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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.

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Episodes (206)

Ep 122 Who AA Helps, Harms and Kills — Book Review

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Aug 25, 202523:49pending

Ep 121 The Forward That Stole Your Power – Big Book Deconstruction #1

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Aug 22, 20251:31:57pending

Ep 120 My Most Cringe AA Confession…

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Aug 20, 202520:04pending

Ep 119 Emotional Closure After AA — Grieving AA 6: Goodbye Letter

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Aug 18, 202518:52pending

Ep 118 Realizing the Truth About AA — Grieving AA 5: Acceptance

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Aug 15, 202516:56pending

Ep 117 Dark Night of The Soul After AA — Grieving AA 4: Depression

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Aug 14, 202519:13pending

Ep 116 Why Part of You Still Wants to Go Back to AA — Grieving AA 3: Bargaining

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Aug 13, 202513:47pending

Ep 115 Why You’re So Angry at AA — Grieving AA 2: Anger

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Aug 12, 202523:57pending

Ep 114 Was AA Really That Bad? — Grieving AA Part 1: Denial

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Aug 11, 202517:53pending

Ep 113 Bali Rehab Therapist Leaves AA — Mark’s Story

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Aug 8, 202548:23pending

Ep 112 Does AA Make Drinking Worse?

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Aug 6, 202511:59pending

Ep 111 The Study That Shatters AA's Biggest Claim

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Aug 4, 202512:45pending

Ep 110 Midtown AA “13th Stepping” Scandal — Mandi’s Story

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Aug 1, 20252:09:24pending

Ep 109 Why AA's Calls You Resentful When You Leave #CultyComments

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Jul 30, 202514:06pending

Ep 108 Preacher Exposes the Truth About AA—And I’m Shook

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Jul 28, 202533:59pending

Ep 107 Big Book Thumper Leaves AA After 32 Years — Carrie's Story

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Jul 25, 20251:35:21pending

Ep 106 Wait... Every AA Meeting is Toxic? #CultyComments

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Jul 23, 202514:29pending

Ep 105 The Dangerous AA Lie That Jordan Peterson Repeated

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Jul 21, 202527:11pending

Ep 104 Leaving 12 Step with Tara @BurnTheStigma

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Jul 18, 20251:15:58pending

Ep 103 Dangerous False Choice AA Keeps Repeating #CultyComments

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Jul 17, 202511:58pending

Ep 102 You Won’t Believe What He Compared AA To #CultyComments

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Jul 16, 20259:35pending

Ep 101 What is a Recovery Dharma Meeting Like?

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Jul 15, 202521:59pending

Ep 100 AA's Step 4 Sent Steve-O to the Psych Ward

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Jul 14, 202535:19pending

Ep 99 Leaving AA, Unmasking Autism + Naltrexone – Josh’s Story

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Jul 13, 20251:15:43pending

Ep 98 The Cure for Alcoholism – Book Review

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Jul 12, 202524:04pending

Ep 97 Welcome to AA. Now Betray Yourself. #CultyComments

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Jul 11, 20258:45pending

Ep 96 We Don’t Owe Bill Wilson’s Cult Anything #CultyComments

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Jul 10, 202519:48pending

Ep 95 Alcohol Addiction vs Social Media Addiction

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Jul 9, 202524:57pending

Ep 94 How To Get Sober Without Rehab or AA (Advice To My Former Self)

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Jul 8, 20255:41pending

Ep 93 Neuroscience Behind AA TikTok Trolls

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Jul 8, 202516:57pending

Ep 92 AA Trolls and the Brain: Rage Addiction?

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Jul 7, 202526:28pending

Ep 91 How 90 Days of AA Dissenting Changed Me

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Jul 6, 202533:43pending

Ep 90 People Reversing Alcohol Addiction With A Pill?

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Jul 5, 202519:31pending

Ep 89 How Cult Indoctrination Mirrors Addiction

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Jul 4, 202518:01pending

Ep 88 The Most Deranged AA Comment Yet #CultyComments

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Jul 3, 202513:05pending

Ep 87 Brad Pitt Just Promoted AA to Millions — Here’s the Problem

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Jul 2, 202516:48pending

Ep 86 Drink Your Way Sober? (The Sinclair Method)

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Jul 1, 202521:57pending

Ep 85 Alcoholism: Fatal, Progressive Disease… or Reversible Habit?

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Jun 30, 202524:53pending

Ep 84 Blinded by the Big Book #CultyComments

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Jun 29, 202512:34pending

Ep 83 The AA "Real Alcoholic" Gaslight #CultyComments

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Jun 28, 20257:53pending

Ep 82 What is SMART Recovery? | AA Alternatives Ep 02

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Jun 27, 202515:31pending

Ep 81 What a SMART Recovery Meeting Is Like | AA Alternatives Ep 01

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Jun 26, 202524:58pending

Ep 80 Why Is AA Adverting Now? #CultyComments

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Jun 25, 20258:09pending

Ep 79 AA Cult Logic: You’re The Problem #CultyComments

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Jun 24, 202510:07pending

Ep 78 How AA Is Like Scientology Ep 01 — AA vs Cult

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Jun 23, 202522:40pending

Ep 77 Why Do Smart People Join Cults #CultyComments

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Jun 22, 202510:49pending

Ep 76 30 Years in AA and Can’t Handle Critical Thinking #CultyComments

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Jun 21, 202510:11pending

Ep 75 Getting sober from AA, not alcohol #CultyComments

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Jun 20, 202512:11pending

Ep 74 Deconstructing AA: More Was Revealed 5 Years After Leaving

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Jun 19, 202515:27pending

Ep 73 Did Bill Wilson Get Sober on LSD?

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Jun 18, 20259:31pending