Addiction Recovery: 12 Steps and Beyond

TheThinkingAtheist

The Thinking Atheist

Science, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2017

⏱️ 132 minutes

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Summary

Alcoholics Anonymous and other recovery programs often invoke (or require) a "Higher Power." How effective is this, and are there better alternatives for beating addiction and overcoming ? We explore 12-step programs, the often religious language they use, and some secular alternatives.

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Jon Stewart’s blog: “Leaving AA, Staying Sober” https://jonsleeper.wordpress.com

Jon Stewart’s article in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/nov/29/alcoholics-anonymous-saved-my-life-but-i-lost-my-faith

Recovery resources suggested on the show:
https://www.seculartherapy.org/
http://lifering.org/
https://www.the-sinclair-method.com/
http://www.sossobriety.org/
http://www.smartrecovery.org/
http://www.refugerecovery.org/

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0:00.0	HOOOOO DUP!
0:01.6	What's that noise?
0:03.2	Sounds like you're paying interest on your credit card.
0:05.6	Sounds like money down the drain.
0:07.4	I don't like it!
0:09.2	Well, I'll put a plug in it with experience!
0:12.4	We'll show you credit card options where there's no interest to pay.
0:15.6	Zero percent interest!
0:17.2	So before you do credit cards, do experience first.
0:20.4	You know the score.
0:21.6	I'm a big deal, I'm wholesome.
0:23.2	Experience limited is a credit broken or to lend up.
0:25.2	Based on transferring a balance from an interest-bearing card to one of the zero percent interest fee periods,
0:29.2	you'll be paying interest on your credit card.
0:30.8	Sounds like money down the drain.
0:32.8	I don't like it!
0:34.8	Well, I'll put a plug in it with experience!
0:36.8	We'll show you credit card options where there's no interest to pay.
0:40.8	Zero percent interest!
0:42.8	So before you do credit cards, do experience first.
0:46.0	You know the score.
0:48.0	Experience limited is a credit broken or to lend up.
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