Best AA Speakers with a Spiritual Message

Bob D. – AA Speakers – “Surrendering in Recovery”

April 6, 2017 twelvestep

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One of my mentors was a guy named Chuck Chamberlain, and Chuck used to tell the story of sitting in a certian chair in his house after a long drunk and thinking about his life. He recalled how he was married to this woman, he was working at this place, and he felt like he […]

Alcoholics Anonymous

Father Joe M. – AA Speaker – The Story Behind “Chalk Talk”

April 6, 2017 twelvestep

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Father Joe M., who is well-known in the recovery community for “Chalk Talk,” shares about alcoholism and twelve step recovery. He is a man that has helped countless alcoholics over many decades and was truly a gift to the twelve step community worldwide. He spent years fighting the stigma of addiction and masterfully articulating what […]

Family Recovery (Al-Anon)

Kerri K. – Family Recovery Speaker – “How to accept I’m powerless, but not helpless!”

April 6, 2017 twelvestep

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Kerri is a wonderful Al-Anon speaker who shares an emotional story of how adverse experiences helped shape her life and bring her closer to a Higher Power… So I began to keep secrets and I began to learn how to wear a mask and not show you what’s really going on inside of me. I’m […]

Alcoholics Anonymous

Charlie P. – AA Speaker – “From being Dry, to Happy in Sobriety”

April 6, 2017 twelvestep

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In this AA speaker tape, Charlie relays a powerful story of a life-changing event that shaped his perspective on his life and what is really important. Not only is Charlie a fantastic story teller, he is a wonderful, down-to-earth, kind-hearted person who is genuine and warm. In an instant, things can change, and Charlie was […]

Alcoholics Anonymous

Bob D. – AA Speaker – “The Garden of God”

April 6, 2017 twelvestep

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One of the best AA speakers, Bob D. shares one of his best experiences in recovery. He talks about how Alcoholics Anonymous has allowed him to find his way in life, and how his life has taken on new meaning. Finding a primary purpose After working the steps, there was “rightness” about everything in my […]

Alcoholics Anonymous

Jerry E. – AA Speaker – “The Gift of a New Life”

April 6, 2017 twelvestep

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She said we have a policy here that’s chiseled in stone that if you drink while you’re in this facility, you’re automatically kicked out; and for you to be kicked out means you have to be sentenced to go locked up in insane asylum for the rest of your life. She said they were willing […]

Alcoholics Anonymous

John D. – AA Speaker – “Progress, not perfection in AA!”

April 6, 2017 twelvestep

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One of the Alcoholics Anonymous slogans that is often told is that progress is the goal, not perfection. This is an incredible story by a great AA speaker who shares how he found faith when he placed his trust in something other than himself. Finding faith in the Third Step I can’t get drunk again […]

Alcoholics Anonymous

Bob D. – AA Speaker – How to find a Higher Power in sobriety

April 6, 2017 twelvestep

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I don’t have what it takes to stay sober on my own. When I was a newcomer in Alcoholics Anonymous, I would go in the bathroom at the halfway house, and I because I don’t believe in God, I would push the throw rug up against the crack underneath the door so no one would […]

Alcoholics Anonymous

Sandy B. – AA Speaker – The Power of the Present Moment

April 6, 2017 twelvestep

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I’ve heard a speaker one night say, “Hi everybody, I’m going to tell you my story is divided into two parts. What happened during the years that I drank and what I thought happened during the years that I drank.” It was very funny. But we can say that about our entire lives. For me, […]

Alcoholics Anonymous

Chris S. – AA Speaker – “Finding God and Gratitude in Recovery”

April 6, 2017 twelvestep

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So this is how my personality works. I would tell my story in a meeting of thirty people and there would be twenty nine people that would shake my hand and say, “Great story Chris that was one of the best stories I’ve ever heard. Then, one person would say, “You sounded a little bit […]