Podcast Episodes

Ep 165 AA's "Spiritual Not Religious" Gaslight — Burnie + Bestie

Episode 165

In today’s episode of the Sobriety Bestie Podcast, Tara Grace (Burn The Stigma) and I break down AA's "we're spiritual not religious" gaslight.

This episode comes from today's Bernie & Bestie LIVE, wh…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Ep 164 The Hardest Part of Leaving AA

Episode 164

Leaving 12 step can feel like freedom and heartbreak at the same time.

You thought walking away would be the hard part. But it’s the after that gets quiet and confusing.

The mixed emotions. The questio…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Ep 163 AA Keeps You ‘Forever Sick’ — Burnie + Bestie LIVE

Episode 163

In today’s episode of the Sobriety Bestie Podcast, Tara Grace (Burn The Stigma) and I break down how the language inside Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs can lock people into a forever…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Ep 162 How Long Is Deprogramming? Cult Recovery Checklist

Episode 162

Wondering how long it takes to deprogram 12 step? Today we'll explore a cult recovery checklist to help get an idea of where you're at and what might be next on your deprogramming journey.

Timestamps:…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Ep 161 Quitting AA Meetings — How to handle ‘meeting cravings’

Episode 163

So many of us "crave" meetings after we decide to leave AA. Here's what I think is going on...

👉 Deprogram Lounge (Deprogram community, courses, LIVE Q+As, Zooms, book club + more)

🧰 Escape Kit (resour…

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ep 160 Reclaiming Gratitude After Leaving AA

Episode 160

Join us for a fun Thanksgiving inspired episode as Carrie (Carrie's Substack) and I reclaim gratitude after leaving AA.

A lot of us are forced into masking our feelings with "gratitude" inside 12 step…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Ep 159 Burnie + Bestie Live - November 23rd

Episode 159

Burnie + Bestie LIVE is back. Here's yesterdays livestream episode with Tara Grace from Burn the Stigma and me, Sobriety Bestie vibing in the comment section answering questions and having fun.

👉 Depr…

Published on 1 month ago

Ep 158 The recovery narrative is changing (can you feel it)

Episode 158

I'm starting a new weekly live show on YouTube and wanted to share the first one here with you (from yesterday).

👉 Deprogram Lounge (Membership with courses, LIVE Q+As, Zooms, book club + more)

🧰 Escap…

Published on 1 month ago

Ep 157 Leaving AA + Deprogramming Saves Lives — Sam’s Story

Episode 157

Sam ("Ebby Thacher" on Instagram) opens up about what it was actually like to leave AA after years of fear-based messaging, confusion, and being told that walking away was dangerous.

The story dives …

Published on 1 month ago

Ep 155 Live with Burn The Stigma

Episode 155

Burnie + Bestie are back for our second Burnie + Bestie LIVE stream episode featuring Tara Grace from Burn The Stigma and Kirsten (me, Sobriety Bestie) discussing all the addiction and recovery thing…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago