We always welcome speakers to come on and tell their recovery story. This week Shalena T from Tyler Texas has joined us to tell an amazing story about what it was like, what happened and what it's like now. What an amazing story to hear.

Anytime we can get a story we want to put it out there. This is Tasha telling her story at the Highland club just one day after celebrating a year in recovery. Thank you Tasha for sharing your story with us.

Rich T. Tells his story

From a small town without a hope to Texas with 16 years of recovery. Rich tells us how he overcame obstacles to find recovery and hope in AA.

"A much more important demonstration of our principles lies before us in our respective homes, occupations, and affairs" Big book page 19.

How well do we handle whet we learn in AA in some of the most stressful settings we are faced with. In this episode Lisa, Matt and Mike discuss their experience with "Kitchen AA" and see we still have some room for growth.

In episode 133 we are delighted to have Nicole from the Koala club in Bossier City, LA come on and tell her story only weeks away from getting her 1 year chip. Her story gives experience, strength and hope to many.

Thank you again for being on the show

G&B

This is episode 133 (sorry I said 132 on the podcast)

One of the most amazing things in AA is to hear other people tell their story. "What it was like, what happened and what its like now" are common place in the recovery community. Matt recently had the opportunity to interview Jimmy from the Tampa, Florida area. He has been sober since the early 80's and as in most stories they only deliver more hope the longer we keep coming back.

We hope you enjoy.

We often hear in early sobriety that our fellows have a gratitude list. But what does it mean? Our friend Coleman visits Matt and Mike today to discuss his daily gratitude list. How it got started, how he keeps up and does it actually help? Just a few topics we discuss in this episode.

In this second part of "Who's the Doctor?" Matt and mike read and discuss the second letter that Dr. William D. Silkworth wrote to help explain to the world his medical opinion of this revolutionary new approach to treating alcoholism.

We often hear about the doctors opinion especially when new to AA. But who exactly is this doctor we are talking about. Matt and Mike explore the Doctor behind "The Doctors Opinion" as well as break down the letters that he wrote.

Please forgive the audio on this episode but I lost my microphone a few minutes into the episode. In this episode Matt and I discuss the condition some of us get in when we go too long without a meeting and just how it can affect other people that care about us. We will be releasing another episode later in the week to make up for the poor quality of this episode.

Welcome back!!

The latest news to hit the system of course is the killing of Charlie Kirk. This event and others like it can really get the emotions going and sometimes out of control. The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us. Matt and Mike talk about their experience with this and other events including the suicides of people we know.

Heck, we all have them, we even deep down want others to know them. Are they healthy? Are they toxic. Or are they just a part of everyday life that can actually help if used correctly? Matt, Haden and Mike get together and discuss their experience with the topic of "Opinions".

Expectations can be the key to a lot of misery and pain. Can cause friction in relationships and even make us have resentments.

Haden joins Matt, Jill and Mike for a discussion on expectations. Jill makes an announcement that will change the show moving forward.

Many of us have been to rehab and some of us have been more than once. But is it necessary? Some say it is not and some say they would have never got sober without it. Chris, Matt and Mike discuss their experience with rehab and what has happened before, during and after their experience.

Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate.

This little excerpt from The Big Book explains so much, but hits on a mark of why we do what we do. But most importantly why others may react to what we do. Join Jill, Matt and Mike for their experience with this reading from "The Daily "Reflection"

Sometimes we don't slow down long enough to take care of ourselves. New found recovery can open up a life we never imagined and that life can get busy. Matt, Jill and Mike discuss what their experience with self care has done to enhance their recovery and their life.

A term that seams almost archaic but is used often in the big book. "Drink like a gentleman". Sounds simple enough but what exactly is it. In this episode Matt, Jill and Mike explore just what it means to each of us.

An expression I used to often hear when I was new to recovery was people referring to the "God size hole" in them. Misunderstood early on but described by many as "A dark place" or extreme loneliness. Matt, Cal and Mike discuss their experience with this expression.