Dr. Bob S., the co-founder of AA, speaking at his last major talk in Detroit, MI 1948 http://recoveredcast.com Check out this episode!

Many people in the world know they cannot eat certain foods—oysters or strawberries or eggs or cucumbers or sugar or something else—without getting very uncomfortable and maybe even quite sick. A person with a food allergy of this kind can go around feeling a lot of self-pity, complaining to everyone…

Dr. Bob S. from Akron, OH, Sister Ignatia from Akron, OH and Bill W. from New York, NY – April 1947 http://recoveredcast.com Check out this episode!

Marty M. –  First woman in AA – at San Francisco December 11th 1946 http://recoveredcast.com Check out this episode!

In AA we try to avoid the expressions “on the wagon” and “taking the pledge.” They remind us of our failures. Although we realize that alcoholism is a permanent, irreversible condition, our experience has taught us to make no long-term promises about staying sober. We have found it more realistic—and…

Ebby T. – Bill W.’s sponsor – speaking in a hotel room in Memphis, TN – 1958 http://recoveredcast.com Check out this episode!

Expressions commonly heard in A.A. are “If you don’t take that first drink, you can’t get drunk” and “One drink is too many, but twenty are not enough.” If we do not take the first drink, we never get drunk. Therefore, instead of planning never to get drunk, or trying…