Recovery Crone Podcast

Working the Steps Homework #19-21 - Step 5

19. Read page 72 to Page 75, third paragraph in BB, Step Five in AA 12x12, OA 12x12 and Woman’s Way. Sponsee to make appointment at safe space to share inventory.

20. Review Step Five with sponsee to go over any questions/missing information.

21. Then sponsee to do as instructed in the BB on page 75, last paragraph.

Working the Steps Homework #17 & 18 - Step 4

The fourth step, in conclusion....

17. Read page 83-84 in BB (The Promises). Finish all four columns. Use this document to help you.

18. Do Shame Inventory. I've already recorded a podcast on this, which you can find here.

Northern Lights Intergroup Fall Retreat - Tools of Recovery

Here is the 3rd and final session from this awesome retreat. I talk about how I used the tools to get out of relapse and how I continue to use them everyday.

Northern Lights Intergroup Fall Retreat - Recovery from Relapse

Here is a talk on my major relapse, what I learned from it, and how I was released from it.  

Northern Lights Intergroup Fall Retreat - Shame Study

Another shame study! Fortunately, there's variation on each one of these, so it's still worth a listen.   Also, this is not the best recording quality and the beginning didn't get recorded.  Oh, well!

 

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Men in OA - A Conversation with Tim and Neil

I had a great conversation with Tim and Neil about their experience coming into OA. Our conversation went to many interesting places and I think you'll appreciate our wandering minds! 

Men in OA - A Conversation with Tim

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. 

Working the Steps Homework #15 and 16 - Meagan, Tom and Stephanie

I asked Meagan, Tom and Stephanie to describe their process of completing the fourth step. 

Working the Steps Homework #15 and 16 - Intro and Stacy

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. 

 

Men in OA - A Conversation with Alan and Tom

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!