Speaker library
Browse the latest recovery talks, workshops, and speaker shares across the 12-step fellowships.
The speaker emphasizes the urgency of thoroughly working the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) steps, particularly “launching” quickly into Step 4 for “personal house cleaning” and Step 9 for making direct amends. They highli...
The speaker shares a profound personal journey, guided by a friend named Bob, who helped him understand his alcoholism as a response to deep-seated feelings of loneliness and sadness rather than merely a problem with ...
The first speaker emphasizes the importance of daily spiritual progress, seeking God’s will to live in a “new and wonderful world,” and finding profound freedom and peace through making amends, even to a deceased brot...
The speaker describes her early sobriety, including difficulties with family trust, developing basic life skills, and navigating legal issues incurred even when “dry”. She shares her discovery of spiritual guidance th...
This talk chronicles the speaker’s descent into alcoholism, beginning in her early teens with a spiritual awakening that drinking provided. She details the escalating consequences of her addiction, including legal tro...
The speaker defines true sobriety as living comfortably, peacefully, and joyously with oneself, viewing alcoholism as a “living problem” that requires rigorous self-honesty and the 12 steps, which he illustrates with ...
The first speaker shares her harrowing journey through early alcoholism, marked by blackouts, being disowned by her mother, and eventually finding sobriety through 12-step meetings and women’s fellowship. The second s...
Donna D. shares her journey in Al-Anon, focusing on the Second Step, defining insanity by Einstein’s famous quote, and her process of overcoming feelings of unworthiness by accepting the group as her higher power and ...
The speaker opens by recounting a dying man’s regret over things he was afraid to try, illustrating how fear paralyzes individuals and prevents meaningful experiences. He then delves into the Big Book’s approach to th...
The speaker shares personal insights on the true meaning of service, emphasizing that it involves selflessly helping others without seeking recognition, echoing Dr. Bob’s teaching that the 12 steps are founded on love...