose, forget myself, sign out. Is this drunk thinking, or…

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Tonight, the topic is Appreciation, Value, and Self Worth To get the show started I have a clip and a survey on tonight’s topic. First the clip I asked our listeners to tell us what they appreciate most in recovery, and here are the results. Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/analyze/ofTuOFSPvwbJWECaT0gmFLu_2FoTEUsSSQbOT0pOW7oyY_3D When I was…

On Tuesday, August 16,  2016, The Recovery Topic is “Appreciation, Value, and Self Worth.”   When I was in my disease almost everything was disposable, including my relationship with my sons and wife.  I couldn’t stop using, my disease was demanding all my attention.  I gave away my relationship with my…

Today, we have author and poet Jeff Vande Zande with us in the studio Welcome to the Recovered Podcast studio. Jeff, I’m going to have Anna introduce you to our listeners. Anna take it from here Introduction Jeff Vande Zande teaches fiction and screenwriting at Delta College. His books include…

When I first came in, I could hardly understand you people and the type of language you used. If you hang around long enough, you’ll figure out most of the recovery language, the recovery slang, the recovery lingo, but why wait? We will talk about our favorite AA terms and…