Podcast Episodes

Ep 34 Is Your Therapist Stunting Your Growth?

Episode 34

If your therapist is in AA and reinforces the fear, they’re not holding space for your healing — they’re likely holding you hostage to an outdated ideology.

In this episode of the Sobriety Bestie Podc…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 33 The Craziest Thing My Sponsor Said - the 13th step

Episode 33

Today I’m telling the story of the most disturbing thing my AA sponsor ever said to me. It was about a known predator in our Alcoholics Anonymous meetings… and how she spiritualized it.

This is part …

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 32 Thirty Signs You're Being Emotionally Manipulated

Episode 32

In 30 signs you're being emotionally manipulated, we're diving in so you can recognize emotional manipulation in real time AND reclaim your power.

We’re diving into 30 emotional manipulation tactics—w…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 31 Does AA Become A New Addiction?

Episode 31

You got sober—but did you get free?

In this episode of the Sobriety Bestie Podcast, we’re talking about something few people in recovery circles are willing to touch: the idea that Alcoholics Anonymou…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 30 Alcoholics Anonymous Costs More Than You Think

Episode 30

Everyone says AA is free. But what if it’s not?

In this episode of the Sobriety Bestie Podcast, we break down the real costs of Alcoholics Anonymous—from the thousands of hours of unpaid emotional lab…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 29 The Hidden Danger in AA's Disease Model

Episode 29

Today in our deprogram AA series we’re unpacking how the AA disease model doesn’t just offer support—it can program you into a state of learned helplessness.

What starts as help can turn into a trap: …

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 28 Identity Manipulation + Self Diagnosis in AA

Episode 28

What if you weren’t an “alcoholic” after all?

In this episode, we dive deep into two of AA’s most insidious high-control tactics:

🔹 Identity manipulation

🔹 Self-diagnosis under pressure

We unpack:

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 27 Do you have to be "In Recovery" forever?

Episode 27

In today's Daily Dogma Detox series, we’re talking about a phase of sobriety that no one seems to mention — graduating from recovery. What if you don’t need to “recover” for the rest of your life? Wh…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 26 AA Brainwashes You To Fear Leaving

Episode 26

What happens when a recovery group uses fear to keep you from leaving?

In this episode, I unpack one of the most manipulative (and most normalized) control tactics inside AA:

phobia indoctrination—the …

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 25 Is Alcoholics Anonymous a Cult?

Episode 25

The question so many of us wonder... Is Alcoholics Anonymous a Cult?

We're pulling today's pod from Sobriety Bestie YouTube on.. is AA a cult. Listen in here or you can watch it on Sobriety Bestie You…

Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago