Boiled Owl AA Recovery Podcast

Our guest, Miranda, tells us of her journey to AA and what her life as a sober mom is like.We conclude with our "Ask An ... Read more

Amber left her husband for an affair with her boss. Her boss said she was too messed up. She got a DUI and woke up in ja... Read more

Dorisa decided to get dry a week before her wedding and got sober after her honeymoon. She tried AA a year earlier (but ... Read more

Scott got sober at 40 in treatment. He moved to Los Angeles and his family stayed behind (divorce). It was 2 years befor... Read more

For 2 years, Ric was not convinced he was an alcoholic. He was a pro at being apart from. Tacos tricked him into going t... Read more

Alan went to two meetings at 17, but wasn't ready. At age 25, he went to meetings for about 2 weeks before picking up a ... Read more

A guy Thomas was making meth with told him about AA. Thomas used lots of drugs but didn't feel connected in NA. He felt... Read more

Sallie had a traumatic event - we talk about pain meds and her use of the program for an ongoing resentment about the ef... Read more

Nicole is 10 years sober, having gotten sober at 26. Her first meeting was at age 16. At the end of her drinking, when... Read more

A lot of people wanted Emily to stop drinking. She lost 3 jobs in 1 year. She said, "I need major help" and then thought... Read more

Molly just completed another 4th Step and is meeting one of her sponsors to do a 5th Step right after recording this epi... Read more

Steve came to AA in 1999, but "the fuck-its" would always send him out; justified anger got in the way of recovery. The ... Read more

As a doctor, Tommie would come in at 12:30PM. Awake at 4AM, she was not OK with drinking then because that would be morn... Read more

Shandale started going to AA at age 24 in 2009. She hid her drinking from her husband and suffered the misery of a secr... Read more

Candy tried going to a psychiatrist to help with her drinking. She was ready to end it all. She stopped for a while and... Read more

Rita got sober in Chicago on April 18, 2000. She was a secret drinker who had alcohol hidden around the house. Steps 3... Read more

Patrick didn't think he was an alcoholic; he just didn't know how to drink. A marriage counselor suggested not drinking... Read more

Tammy stayed drunk all day as a single mom, losing her house and job. She experienced long blackouts. She was a daily ... Read more

Michael's parents knew something was awry early on; he was introduced to AA long before he was interested in it. He was... Read more

Viki started drinking at 14 and was a round-the-clock drinker the last year and a half of her drinking. Being unemployed... Read more