Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Steps | AA Meeting | Lauren Windle (Addiction Specialist)

Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of alcoholics dedicated to sobriety and recovery through its spiritually inclined Twelve Steps program.

In this episode from The Real Common Treatable Podcast, Lauren Windel, Author, Journalist, Presenter, Public Speaker, and Addiction Specialist, not only shares her own experiences with substance abuse and going through AA, but she also dives into what AA is and how it can truly impact and change your life towards healthy recovery.

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[JohnMackay-knrl]

I went to AA for almost 2 years. I have quit drinking so I dont go to many meetings now. AA is a fellowship of like minded people enjoying each other's company without alcohol and drugs. AA has helped millions of people

[itssamiyoutube]

Multiple yrs in recovery and still going strong one day at a time easy does it keep going keep smiling keep protecting your inner peace keep loving yourself keep your head up never give up.

[lifeafteralcoholism]

I doubted the program of AA until I made a decision to go all in 100% and cut off all my excuses, and after 6 years, I have no regrets.
If i can do it, anyone can do it. ❤️🔥💯

[JohnMackay-knrl]

AA is not a cult. No one will shame or blame you. No one will preach at you. You will be welcomed by people who understand.

[JohnMackay-knrl]

Step 1 is the most important one. At AA meetings you can meet friends who are comfortable being sober. Healthy people can face life with a clear mind

[JohnMackay-knrl]

With the increase in crime, poverty, perverted immorality, and homelessness the needless attacks against groups like AA, NA, and churches have increased

[anitawollen]

30:49 God bless. Praying I get through this. I no longer want to be addicted to alcohol. 😢 I want to recover.

[rundix]

Use yourself as your higher power. Your higher self or conscientious. Looking outside of yourself for answers will just make you lost. Hey ! The kingdom of heaven lies within, that's where you look.

[victorromero-pflx]

Having a higher power and being strong minded 8:15 8:17

[DistractedDaisy]

There is no higher power for me! I feel doomed!

[JunkYardTM]

No offense, but YouTube videos on the 12 steps will do little to help addiction. You have to go to a meeting and get a sponsor. It's clear that anyone in an AA or NA meeting will be more helpful than this. I really appreciate you trying, but I don't recall you mentioning anything about going to a meeting, the single most important thing. One day at a time. The first badge is the most important one and the one most likely to change your life. Thank you for this. Please encourage others to go to meetings.

[junevandermark]

The problem with a faith-based program such as Alcoholics Anonymous ... is that if an alcoholic has a relapse ... the guilt and depression can be compounded because of not only disappointing self ... but much more traumatic ... of the certainty that one has disappointed God.

[baldersn]

Most of the addicts i know had things like relgion forced doen their throats from a young age..

[shawnmendrek]

I had the book, I threw it out. I feel so bad. They bought me two books in the meetings, I was such a jerk. Thank you. This helps a lot. I started to drink at work every day. I knew where I was headed. All BS aside.

[guifawksian]

I'll tell you something they don't teach you in the big book, judge a person by the content of his character and not by his flaws in habits!

[JeffFaust-jsvn]

I quit drinking, smoking meth, and pot on willpower!

[Wickedstickyflowers]

I just want to quit because it’s making me into a cow 🐄
Any suggestions.
Obviously I can’t stop . Or I would .
…. I don’t know what to do?

[itssamiyoutube]

I pray too Allah I'm a Muslim.

[jackjack]

Not one of the Twelve Suggested Steps mention, 'You, ' 'God as you understand Him', 'You have to, ' or 'You must.' 'How it works, ' page 58, does mention, 'A manner of living which demands rigorous honesty.'

[SeanieGBaby]

Ive been sober for years. Some of these guys want molestation with men to be my issue. I’m an endurance swimmer, a certified coach, and a homeless Rockstar. I can’t leave the program; I’m slandered by the public as an estimable man. Give me a break and let me live my life! I deserve to have decent income, an apartment and the girl of my dreams. I deserve to have an attorney on call.