WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT BIG BOOK LANGUAGE?
In the Fall of 2024, we will see the plain language Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous) on our literature tables or smartphones. Coffee talk about change coming…
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Rebellion Dogs Publishing is home to the 10th ANNIVERSARY 3rd PRINTING (2023) Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life -
REBELLION DOGS on the air…
Joe C is back on the Emotional Sobriety Podcast “CHIME-ing in” on an area 12-step, of interest for Rebellion Dogs. CHIME stands for connection, hope, identity, meaning & empowerment. These five characteristics are what researchers find in all people who thrive in recovery. It's a post-traumatic gain found in all recovery (addiction and mental health), from 12-Step approaches to psychotherapy and all peer-to-peer modalities (SMART, She Recovers, LifeRing, Dharma Recovery, Women for Sobriety, etc.) Hear all about it by clicking the PIC.
AA Grapevine Podcast wanted to hear about and broadcast about secular AA meetings and we did; we talked about all special composition groups and how they build bridges for young people, LGBTQIA+, women, BIPOC members et,c. We speak about secular groups and the International Conference of Secular AA (Orlando September 20-22, 2024)
CLICK the PIC for a link to the ½ hour weekly AA Grapevine Podcast.
So far in July of 2024, visitors from 191 cities have connected with us. The Top 12 this month are: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, London, Vancouver, Phoenix, Manchester, Montreal, Portland, Houston & Seattle. Welcome all and thanks for telling your friends.
Check our Blogs about early Recovery 1) How do we test for alcohol use disorder? It's a 50-year look from John Hopkins to DSM-5 to our gut-instinct sniff test, and 2) the JUST for TODAY, how the One Day @ a Time concept changed how people with addiction cope, the science of it and the ,history of where we found it. READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE
As requested, we now offer Rebellion Dogs SWAG silliness - a rebellious approach to gifts, apparel, and fun on our recovery journey - "We are not a glum lot!: For every season there is a garment. Hoodies to t-shirts, beverage mugs, and more. One of a kind, we offer two-sided tee shirts and sweatshirts:
See our Gift & Merch page for mugs, pillows, ball caps and other designs.
What's new in the 10th anniversary 3rd Printing of Beyond Belief Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life ?
It's been over ten years since we published Beyond Belief (2013); change has happened.
We have a new PREFACE, relating our experience of the last decade of recovery.
Corrections, hyperlinks, brick-and-mortar notes, and census data have been updated.
There are substantial changes inside the book, but some have judged a book by its cover and we listened. As well as the 31,000 eBook and paperback versions out there over the decade we now offer a HARDCOVER version.
Some of you, seven years or more into daily readings have asked and now, you got it!
Order from us, or your favorite online or brick-and-mortar bookseller. Thank you, everyone, for your continued support, your recommendations to others, and your friendship with Rebellion Dogs Publishing.
Back together again: Coffee-talk with Writing the Big Book: The Creation of AA author, Bill Schaberg 4 years after the release of his book, Bill and Joe discuss what “more has been revealed” with some 12-step history, personal experiences and a look at AA meeting culture over the last six decades and what may become of 12-step life between now and the 100th anniversary of the book Alcoholics Anonymous. EPISODE 74
rEbeLLIOn dOgS SWAG, because (some of) you asked for merch, now you have:
“Rebellion Dogs our every sip at first” coffee mugs, ha, ha, ha.
T-shirts, hoodies plus these selections of drink-ware. Now something to sip from or wear while musing on daily reflections or being seen and heard at your local group or clubhouse. More of what you don't reallyand need but sometimes we want - fridge magnets, throw pillows, etc. CLICK the PIC and browse - great gift ideas; we are still in design mode if you have some good ideas.
NOW on YOUTUBE:
Survey Says: A look at 50 years of demographics and trends revealed from membership surveys from 1968 to 2022.
CLICK to watch the slides and listen.
PODCAST PIT-STOPS with JOE C. - we stopped by three fellow recovery podcasters (click to listen)
Raymond and Joe talk about eras of recovery, how AA culture was different in the 1970s than in the 2020s and what is the “secret sauce” that causes hopelessness to transform to stable, meaningful recovery. In AA we say, “It's the Steps,” “Meeting makers make it,” or “It is about a higher power (and it doesn't have to be god).” But beyond AA, SMART, LifeRing, Refuge Recovery, Dharma Recovery, She Recovers, Women For Sobriety, psychotherapy, all of these bright about evidence-based results; what does it all have in common?
Joe C is a regular on the Emotional Sobriety Podcast now, here's a classic: Allan, Thom, Patrick and Joe talk about the Emotional Sobriety of Oh The Places You'll Go! by Dr. Suess. CLICK the PIC to listen in :-)
How many podcasts do you listen to? Is it like a meeting-on-demand, you can tune into for free anytime, any place? Maybe every home group should have a podcast, sharing members' unique stories or your group's meeting-after-the-meeting coffee talk.
Available on YOUTUBE on Herb K's site from our co-hosting 1/2 day workshop. Our topic is Steps Two and Three. An atheist and a Big Book literalist discuss the secular, practical path to AA sobriety's legitimate equivalency to the spiritual/religious version.
INFO HERE Watch or Listen here on YOUTUBE
SECULAR AA Meetings on Demand: Listen to International Conference of Secular AA speakers and panels any time, anywhere CLICK HERE
The quasi-official hangout, online for freethinkers in 12-Step recovery is AASECULAR.org Please join up and lurk to your delight or join the conversation.
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DoubleTree by Hilton at the Entrance to Universal Orlando, 5780 Major Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819
This is ten years of ICSAA - International Conference of Secular Alcoholics Anonymous, a three-day "everyone welcome" event of workshops, speakers, friends of AA (secular NA, Al-Anon, OA, ACA, and more), meetings, events, pool-side chats, and food.
$135 for the weekend, registration + some food and beverage offerings included