Sharon B. AA Female

Sharon B. AA Female

What remarkable journeys have people faced head‑on against addiction? Sharon B.’s story is one of those you won’t easily forget. Speaking at an Alcoholics Anonymous gathering, she talks frankly, often with sharp humour, about how alcohol took her from honours student and cheerleader to blackout-drinking, jail, abusive relationships, and, at her lowest point, being left for dead in the desert.

Sharon shares how that moment became a turning point when an inner voice said, "Get up, I want to live." From there, she describes being taken to her first AA meeting, detoxing on a church chair, and being greeted with a simple but life-changing "Welcome". You’ll hear how sponsorship, the Pacific Group’s action-focused style, and working the Twelve Steps shifted her from victim mentality to what she calls becoming "a person of the heart".

This talk will appeal to anyone who thinks long-term sobriety sounds dull. Sharon is adamant: "If you're sitting there bored with your sobriety, you are boring. Get with it." She paints sobriety as full, busy and fun—packed with service, sober concerts, parenting, repairing family relationships and showing up for others, even at 1 am. A big theme is amends and responsibility.

Sharon explains paying back financial debts to her father, rebuilding trust letter by letter, and finding creative ways to make things right, from carnival ride tickets for kids to caring for animals after years of neglect in her drinking days. All of it, she insists, comes from working the steps, not from being naturally saintly. If you’re craving a story that mixes gritty honesty, laughter, and serious hope, this one might be just what you need today.

Where could a bit more willingness and action change your own recovery story?