Fear, Trust And Courage
Fear, Trust And Courage

RAW Recovery Podcast

This RAW Recovery episode focuses on how fear, trust and courage show up in sobriety, with Dion and regular participants sharing lived experiences and AA-based reflections. The conversation blends humour, personal stories and practical ideas on leaning into fellowship and faith instead of trying to face everything alone.

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48:31•7 Oct 2026

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Fear, Trust and Courage: Keeping Recovery Real and Raw

Episode Overview

Fear is part of being human and a necessary starting point for courage, rather than something that has to disappear.
Trust in a higher power, the programme and other people changes how fear is faced, even when outcomes are uncertain.
Relying only on self can become a mental prison; sharing honestly in meetings and with sponsors breaks that pattern.
Action builds courage: attending meetings, making amends, starting groups and speaking openly all strengthen recovery.
Recovery can be serious and still include humour, cats and everyday life, making the process more livable and less isolating.

“Courage is not I am not scared. Courage is I trust enough to move anyway.”

What drives someone to seek a life without alcohol? RAW Recovery Podcast’s "Fear, Trust And Courage" invites you into a candid, messy, and funny conversation about exactly that. Dion chats live with regulars like Amber, Jason, Michelle and Dex, mixing cat chaos, geek jokes and bad coffee humour with some very straight talking about sobriety. The heart of the episode is simple: fear doesn’t disappear in recovery, but it doesn’t have to run the show.

Dion points out that fear actually comes first: "In order to find courage you gotta have fear. If you don't have any fear, why do you need courage?" From there, he walks through how trust in a higher power, the AA programme and the fellowship gives people something bigger to lean on when life feels overwhelming.

You’ll hear how self-reliance kept him stuck in his own "Hotel California" of the mind, and how learning to say things out loud – like Amber openly admitting "I didn't get what I wanted" – becomes a practical way to let go of resentment and move on with the day. There’s plenty of talk about daily readings, Al‑Anon ideas like "don't just do something, sit there", and the reminder that waiting time isn’t wasted time.

Dion shares personal stories about brushes with death, fear of public speaking, and going from the angry guy to someone who can "match calamity with serenity". He stresses that courage shows up in small actions: making the call, going to the meeting, starting a new group, or simply saying "I’m an alcoholic" in front of others.

If you’re looking for real recovery chat that includes cats, football games, swearing for emphasis and a lot of honesty about fear, this episode keeps it raw and relatable. Could trusting something beyond yourself be the next small step you take today?

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