In Recovery from Alcoholics Anonymous 's Podcast
A podcast relieving you from the bondage of 12-step coercion. We will break down how the Big Book, the steps, and meetings cause long-term psychological abuse. With personal experiences, reviewing AA literature, and chatting with other former members, we're creating a conversation around Bill W.'s support group turned cult.
Episodes
11 episodes
Pt II Bill's Story: An Autopsy
CONTENT WARNING: This episode does discuss suicide. BONUS episode—what? Two episodes released on one day? Anything for Bill. Want to read Bill's story along with the recording? Here you
Bill's Story: An Autopsy with a Mystery Guest!
We've made it to Bill's Story in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Written in 1938, Bill W. had about 3 or 4 years of sobriety when he wrote Bill's Story for...
This Holy Life: An Autopsy with Nicole
There's something magical about sitting down with a complete stranger and walking away from it wiser and more secure. That's what Nicole gave me. Nicole ...
Ditched at the River & Quitlit: An Autopsy with Guest Alexa
You know what I love about this episode? Alexa is both approachable and relatable, even though I've never met anyone like her. She didn't lean into any negative spirals or bury AA, but redirected me to the fruits of sobriety and the many resour...
You're Not as Good as You Think | You're Not as Bad as You Think: An Autopsy with Leanne
I went into this conversation expecting Leanne to tear Alcoholics Anonymous apart. She's sharp, she's got a loud online presence, and I figured she'd bring the same energy to talking about the program. Nope—she surprised me. This is one of the ...
OCD Collides with 12 Steps: An Autopsy with Guest Darcie
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) clash because the peer-led, moral-inventory framework of AA can accidentally trigger or feed OCD cycles rather than treat the underlying anxiety. The rigid, dogmatic rules of 12-...
The Doctor's Opinion: An Autopsy
I'm doubling up this week with a surprise Big Book reading. The Doctor's Opinion...a great PR resource, a terrible step for medical science. In 1938, on the heels of the Big Book release, Bill W. asked Dr. William D Silkworth—his drunk hospital...
Soft Cults & the Empathy Buzz: An Autopsy
This week, I have a very special guest from all the way down in Phoenix, Arizona—David Riu! He talks about his childhood in a Christian cult, struggling with opiate dependency and homelessness, recovering from substance abuse disorder, getting ...
13 Stepping & Sobriety Spectrum: An Autopsy with Guest Heather!
Heather, a mental health counselor and former AA member, joins the podcast to provide her lived experience in 12 Step meetings. She goes over the very unwelcome, unsolicited advice from sponsors, dealing with 13-steppers, and how she slowly exi...
Social Placebo - An Autopsy with Guest Theo
This week, Theo pulls back the curtain on his time in the rooms. Theo went at AA wholeheartedly: he worked the steps thrice+ over, followed the program with incredible precision, had a sponsor, and had his own batch of sponsees. So what finally...
The Preface & Forewords: An Autopsy
You don't get to know AA without knowing the Big Book. The host will guide listeners through the Big Book's preface and four updated forewords, and delve into how the program is misleading and nefarious starting on page one. She will also defin...