266 episodes
SAFE RECOVERY stop13stepinaa
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- Health & Fitness
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3.5 • 64 Ratings
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Safe Recovery- is a new show designed to address Predatory behavior in 12 step meetings, and it's culture. Join us to discuss new approaches in our world, our culture with alcohol and drug overuse.
"Empowerment" not "Powerless" is our slogan.
We will discuss and explore alternatives to AA. We want to support men and women who have written new books on healing from alcohol dependency/drug overuse.
Alternative healing, both spiritual and secular to create our better selves is what we are all about.
Living Happy Lives, sober or with moderation. You choose...Americans need to step up and be more EMPOWERED! No more powerless modality.
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The Lies in the AA Big Book disected, discussed, debated.
A discussion about Chapter 5 which is usually read before every AA meeting. What is truth and what parts are outright lies. Monica and Evelyn tear it up !
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What happens when you're in AA, leave and now you have no friends?
30 min show about when you leave AA, but all you had were stepper friends. Join Monica Richardson for a live show.
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Steven Slate author of Freedom Model
Steven Slate author of Freedom Model, The Fredoom Model for addictions : Escape the Treatment & Recovery. join Monica RIchardson - Host- filmmaker of The 13th Step documentary, blogger and podcaster.
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The 13th Step- A film exposing the dark side of Alcoholics Anonymous
The 13th Step is a ground breaking documentary film released in 2016 on AMAZON Prime. The 13th Step appeared in Cannes and was exibited in the Documentary Corner in 2015. The film won best Documentary in The Beverly Hills Film Festival. A story that uncovers sex offenders, violent offenders and old timers who prey on innocent, vulnerable, AA members. Monica Richardson the Director, and long time AA member, left in 2011 to make the film after desperately trying to make things safer in AA. AA World Headquarters in New York City declined all attempts to be interviewed.
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AA 's entry into Hollywood, The Lost Weekend, The Days of Wine and Roses
Marty Mann, the first successful woman in AA already was living a life of the rich and famous . Marty was in the marketing and adversting business and... her lover , Priscilla, worked at Vogue. Many connections were made for Marty and Bill Wilson through this high society , wealthy hook ups. Still, long after they were gone, Hollywood was still pushing AA - After 80 years of AA- non stop propaganda there are some 95 % of those who go who fail, die or kill themsleves by AA standards. Where did all the love and light go ? Why is AA still the only answer in Hollywood movies and TV shows? Why do they still push AA so hard. Good question. Lets find out. There is a long list of movies that are straight up propaganda. The Lost Weekend, The Days of Wine and Roses, Flight with Denzel Washington, A Star is Born, Euphoria, Mom on CBS, When a Man Loves a Woman, Everything Must Go with Will Ferrell, The Way Back, 28 Days , Crazy Heart, Clean and Sober, A Million Little Pieces, One Little Pill, The 13th Step.
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The stupid things AA sponsors say- are there any "good " sponsors?
Did your sponsees or sponsors get mad when you left AA? What is the triggering factor? Join Monica Richardson for a 1 hour show -
Customer Reviews
I thought this might be what I needed!
So hard to listen to Monica😬 Just have to move on......
Incredibly helpful
Having recently left AA after well over a decade in the fellowship, I’ve found this podcast very helpful.
The last few years, I’ve not resonated with AA and most of the advice I’ve been given by fellow AA’ers has been “go to more meetings.” I went 5x a week, had a sponsor, multiple sponsees, and service commitments. I felt so disconnected from who I actually am and felt like a failure because I “wasn’t grateful” to AA.
With the help of my long term therapist, I was able to leave. And I’ve found resources like this podcast invaluable as I continue to reprogram and process what I was taking part in.
Keep going!
Monica, you are awarrior!