Alyssa
Alyssa
2025-01-05-AA Morning Snippet
2025-01-05-AA Morning Snippet
2025-01-05-AA Morning Snippet
Monday 5th January 2026
Start your day with Alyssa's heartfelt reflections and prayers, exploring the challenges and growth in alcohol recovery.
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Alyssa
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Sobriety Day by Day
Sexual Empowerment & Identity
Empowering Recovery Journeys
Spiritual & Personal Growth Journeys
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Episode Overview
- Total acceptance of alcoholism is crucial for recovery.
- Spiritual growth helps prevent relapse into alcohol use.
- Harbouring resentment can lead to unhappiness and relapse.
- Community support is vital in maintaining sobriety.
- Daily reflections can provide guidance and hope.
"If I don't get a drink, I'm going to die, competed with, if I continue drinking, it's going to kill me."
What can we learn from those who have battled addiction? In this episode, Alyssa offers a heartfelt and introspective start to your day with a combination of prayer and daily reflections. She begins with a moment of silence, acknowledging the struggles faced by alcoholics and their loved ones. The serenity prayer sets the tone, offering a sense of peace and acceptance.
Alyssa shares personal insights on the profound dilemma that alcoholics face: the fear of life both with and without alcohol. This internal conflict is something only those who have walked the path of addiction can truly grasp. Alyssa dives into the double standards that held her captive during her active alcoholism, highlighting the terror and confusion it brought. Her reflections touch on the importance of total acceptance of one's condition as a crucial step in recovery.
She discusses how reaching 'the bottom' was a necessary turning point, leading to her success in the programme. The episode also explores the dangers of harbouring resentment and anger, which can lead alcoholics back to their destructive habits. Alyssa emphasises the need for spiritual growth and the maintenance of a positive mindset to avoid falling back into the insanity of alcohol. Ending with the Lord's Prayer, she reminds listeners of the power of community and perseverance in recovery.
This episode is a gentle reminder that recovery is a journey filled with challenges, but also one of hope and growth. So, how do you maintain your serenity in the face of life's challenges?