Reflections - Surender

The Sober Living Podcast · Sep 8, 2026 · 10m

Surrender

For years, I tried to control my drinking.

I made rules. I set limits. I convinced myself that next time would be different. But eventually, I reached a point where I had nothing left to try.

I surrendered.

In this episode of The Sober Living Podcast, I talk about what surrender has come to mean to me—not giving up on my life, but giving up on trying to fix my life my way.

I share the story of my last drink, almost backing out of my first AA meeting, and the last-minute decision to walk into a meeting that would change my life. I also talk about finding something in AA that I wasn't…