The Bubble Hour

Surprise! It's a bonus episode of The Bubble Hour featuring updates from previous guests! Sara N. told her story at three months sober on Season 6 Episode 24 (Sara's Story) https://www.blogtalkradio.com/bubblehour/2018/08/08/saras-story A lot has happened since the year since her interview, and recovery has served her well through it all. Sara's Medium article can be viewed here: https://humanparts.medium.com/leaving-the-herd-ab6c02560496 Renee C. was a guest on Season 6 Episode 30 https://www.blogtalkradio.com/bubblehour/2018/10/02/renees-story--3-months-sober She calls in from her car to share an update on the development of her recovery. Renee's website is https://www.mysoulfulsobriety.com/

Members of Alcoholics Anonymous use a text known as the "Big Book" that was written in 1939 as a guide to recovery. Over time, the book has become revered by program members, who treasure the wisdom they find in its pages and also embrace much of the popular mythology about its creation. William Schaberg spent eleven years researching the origins of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous and seven years writing this revealing page-turner about the stories behind the myths. The definitive history of the creation of Alcoholics Anonymous, told through extensive archival research into the eighteen months between when the Big Book was proposed and published. Relying on primary, real-time documents, the author pieces together the narrative of conceiving, writing and producing the “Big Book,” while demythologizing popular anecdotes about the early history of AA. To learn more about William and learn how to order the book, visit www.writingthebigbook.com

Maria reflects on aspects of life that contributed to her increased alcohol consumption as a way to cope. Motherhood, divorce, and work pressures were handled more and more often using wine as a release valve until the need for change became overwhelming. Now in her third year of sobriety, Maria looks back on her alcohol trajectory without regret, because it has helped her to evolve to a better way of life.

Friends Liv Pennelle and Tiffany Thoen had such great discussions about recovery that they decided to start recording them. The result is the new recovery podcast "Breaking free Recovery" www.breakingfreerecovery.com Learn more about Liv at www.livsrecoverykitchen.com and check out her Bubble Hour interview Season 5 Episode 26 (April 2017) Tiffany's website is www.coachtiffanyrn.com

Barry reflects on the role of her life experiences have played in setting her up for a pattern of addiction, and recounts the devastating effects that a 52 minute relapse in 2018 had for herself and her son. Barry's recovery page on Instagram is @self_healers_shine Resources mentioned include: The work of Dr. Gabor Mate https://drgabormate.com/ "The Drama of the Gifted Child" by Alice Miller https://www.amazon.ca/Drama-Gifted-Child-Search-Third/dp/0465016901as well as a Facebook page called Narcissism and Adoption https://www.facebook.com/narcissismandadoption/ Host Jean McCarthy's blog UnPickled is at www.unpickledblog.com and be sure to visit www.jeanmccarthy.ca/books for updates on her latest book releases.