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RAW Recovery Podcast
Storytelling has a profound impact on individuals in recovery, as it allows them to connect with others who have walked similar paths. By sharing their own stories of struggle and triumph, individuals can find a sense of validation, comfort, and hope. When others hear stories of resilience and recovery, they feel less alone in their own struggles and are inspired to continue their journey towards healing. Storytelling can also help to break down stigmas and stereotypes surrounding addiction and…
Episodes
- RAW Recovery Podcast
Contempt Prior To Investigation (The Daily Trudge)
Contempt Prior To Investigation One of the quickest ways to stop growing is to decide we already know the answer before we've taken the time to understand the…
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Taming The Ego – Tradition Six (The Daily Trudge)
Taming The Ego – Tradition Six Tradition Six warns us about something that has derailed individuals, groups, and entire organizations for generations: ego…
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Meeting Others Where They Are At (The Daily Trudge)
Meeting Others Where They Are At One of the greatest challenges in recovery—and in life—is learning to stop meeting people where we think they should be and…
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We Can Only Work With The Truth (The Daily Trudge)
We Can Only Work With The Truth One of the hardest lessons in recovery is realizing that we can't change what we refuse to acknowledge. We can deny it, justify…
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Is There A Substitute? Yes, There Is... (The Daily Trudge)
Is There A Substitute? Yes, There Is... In A Vision For You, the Big Book asks one of the most important questions in all of recovery: "Is there no exception…
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Our One And Only Purpose In AA (The Daily Trudge)
Our One And Only Purpose In AA AA has many benefits. We build friendships. We find fellowship. We learn principles. We discover purpose. We heal relationships…
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What Is Time In Recovery? (The Daily Trudge)
What Is Time In Recovery? Time means something different in recovery than it does anywhere else. Before sobriety, many of us were either running from the past…
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The Essential Psychic Change (The Daily Trudge)
The Essential Psychic Change The Big Book tells us that recovery requires more than simply putting down the drink or drug. It speaks of an essential psychic…
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We Thought “Conditions” Drove Us To Drink (The Daily Trudge)
We Thought “Conditions” Drove Us To Drink For a long time, many of us blamed everything outside ourselves for why we drank or used. Bad relationships. Stress…
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Restored To Sanity? (The Daily Trudge)
Restored To Sanity? Step Two asks a powerful question that still hits hard today: What does sanity actually look like? Because a lot of us thought insanity…
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Eternal Values (The Daily Trudge)
Eternal Values Everything around us changes. Circumstances change. People change. Emotions change. Seasons change. Even our own thinking can shift from one day…
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The Four A’s To Recovery (The Daily Trudge)
The Four A’s To Recovery Recovery doesn’t usually fall apart because we don’t know better. It falls apart because we stop doing the basics that keep us…
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Is It A Problem, Or An Opportunity? (The Daily Trudge)
Is It A Problem, Or An Opportunity? Life has a funny way of handing us situations that feel like absolute disasters in the moment—plans fall apart, people…
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Gratitude Should Move Forward (The Daily Trudge)
Gratitude Should Move Forward Today’s Daily Reflection reminds us that gratitude isn’t meant to be a passive feeling—it’s meant to become action. It’s easy to…
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Spiritual Malady, First (The Daily Trudge)
Spiritual Malady, First A lot of us spent years trying to fix the outside while ignoring what was broken on the inside. Change the job. Change the…
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Recovery Is About Community, Not Government Grants
Recovery Is About Community, Not Government Grants Recovery was never meant to be a paperwork process. It was never supposed to be reduced to funding streams…
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The Four Agreements (The Daily Trudge)
The Four Agreements Today on The Daily Trudge, we’re stepping a little outside the usual recovery lane and talking about a book that has helped a lot of people…
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A Tradition Born Of Our Anonymity (The Daily Trudge)
A Tradition Born Of Our Anonymity Today on The Daily Trudge, we’re talking about one of the most misunderstood and most important principles in recovery…
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Accountability (The Daily Trudge)
Accountability Nobody loves this word when it’s aimed at them. Today on The Daily Trudge, we’re talking about accountability—not punishment, not shame, not…
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Giving Without Strings (The Daily Trudge)
Giving Without Strings What does it really mean to give freely? Not to manipulate. Not to keep score. Not to expect repayment, loyalty, praise, or control in…
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The Freedoms of Recovery (The Daily Trudge)
The Freedoms of Recovery What do we actually gain when we get sober? Because recovery isn’t just about what we give up—it’s about what we get back. Today on…
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Stepping Away From Victimhood (The Daily Trudge)
Stepping Away From Victimhood There’s a difference between being hurt… and building your identity around staying hurt. Today on The Daily Trudge, we’re talking…
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🎙 Recovery Meets Neuroscience with Thayne Martin (The Daily Trudge)
What happens when recovery, trauma, neuroscience, gratitude, and lived experience all collide in one real conversation? In this episode, Thayne Martin and I go…
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Recovery: Fully Self Supporting (The Daily Trudge)
Recovery: Fully Self Supporting What does it actually mean to become fully self-supporting in recovery? Is it just about money? Paying your own bills? Throwing…
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Helping… or Playing God? (Two Sober Dudes)
Helping… or Playing God? Have you ever tried to help someone… only to realize you might actually be trying to control the outcome? Today on Two Sober Dudes…
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Life Is More Than Meetings (The Daily Trudge)
Life Is More Than Meetings Meetings can save our lives. For many of us, they absolutely did. But recovery was never meant to stop at sitting in a chair…
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The Neuroscience of Recovery (The Daily Trudge)
The Neuroscience of Recovery What if recovery isn’t just spiritual or emotional… what if it’s biological too? Today on The Daily Trudge, we’re digging into the…
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Freedom From Free (The Daily Trudge)
Freedom From Free What happens when we stop expecting the world to revolve around us? Today on The Daily Trudge, we’re diving into page 122 of the AA 12x12…
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Our Time VS God’s Time (The Daily Trudge)
Our Time VS God’s Time Most of us want change right now. Relief now. Answers now. Healing now. But recovery teaches us something uncomfortable: Our timing and…
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Be A Beacon Of Hope In Dark Times (The Daily Trudge)
Be A Beacon Of Hope In Dark Times The world gets heavy sometimes. People are hurting. Recovery gets hard. Life throws things we didn’t ask for. And some days…
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And The Wisdom To Know The Difference (The Daily Trudge)
And The Wisdom To Know The Difference Most of us can quote the Serenity Prayer. But living it? That’s a whole different conversation. “Accept the things I…
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Sacrifice (The Daily Trudge)
Sacrifice Recovery asks for sacrifice—but maybe not the kind we first think. The Big Book and the 12x12 make it clear: we do give things up. We give up the…
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What Does Time Mean In Recovery? (The Daily Trudge)
What Does Time Mean In Recovery? In recovery, time can mean a lot of things—and not always what we think. For some, time means sober days. For others, it means…
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When The Past Stops Owning You (The Daily Trudge)
When The Past Stops Owning You For a lot of us, the past doesn’t stay in the past. It shows up in guilt. Shame. Regret. Broken relationships. Conversations we…
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From Surviving To Serving (The Daily Trudge)
From Surviving To Serving At one point, survival was the goal. Just make it through the day. Avoid consequences. Numb the pain. Get by however we could. But…
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Emotional Recovery (The Daily Trudge)
Emotional Recovery In The Language of the Heart, Bill Wilson talks about something deeper than just physical sobriety—emotional sobriety. Because stopping…
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We Meet These Conditions Everyday (The Daily Trudge)
We Meet These Conditions Everyday The Big Book reminds us that recovery isn’t something we visit—it’s something we live. Page 101 talks about stepping back…
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A Long Period Of Reconstruction (The Daily Trudge)
A Long Period Of Reconstruction The Big Book is clear—recovery doesn’t happen overnight. It’s not just about stopping drinking or using. It’s about rebuilding…
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Bodily And Mentally Different From Our Fellows (The Daily Trudge)
Bodily And Mentally Different From Our Fellows The Big Book makes a bold statement—we are bodily and mentally different from others. It’s not about willpower…
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Silence Has a Body Count (The Daily Trudge)
Silence Has a Body Count There was a time when staying quiet felt like loyalty. Don’t say anything. Don’t get involved. Don’t be a “rat.” That code followed a…
RAW Recovery PodcastBe Curious, Not Judgmental (The Daily Trudge)
Be Curious, Not Judgmental The Big Book shows us that judgment keeps us stuck—while understanding opens the door to connection. When we were in it, people…
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The Top Five Traits Of A Genuine Person (The Daily Trudge)
The Top Five Traits Of A Genuine Person Being genuine isn’t about being perfect— it’s about being real. In a world full of filters, masks, and agendas, genuine…
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You Hold The Key To Life And Happiness For Others (The Daily Trudge)
You Hold The Key To Life And Happiness For Others The Big Book makes this simple—and powerful. Our real purpose is to be of maximum service to God and the…
RAW Recovery PodcastThe Family Side of Addiction & Recovery (Trudging With The Millers)
Trudging With The Millers – The Family Side of Addiction & Recovery Addiction doesn’t just affect one person… it affects the entire family. And recovery…
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Recovery Equity (The Daily Trudge)
Recovery Equity Recovery isn’t one-size-fits-all. Not everyone has the same access, the same resources, or the same starting point. Some walk into recovery…
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The Exact Nature Of Our Wrongs (The Daily Trudge)
The Exact Nature Of Our Wrongs Step Five in the Twelve & Twelve takes us beyond just knowing what we’ve done—it asks us to say it out loud. We’ve already…
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Principles Before Personalities (The Daily Trudge)
Principles Before Personalities Tradition 12 reminds us that the strength of AA isn’t found in any one person—it’s found in the principles we live by…
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The 15 Paradoxes That Saved Us (The Daily Trudge)
The 15 Paradoxes That Saved Us AA doesn’t make sense at first. Win by surrendering. Keep it by giving it away. Find strength in weakness. Gain freedom through…
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The Principle Means Of Our Conscious Contact With God (The Daily Trudge)
The Principle Means Of Our Conscious Contact With God Step 11 in the Twelve & Twelve makes it clear—our conscious contact with God doesn’t just happen… it’s…
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Group Autonomy (The Daily Trudge)
Group Autonomy Today’s Daily Reflection reminds us that autonomy isn’t about doing whatever we want—it’s about responsibility within a larger whole. Each group…
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CPTSD: From Survival Mode to Living Again (The Daily Trudge)
CPTSD: From Survival Mode to Living Again For a lot of people, CPTSD isn’t obvious. It’s not always flashbacks or one big event— it’s living in a constant…
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Don’t Trade the Truth for Comfort (God Centered Recovery)
Don’t Trade the Truth for Comfort (Proverbs 23:23) Today Roger and I talk about the small moments where we start making deals with ourselves — choosing what…
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Top Five Traits Of Emotionally Healthy People (The Daily Trudge)
Top Five Traits Of Emotionally Healthy People Emotional health isn’t about feeling good all the time— it’s about how you handle what you feel. Today we’re…
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Is Happiness The Goal? (The Daily Trudge)
Is Happiness The Goal? The Daily Reflection (4/26) points us toward something deeper than just chasing a feeling. Happiness comes and goes. It depends on…
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Joyful Discoveries (The Daily Trudge)
Joyful Discoveries Today’s Daily Reflection reminds us that joy isn’t something we chase—it’s something we begin to notice. For a long time, many of us were…