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Ep 48 What Made Me Question AA After 10 Years?
Episode 48
I was in AA for 10 years then something began to shift, AA started to no longer seem true.
If you’re in that in-between space—questioning, unraveling,…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 47 How AA Controls Your Mind – part 6 of 8: Loaded Language
Episode 47
AA’s language isn’t just weird — it’s weaponized.
In Part 6 of this 8-part series on How AA Controls Your Mind, we break down Loaded Language — one of…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 46 How AA Controls Your Mind - part 5 of 8: Sacred Science
Episode 46
🎙️ 8 Signs AA Is Controlling Your Mind – Part 5: Sacred Science
Welcome to the Sobriety Bestie Podcast. I'm Kirsten, your hostess and friend in this d…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 45 Backlash From Telling The Truth About AA
Episode 45
AA Comes for You — What Happened When I Told the Truth
I was in AA for 10 years. I left in 2020. But when I started talking publicly about it in 2025,…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 44 How AA Controls Your Mind - part 4 of 8: Cult of Confession
Episode 44
In this episode, we dive into Lifton’s fourth marker of mind control: The Cult of Confession — and how AA uses this tactic to break you down and keep…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 43 How AA Controls Your Mind - part 3 of 8: Demand for Purity
Episode 43
Welcome to Part 3 of our 8-part series: “8 Signs AA Is Controlling Your Mind” — today we’re diving into Demand for Purity 😇➡️🩸
In high-control groups,…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 42 AA's Harm Runs Deeper Than You Think
Episode 42
AA is worse than I thought — 5 weeks of speaking out is changing everything.
I was in AA for 10 years — from 2009 to 2020. I left five years ago. But …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 41 Ten Reasons Why AA Holds You Hostage
Episode 41
— Here's 10 ways Alcoholics Anonymous benefits from keeping you trapped inside the rooms of AA.
Ever wonder why AA wants you to stay forever?
In this e…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep 40 How AA Controls Your Mind - part 2 of 8: Mystical Manipulation
Episode 40
Mystical Manipulation is when AA reframes your emotional responses, coincidences, or discomfort as “spiritual guidance” to keep you loyal to the prog…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep 39 How AA Controls Your Mind - part 1 of 8: Milieu Control
Episode 39
Welcome to a powerful 8-part mini-series based on Dr. Robert Jay Lifton’s Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism — originally used to study br…
10 months, 4 weeks ago