We Are Human After All

We Are Human After All

Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This RAW Recovery episode drops you straight into an honest, unfiltered check-in, where recovery meets real-life mood swings, frustration, and emotional hangovers. Host Dion shows up openly low, sharing that his depression has flared and that he’s questioning his purpose: “Right now I don’t have any purpose. I’m just a dog sitter, a babysitter… a fixer.

I need more than that.” From there, he walks through Step 10 of Alcoholics Anonymous, which he calls “the human step” because, as he puts it, “It gives you the right to be wrong.” You’ll hear him read from A Day at a Time and the AA Big Book, reflecting on expectations, patience, and the long haul of recovery.

With more than ten years of sobriety, he admits that some hopes still haven’t materialised, but many “miracles” have – like having his kids, grandkids, and a “great wife” in his life. The heart of the episode is about emotional honesty: anger, resentment, abandonment, and that heavy sense of being let down by others.

Dion talks about “emotional hangovers”, justifiable anger, and why he keeps coming back to the spiritual axiom: “every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us.” He doesn’t use that to beat himself up, but as a reminder to pause, reflect, and avoid actions that’ll lead to more amends.

It’s raw, messy, sometimes funny (especially the asides about dog sitting and Zoom backgrounds), and aimed at people in recovery who want real talk rather than glossy slogans. If you’ve ever thought, “I’m sober, so why do I still feel this way?”, this conversation might feel like sitting with a friend who says, “me too” and then pulls out Step 10. How might your own “human step” look today?