ESH: Speaker Potluck

ESH: Speaker Potluck

Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This Speaker Potluck episode of Sober Cast brings together four Alcoholics Anonymous members, each sharing a raw, honest slice of their experience, strength and hope.

You’ll hear Holly talk about growing up amid abuse, chasing success across Maui and New York City, and finally finding freedom in admitting, “Amy, I’m an alcoholic too.” Her story shows how sponsorship, step work and AA community helped her build a family and a life she once thought was impossible.

Alisa, still in sixth form, speaks openly about losing her mum to alcoholism, starting to drink at ten, turning yellow from liver trouble, and hiding booze in a school water bottle. She describes how meetings, a loving sponsor and becoming a greeter at her home group changed her view from shame to gratitude for sobriety.

Cindy shares her path from high-achieving doctor to hiding box wine, being reported to the medical board, multiple stints in treatment, a suicide attempt, and finally a deep surrender in a psychiatric ward. She now talks about working all 12 steps, rebuilding her career, marriage and relationship with her children through consistent AA action.

Rebecca rounds things off with a family history of alcoholism, early treatment as a teenager, a return to drinking at university, the death of her partner, two DUIs and a failed suicide attempt. Her turning point comes with intensive outpatient treatment, sponsorship, and the relief of seeing old resentments lose their power over time. The episode stays close to traditional AA speaker style: no debate, just honest stories that might sound very familiar if you’re struggling with alcohol.

If you’re wondering whether AA has something for you, why not let these four voices keep you company for a while?