Episodes

Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Men in OA - A Conversation with Tim
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
I had a wonderful conversation with my friend Tim. We talked about the usual things, including being a man in OA and his evolving relationships with other men.

Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Working the Steps Homework #15 and 16 - Meagan, Tom and Stephanie
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
I asked Meagan, Tom and Stephanie to describe their process of completing the fourth step.

Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Working the Steps Homework #15 and 16 - Intro and Stacy
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
I give an introduction and then ask Stacy how she went about completing her fourth step.
15. Make appointment in safe space to listen to anger inventory.
16. Read page 63, last paragraph to page 71 in BB and Step Four in OA 12x12. Finish all four worksheets.
Here is a link to the worksheets. And here is a link to the resentment character defects checklist.

Saturday Jun 13, 2020
Men in OA - A Conversation with Alan and Tom
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
I ask Alan (30 years in OA) and Tom (5 years in OA) about coming into the rooms as the minority male and what that experience was, and still is, like for them. We had a great conversation and they agreed to come back again!

Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Nicole, Stacy & Meagan - A Conversation About Anxiety
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Stacy, Meagan and I talk about our anxiety/PTSD. We try to focus on what it was like growing up with anxiety; what it was like coming into recovery with anxiety; and the tools we use today to stay grounded and out of an anxious mode.

Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Anorexia and Bulimia Speaker Meeting
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
I was asked by a friend to be the speaker at an Anorexia and Bulimia phone meeting. Here is the meeting info:
Meeting #: 55514
Meeting phone #: 515-604-9094
Pin # or instructions: 950897#
Special focus: Anorexia/Bulimia
Additional notes: *6 to mute and unmute. “Many Symptoms, One Solution” Wk1: Step of the Month (OA 12&12); Wk2: Guest Speaker; Wk3: 2nd or 3rd Edition of OA (OA – AB Stories Only); Wk4: Stories from “OA Members Come In Many Sizes” & Wk5: OA Meditations.

Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Love, Faith and Fear
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
This is a special message of love to my beloved tribe during this intense time of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Twin Rocks Retreat - Session on Two Powers
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
My opening session at Oregon Intergroup Serenity Retreat at Twin Rocks 2020 where I talk about the need for Two Powers. And, yes, I'm repeating myself. But that's what it's going to be like on this podcast because that's what it's like in recovery: hearing the same things over and over but in slightly different ways until you're beaten into a state of reasonableness. Enjoy!

Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Nicole, Stacy & Meagan - A Conversation About Depression
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Stacy, Meagan and I talk about living with depression and share our experience, strength and hope! Good times... Good times...

Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Working the Steps Homework #14 - Step 4
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Read Step Four in AA 12x12 and Woman’s Way. Write out your anger of everything and everyone. This will become your resentment list.
You can use this Resentment Inventory Worksheet, but ONLY fill out the first two columns. You will finish the other columns *after* you've had the chance to tell your anger story.
(Please note that I will not be doing another podcast on this assignment, which I said I would do in this podcast.)