RAW Recovery Podcast
Storytelling has a profound impact on individuals in recovery, as it allows them to connect with others who have walked similar paths. By sharing their own stories of struggle and triumph, individuals can find a sense of validation, comfort, and hope. When others hear stories of resilience and recovery, they feel less alone in their own struggles and are inspired to continue their journey towards healing. Storytelling can also help to break down stigmas and stereotypes surrounding addiction and mental health, promoting a culture of empathy and understanding. By sharing their stories, individuals can empower others to do the same, creating a ripple effect of hope and support that can have a lasting impact on those in recovery.
Episodes
Freedom to Choose
As Bill Sees It, page 124, talks about a kind of freedom that changes as we grow. At first, we may do the right thing because we have to. Then we begin doing it because we know we ought to. Eventually, the real freedom comes when we can make the right choice without fighting it every step of the way.
That is one of the gifts of recovery. We are no longer trapped into reacting the same way, making the same decision...
The Greatest Gift Of All
Recovery gives us a lot more than just the ability to stop drinking. Over time, it can give us freedom from obsession, a clearer mind, stronger relationships, usefulness to others, and a deeper connection with God.
Today we’re talking about what the greatest gift of recovery really is. Is it sobriety itself, or is sobriety the doorway to everything that becomes possible afterward?
The longer we stay o...
The AA Preamble Most of us have heard it hundreds, maybe thousands of times. But how often do we actually stop and listen to what the AA Preamble is saying? Today we’re going to break it down—not just recite it. What does it mean that AA is a fellowship? What does it mean to share experience, strength, and hope? What does it mean that our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety? Somet...
What Is Good Communication?
We talk all day long. We text, email, comment, message, post, and react. But how much of that is actually good communication?
Today we’re talking about the kind of communication that actually helps people heal, grow, repair relationships, and understand one another. Recovery depends on honesty, listening, speaking directly, sharing our experience, admitting what is really going on, and sometimes sa...
What Do You Do When You Don’t Feel Like Doing Any of It?
Some days there is no big crisis, no breakthrough, and no real inspiration. You just look at the things you normally do and think, “I really don’t feel like doing any of this today.”
Today we’re talking about what happens when motivation disappears, routine feels heavy, and the things that usually keep us moving suddenly feel like work. How much ...
Into Action
Recovery is not just something we understand. At some point, we have to do something with what we know.
Today we’re talking about the move from awareness into action—being honest about what needs to change, taking responsibility, following through, and doing the work instead of staying stuck in thinking, planning, or talking about it.
The Steps are called Steps for a reason. They are meant to be taken.
#TheD...
Random Recovery Reading
Sometimes the right thing shows up when we stop trying to force the topic. Open the book, read a page, and see what speaks to us.
Today we’re doing exactly that—random recovery reading from the Big Book, Daily Reflections, As Bill Sees It, Just for Today, and other recovery literature, then talking honestly about whatever comes up.
Same message. Different page. Sometimes all we need is one line t...
Giving Without Strings
Giving is easy when we expect something back. Appreciation. Loyalty. Agreement. Recognition. But what happens when we give and none of that comes?
Today we’re talking about what it means to give without strings attached—helping because it is the right thing to do, sharing our experience without trying to control the outcome, and learning the difference between service and expectation.
Real giving ...
Waiting To Sponsor VS Being The Sponsor
There is a big difference between waiting until we feel ready to sponsor and actually stepping into the responsibility of helping another alcoholic. A lot of us can sit on the sidelines wondering if we know enough, have enough time, or are “good enough” to help.
Today we’re talking about what being a sponsor really looks like: sharing experience, listening, guiding someone t...
We Forgive But Do We Really Forget?
Forgiveness sounds simple until the memory is still there. We may decide to forgive someone, but that does not mean the hurt, the lesson, or the impact suddenly disappears.
Today we’re talking about the difference between forgiveness and forgetting, how we can let go without pretending nothing happened, and why boundaries, perspective, and healing can all be part of moving forward.
Maybe fo...
Fear, Trust And Courage
Fear tells us to hold back. Trust asks us to take the next step anyway. Courage is what happens when we move forward even though the fear is still there.
Today we’re talking about how fear shows up in recovery, how trust is built over time, and why courage is not the absence of fear—it is the decision to act in spite of it.
We do not have to know exactly how everything will turn out. Sometimes we...
Who Cares To Admit Complete Defeat?
Nobody likes the idea of defeat. We are taught to fight harder, try again, stay in control, and never give up. But Step One asks us to do something very different: admit that when it comes to alcohol, the fight is over.
Today we’re talking about what complete defeat really means, why surrender is not weakness, and how honesty about our powerlessness can become the beginning of freedom inste...
No Regrets!?
We hear people say, “I have no regrets,” but is that really true—or even necessary? Our past includes mistakes, bad choices, hurt, consequences, and things we would absolutely do differently today.
Today we’re talking about the difference between living in regret and learning from it. We do not have to erase the past or pretend everything happened exactly the way it should have. We can take the ...
Humility For Today
Humility is not thinking less of ourselves. It is being honest about who we are, staying teachable, letting go of the need to be right, and being willing to look at our own part without making everything about us.
Today we’re talking about what humility looks like in everyday recovery—listening, accepting correction, admitting when we are wrong, staying open-minded, and remembering that growth usually...
Learning From Those Who Came Before Us
Recovery did not start with us, and it will not end with us. We have the benefit of people who came before us, made mistakes, learned hard lessons, stayed sober, helped others, and left behind experience we can still use today.
Today we’re talking about why experience, strength, hope, tradition, and history matter. We do not have to reinvent everything. Sometimes the wiser move is to lis...
Alcoholism: The Progressive Disease
Alcoholism usually does not destroy everything at once. It progresses. Tolerance changes. Consequences grow. Relationships get strained. Isolation gets deeper. What once seemed manageable can slowly become something much harder to control.
Today we’re talking about why alcoholism is called a progressive disease, how it can keep getting worse over time, and why comparing ourselves to what we...
The Being Human Step
Recovery gives us principles, tools, and a way of living—but none of that makes us stop being human. We still make mistakes, get angry, get scared, misunderstand people, say the wrong thing, and sometimes fall short of who we want to be.
Today we’re talking about what it means to practice recovery while still being human: honesty, responsibility, making amends, being useful, and continuing to grow w...
Black Sheep Or Lions Of Truth?
Sometimes the person labeled the “black sheep” is simply the one who refuses to keep pretending everything is okay. They question the family rules, challenge unhealthy patterns, say the things nobody wants said, and often take the heat for it.
Today we’re talking about the difference between being a troublemaker and being a pattern breaker. What happens when one person refuses to car...
Our Third Legacy: Service
Recovery is more than staying sober. AA’s Third Legacy reminds us that service is part of how the Fellowship survives and how the message continues to reach the next alcoholic.
Today we’re talking about what service really means—being useful, showing up, carrying the message, helping where we can, and remembering that service is not about recognition or control. It is about giving back wh...
The Language Of The Heart
Recovery has its own kind of language—the kind that happens when one alcoholic talks honestly to another and something finally gets through. We may come from different backgrounds, different places, and completely different lives, but somehow the experience can still connect.
Today we’re talking about what Bill W. meant by “the language of the heart,” how identification can reach pa...
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