Speaker library
Browse the latest recovery talks, workshops, and speaker shares across the 12-step fellowships.
Greg shares their journey of recovery within a 12-step fellowship, focusing on their financial struggles and eventual solvency. They recount coming into the program with significant debt and no savings, highlighting t...
The speaker shares their journey into a recovery program for financial issues, detailing a past marked by family dysfunction, the AIDS epidemic’s impact, and a belief that money was bad, leading to an unregistered bus...
Peter shares their personal journey of overcoming deep-rooted debt and compulsive spending through the 12-step program. They highlight the importance of daily reprieve, self-honesty, and embracing a spiritual foundati...
Gina G shares their journey in Debtors Anonymous, detailing their early struggles with compulsive debt and how they found recovery through spiritual principles and a commitment to a higher power. They highlight how se...
The speaker initially resisted a 12-step program, struggling with financial tracking and deeply rooted family patterns of hoarding money and hiding success, which contributed to personal and financial unmanageability....
Geoff W shares their journey from severe under-earning, substantial debt, and low self-esteem, arriving in a 12-step program with only $30 and a life of self-delusion. They explain that their financial issues were a p...
Geno K shares their harrowing journey from deep despair, marked by compulsive debt, a fraudulent relationship that led to a suicide attempt, and profound trauma. They recount how a 12-step meeting was pivotal in savin...
The speaker shares her journey as a compulsive debtor in Debtors Anonymous, starting in 1988, detailing her initial struggles with significant debt, her misery, and her early reluctance to embrace the program’s princi...
Geno K shares their powerful journey of recovery from deep-seated issues that led to compulsive spending and debt. They recount their childhood experiences with an alcoholic parent, feeling “not enough,” and using dru...
Geoff W initially resisted joining DA, only attending after repeated suggestions and committing to six meetings before fully embracing the program. They discovered DA was less about money and more about recognizing th...