I can’t really listen to this podcast anymore because of Don. He always bothered me because of how over the top he is. Nothing he says has ever felt genuine. But recently met a couple of people who are in the same sober community as Don and they said that he has become a destructive influence. They said he talks a good game but stopped doing the work and living these principles years ago, that he has caused a lot harm to newcomers by judging, playing god, and flat out breaking AA traditions. And refuses to take and refuses to responsibility for his actions. In fact, they said that his growing lack of integrity has become almost pathological! To be honest, Im really start to doubt the integrity of AA as whole. I mean, the synanon cult was started by a celebrated AA guy and at first embraced by AA, the Midtown group in Maryland, while still calling themselves an AA meeting was really operating as a cult that preyed on young newcomers. I know a girl who is permanently, horrifically traumatized by the sexual abuse she endured when she was a Midtown homegroup member. The worst part is that the deceased guy in charge of that group and his deceased sponsor Clancy I are heralded as AA saints while my friend is shunned. And then there’s this guy Don who has also caused harm with effects that continue to ripple get his own official AA podcast. I dunno, we, AA have to start doing better man.
