Speaker library
Browse the latest recovery talks, workshops, and speaker shares across the 12-step fellowships.
Jerome recounts their journey from extreme unmanageability, characterized by unfiled taxes, financial distress, and isolation, to building a successful marketing business. They found sobriety and a path to self-esteem...
Jerome S shares their 40-year journey with Debtors Anonymous, having been present at the very first ongoing meeting. They recount the initial struggles to establish the program, including founder John Henderson’s atte...
John shares their personal journey, beginning with their early life, struggles with under-earning, and the impact of their family’s work ethic. They recount their experiences in film production, the challenges of diso...
Shawn shares their childhood trauma of feeling abandoned by their family at age three, which instilled a core belief that they didn’t matter and had to work for love. They explain how this belief manifested in their e...
Jared N shares their transformative journey, starting with a profound experience involving an ill-fitting suit and an embarrassing magic trick at the Magic Castle, which prompted them to seek help and embrace self-acc...
Jamie shares their six-year journey in DA, detailing their initial financial struggles and the tools they used, such as keeping numbers, service commitments, prayer, meditation, and gratitude lists. They highlight the...
Jean Claude, a debtor and business owner, shares their journey of recovery, highlighting how childhood trauma, fear, and insecurity led to an addiction to rage and eventually a physiological addiction to debt. They em...
Jackie J shares their profound journey of applying 12-step principles to overcome financial terror, fear, and vagueness, transforming their personal and business life. They detail how the program enabled them to becom...
Derk shares their experience in Debtors Anonymous (DA) since 2001, detailing their journey from $30,000 credit card debt, accumulated from pursuing a filmmaking vision, to achieving solvency and debt-free living. They...
This workshop, part of the World Service Conference fellowship day, focused on the crucial role of service in Debtors Anonymous (DA) recovery. Speakers shared their personal journeys, detailing how engaging in various...