The next era of 12-Step Recovery will see AA confronting our long period of—what I will call—being stuck. Predictably, what will follow will be to embrace innovation and the next generation of creative ways to express ourselves and to get…

Here are the slides and here is the audio for a talk by Joe C for the Recovery Speakers workshop on AA History

AUDIO CLICK HERE

SLIDES CLICK HERE

This 2022 presentation looks at atheist…

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You may cherish the Big Book, AKA, our first text, Alcoholics Anonymous ...

Or you may set it aside as a conscientious objector on a variety of grounds ...

PRACTICAL AA (irreligious  readings and audio from Alcoholics Anonymous) 

Maybe it’s because of the name of the book, Alcoholics Anonymous, that people associate the first written account of AA experience as “the basic text,” “the official AA program”…

In recent blogs we have looked at what mutual-aid groups can do to support individuals who have or think they may have substance use disorder—alcohol (or other drugs). We have looked at the2020 Cochrane Library Review that explored how…

Addiction has a debilitating effect on human life. Physical health deteriorates but so do does financial, careers, personal, and professional capital as well. The nature of addiction (referred to by professionals as a disorder or disease) often keeps a vast…

Rebellion Dogs’ focus is on Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and other addictions. Today, let’s welcome others in a discussion with all who consume alcohol and/or other recreational drugs.

News Flash: pandemic life has led to 14% more alcohol consumption…

TOLERATE: 

allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one does not necessarily like or agree with) without interference. accept or endure (someone or something unpleasant or disliked) with forbearance. 

[The truth, according to Google.com] 

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downloadable PDF copy of essay to read, print, share,  :-D

First, most atheists and freethinkers AA meetings lean into the practical aspects of AA life, employed widely by 12-Step members, regardless of worldview.

If you are secular-curious—sincerely…

 Rebellion Dogs is pleased to welcome guest-journalist, David G. Few will doubt, reading his account of the new Millennial era of AA - Online sobriety, he is specially placed to comment on AA's transition of the AA meeting medium to…

It’s like being hit by a car. We are in shock. We struggle to access our best reasoning skills. We are coming to terms with the problematic substance use (or other addiction) of someone we love. With few exceptions, friends…

Is it the mess or the message that shines a light on recovery? 

This musing is an alternative to reductionist thinking that pervades our recovery community discourse. Who’s heard or said, “Carry the message—not the mess"? There’s some…