S6E8 Into Action with Lil

S6E8 Into Action with Lil

How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This conversation between Agent X and her long-time AA friend Lil gives a raw, funny, and very real look at what “into action” actually looks like in Alcoholics Anonymous. Aimed squarely at alcoholics and those curious about AA’s solution, the chat blends straight-from-the-Big-Book structure with messy human reality.

Lil talks about her “wavy little commotion” of early AA attempts, insisting it wasn’t a straight line: she thought she’d done the work, but later realised, “with rigorous honesty and fabulous hindsight… no, I didn’t.” You’ll hear how timing, willingness and pain eventually pushed her from half-measures into fully doing the 12 Steps with a sponsor and then sponsoring others. The episode digs into parenting in recovery in a way that will hit home for many.

Lil and Agent X swap stories of drunk mum guilt, secret drinking, terrifying their kids, and the way amends, time and consistency slowly rebuilt trust. Lil describes waking up at 2–4am shaking and drinking beer she didn’t even like, then later sitting with her kids doing the AA nightly review together. Today, both women talk about radical forgiveness, deep relationships with their children, and still needing to make plenty of amends along the way.

There’s lots of Big Book talk too: spiritual timing, “recoiling as from a hot flame”, the third step, and that killer line on page 99 about being sober, considerate and helpful “regardless of what anyone says or does.” Through humour, swearing, and total honesty, the message is clear: you’re never too far gone, you can’t force anyone else to get it, and God shows up in very ordinary, often inconvenient ways.

If you’ve ever thought you’d ruined your kids, missed your chance, or failed AA too many times, could this be the story that keeps you going one more day?