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Ep 78 How AA Is Like Scientology Ep 01 — AA vs Cult
Episode 78
AA vs. Cult: How Is Alcoholics Anonymous Like Scientology?
In our new series AA vs. Cult series, we’re unpacking how Alcoholics Anonymous mirrors the …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 77 Why Do Smart People Join Cults #CultyComments
Episode 77
Realizing you were in a cult changes everything.
In this episode of #CultyComments, I respond to someone who says being in AA makes you weak, codepend…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 76 30 Years in AA and Can’t Handle Critical Thinking #CultyComments
Episode 76
Thinking critically isn't dangerous. It’s only “dangerous” to AA ideology — and that’s exactly why it matters.
In this episode of #CultyComments, we b…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 75 Getting sober from AA, not alcohol #CultyComments
Episode 75
AA isn’t the only way—and this channel isn’t about getting sober. We are in our deconstructing AA era. Two different problems.
In this episode of #Cul…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 74 Deconstructing AA: More Was Revealed 5 Years After Leaving
Episode 74
More was revealed… even five years after leaving AA.
I thought I was done deconstructing. I thought I had moved on. But the deeper I spoke, researched…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 73 Did Bill Wilson Get Sober on LSD?
Episode 73
Did Bill Wilson—the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous—actually get sober on LSD? It’s a rumor that won’t die… but is there any truth to it?
Let's break …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 72 Exposing the "AA Bashing" Smear #CultyComments
Episode 72
Ever been accused of “AA bashing” just for telling the truth?
In this #CultyComments episode, we break down why that phrase gets thrown around so fast…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep 71 Why the Serenity Prayer Was Never Meant for AA – Cult Religion Part 6 of 6
Episode 71
The Serenity Prayer wasn’t written for Alcoholics Anonymous — It was written to resist authoritarianism. And its author likely would’ve hated that AA…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep 70 The Truth About the 12 Steps – Cult Religion Part 5 of 6
Episode 70
The 12 Steps weren’t created to help you recover — They were designed to make you surrender to God.
In Part 5 of our Cult Religion series, we uncover …
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep 69 AA's Hidden Years – Cult Religion 4 of 6
Episode 69
AA was NOT founded in 1935 — the early years were hidden.
In this episode, we unpack AA’s “hidden years” — when the group wasn’t AA at all, but was st…
10 months ago