Restored To Sanity? (The Daily Trudge)

Restored To Sanity? (The Daily Trudge)

He talks about “doing the same things expecting different results” and calls out how easy it is to blame everyone else – sponsors, AA, even God – instead of facing the real issue: “You and alcohol did that… we just told you the truth.” You’ll hear Dion read from AA literature, break it down in plain language, and toss in his own one-liners, like, “My higher power's love language is trust.” He spends time on the God question, especially for atheists and agnostics, arguing that the real block is often closed-mindedness rather than belief itself.

What makes a recovery story truly inspiring? RAW Recovery’s Daily Trudge segment tackles Step Two – “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity” – with the kind of blunt honesty and humour that many people in early recovery crave. Hosted by Dion, this episode looks at what “sanity” actually means for Alcoholics, far beyond wild behaviour.

The focus is on finding “a power by which you can live”, starting small, and keeping an open mind rather than winning an argument. The episode also touches on AA culture – rules in meetings, crosstalk, cameras on and off – and why inclusivity matters more than policing people. Dion stresses that membership “did not depend upon conformity, financial success, or education” and challenges the ego in thinking we get to judge who belongs.

With cats wandering in, broken fans, and side jokes about surveys and generational gaps, the style is relaxed and conversational, like sitting in a home group with someone who’s been there and isn’t sugar-coating anything.

If you’re wrestling with Step Two, struggling with the God concept, or wondering whether you’re really “insane enough” for AA, this one might give you a few things to chew on – and maybe nudge you to ask what sanity could start to look like for you today.