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Ep 134 Alan Carr's Quit Drinking Without Willpower — Book Review
Episode 134
Alan Carr flips the script on alcohol. Instead of using willpower to fight cravings, he shows how to remove the desire to drink altogether. 🎉
In this episode, I review Allen Carr’s Easy Way to Quit Dr…
Published on 3 months ago
Ep 133 Deprogramming AA From the Inside — Bobby C.’s Story
Episode 135
Bobby C from Anonymous Addiction Podcast spent 35 years inside Alcoholics Anonymous — but he was never fully at peace with the ideology. Trapped by cognitive dissonance, he questioned the slogans, th…
Published on 3 months ago
Ep 132 AA Doublespeak: Your Best Thinking Got Your Here
Episode 132
AA loves to say “Your best thinking got you here.”
But when I arrived at AA, I was in survival mode with my worst thinking—traumatized, anxious, medicated, and terrified. To call that my “best” is pu…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Ep 131 When Strangers Try to Convince You You’re Powerless #CultyComments
Episode 131
A random AA stranger tried to convince me that I’m powerless—that I can’t even know if I’ll drink tomorrow.
He compared my choices to predicting the lottery. 🤦♀️
This episode breaks down the logical…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Ep 130 The Doctor's Opinion That Trapped Millions for Life – Big Book Deconstruction #2
Episode 132
Welcome back to our Big Book Deconstruction series. In this episode, Kirsten and Carrie (Carrie’s Substack here) unpack The Doctor’s Opinion — the chapter that AA uses as its "medical" foundation.
We…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Ep 129 Common Abuse And Mistreatment in AA
Episode 129
In this episode of the Sobriety Bestie Podcast, we’re breaking down the most common forms of abuse and mistreatment in Alcoholics Anonymous—from being told you have a “progressive, fatal disease,” to…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 128 Guilt, Doublespeak + Denial in AA Recruitment #CultyComments
Episode 128
In this #CultyComments episode, we’re breaking down two of AA’s most common contradictions:
👉 “AA has no leaders.” Really? Sponsors, old-timers, secretaries, and even professional recruiters all lead …
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 127 She Decided to Drink Again After 13 Years in AA — Emma’s Story (Group Thinking Podcast)
Episode 127
Emma from Group Thinking Podcast left AA after nearly 13 years—and chose moderation. In this candid conversation, we unpack what made her walk away, how she rebuilt community, why “your disease is ge…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 126 Hidden Danger in AA Meetings
Episode 126
Any group that tells you you’ll die if you leave? 🚩 Run for the hills.
In this episode of the Sobriety Bestie Podcast, I dive into the hidden danger in AA meetings — not just shady individuals or mini…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 125 Rational Recovery Book — Escape the Recovery Trap
Episode 125
You are powerful. You can decide your future. You don’t need AA, sponsors, or church basements to stay sober.
In this episode of the Sobriety Bestie Podcast, I dive into Rational Recovery: The New Cur…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago