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Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast

Sober Sunrise brings you AA Speaker Tapes from around the world. Rather than an AA discussion podcast, Sober Sunrise brings you speakers who share step-work, workshops, and general fellowship discussion points.We are not affiliated with AA in anyway.

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AA Speaker - Kenny L. - Ingram, TX - 2011

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2025/08/16

Kenny L. from Houston, TX speaking at the Outpost's quarterly speaker event in Ingram, TX - March 2nd 2011Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Kenny shares a powerful story of transformation, beginning with chaos, constant moves, and early drinking that quickly spiraled into addiction, fights, drugs, and a double life between college and outlaw motorcycle clubs. Despite achieving outward success—an accounting degree, a CPA license, a family, and material stability—he remained restless, chasing

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AA Speaker - Matt C. - Greensboro, NC - 2020

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2025/08/15

Matt C. from Long Island, NY speaking at the Radiance group in Greensboro, NC - April 26th 2020 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Matt C. shares his journey from growing up in an Irish alcoholic family, experiencing childhood abuse, and starting drinking in high school, to finding lasting sobriety at age 19. Early on, he resisted being labeled an alcoholic, tried controlling his drinking, and faced legal trouble, but consequences never stopped him. Initially involved in AA without working the 12

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AA Speaker - Sigrún H. - Oslo, Norway - 2015

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2025/08/14

Sigrún H. from Reykjavik, Iceland speaking at the Spirtual progress rather than spiritual perfection convention in Oslo, Norway - November 1st 2015Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Sigrún shares her journey from a wild, self-raised childhood in Iceland to a life rebuilt through AA, describing early alcohol and morphine abuse, years of untreated sobriety filled with rage and despair, and the breaking point that led her to seek sponsorship and fully work the 12 steps. She recounts confronting

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46:07

AA/NA Speaker - Arthur D. - Dallas, TX - 2018

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2025/08/12

Arthur D. from Dallas, TX speaking at the Whiskey & Milk group in Dallas, TX - September 28th 2018Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Arthur D. shares a powerful journey from a chaotic, addictive life—marked by abandonment, crime, and repeated failed attempts at sobriety—to a deep spiritual awakening grounded in trust and reliance on a Higher Power. Despite 11 years in AA without true freedom, his turning point came in a moment of utter defeat when he admitted he had no connection to God,

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AA Speaker - Billy N. - Ontario, Canada - 2014

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2025/08/11

Billy N. from Landing, NJ speaking about the traditions in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - November 8th 2014 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Billy’s Workshop is a heartfelt journey through all 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, showing how each one shaped his transformation from a life controlled by alcoholism to one built on recovery, humility, and service. He shares raw experiences of hitting bottom, the loss of relationships, and the mental and physical toll of drinking, then highlights the

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01:14:03

AA Speaker - Don M. - Moorhead, MN - 2019

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2025/08/10

Don M. from Louisville, KY speaking at One Page at a Time group's October Thing event in Moorhead, MN - October 5th 2019 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Don M., sober since April 9, 1981, shares his powerful transformation from a life of ego-driven self-obsession, professional success masking deep alcoholism, and repeated hospitalizations to decades of sobriety through divine intervention, following AA’s directions, and taking the 12 Steps as daily action. Growing up in Kentucky and becoming a

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01:13:43

AA Speaker - Clint H. - Corpus Christi, TX - 2005

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2025/08/09

Clint H. from Denver, CO speaking at the 51st Coastal Bend Jamboree in Corpus Christi, TX - January 21st 2005 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Clint H. speaks powerfully about his 38 years of sobriety, tracing his journey from a promising Marine Corps officer undone by alcoholism to a man transformed through AA’s fellowship and the Twelve Steps. He shares how repeated relapses, homelessness, failed marriages, and deep family wounds, including childhood trauma, marked his path before a bail

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AA Speaker - Peter J. - Palisades, CA - 2015

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2025/08/08

Peter J. from Los Angeles, CA speaking at the Palisades Speaker Meeting in Palisades, CA - November 8th 2015 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com With over three decades clean since January 8, 1982, Peter’s story traced his journey from a chaotic youth filled with addiction, car crashes, and jail time to becoming a man who prays daily, holds a deep love for his wife, discovered a long-lost daughter at 67, and continues to give back through service. His speech was a powerful reminder that no matter

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01:01:58

AA Speaker - Bobby C. - Edisto, SC - 2007

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2025/08/07

Bobby C. from Philadelphia, PA speaking at the Edisto Roundup in Edisto, SC - April 13th-15th 2007 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Sober since June 2, 1988, Bobby recounts his chaotic rise and fall from a rowdy South Philly childhood to a reckless, blackout-drinking cop who spiraled after a line-of-duty shooting. His turning point came not in a blaze of glory, but in a moment of absolute collapse—a failed attempt to take his own life and a phone call sparked by a newspaper ad. From there, his

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46:36

AA Speaker - Cia F. - Brentwood, CA - 2015

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2025/08/06

Cia F. from Los Angeles, CA speaking at the Brentwood Workshop in Los Angeles, CA - July 16th 2015Audio gets better at around the 1 minute mark :) Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com With a sobriety date of January 30, 1983, Cia speaks candidly about her chaotic pre-recovery life marked by anger, dysfunctional relationships, geographics, and spiritual claustrophobia. Her turning point came not through a thunderclap of spiritual lightning but through an unexpected moment of clarity and

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46:48

AA Speaker - Forrest S. - Pompano Beach, FL - 2024

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2025/08/05

Forrest S. from Fort Lauderdale, FL speaking about step 1 at the Spiritual Awakening in Pompano Beach, FL - November 1st 2024Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Forrest’s journey is a raw, layered reflection of both the depths of addiction and the challenges of staying spiritually connected after years of sobriety. His first white chip came in 1992, leading to 19 years in Alcoholics Anonymous before a relapse in 2011. Unlike a stereotypical bottom, Forrest didn’t lose his job, home, or outward

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02:17:47

AA Speakers - Chris S. & Steve L. - East Dorset, VT -...

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2025/08/04

Chris S. from Pottersville, NJ and Steve L. from Nashville, TN speaking at workshop entitled Upping your Game at the Wilson House in East Dorset, VT - August 21st 2021 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com In the powerful concluding sessions of their workshop at the Wilson House, Chris and Steve delved deeply into the spiritual heart of Steps 8 through 12, emphasizing how the willingness to make amends and the practice of daily spiritual disciplines like prayer, meditation, and self-examination can

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AA Speaker - Stephanie K. - Martha's Vineyard, MA - 2017

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2025/08/03

Stephanie K. from Portland, ME speaking about step 2 at the Unity at the light convention in Martha’s Vineyard, MA - November 14th 2017 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Raised in an alcoholic household where dysfunction masqueraded as normalcy, Stephanie described how alcoholism blinded her from truth long before she ever drank. Her first experience with alcohol gave her what she called an "alcohol chakra awakening," making her feel beautiful, powerful, and seen — the sanity she thought she’d

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AA Speaker - Jason J. - Issaquah, WA - 2018

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2025/08/02

Jason J. from Portland, OR speaking at the Pine Lake speaker meeting in Issaquah, WA - April 14th 2018 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Born into chaos and raised amid instability, Jason J. was the kind of wild, deeply troubled child who once stole the neighbor’s cat—three times. Despite his loving grandparents stepping in to give him safety, Jason’s descent into alcoholism, drug use, and criminal behavior spiraled until it landed him in prison, facing hard truths and broken relationships,

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01:19:39

AA Speaker - Tom B. - Laughlin, NV - 2003

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2025/08/01

Tom B. from Avon Lake, OH speaking at the 19th Annual Tri State Roundup in Laughlin, NV - May 18th 2003Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Tom's story is a deeply human portrait of resilience, humility, and grace found through decades of sobriety. Sober since July 5, 1962, Tom shares his journey with unflinching honesty—painting a picture of a once-chaotic life marked by jail stints, blackouts, failed promises, and broken family trust. But through the rooms of AA, he found not just abstinence,

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AA Speaker - Matthew M. - Issaquah, WA - 2017

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2025/07/31

Matthew M. from Gig Harbor, WA speaking at the Pine Lake speaker meeting in Issaquah, WA - April 8th 2017Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Matthew M. from Gig Harbor delivered a deeply moving and at times humorous account of his transformation through Alcoholics Anonymous, reflecting on over three decades of sobriety since May 16, 1993. Once a rock musician who had sunk into despair, addiction, and near-suicide, Matthew described his turning point—the raw, grace-filled moment he told his

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AA Speaker - Kathleen W. - Studio City, CA - 2014

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2025/07/30

Kathleen W. from Studio City, CA speaking at the Brentwood Beginners Workshop in Los Angeles, CA - October 2nd 2014Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Kathleen W. delivers a raw, humorous, and deeply moving account of her transformation from a court-ordered attendee to a woman celebrating 23 years of sobriety. Born into a laid-back surf culture in Santa Barbara, Kathleen turned to alcohol early to silence her inner critic and navigate a life of blackouts, shame, failed relationships, and

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AA Speaker - Charlie P. - Santa Barbara, CA - 2013

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2025/07/29

Charlie P. from Austin, TX speaking at the South Bay men's retreat in Santa Barbara, CA - December 12th 2013Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Sober since March 22, 1985, Charlie shares his transformative AA journey with humor, vulnerability, and conviction, reflecting on how following the clear-cut directions of the Big Book—rather than just attending meetings—completely changed his life. After 17 years of sobriety, he hit a spiritual bottom despite staying dry, and rediscovered recovery by

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02:27:47

AA Speakers - Chris S. & Steve L. - East Dorset, VT -...

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/07/28

Chris S. from Pottersville, NJ and Steve L. from Nashville, TN speaking at workshop entitled Upping your Game at the Wilson House in East Dorset, VT - August 21st 2021 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com In part 2 of Chris S. and Steve L.'s workshop, the focus turns inward as they guide listeners through the deeply personal process of the 4th through 7th steps of recovery. Chris opens with raw self-reflection, sharing how his resentments, fear, and selfishness nearly pushed him out of AA

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AA Speaker - Kip C. - Los Angeles, CA - 1999

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2025/07/27

Kip C. from Vista, CA speaking at the Paramount speakers group in Los Angeles, CA - September 12th 1999Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Kip C.'s story is a powerful testament to the redemptive possibilities found through surrender and spiritual recovery. From growing up in a turbulent home to smuggling drugs at 16, serving prison time in Mexico, and enduring the unbearable losses of his son and brother, Kip spiraled into chronic alcoholism, homelessness, and attempted suicide. Yet through a

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