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Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast AA
Liz B, sober 62 years and 93 years old at the time of speaking, shares her journey from teenage drinking to long-term sobriety through Alcoholics Anonymous. With humour and directness, she talks about faith, family, illness, and the AA tools that have helped her stay sober one day at a time.
52:13•27 Oct 2026
Sixty-Two Years Sober: Liz B’s Wild, Honest, and Hilarious AA Story
Episode Overview
- Staying sober is easier than getting sober again, so keep coming back and treat AA as a daily priority.
- Use AA slogans and tools – such as living one day at a time, first things first, and keeping one hand in AA and one in a higher power – to steady yourself.
- Love people but detach from their ways and problems, so their behaviour doesn’t pull you away from sobriety.
- No one in AA is above another; avoid putting people on pedestals and remember that everyone remains an alcoholic, not cured.
- Service, sharing experience, and being willing to go to any lengths for sobriety can turn suffering into a meaningful, connected life.
“Once you've ever crossed any door sill of Alcoholics Anonymous, you will never, never drink and drug in peace again.”
Get ready to be moved by real-life accounts of recovery, as Liz B from Hollis, New York, shares 62 years of sobriety with the kind of humour and honesty that make you feel like you're sitting in an AA meeting right beside her. At 93, she jokes, "I'm still crazy… I'm not all here yet, but I keep coming," and that pretty much sets the tone: frank, funny, and utterly grounded in Alcoholics Anonymous.
Liz takes you from her first drink at 12 ("I sieved and I sipped") through 19 years of chaos, guilt, and suicidal thoughts, to a life built on AA, God as she understands Him, and a fierce commitment to staying sober "one day at a time." She makes it crystal clear that, for her, AA is the non-negotiable foundation: "Once you've ever crossed any door sill of Alcoholics Anonymous, you will never, never drink and drug in peace again." You’ll hear about early AA when women were told to stand outside the door, about raising children while drinking, and about the pain of family relationships that don’t magically fix themselves just because someone sobers up.
This talk is aimed at anyone who wants to hear long-term sobriety in action – especially those who think they’ve already tried everything. She keeps it light even when it's heavy, like when she laughs about being told she only has six months to live: "I'm now 47 years an arrested cancer patient. And the doctor's dead. I'm not." Across the talk, Liz leans on slogans, sponsorship, meetings, and detachment: loving people without being dragged into their problems.
Her message is simple and strong – stay, keep coming, and "go to any lengths" for sobriety. If you’re wondering whether long-term recovery is worth the effort, this one might make you rethink how good a sober life can get.
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