S6 E7 Into Action with Dragon

S6 E7 Into Action with Dragon

Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This chat between Agent X and her guest Dragon pulls back the curtain on early recovery, messy relationships, and what it actually looks like to live the AA programme at home.

You’ll hear Dragon share how she first reached AA at 24 through detox, thinking it would be “a fucking holiday”, only to be floored by two women who spoke honestly about parenting while drunk and the shame she thought she’d take to the grave. One woman “said the quiet part out loud” and no one flinched – a moment that made AA feel like a place where the worst secrets don’t have to stay hidden.

Agent X and Dragon swap stories about toxic relationships, victim mindsets and the brutal honesty of Step Four and the sex inventory. Dragon admits she used to see herself as “an angry little cunt” and a victim, only to realise through the steps that she was often the one pulling the trigger in the chaos she blamed on others.

They also talk about being young and pretty in AA, male attention in meetings, and the shift from chasing validation to seeking genuine connection with women in the rooms. Family gets plenty of airtime too – moving back in with parents, “robbing their peace”, rebuilding trust, and practising spiritual principles at home, even when others don’t change straight away.

Threaded through all of this is the Big Book line: “The only condition is that he trusts God and clean house.” Both women keep circling back to how fear, ego and people pleasing can creep back in, and how returning to the steps, amends, and service brings real relief.

If you’re wondering whether real change is possible or just scared of the hard truths AA can bring, this conversation might leave you asking where you’re still clinging on – and what could happen if you finally let go.