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Part Four: STEP THREE.This is a comprehensive workshop focused on educating the listener of the substance, purpose and awareness of the AA Conference-approved book The Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions. As one of the most sought-after Circuit Speakers in the world of the 12 Steps, Chris S. will be walking us through each line and each page of this wonderful book that has been a source of deepening people’s recovery for years. I will be posting all 30 of these broadcast from our archives, one per week. Please take advantage of each show and click on the "Heart" or “Like” icon when you download or listen. Also, we welcome all comments.

THE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOWThe purpose of setting boundaries with addicted loved ones is to identify the behavior that has been difficult or hurtful to the family-and put a stop to it. While you can't control your loved one's actions, you can control how you respond to them. When your boundaries are weak-or don't exist at all-you compromise what makes you, YOU. Weak boundaries when a loved one is addicted, mean you will likely be lied to, cheated on, and stolen from. When you set boundaries with an addicted loved one, you increase the chances that he or she will seek help.Closing song: "Daddy Don't Go" by Jim Crain. Visit www.CDBaby.com for more of Jim's music.

Part Three: STEP TWO. I will be posting all 30 of these broadcast from our archives, one per week. Please take advantage of each show and click on the "Heart" or “Like” icon when you download or listen. Also, we welcome all comments. This is a comprehensive workshop focused on educating the listener of the substance, purpose and awareness of the AA Conference-approved book The Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions. As one of the most sought-after Circuit Speakers in the world of the 12 Steps, Chris S. will be walking us through each line and each page of this wonderful book that has been a source of deepening people’s recovery for years.

THE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOWThanksgiving and the holidays can be a stressful time of year for many people, especially those in recovery. Unaddressed amends issues, family resentments and friends that are less than understanding about our recovery and our past behaviors can make things extremely uncomfortable. Here are a few tips to help you through Turkey Day.Closing song: If You Want To Be Lonely Just Be Right All The Time by Bryan Duncan.

THE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOWWith many years of sobriety, a great life and a wonderful family you would think life may not throw you any more curve balls, but just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water (so to speak) you get flung into the sandy bottom of the ocean by a massive wave. Your vertebrae are shattered in two places and you are left for dead. This is the amazing story of Southern California Lifeguard Scott Underhill. Scott shares his experience, strength and Hope as it relates to his recovery from alcoholism and the power of the Pacific Ocean that almost took his life.

Part Two: STEP ONE.I will be posting all 30 of these broadcast from our archives, one per week. Please take advantage of each show and click on the "Heart" or “Like” icon when you download or listen. Also, we welcome all comments.This is a comprehensive workshop focused on educating the listener of the substance, purpose and awareness of the AA Conference-approved book The Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions.As one of the most sought-after Circuit Speakers in the world of the 12 Steps, Chris S. will be walking us through each line and each page of this wonderful book that has been a source of deepening people’s recovery for years.

THE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW.Step Five states that we "Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs". Salvation is a free gift from God, but healing comes from confession one to another. Why is this so important in recovery and what do we mean by The Exact Nature of our Wrongs?. Also during the show, we will be giving away our weekly prize to last week's Sound Bite Contest Winner, play some Take 12 Trivia and hear some awesome recovery focused music. Closing Song: God is God by Blake Bolerjack.

Part One: FORWARD & INTRODUCTION.I will be posting all 30 of these broadcast from our archives, one a week. Please take advantage of each show and click on the "Heart" icon when you download or listen. Also, we welcome all comments.This is a comprehensive workshop focused on educating the listener of the substance, purpose and awareness of the AA Conference-approved book The Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions.As one of the most sought-after Circuit Speakers in the world of the 12 Steps, Chris S. will be walking us through each line and each page of this wonderful book that has been a source of deepening peoples recovery for years.

Step Four states that we make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. We step back and make an honest self-assessment of our behaviour, but just how do we begin and how do we break through the fear of looking at our sometimes ugly past? On this show, we discuss the method in which we inventory our resentments, fears, and sexual harms done. WIN RECOVERY GOODIES, and enjoy our weekly whine and Take 12 Trivia.Closing Song: Without The Booze by Selfish Steam.

From the Take 12 Radio Archives comes Monty's interview with Duan Walker, the Executive Director of Mid-Valley Fellowship, a recovery program dedicated to helping those who have experienced sexual brokenness through sexual abuse, pornography addiction and unwanted same-sex attraction. This is a story of healing, hope and restoration.

What is toxic shame? Could it be the root cause of escalating numbers of addictions, mood disorders, compulsions and violent acts? Dr. Gerald Fishkin offers empirical analysis of the genesis and influence of shame and negative self-talk on mental health in his ground-breaking book, The Science of Shame and Its Treatment."Shame has been the elephant in the corner of the clinical office that nobody wanted to talk about". It's time to shed the light on this dark corner. Join the Monty'man for this informative and vital interview on the topic of shame.

A MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL.Have you found it difficult to believe that you are valuable, that you are loved and appreciated? Most of us have felt this way and we need to know that God is on our side and delights in us.

After a request by one of our listeners, the Monty'man has compiled the 26 most requested songs about the subject of addiction and alcoholism. These songs are the cream of the musical crop when it comes to the conflict that occurs within the addict and the reality of the world's number one health crisis. Because of the age of these timeless classics we find that this issue has been going on for a very long time.

A MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIALOur creator not only loves us, He likes us and wants us to experience all the love He has to offer. Sometimes we misread the love signals from God. Sometimes we get lost in the interpretation of His love.

Have you been mistreated by a leader or employer? Are you a harsh taskmaster? perhaps you find it difficult to trust God's leading because you have been hurt. God can be trusted to lead appropriately.

A MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIALLoving relationships are not birth out of suiting up for church each Sunday or going to ninety meetings in ninety days. Loving relationships of friends and fellowship are birthed by God's direct hand in our lives. Though we meet people in those settings the growth process doesn't mature just by sitting in a chair being religious or even spiritual. Loving each other requires cooperation with God and it takes work.

A MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIALIn a world that says that being independent is the way to freedom and success, it can sometimes be hard to understand how important it is for all of us, especially those in recovery to need to learn the importance of interdependence.

A MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIALMaking amends is much more than simply stating they we are sorry. Amends comes from the word amendment, "To Change". In recovery we change our behaviour, we don't just say we are sorry.

Sound Bite Contest, Exposing a Corrupt Treatment Program, The Weekly Whine, Stupid Criminals and SCRATCHING THE SURFACE OF STEP FOUR. These are the topics we will be discussing on this week’s Take 12 Recovery Radio Show with Co-Hosts Toni J., Denver W., Marv R., and the Monty’man. Closing song: Banking On Forever by Dave AaronIMPORTANT NOTE: The word "disease" only appears once in the first 164 pages of the Big Book. It is important to note that the first 164 pages are the program of action AA suggests in order to recover from alcoholism. The personal stories to follow are not the "Program" they are simply personal stories of experience, strength & hope. The word does appear again in the personal stories Bill W. said, “Henrietta [wife of A.A. Number Three, Bill Dotson] the Lord has been so wonderful to me, curing me of this terrible disease that I just want to keep talking about it and telling people.” [Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed., 2001, p. 191]

A MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIALListening should be easy but it's not. We hear many things but how well do we listen? We certainly can't listen when we are talking. Recovery fellowships are known for the talking, but perhaps the listening would be much more complimentary.