Sandy B hosted the Far Corners Retreat every year from 2007 until this last one in 2012. This was a mens retreat intended to explore growth in spirituality, humility and forgiveness. The topic for this part is: Two of Our Friends. Sandy B spoke and led workshops all over the world for many years. Part 6 of 7. I just added the 40th Annual Spring Break LGBTQ AA Conference happening in Scottsdale Arizona May 17-19, looks like a lot of fun. Details: https://scast.us/azsb If you have any AA or Al-Ano...
Apr 13, 2024•53 min•Ep. 2519
Sandy B hosted the Far Corners Retreat every year from 2007 until this last one in 2012. This was a mens retreat intended to explore growth in spirituality, humility and forgiveness. The topic for this part is Questions and Answers but instead of Sandy answering, today it is Jerry J (sober in 1973) from Lake Whitney Texas. Sandy B spoke and led workshops all over the world for many years. Part 5 of 7. I just added the 40th Annual Spring Break LGBTQ AA Conference happening in Scottsdale Arizona M...
Apr 12, 2024•41 min•Ep. 2518
Sandy B hosted the Far Corners Retreat every year from 2007 until this last one in 2012. This was a mens retreat intended to explore growth in spirituality, humility and forgiveness. The topic for this and the next part is Questions and Answers. Sandy B spoke and led workshops all over the world for many years. Part 4 of 7. I just added the 40th Annual Spring Break LGBTQ AA Conference happening in Scottsdale Arizona May 17-19, looks like a lot of fun. Details: https://scast.us/azsb If you have a...
Apr 11, 2024•55 min•Ep. 2517
Sandy B hosted the Far Corners Retreat every year from 2007 until this last one in 2012. This was a mens retreat intended to explore growth in spirituality, humility and forgiveness. The topic for the first three parts is - Our Society. Sandy B spoke and led workshops all over the world for many years. This feels like it ends abruptly and is cut off, it is not. Part 3 of 7. I just added a Womans Retreat to the event list happening late this month in Illinois, no website for this one so visit the...
Apr 10, 2024•58 min•Ep. 2516
Sandy B hosted the Far Corners Retreat every year from 2007 until this last one in 2012. This was a mens retreat intended to explore growth in spirituality, humility and forgiveness. The topic for the first three parts is - Our Society. Sandy B spoke and led workshops all over the world for many years. Part 2 of 7. I just added a Womans Retreat to the event list happening late this month in Illinois, no website for this one so visit the detail link and download the flyer. Details: https://scast....
Apr 09, 2024•56 min•Ep. 2515
Sandy B hosted the Far Corners Retreat every year from 2007 until this last one in 2012. This was a mens retreat intended to explore growth in spirituality, humility and forgiveness. The topic for the first three parts is - Our Society. Sandy B spoke and led workshops all over the world for many years. Part 1 of 7. I just added a Womans Retreat to the event list happening late this month in Illinois, no website for this one so visit the detail link and download the flyer. Details: https://scast....
Apr 08, 2024•37 min•Ep. 2514
This is the last part of a 6 part workshop called Stay Sober for Keeps, it starts at step 10 and the two folks conducting it work through to step 12 using the big book for reference. I have no idea where this was recorded or much of anything other than it was sometime in 2013. Repost from early 2022. If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know I am happy to help get the word out. https://scast.us/event Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate AA E...
Apr 07, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 2534
This is a panel meeting on Steps 4 and 5 held at the Fellowship of the Spirit Roundup hosted in Utah in late 2011. I really like the format they used for this meeting, the chairperson reads a bit of the book chosen by each speaker, then the speakers share on that reading in relation to their experience with the step. I just added a Womans Retreat to the event list happening late this month in Illinois, no website for this one so visit the detail link and download the flyer. Details: https://scas...
Apr 07, 2024•58 min•Ep. 2513
Sister Bea M got sober in 1978, she is telling her story at the Hawaii Regional Conference held in 2003. If you have never heard Sister Bea she is a delightful and direct speaker with great humor, and she always delivers a solid message of recovery. I just added a Womans Retreat to the event list happening late this month in Illinois, no website for this one so visit the detail link and download the flyer. Details: https://scast.us/event If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know ...
Apr 06, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 2512
Peter M from Florida is speaking at the morning After Group in New Jersey this was recorded about a week ago. zoom. I just added a Womans Retreat to the event list happening late this month in Illinois, no website for this one so visit the detail link and download the flyer. Details: https://scast.us/event If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know I am happy to help get the word out. https://scast.us/event (link fixed) Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://soberc...
Apr 05, 2024•35 min•Ep. 2511
Jon F from the Road to Recovery Group in Plymouth United Kingdom celebrates his 15th AA birthday at this meeting held in 2010. Repost from mid. 2022. If you are free on 4/06 there is a 12 Step Workshop & Speaker happening in person and on zoom (Visalia California). Details: https://scast.us/event If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know I am happy to help get the word out. https://scast.us/event (link fixed) Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.co...
Apr 04, 2024•26 min•Ep. 2510
Bob D (sober in 1978) is from Las Vegas Nevada and is one of the more popular circuit speakers, he spends a good portion of every year leading workshops all over the US. Today he is not leading a workshop but telling his story at the 39th Annual Las Vegas Roundup held in Las Vegas Nevada in 2005. If you are free on 4/06 there is a 12 Step Workshop & Speaker happening in person and on zoom (Visalia California). Details: https://scast.us/event If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let ...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 2509
Polly P has been on the podcast a few times but always a member of AA (sober 39 years), today she is sharing as a member of Al-Anon at the Buffalo Fall Convention held in Buffalo New York in 2016. Al-Anon is how she was listed on this recording and I went with it, but grain of salt. If you are free on 4/06 there is a 12 Step Workshop & Speaker happening in person and on zoom (Visalia California). Details: https://scast.us/event If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know I am h...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 2508
This speaker is a listener request, Bill C from Los Angeles California telling his story at the Thursday Night Speaker held in Las Vegas in 2007. If you have any favorites, feel free to email me. NSFW If you are free on 4/06 there is a 12 Step Workshop & Speaker happening in person and on zoom (Visalia California). Details: https://scast.us/event If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know I am happy to help get the word out. https://scast.us/event (link fixed) Email: sobercast...
Apr 01, 2024•54 min•Ep. 2507
Sister Maurice D is from the Bronx and is speaking at the 7th. Annual Sunlight of the Spirit Conference held in York PA in 2004. Sister Maurice is a very good speaker and was a bit of a circuit speaker back in the day, she carries a great message and delivers it with humor and kindness. I last featured her back in April and have a few other speaks by her on the podcast, she is one of my favorite speakers, always makes me smile. FYI.. it ends a bit abruptly as she is saying her thank-you. Repost ...
Mar 31, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 2506
Danny D tells his story at the Fort Lauderdale Primary Purpose AA group in the Summer of 2018, he chose a very interesting way to get out of the military because it was getting in the way of his drinking. If you are free on 4/06 there is a 12 Step Workshop & Speaker happening in person and on zoom (Visalia California). Details: https://scast.us/event If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know I am happy to help get the word out. https://scast.us/event (link fixed) Email: sober...
Mar 30, 2024•52 min•Ep. 2505
Angel has been sober for 15 years and she is telling some of her story at the Sunday Night Speaker Meeting held in Seattle, this meeting is from March of 2019. If you are free on 4/06 there is a 12 Step Workshop & Speaker happening in person and on zoom (Visalia California). Details: https://scast.us/event If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know I am happy to help get the word out. https://scast.us/event (link fixed) Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://so...
Mar 29, 2024•30 min•Ep. 2504
Chuck C speaking in at 36 years sober on the topic the Practice of Surrender – Ceasing to Fight at the Top of Texas Roundup held in Amarillo Texas held in October of 1978. Chuck was the source of the book "A New Pair Of Glasses" and was a hugely popular speaker in his time in. Usually recordings this old are pretty bad, but this one has excellent sound quality. If you are free this weekend and in Illinois the Illinois State Conference of Young People in AA is going on and registration is still o...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 2503
Butch M got sober in 1989, he is from Toronto Canada is telling his story at the 2022 Jersey Shore Roundup. If you are free this weekend and in Illinois the Illinois State Conference of Young People in AA is going on and registration is still open. Details: https://scast.us/iscypaa41 If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know I am happy to help get the word out. https://scast.us/event (link fixed) Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate AA Event...
Mar 27, 2024•48 min•Ep. 2502
Arisa B is sharing on the topic of Spiritual Alchemy at the Broken Elevator zoom meeting , this was recorded in May of 2021. If you are free this weekend and in Illinois the Illinois State Conference of Young People in AA is going on and registration is still open. Details: https://scast.us/iscypaa41 If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know I am happy to help get the word out. https://scast.us/event (link fixed) Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.co...
Mar 26, 2024•50 min•Ep. 2501
Father Terry (an AA member) conducts a Womens Retreat held in Oregon at an unknown event and time, Father Terry is focused here on Steps 1 and 2 Powerlessness & Insanity. This ends a little abruptly as he is wrapping up. Repost from 2020. I just added a Mens Retreat to the events list hosted in Burton Ohio 4/26-28. It is about 45 min from Akron if you want to do a little side trip and the camp looks like a great place. Details: https://scast.us/pto If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming ...
Mar 24, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 2500
Susan M got sober in 1986 in New York she is sharing her story at the Saturday Night Church of Covenant Speaker meeting held in Sarasota Florida in August of 2023. I just added a Mens Retreat to the events list hosted in Burton Ohio 4/26-28. It is about 45 min from Akron if you want to do a little side trip and the camp looks like a great place. Details: https://scast.us/pto If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know I am happy to help get the word out. https://scast.us/event (lin...
Mar 24, 2024•26 min•Ep. 2499
This is a presentation from a Sponsorship and the Steps workshop held in Dallas in 2010 by Audrey C and Mike K, they are going to the book a bit at a time, this jumps right in discussing page 76. Audrey is the main speaker on this section. I just added a Mens Retreat to the events list hosted in Burton Ohio 4/26-28. It is about 45 min from Akron if you want to do a little side trip and the camp looks like a great place. Details: https://scast.us/pto If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up ...
Mar 23, 2024•55 min•Ep. 2498
Tim M from London is speaking at the CPH12 International Convention held in Copenhagen Denmark in 2014. Tim has been on the podcast a number of times hosting workshops or speaking on specific topics, this is mostly his story. I just added a Mens Retreat to the events list hosted in Burton Ohio 4/26-28. It is about 45 min from Akron if you want to do a little side trip and the camp looks like a great place. Details: https://scast.us/pto If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know I ...
Mar 22, 2024•39 min•Ep. 2497
Brandi D had just a hair under 8 years when she shared on the topic of Came to Believe at the March 2009 Young Peoples Speaker Jam held in Waverly Minnesota. If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know I am happy to help get the word out. https://scast.us/event (link fixed) Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate AA Event List: https://scast.us/event If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give y...
Mar 21, 2024•35 min•Ep. 2496
Mike K got sober in June of 2020, he is sharing his story at the Primary Purpose Mens Meeting held on zoom. This was uploaded by one of the members of the meeting (thanks Sam). NSFW If you are anywhere near Atlanta Georgia on the weekend of 3/22 the Atlanta Mens Workshop is taking place, its a twice a year event going since 1982. Details: https://scast.us/amw If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know I am happy to help get the word out. https://scast.us/event (link fixed) Email: ...
Mar 20, 2024•30 min•Ep. 2495
Over the last five days I have uploaded a workshop led by Charlie P along with his wife Katie and Chris R, presenting a workshop on Taking a Newcomer Through the Steps. Before the event began each took about 40 min and told some of their story, this is that portion of the event, it runs just a bit over 2 hours. This was recorded at the London Ontario Primary Purpose Group in Canada in 2014. If you are anywhere near Atlanta Georgia on the weekend of 3/22 the Atlanta Mens Workshop is taking place,...
Mar 19, 2024•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 2494
This is part five of a five part workshop led by Charlie P along with his wife Katie and also Chris R, they are presenting a workshop on Taking a Newcomer Through the Steps, from the perspective of doing it with a sense of urgency. They do some Q&A at the end of the session, the questions were impossible to hear, I have removed all the dead space and they do a very good job of repeating the question before answering. This was recorded at the London Ontario Primary Purpose Group in Canada in ...
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 2493
This is part four of a five part workshop led by Charlie P along with his wife Katie and also Chris R, they are presenting a workshop on Taking a Newcomer Through the Steps, from the perspective of doing it with a sense of urgency. They do some Q&A at the end of the session and the questions were impossible to hear, I have removed all the dead space and they do a very good job of repeating the question before answering. This was recorded at the London Ontario Primary Purpose Group in Canada ...
Mar 17, 2024•59 min•Ep. 2492
This is part three of a five part workshop led by Charlie P along with his wife Katie and also Chris R, they are presenting a workshop on Taking a Newcomer Through the Steps, from the perspective of doing it with a sense of urgency. They do some Q&A at the end of the session and the questions were impossible to hear, I have removed all the dead space and they do a very good job of repeating the question before answering. This was recorded at the London Ontario Primary Purpose Group in Canada...
Mar 16, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 2491
