Are These Extravagant Promises? Inconceivable!

Episode 25 July 03, 2025 00:35:10
Are These Extravagant Promises? Inconceivable!
Emotional Sobriety: The Next Step in Recovery
Are These Extravagant Promises? Inconceivable!

Jul 03 2025 | 00:35:10

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Hosted By

Patrick Newman

Show Notes

Joe C. joins Patrick and Thom to chat about mutual aid versus self-help: how collectivism can feed our emotional sobriety. When we give ourselves to fellowship and sharing, we’re gaining something as much as we’re giving it away. The origin of AA itself can be attributed to this concept.

Register for what’s sure to be lively: the 2025 International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous, which begins tomorrow on July 3rd and extends through July 6th:

https://www.aa.org/international-convention

 

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