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Paula P Step 10 Fellowship of the Spirit 2025
Paula P Step 10 Fellowship of the Spirit 2025
Paula P Step 10 Fellowship of the Spirit 2025
Thursday 24th July 2025
Paula Parton shares her journey and insights on Step 10, exploring sobriety, resilience, and spiritual growth at Fellowship of the Spirit.
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Episode Overview
- Paula celebrates her son's sobriety milestone.
- The importance of language and its impact.
- Personal experiences highlight spiritual growth.
- Challenges of sobriety and family dynamics.
- Finding peace through reflective practices.
Words have energy. You stop saying that.
In the latest episode of Fellowship of the Spirit, Paula Parton shares her profound journey with sobriety and her insights on Step 10 of Alcoholics Anonymous. Speaking from Toronto, Paula opens with a heartfelt moment, celebrating her son's one-year sobriety anniversary. She reflects on the challenges and triumphs she has faced over the years, emphasizing the transformative power of words and their energy in shaping our realities.
Paula recounts a pivotal moment when she was advised by a wise friend to change her narrative about her sons, who were struggling with alcoholism. Through meditation, she realized that trusting in a higher power was crucial, even when outcomes remained unknown. This insight propelled her spiritual growth and reinforced her belief in the possibility of recovery.
She shares personal anecdotes, including a poignant story about a young woman she encountered on a train, and her own experiences as a mother dealing with traumatic memories. Paula emphasizes the importance of inventorying one's emotions and experiences to achieve freedom and peace. Throughout her talk, Paula highlights the significance of community and support in her sobriety journey.
She recounts her involvement in Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and the role of mentors in her life, both as a recipient and a giver of guidance. Paula's journey is one of resilience and hope, demonstrating the strength needed to confront personal demons and emerge with a renewed sense of purpose. Her story challenges listeners to reflect on their own paths and the price of personal growth, ultimately inspiring them to strive for bravery and understanding.
Paula concludes with a touching vision of her grandmother leading her to meet the God of her ancestors, expressing her desire for recognition of her bravery in the journey of sobriety. Her reflections resonate deeply, offering a beacon of hope and encouragement to all who are navigating their own paths to recovery.