July 17 – Freedom Through Surrender

The Daily Ripples Podcast · Jul 17, 2026 · 19m · transcript

Corey takes the mic solo today, and he's not afraid to turn the word "surrender" over like a soldier weighing whether to lay down arms — asking honestly why anyone would ever wave the white flag on something that's still working for them. Drawing on the Big Book's blunt line about people who "want to run the whole show," he traces his own path from full self-propulsion to finally admitting the old way had run its course. Along the way: what it actually means to be "a part of" a recovery room instead of just showing up to one, a hard-won lesson from a late friend about learning from other…