Speaker library
Browse the latest recovery talks, workshops, and speaker shares across the 12-step fellowships.
Cynthia bravely shares their deeply personal journey of recovering from codependency, triggered by the pain of ending a long marriage and reflecting on a lifetime of emotional struggles. They recount early traumatic e...
Gordy C shares their personal journey as an adult child of an alcoholic, detailing the profound impact of family dynamics on their own life. They discuss overcoming perfectionism, learning to forgive, and the crucial ...
Danielle shares their deeply personal history, growing up as an only child with an addict mother and an enabler father, which instilled profound feelings of loneliness and abandonment. They detail how these early expe...
Carolinda shares their personal journey of understanding and setting boundaries, rooted in a childhood marked by abuse and emotional neglect within a seemingly normal family. They explore how trauma impacted their upb...
Dawn D initially resisted speaking at an ACA meeting, feeling unqualified due to their journey in the program. They share their long history in 12-step recovery, grappling with an ‘army of denial’, control, and a peri...
Debbie shares her deeply personal story of growing up in a family affected by alcoholism, abandonment, and unspoken expectations. She details her feelings of being an unwanted mistake and the impact of her mother’s an...
Esau shares their profound journey of recovery and self-discovery through ACA, highlighting the path from a childhood marked by extreme abuse, neglect, and instability. They describe growing up in a chaotic environmen...
Callie B shares their powerful story of recovery within the 12-step programs, particularly Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA), highlighting the transformative nature of its literature and spiritual practices. They emp...
Duncan B shares their deeply personal ACA story, tracing intergenerational trauma and the “shame bundle” passed down through their family, where both their parents eventually found recovery. They describe a childhood ...
Georg R. shares their personal journey from a dysfunctional childhood marked by neglect and anger to finding healing through a recovery program. They detail the ‘laundry list’ of traits developed to cope with trauma a...