Cross Talk Cross Talk

It's said in Al-Anon that you can find relief in the rooms and recovery in the steps. In this episode, Claire and Corey get cross-talk-tastic with their guest Dean to find out what kind of recovery he has found in the steps and why he most certainly will "keep coming back". 

Relieve me of the bondage of self?! Yes please! In this episode Corey and Claire get to take a look at what it might mean to build a life with higher power instead of trying to do it alone. Nina, this episodes guest, shares her insights into how having everything isn't really anything if you don't have yourself. And the three of them discuss vulnerability and sensitivity as an intuition instead of a weakness. Thank you for listening, and keep coming back!

Step 7: We humbly asked god (Higher Power (you name it)) to remove our shortcomings. 
WOWZA For an Al-Anon, asking for help in any way can be daunting. In this episode Corey and Claire get down on their knees, metaphorically peaking, to interview their guest Siena and humbly ask for her insights on...well, being humble. We find out it's not always that easy to know if our shortcomings have been lifted. And we learn a little bit about where our program came from and who started this whole 12 step thing. 

Season Two's episode Four couldn't be more exciting! Gedina, this episode's guest, brings a humdinger of a conversation to the CrossTalk pod. What could happen if we looked at Feminine and Masculine Energy in the rooms of Al-Anon recovery, identified it within ourselves and went forth honoring the areas that need more love and attention? We might be very surprised by what we find. This episode broadens CrossTalk's usual topic of conversation and Claire and Corey couldn't be more delighted. And, to honor Pride Month, Claire reads an excerpt from the LGBTQ Al-Anon Pamphlet.

Brad joins the duo this week with a real thinker of a topic, how our unrecovered selves can sometimes be our most recovered. Claire and Corey get real, real with their guest with some serious ponderings. What if relapsing is not a failure? What does Al-Anon relapsing look like? Is our SHAME (Should Have Already Mastered Everything) the one in control? And there's some serious cross-talk about bagels. 

What's a spiritual awakening? How do you know if you've had one? How do we carry the message to others? It's all about to be discussed and the rest of Step 12 for that matter, in this episode of Crosstalk. On this beautiful blooming spring day, Corey and Claire have so much fun with their guest Dino whose jovial attitude, optimistic perspective, and compassionate self-love is totally contagious.