Alcoholics Alive

S16E2 Shank and Wayne explore the importance of one alcoholic talking to another alcoholic.  In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "If they're ready you can't say anything wrong, If they're not you can't say anything right", "You are helping me more than I'm helping you" and "My selfishness gets treated by helping others".  You can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com 

S16E1 In the Season 16 Kick Off Shank and Wayne discuss how AA has worked for them.  In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "AA is a simple program of complicated people", "Simple but not easy" and "Come all the way in and sit all the way down".  You can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com 

S15E13 In the Season Wrap Up, Shank and Wayne review what works and what doesn't and why it matters. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "Willingess without action is just fantasy", "There's nothing worse than a belly full of alcohol and a head full of AA" and "If the cure is working, why question the diagnosis"? Have a suggestion or comment? Email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com 

S15E11 Shank and Wayne discuss modernization in AA.  In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "They don't call them spirits for nothing, they're evil spirits", "The message never changes, only the methods" and "We need to meet people where they are".  If you have a comment, question or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com 

S15E10 Shank and Wayne discuss Old-Timers in AA.  In Meeting Shrapnel they look at "I'm still here because of the ISM, Incredibly Short Memory", "What other people think of me is none of my business" and "This is how we've always done it". If you have a question, suggestion or comment you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com 

S15E9 Shank and Wayne discuss Safety in AA.  In Meeting Shrapnel they dive into "I was so sick I thought I was alright when I got here", "I need the program a lot more than it needs me" and "This is about protecting the fellowship". If you have question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com 

S15E8 Shank and Wayne discuss the popular AA term from Tradition 10, "Outside Issues". Meeting Shrapnel looks at "Do or Do Not, there is no Try", "That's an Outside Issue" and "We need to be relevant". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com 

S15E7 Shank and Wayne discuss all the alternative material surrounding the book Alcoholics Anonymous.  In Meeting Shrapnel they look at "Read the black part, not the white part", "Just do what the book says" and "There's a worksheet for that".  If you have a comment, question or suggestion you can email Alcoholic Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com 

S15E6 Shank and Wayne discuss whether meetings point alcoholics to the program or something else? In Meeting Shrapnel they look at "The second mouse gets the cheese", "If you spot it, you got it" and "Normal is a setting on a washing machine". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com 

S15E5 Shank and Wayne discuss the sacred Group Conscience.  In Meeting Shrapnel they explore "The Group Conscience has spoken", "That's not how we do it here" and "Trust the Process".  If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com 

S15E4 Shank and Wayne discuss myths about Sponsorship in AA.  Meeting Shrapnel dives into "Call your sponsor everyday", "I have a sponsor who has a sponsor who has a sponsor" and "Get a sponsor, a home group and a service committment".  If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com 

S15E3 Shank and Wayne discuss many of the myths heard and believed in AA. Meeting Shrapnel takes a look at "I didn't want to modify my drinking, I wanted to modify my consequences", "I came for my drinking but stayed for my thinking" and "The person who discovered water wasn't a fish." If you have a comment, question or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com 

S15E2 What does Conference Approved really mean and does it have Spiritual Authority in AA?  Meeting Shrapnel includes "I'd rather sit here thinking about having a drink than being drunk thinking about being sober", "Stick with the winners" and "KCB (keep coming back)". Send questions, comments or suggestions to freedom@alcoholicsalive.com 

S15E1 Is it Alcoholics Anonymous or Recovery Culture?  Shank and Wayne discuss the difference in the Season 15 opener.  In Meeting Shrapnel they look at some AA favorites "Meeting Makers Make It", "Take What You Want And Leave The Rest" and "Feelings Aren't Facts". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com 

S14E13 Shank and Wayne reflect on Season 14 and the items on the 76th GSC Agenda.  In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "T.R.U.S.T - Try really using Step 3", "W.A.I.T. - Why am I talking" and "AA is a lifeboat, not a houseboat".  You can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com 

S14E12 Shank and Wayne discuss Archives, International Conventions/Regional Forums, and Inventory Implementation.  In Meeting Shrapnel they review "I didn't come into AA to learn how to be happy, I came into AA to learn how to be unhappy", "P.A.U.S.E. Prolong Action Until Serenity Comes" and "If I don't change my sobriety date will". Email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com 

S14E11 Shank and Wayne review some of the Trustees agends items for the GSC in New York.  In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "Your higher power will move mountains for you...but don't be surprised if you wake up next to a shovel", "We are not a glum lot" and "Bumper sticker AA is not a substitute for working the steps".  You can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com