Speaker library
Browse the latest recovery talks, workshops, and speaker shares across the 12-step fellowships.
Kitty Win, a sober alcoholic, shares her journey of understanding and applying Steps 6 and 7, initially underestimating their importance in addressing deep-seated character defects like jealousy and resentment. She em...
The speaker delves into observations from the Big Book, specifically pages 64-71, focusing on Steps One through Four, identifying selfishness as the root problem and resentment as a primary spiritual disease. He empha...
The speaker explores Dr. Silk’s “doctor’s opinion” from Alcoholics Anonymous, explaining alcoholism as an allergy that causes craving and obsession, which helped him understand his inability to stop drinking. This und...
The speaker commemorates the 12th anniversary of the 24th Street Club House and introduces the General Service Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous, highlighting its role as AA’s “third legacy.” This conference function...
This workshop focuses on the purpose and practicalities of the AA central office’s 12-step phone service and making 12-step calls. It aims to educate attendees on what to expect, how to handle various call types, and ...
Johnny shares his deep reflection on what sobriety truly means to him, emphasizing that it’s not merely abstinence but the way he lives his life day by day. He recounts how the Alcoholics Anonymous program saved him f...
Peggy shares her powerful story of overcoming a childhood marked by parental divorce, foster homes, and a deep sense of anger and abandonment. She details her journey through alcoholism, multiple marriages, and a stru...
This meeting focused on Step 11 of the recovery program, emphasizing the importance of prayer and meditation for cultivating a relationship with a higher power and seeking direction for service. Speakers shared person...
This talk is a personal account of overcoming alcoholism, detailing the speaker’s initial fascination with drinking from childhood, the progression of their addiction, and the struggles faced in early sobriety. It hig...
Michelle shares their journey as a self-debter and clutterer, stemming from childhood trauma and hoarding as a security blanket, which led to chaotic living conditions. They describe finding recovery through various 1...