2 Sober Chicks

Today Julie shares about her restless and irritable state and how acceptance and surrender are so important.

Where I once cringed at the mention of God, prayer, higher power, and Step 3, I now LOVE talking about the transformation they talk about in the chapter "We Agnostics" in the big book. I was once that person who thought they were screwed if the solution to my alcoholism was God. Pull up chair... you might hear something you can relate to...remember Hebert Spencer's wise words "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation." Lisa and Julie are just 2 sober chicks who sit down and talk recovery, AA, the 12 steps, sponsorship, and how it works for them. Their main purpose in doing this podcast is simply to carry the message of sobriety and recovery and to bring a little hope into the lives of the still suffering alcoholic. They try to live the AA Responsibility Declaration - I Am Responsible - When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the

Shotglass of Recovery - PTSD & Recovery by 2 Sober Chicks - Lisa & Julie

Julie visits Cookeville, Tennessee and chats with two women in the fellowship, Amanda and Kat, who discuss recovery lingo from 12 step fellowships and what it means, among other things!

Lisa talks about how at first she hated and was terrified to do a step 4 but encourages the newcomer to "get at it" because it's a total game changer for us! #It'sNotAsBadAsYouThink

Julie talks about the healing power of crying and why it is important.

Julie reads a story that is an allegory (she thinks) about life and growth and how painful things and hope can lead to so much more.

Julie talks about her own anxiety and how in just "noticing" it can make the difference between great discomfort and some measure of peace.

Julie talks about how this new age of technology can be the ultimate separator between dependency on self versus dependency on everything outside of self.

What is LOVE anyway? If you were anything like us...you probably have it all wrong, backwards and mixed up. Lisa and Julie are just 2 sober chicks who sit down and talk recovery, AA, the 12 steps, sponsorship, and how it works for them. Their main purpose in doing this podcast is simply to carry the message of sobriety and recovery and to bring a little hope into the lives of the still suffering alcoholic. They try to live the AA Responsibility Declaration - I Am Responsible - When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of A.A. always to be there. And for that, I am responsible.

Julie talks about the best space in which to make decisions and why fear should not be a motivating factor when trying to decide what to do.

Julie offers a prayer to listen to during the covid pandemic in the hopes that peace may be felt in this time of fear and powerlessness.

Julie talks about the spirituality of suffering and reads from a book that addresses God in suffering and what we can do in the midst of deep tragedy and difficult places.

Julie talks about maintaining comfortable boundaries for yourself and respecting the boundaries of others while the covid pandemic is being felt worldwide.

Julie talks to her good friend Jennifer Pirecki, a certified marriage and family therapist in Franklin, Tennessee, about the covid pandemic and its affects on our holistic personhood.

Julie and her sponsee Bianca discuss fear and perspective during the covid pandemic and in recovery.

Julie discusses how the design for living suggested in the 12 step model can help people navigate the scary situation the world is in due to the coronavirus outbreak and that in the recovery community we can band together to help one another get through things.

Lisa and Julie are just 2 sober chicks who sit down and talk recovery, AA, the 12 steps, sponsorship, and how it works for them. Their main purpose in doing this podcast is simply to carry the message of sobriety and recovery and to bring a little hope into the lives of the still suffering alcoholic. They try to live the AA Responsibility Declaration - I Am Responsible - When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of A.A. always to be there. And for that, I am responsible.

Don't get hung up on language! Perhaps the dumbest thing I ever did when I came to AA was search for excuses to stay sick. Excuses like "the book is outdated"; "it's misogynistic"; "it was written by 2 white, heterosexual males"; "it mentions the word God", the list goes on. And the longer my list grew the longer I stayed stuck in relapse or sober and in pain. It was only when I surrendered to having an open mind and got over the language and focused on the MESSAGE that I started to get well. Today, sobriety is my new normal and life is infinitely more peaceful since I stopped fighting it. Lisa and Julie are just 2 sober chicks who sit down and talk recovery, AA, the 12 steps, sponsorship, and how it works for them. Their main purpose in doing this podcast is simply to carry the message of sobriety and recovery and to bring a little hope into the lives of the still suffering alcoholic. They try to live the AA Responsibility Declaration - I Am Responsible - When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want

Lisa talks about how she went from hating God to redefining what God was and how she could be in relationship with her creator. Step 3 discussion