Episode 1100: Do You Know Who You Are?

Episode 1100: Do You Know Who You Are?

Curious about how others shape their identity in recovery? Episode 1100 of Take 12 Recovery Radio centres on the big questions: *Who are you?* and *What’s your purpose?*—especially once the drink and drugs are gone. Host Monty Dale Meyer, better known as the Monty’man, is joined by co-hosts Roger McDiarmid and Dion Miller for a lively mix of mailbag controversy, faith talk, and honest self-examination.

Things kick off with emails challenging the show on Twelve Step traditions and pushing Monty to “come clean” about his politics. His reply is straight up and unapologetic: “I am a born-again, bible-thumping, conservative, registered Republican,” while stressing that the programme is driven by spirituality, not party lines. From there, the trio move into the heart of the topic: identity and purpose in recovery.

Roger shares how addiction “blotted out” what the Bible said about him until sobriety helped him embrace ideas like, “I am a child of God… I am forgiven… I am loved.” Dion talks about a lifetime of self-discovery, therapy, and staying authentic—joking that people sometimes say, “Dion, you are a lot,” and his answer is, “That’s great.

Go find less.” Monty then brings in scripture to ask whether everyone truly is a “child of God”, reading from the Gospel of John and contrasting being God’s creation with becoming God’s children through belief. He pairs this with language from the Big Book, pointing out that it describes people in recovery as “agents of God” and “his children”, with a purpose “to be of maximum service to God and to others”.

Humorous asides, musical references, and a closing reminder that “You don’t need to get cleaned up to take a bath” keep things light while tackling serious questions. If you’re wrestling with who you are beyond your addiction, this conversation may prompt you to ask: what do *you* want your identity in recovery to be built on?