x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Position of Neutrality

PON is a study of the manner of living suggested by the founders of AA which was recorded in the book: Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of how Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered From Alcoholism.

business non-profit

All Episodes

0:47

Position of Neutrality: Embracing a Higher Power for...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/17

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe dives into the mysterious and miraculous nature of recovery, emphasizing that the power behind it is far greater than any one person can comprehend.“I don’t tell them how that was accomplished. Why? Because if the truth were told, I have no earthly idea how that was accomplished. Anybody here

en

0:25

Position of Neutrality: Learning from Jim’s Journey...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/17

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session, Joe reflects on the story of Jim, a successful businessman who started drinking later in life and eventually lost everything, including his car dealership, due to his alcoholism. Forced to work for the dealership he once owned, Jim’s story is a powerful reminder of the relentless nature of the disease and the

en

0:53

Position of Neutrality: Acknowledging the Power of...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/16

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe dives into the mysterious and miraculous nature of recovery, emphasizing that the power behind it is far greater than any one person can comprehend.“I don’t tell them how that was accomplished. Why? Because if the truth were told, I have no earthly idea how that was accomplished. Anybody here

en

0:50

Position of Neutrality: A Promise in Step 1 AA...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/16

Join us as Denise McDonald shares a deeply personal moment in the ‘Step 1 Denise Lived Experience Series’. In this episode, Denise reflects on a restless night while staying with her grandmother. Feeling at a breaking point, she prayed, asking God to keep her from leaving the house that night, knowing that if she did, it could be the end. To her surprise, she stayed, and that moment of surrender marked the beginning of something profound. What was even more significant was the promise she made to

en

0:36

Position of Neutrality: The Unique Power of Shared...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/16

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe highlights the unique power of shared experience in connecting with and helping others.“Then it says you can secure their confidence when others fail. Why? I’ve been where they’ve been, I’ve felt how they feel. I’m not talking to them about theories and I’m not talking to them about advanced

en

0:30

Position of Neutrality: Understanding Hopelessness...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/16

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe delves into the hopelessness that many face in their struggle with addiction and the impact of the queer mental conditions surrounding that first drink.“But begin to dwell on the hopelessness of your own condition and the struggle you went through from the time you first got introduced to it. So

en

0:49

Position of Neutrality: Facing Old Temptations in...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/15

Join us as Denise McDonald recounts a deeply personal experience in the ‘Step 1 Denise Lived Experience Series’. In this episode, Denise shares how a visit to a family home, filled with uneasy tension and old habits, tested her recovery journey. Faced with a standoffish reception and a house filled with alcohol and drugs, Denise reflects on her anxiety and fears about being judged as an outsider for not partaking. Despite her fears, she stayed true to her recovery, a powerful demonstration of the

en

0:33

Position of Neutrality: Embracing the Power of the...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/15

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session focused on Step 12 AA, Joe introduces newcomers to the unique approach taken in these meetings, emphasizing the importance of following the instructions directly from the Big Book.“So first of all, welcome, and second, I’ll just warn you in advance we’re not like most fellowship meetings that you may have been to in

en

0:31

Position of Neutrality: Opening with Prayer and...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/15

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session, Wayne Giles leads the opening prayer, inviting spiritual guidance into the session, setting the tone for exploring Step 12 AA.“We open every session of Position of Neutrality with a prayer, and Wayne has agreed to do that for us tonight. Heavenly Father, we just invite you in tonight. Speak to the hearts and the

en

0:41

Position of Neutrality: Testing the Theory of...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/15

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session, Joe examines the story of Jim, a once-successful businessman who lost everything to alcoholism. Through Jim’s experience, we explore how addiction can gradually erode one’s career and the painful reality of having to accept lesser roles in life.“So let’s test the theory. Let’s use Jim the car guy because he seems

en

0:41

Position of Neutrality: Bearing Witness to God’s...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/15

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe shares a profound experience of encountering a spiritual guide sent by a higher power, illustrating how divine intervention plays a critical role in recovery.“And he bore witness in such a way my mind couldn’t keep up but my spirit was leaping. And I knew if that man could tell me what he was

en

0:50

Position of Neutrality: Understanding the Purpose of...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/14

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe underscores the critical role of service in maintaining sobriety and highlights the importance of carrying the message to others.“It works when other activities fail, not if they fail. So I think we’ve got to call to people’s attention: if you’re not intending to serve, why go through all the

en

0:35

Position of Neutrality: Realizing Alcoholism in Step...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/14

Join us as Denise McDonald shares a pivotal moment in her recovery journey in the ‘Step 1 Denise Lived Experience Series’. In this insightful episode, Denise reflects on how reading stories in the Big Book allowed her to truly see herself in the lives and struggles of others who have battled alcoholism. With each step and story, Denise came to a profound realization—that deep down, she knew she had this thing called alcoholism.Denise describes how this moment of acceptance was a turning point,

en

0:35

Position of Neutrality: Putting Faith into Action in...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/14

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe emphasizes the importance of applying the principles of the program into real-world actions.“Because this is their testimony of being restored from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. And when we start adding our own personal spin to it, that’s fine—that’s for our personal testimony—but

en

0:46

Position of Neutrality: Embracing Service and Freedom...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/14

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe discusses the transformative power of service and the importance of placing others’ welfare ahead of your own.“Make it plain he’s under no obligation to you, that you hope only that he’ll try and help other alcoholics when he escapes his own difficulties. Why do I hope that for him? He may, but

en

0:26

Position of Neutrality: Spiritual Unburdening in Step...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/13

Join us as Wayne Giles shares a pivotal moment in his recovery journey in the ‘Step 4 Wayne Lived Experience Series’. In this powerful episode, Wayne recounts a life-changing encounter with God during treatment, where he undertook the courageous task of writing down every person, institution, and idea that had offended him. As he dug deeper, Wayne began to see not just how these external factors had affected him, but more importantly, what his own part was in these conflicts—a critical realization

en

0:34

Position of Neutrality: Experiencing the Spiritual...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/13

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe emphasizes the importance of genuine experience in sharing the 12-step message.“So how would I do that? What would the first step of me telling them how I made a self-appraisal be? Probably having made a self-appraisal, wouldn’t it? I can’t talk to them about the spiritual awakening promised as

en

0:28

Position of Neutrality: Overcoming Self-Loathing...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/13

Join Joe McDonald as he expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe delves into the profound impact of encountering a higher power in the journey from self-loathing to recovery.“I speak to you personally about the self-hatred, the self-loathing, the guilt, shame, and remorse that I experienced every day of my life that I tried to extinguish with poisonous substances. And I

en

0:49

Position of Neutrality: Experiencing the Joy of...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/13

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe highlights the profound experience of watching people recover, helping others, and seeing loneliness vanish.“All right, so to watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends—this is an experience you must

en

0:34

Position of Neutrality: Sudden Shifts in Recovery in...

Position of Neutrality ·

2024/10/12

Join us as Wayne Giles shares a pivotal moment in his recovery journey in the ‘Step 3 Wayne Lived Experience Series’. In this profound episode, Wayne recounts a transformative experience where, in an instant, his longstanding desires to engage in substance use were eradicated. He attributes this sudden change to a small act of faith—simply pulling into a parking spot—which he believes allowed the full power of a higher power to resonate within him, cleansing him of his compulsions.Wayne describes

en

1,899 results

Similar Podcasts

TaxTalent.com The Golden Rule Podcast

Adam Golden

TaxTalent.com Podcast

Tony Santiago

Handelsblatt Crime - spannende Streitfälle der deutschen Wirtschaft

Ina Karabasz, Solveig Gode, Sönke Iwersen

Deffner und Zschäpitz – Der Wirtschafts-Talk von WELT

WELT

Black Box - La scatola nera della finanza

Guido Brera e Gian Luca Comandini -...