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Sobriety Bestie Podcast

Kirsten Johnson

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The Sobriety Bestie Podcast helps you deprogram AA, heal from recovery dogma, and build a bold, empowered life on your own terms.

Notable Guests

Jane SmithJane Smith11×BBill Wilson10×JJohn Smith9×SSarah Jones9×Jane DoeJane Doe8×BBill White5×JJohn Lee4×DDr. Jane Doe3×JJohn Bradshaw3×SSarah Jenkins3×

Episodes (206)

Ep 173 Rehab Repeat Customers — Burnie + Bestie

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Ep 172 Spiritual Bypassing in AA

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Ep 171 Nick Reiner: Mental Illness and Alcoholics Anonymous

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Ep 170 Rob Reiner, Nick Reiner: Addiction, Relapse + Recovery

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Ep 169 Bill W.'s White Light Spiritual Experience

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Ep 168 AA Preys On The Vulnerable

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Ep 167 From AA Famous to Ostracized Completely – Lilly's Story

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Ep 166 The AMA's 1939 Review of AA's Big Book

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Ep 165 AA's "Spiritual Not Religious" Gaslight — Burnie + Bestie

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Ep 164 The Hardest Part of Leaving AA

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Ep 163 AA Keeps You ‘Forever Sick’ — Burnie + Bestie LIVE

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Dec 4, 20252:03:46pending

Ep 162 How Long Is Deprogramming? Cult Recovery Checklist

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Dec 2, 20251:01:51pending

Ep 161 Quitting AA Meetings — How to handle ‘meeting cravings’

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Ep 160 Reclaiming Gratitude After Leaving AA

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Nov 26, 20251:17:53pending

Ep 159 Burnie + Bestie Live - November 23rd

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Ep 158 The recovery narrative is changing (can you feel it)

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Ep 157 Leaving AA + Deprogramming Saves Lives — Sam’s Story

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Ep 155 Live with Burn The Stigma

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Ep 154 How Author Marc Lewis Got Sober (Biology of Desire)

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Ep 153 Why AA Defenders Get Angry (The Neuroscience Behind It)

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Ep 152 #1 Reason Why It's So Hard To Leave AA

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Ep 151 What No One Warns You About Leaving AA – Teri’s Story

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Ep 150 The #1 Way Angry AA's Come For You

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Ep 149 I'm sorry (my amends)

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Ep 148 Vibing LIVE with Burn The Stigma

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Ep 147 Escaping from Alcoholics Anonymous 👻🎃🕸️🕷️💀

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Ep 146 The AA Big Book's Most Harmful Line

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Ep 145 Five Ways AA Fools Smart People

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Oct 26, 202524:37pending

Ep 144 Ideological Possession: Big Freedom Unlock

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Oct 23, 202512:34pending

Ep 143 Why Addiction Is Not A Disease — Biology of Desire Book Review

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Oct 21, 202518:50pending

Ep 142 Seven Ways AA Hijacked Your Brain

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Oct 19, 202534:48pending

Ep 141 Five Ways To Stop Second Guessing Yourself After Leaving AA

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Oct 12, 202541:52pending

Ep 140 Six Months Speaking Out About AA Changed My Life

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Oct 6, 202535:33pending

Ep 139 Quackaholics Anonymous: AA Kept Him Relapsing, Leaving Set Him Free – Vic...

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Ep 138 AA Invented This Term to Control You #CultyComments

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Ep 137 Deconstructing Sobriety Birthdays and AA Sober Time

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Sep 29, 20251:28:01pending

Ep 136 AA Across The World Same Book, Same Control #CultyComments

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Sep 26, 202515:51pending

Ep 135 How Charlie Sheen Got Sober (And His Thoughts on AA)

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Sep 24, 202526:46pending

Ep 134 Alan Carr's Quit Drinking Without Willpower — Book Review

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Sep 22, 202531:16pending

Ep 133 Deprogramming AA From the Inside — Bobby C.’s Story

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Sep 19, 20251:15:42pending

Ep 132 AA Doublespeak: Your Best Thinking Got Your Here

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Sep 17, 202516:10pending

Ep 131 When Strangers Try to Convince You You’re Powerless #CultyComments

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Ep 130 The Doctor's Opinion That Trapped Millions for Life – Big Book Deconstruc...

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Ep 129 Common Abuse And Mistreatment in AA

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Ep 128 Guilt, Doublespeak + Denial in AA Recruitment #CultyComments

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Ep 127 She Decided to Drink Again After 13 Years in AA — Emma’s Story (Group Thi...

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Ep 126 Hidden Danger in AA Meetings

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Sep 3, 202519:40pending

Ep 125 Rational Recovery Book — Escape the Recovery Trap

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Ep 124 13th Step Filmmaker Exposes AA’s Darkest Secrets — Monica Richardson's St...

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Ep 123 RFK Jr Is Brainwashed — And Recruiting Us

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