1/6/2019 #107 YCMMA 62-0

1/13/2019 #108 Review of YCMMA 62-0

1/20/2019 #109 YCMMA 74-responding

1/27/2019 #110 Crosstalk and Meeting Format

2/3/2019 #111 YCMMA 81-1 Communication techniques

ES&F #112 YCMMA 96-0 Motivation 2-10-2019

ES&F # 113 YCMMA 112-0 Techniques 2-17-2019

ES&F #114 YCMMA 129-0 More Techniques to practice emotional independence.

ES&F #115 YCMMA 148-0 “Still More” — techniques to practice emotional independence.

ES&F #116 YCMMA Finale Love & Fear, Love & Service, Emotional Sobriety

3/17/2019 # 117. A Vision of Recovery and Gutter Bravado from the stories in the AA Big Book, 4^th edition.

Although this is posted elsewhere on the blog, below are the links to the recent 12 Steps in 1 Hour Sessions Workshop. The links to the phone line will only be available for a limited time.

2/5/2019 #13: (Link to phone line) 12 Steps in 1 Hour Sessions Intro & Step 1  (link to Mediafire)

2/12/2019 #14: (Link to phone line) 12 Steps in 1 Hour Sessions Tools & Steps 2 & 3  (link to Mediafire)

2/19/2019 #15: (Link to phone line) 12 Steps in 1 Hour Sessions Steps 4 & 5  (link to Media fire)

2/26/2019 #16 (Link to phone line) 12 Steps in 1 Hour Sessions Review of Steps 4 & 5 (link to Media Fire)

3/5/2019 # 17 (Link to phone line) 12 Steps in 1 Hour Sessions Steps 6-9 & 4 Absolutes (link to Mediafire)

3/12/2019 #18 (Link to phone line) 12 Steps in 1 Hour Sessions Steps 10-12 & 2WP (link to Mediafire)

3/24/2019 #118 Step 12 Working with Others AA BB 89-103 3-24-2019

3/31/2019 #119. Step 12 Introduction by written by Lawrie C.  Here is a link to his book.

4/7/2019 #120. Step 12 continued with Lawrie C. page 70 #10.  This is the link to the mp3. Here is a link to his book.

4/14/2019 #121. Step 12 from the book  written by Lawrie C. up to page 73: “amends to self.” This is the link to the mp3.

4/21/2019: meeting cancelled

4/28/2019 #122. This is the link to the mp3. This week was an off-topic meeting.  We read and discussed the article GRESHAM’S LAW & ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS HOW DO YOU WANT YOUR CUP OF TEA? STRONG? – MEDIUM? – WEAK?

5/5/2019 #123. This is the link to the mp3. This week, we continued reading and discussing Step 12 from the book  written by Lawrie C. up to page 75: “Service.”

5-12-2019 #124. This is the link to the mp3. This week, we continued reading and discussing Step 12 from the book  written by Lawrie C. up to page 77: “How to talk to someone who is still suffering.”

5-19-2019 #125. This is the link to the mp3: ES&F # 125 Step 12 finale of Lawrie C & LRB 5-19-2019

5-26-2019 #126 Step 12 in The Little Red Book up to “Sponsorship.”

6-2-2019 #127. Step 12 in The Little Red Book, finale. Here is a pdf of the chapter. Topic: how do you sponsor others in program?

6-16-2019 #128. This is the link to the mp3. This week, we read and discussed Step 12 in OA 12 & 12, 1^st edition.

6-23-2019 #129. This is the link to the mp3. This week, we read and discussed Step 12 in the Unpopular Studies in the Last Three Steps, up to page 85-1.

6-30-2019 #130. This is the link to the mp3. This week, we read and discussed Step 12 in the Unpopular Studies in the Last Three Steps, up to page 93-1.

7-7-2019 #131. This is the link to the mp3. This week, we read and discussed Step 12 in the Unpopular Studies in the Last Three Steps, up to page 105-0.

7-14-2019 #132. This is the link to the mp3. We completed Step 12 in the Unpopular Studies in the Last Three Steps and we read and discussed the story in the AA Big Book “Empty on the Inside.”

7-21-2019 #133. This is the link to the mp3. We began the book, There’s More to Quitting Drinking than Quitting Drinking by Dr. Paul O. up to page 20:2. 

7-28-2019 #134. This is the link to the mp3.  There’s More to Quitting Drinking than Quitting Drinking by Dr. Paul O. up to page 35:0.

8-4-2019 #135. This is the link to the mp3.   There’s More to Quitting Drinking than Quitting Drinking by Dr. Paul O. up to page 67:0.

NEXT WEEK, OUR MEETING IS CANCELLED.

8-18-2019 #136. This is the link to the mp3.  There’s More to Quitting Drinking than Quitting Drinking by Dr. Paul O. up to “We All Have Boundaries” page 74:2. Also discussed the chapter from previous meeting.

8-25-2019 #137. This is the link to the mp3.  This week, we read in the book, There’s More to Quitting Drinking than Quitting Drinking by Dr. Paul O. We read and discussed up to page 89-0.

9-1-2019#138. This is the link to the mp3.  This week, we read in the book, There’s More to Quitting Drinking than Quitting Drinking by Dr. Paul O. We read and discussed up to page 116-2. We are now discussing Interpersonal Sobriety and Communicating.

9-8-2019#139. This is the link to the mp3.  This week, we read in the book, There’s More to Quitting Drinking than Quitting Drinking by Dr. Paul O. We read and discussed up to page 133-0 and we completed the chapter on Interpersonal Sobriety and Communicating. Next, we will discuss Spiritual Sobriety—Feeling Guilty.

9-15-2019#140. This is the link to the mp3.  This week, we read in the book, There’s More to Quitting Drinking than Quitting Drinking by Dr. Paul O. We read and discussed up to page 151-0 on the topic Spiritual Sobriety—Feeling Guilty. Next, we will discuss Spiritual Aerobics – Fantasizing.

9-22-2019#141. This is the link to the mp3.  This week, we read in the book, There’s More to Quitting Drinking than Quitting Drinking by Dr. Paul O. We read and discussed up to page 171-0 on the topic Spiritual Aerobics – Fantasizing. We concluded the meeting with the reading from Twenty-Four Hours a Day, which was totally applicable to what we read and discussed during our meeting.

9-29-2019#142. This is the link to the mp3.  This week, we had our first off-topic traditions workshop. We read traditions 1-4 in the AA 12 & 12 and used the worksheets provided on the blog to help guide our discussion.

10-6-2019#143. This is the link to the mp3.  This week, we read in the book, There’s More to Quitting Drinking than Quitting Drinking by Dr. Paul O. We read and discussed up to page 187-0 on the topic SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHY – Accepting. 

10-13-2019#144. This is the link to the mp3.  This week, we had our second off-topic traditions workshop. We reviewed traditions 1-4 and read traditions 5-8 in AA 12 & 12. We used the worksheets provided on the blog to help guide our discussion.

10-20-2019#145. This is the link to the mp3.  This week, we had our third and final off-topic traditions workshop. We reviewed traditions 5-8 and read traditions 9-12 in the AA 12 & 12. We used the worksheets provided on the blog to help guide our discussion.

10-27-2019#146. This is the link to the mp3.  This week, we returned to reading the book, There’s More to Quitting Drinking than Quitting Drinking by Dr. Paul O. We read and discussed up to page 209-0 on the topic of medicating safely for chemical sobriety.

11-3-2019#147. This is the link to the mp3.  This week, we completed reading the book, There’s More to Quitting Drinking than Quitting Drinking by Dr. Paul O. The topic was on applying the 12 step model of recovery from addiction to the problem of insomnia. We also read and discussed the story Another Chance  (p. 526, 3rd edition, page 531 in 4th edition.) from the stories  out of the AA Big Book.

11-10-2019 #148. This is the link to the mp3. This week, we read and discussed a new book, “Living Clean – The Journey Continues” up to page 11:0.

11-17-2019 #149. This is the link to the mp3. This week, we read and discussed a new book, “Living Clean – The Journey Continues” up to page 28:2.

11-24-2019 #150. This is the link to the mp3. This week, we read and discussed a new book, “Living Clean – The Journey Continues” up to page 37:1.

If you do not yet have the book, here is a link to download the text or read it online. The pages are slightly different, but, the content is similar. Here is a link to an outline of the topics within the book.

12-1-2019 #151. This is the link to the mp3. This week, we read and discussed a new book, “Living Clean – The Journey Continues” up to page 46:1.This is a link to a free PDF of the book, available online. The pages are slightly different, but, the content is similar.

We discussed “Connection to Others” and began reading “A Spiritual Path.”

12-8-2019 #152. This is the link to the mp3. This week, we read and discussed a new book, “Living Clean – The Journey Continues” up to page 59:1.This is a link to a free PDF of the book, available online. The pages are slightly different, but, the content is similar.

We discussed “Awakening to Our Spirituality,” “A Spiritual, Not Religious Program,” and “A Spiritual Journey.”

12-15-2019 #153. This is the link to the mp3. This week, we read and discussed a new book, “Living Clean – The Journey Continues” up to page 76:3.

12-22-2019 #154. This is the link to the mp3. This week, we read and discussed a new book, “Living Clean – The Journey Continues” up to page 89:0.

12-29-2019 #155. This is the link to the mp3. This week, we read and discussed a new book, “Living Clean – The Journey Continues” up to page 105:0.