To kick off the theme of season 9, I’m talking about Alcoholics Anonymous and my struggle with addiction. I discuss what AA is like, what I learned, how I feel powerless, and how I’m trying to improve my life.
Key Takeaways:
[4:56] Still struggling to get where I want to go
[7:52] My time in AA and the most significant thing I learned
[11:36] My moment of feeling powerless
[12:23] Step one of AA
[13:52] The poem that spoke to me about powerlessness
[17:35] Having to be honest in AA
[20:26] The ego is selfish, but is it sin?
[29:41] I’ve felt powerless through my abuse and being a woman
[38:00] I’ve never felt like God was absent in my life
[44:07] I’m doing things, but I need to get more comfortable asking for help
[47:04] I try to control things in my life which can cause trouble
[51:55] I don’t like change, trying to change my life and struggling
[55:34] If people have community around them, they’re less likely to be addicted
[59:01] What I’m doing to improve my life
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