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Boiled Owl AA Recovery Podcast

Doug needed to take a class to allow him to get h…

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Boiled Owl AA Recovery Podcast

The Boiled Owl

The Boiled Owl is hosted by Don and Sam, both members of Alcoholics Anonymous who like listening to other alcoholics’ experience, strength, and hope. We both do this often via podcasts and speaker tapes (well, CDs and MP3s) while working or driving. While there are many recordings of speaker meetings, we found locating podcasts a bit more difficult. So…… Rather than just complaining about it (you know we did!), we decided to take action. We both attend a Saturday morning men’s AA meeting and go to coffee afterward. Sometimes it’s just the two of us, though often it’s several more. The conversation there is always wide-ranging and invariably full of recovery. The Boiled Owl is our attempt to recreate the environment of the coffee shop meeting-after-the-meeting. Since it’s not completely ad-hoc, we have to structure it a bit, but soon the flow of conversation takes hold and it then goes where it goes. We start with a little banter, introduce our guest, and then ask them a question about why they’re in AA. This one question kicks off the conversation and we chat for 20-30 minutes. We close the podcast with “Ask the Old-timer,” where a question is posed to Don. For our initial episodes, we made up the question. The goal is for YOU to ask a question! Send us your question via giveahoot@boiledowlaa.org. New episodes are posted on the 1st and 15th of the month.

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Doug's Journey: From Arrest to Sobriety and Self-Discovery

“I think you can get hung up on it if you want to, and I'm not sure if that's where that question is coming from. Yeah, I went through a program before I got sober that repurposed words.”

Imagine needing to take a class to get your license back, only to get arrested before you even make it to the appointment. That's where Doug's story begins. In this episode of the Boiled Owl AA Recovery Podcast, hosts Don and Sam sit down with Doug, whose sobriety date is April 30, 2006. Doug opens up about how hearing other AA members' stories made him realize he wanted to get sober.

He wrestled with the fear of losing his character defects, wondering who he would be without them. But as he embraced the AA program and its spiritual aspects, Doug found a new sense of self. One of the most surprising revelations for him was attending business events and realizing no one cared that he wasn't drinking. Now back in Greensboro, Doug is on the hunt for a home group, continuing his journey in sobriety.

This episode is a candid look at the challenges and triumphs of early sobriety, making amends, and the unexpected joys of living alcohol-free.

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