After 4 years of trying, Alecia just celebrated her first year of sobriety! She used alcohol to escape or enhance all emotions, which eventually caused havoc on her life. Alecia’s journey highlights the power of vulnerability, determination and grace. She is also the lovely co-host of Taste of Recovery Podcast.

Sobriety Date: 7/24/2023

Quotes
“I feel incredible now that I’m sober.”

“I didn’t want 1 or 2 glasses; I wanted the whole bottle.”

“I am so grateful to live this incredible life that I have today because of AA and because of being sober.”

Referred by: Eden S. (Episode #201)

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Born in the 1950s to an unwed mother and subjected to severe abuse by his stepfather, Chris faced unimaginable challenges from the beginning. Despite these hardships, he found his way to the rooms of recovery, where Chris gained clarity and purpose, embracing the 12-step life with intention.

Sobriety Date: 9/15/2015

Quotes
“Willingness is key for me in every aspect of recovery.”

“In AA, that’s what I learned: you can’t think your way out, you gotta work your way out.”

Referred by: Robert P. (Episode #175)

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Stephanie, 1st generation Cuban-American, was a drug addict and alcoholic that found a home in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous. She has lived on the dark side of addiction and keeps herself in the light and love of recovery with faith, service and the steps.

Sobriety Date: 7/4/2019

Quotes
“I wanted to share my story because I don’t want it to be for nothing . . . our darkest secrets are our biggest assets.”

“It’s home . . . this is where you come in and you’re able to change your life and be happy.”

Referred by: KCB listener

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After a few years of sobriety and then slipping away from the program, Christian found himself face-to-face with Jack Daniels and said yes . . . following that was years of misery. Now back in the rooms and into action, today, Christian lives a life of freedom and faith.

Sobriety Date: 9/28/21

Quotes
“Nothing worked for me except Alcoholics Anonymous.”

“The people in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous had what I wanted, which was sobriety . . . if these people have what I want, I just need to do what they’re doing.”

“All you have to do is just play that tape forward and you know exactly where it’s going to lead you if you pick up a drink.”

Referred by: Ryan D. (Vol. 220)

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An only child from a home filled with love, Bert had no outside reason to be an alcoholic and addict. But on the inside, he felt different-than, even less-than others. After a doctor’s recommendation, Bert found himself in the rooms of recovery. Today he lives a life of almost complete serenity, despite life happening around him.

Sobriety Date: 4/27/2013

Quotes
“Alcohol is a good treatment for alcoholism in the very beginning, but that doesn’t last long.”

“When I started doing the right thing, miraculous things started to happen.”

“You don’t have to suffer, you don’t have to drink again, you can have a life better than you can ever imagine.”

Referred by: Michele R. (Vol. 172)

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From prison to preaching, John brings passionate truth and a calm energy to his story. Addicted to alcohol and its cousins, John had a dark bottom, however he doesn’t spend his time there, instead he shares of his way out and the peace in being free.

Sobriety Date: 12/8/2022

Quotes
“Nothing that I go through will a drink make better.”

"I don’t think I’ll ever stop doing the 12 steps, because it works.”

Referred by: Bert W. (Vol. 228)

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Jack tried everything he could to prove he wasn’t an alcoholic, but all roads kept leading him back to AA. In this share, he details the seriousness of our disease and highlights the joy in living a life of freedom and peace.

Sobriety Date: 9/28/2018

Quotes
“This disease never gets better; it only gets worse."

“One drink will lead to 100.”

“When I don’t like who I am, I know I’m probably not working the program very well.”

Referred by: Tara V. (Vol. 54)

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Mayra believes she struggled with alcoholism long before her first drink; it was her thinking that was the problem and the drinking that helped it. After a run of loss and new bottoms, Mayra found and built a new life in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Sobriety Date: 5/1/2017

Quotes
“I owe all of my sobriety to Alcoholics Anonymous."

“There’s literally no other answer for me than to just stay in AA, come all the way in, sit all the down and stay; and that’s the only thing that I’ve seen work.”

“Don’t give up . . . there really is a life after the darkness.”

Referred by: Robert P. (Vol. 175)

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