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E55: A Powerful Spirituality Conversation with Buddy C - Author of Powerless Not Helpless

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Matt J

Alcohol Free, Alcoholics Anonymous, Recovery, Dry January, Spirituality, Sober, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Sobriety, Sober Curious, Addiction, Religion & Spirituality, 12 Steps

4.2718 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Send us a text This is one of the most powerful conversations about spirituality we've ever had. Buddy chats with Matt J and Steve C about Taoism, his long path to sobriety, Eastern Spirituality, and overcoming personal tragedy and remaining sober. He is the author of the book, Powerless But Not Helpless: A Meditation Book of 81 Verses from the Tao Te Ching that can help you live an alcohol free life and find freedom from any addictive behavior. You can purchase Buddy's book on Am...

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0:00.0

Welcome to You Are Not Alone, a recovery podcast.

0:06.8

My name is Matt Jay and along with Steve, no John tonight.

0:10.0

On this show, we're here to share our experience, strength, and hope recovering from addiction.

0:15.3

You can contact the show at our website, notaloneRecovery.com.

0:18.5

You can either text or leave a voicemail at our phone number 860

0:23.5

281-2303. I forgot that was a text line. A texter did not. We don't speak for any 12-step group,

0:31.5

but we do try to remain anonymous. And out of the Hungarian gulag is Steve.

0:38.1

Steve, welcome back to the show.

0:39.8

Yeah, it's good to be back on American ground.

0:42.8

I'll tell you that much.

0:43.7

Yeah, it was a long, long trip.

0:46.5

Not long in duration, but man, long travel.

0:50.0

Yeah, I've done that before.

0:52.4

And it's not fun, depending on your constitution.

0:56.6

Never liked overnight travel.

0:58.4

Never liked door-to-door-to-door 17 hours.

1:00.5

But it's an experience.

1:02.3

Door-to-door 22 hours from when I left my house to when I got to the hotel.

1:07.9

And same thing on the way back, door-to-door.

1:09.5

So, yeah, long days of travel for a couple days.

1:13.0

And as you know, I ended up getting sick over there.

1:16.2

And it wasn't fun.

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