I Paid Half a Million Dollars for a Big Book - AA Speaker - Adam T.

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast · Jun 6, 2026 · 1h 11m

Adam went through treatment 28 times before a sponsor cut through the badge of honor: it did not make him an alcoholic. It meant he had paid half a million dollars for a Big Book.

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Adam spent 17 years in and around Alcoholics Anonymous, picking up chips, coming to…