12 Steps of Recovery is a limited podcast series helping alcoholics & addicts understand the Big Book (4th ed.) and Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in order to achieve permanent sobriety. Each ad-free episode examines a Step from the literature—and Ilya shares his experience, strength, and hope as it relates to the reading. Because everybody deserves a real chance at staying sober!
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A limited podcast series from a recovered alcoholic named Ilya. These clear-cut directions to permanent sobriety are 100% ad-free.
Step 1: The Doctors Opinion (00:19:44)
Dr. William D. Silkworth, a chief physician at a nationally prominent hospital writes a letter endorsing the 12 Steps.
Step 1: More About Alcoholism (00:34:52)
An examination about the problem and the obsession of the alcoholic mind.
Step 1: 12&12 (00:47:26)
"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol―that our lives had become unmanageable."
Steps 1&2: There is a Solution (00:38:04)
An examination about the solution and the obsession of the alcoholic mind.
Step 2: We Agnostics (00:56:46)
An examination about spirituality, lack of power & insanity.
Step 2: 12&12 (00:24:42)
"Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."
Step 3: How It Works (00:50:31)
An examination on how to make a decision to proceed with ALL 12 Steps of the program.
Step 3: 12&12 (00:30:15)
"Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him."
Step 4: How It Works (Resentments) (01:01:21)
An examination about the inventory process and why it is necessary (Part 1).
Step 4: How It Works (Fear) (00:54:39)
An examination about the inventory process and why it is necessary (Part 2).
Step 4: How It Works (Sex & Harm) (00:51:34)
An examination about the inventory process and why it is necessary (Part 3).
Step 4: 12&12 (00:41:25)
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves."
Step 5: Into Action (00:57:20)
An examination about admitting our character defects.
Step 5: 12&12 (00:54:19)
"Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs."
Step 6: Into Action — 12&12 (01:03:47)
"Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character."
Step 7: Into Action — 12&12 (01:01:09)
"Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."
Steps 8&9: Into Action (00:55:21)
An examination about willingness & making amends to those we have harmed.
Step 8: 12&12 (00:59:54)
"Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all."
Step 9: 12&12 (00:53:48)
"Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others."
Step 10: Into Action (00:59:21)
A summary of the previous nine Steps and why we continue to grow in effectiveness and understanding.
Step 10: 12&12 (01:02:51)
"Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it."
Steps 10&11: Into Action (00:59:42)
Examining how Steps 10&11 are interwoven to achieve conscious contact with your Higher Power.
Step 11: 12&12 (01:06:59)
"Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out."
Step 12: 12&12 (01:17:04)
“Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.”
