When someone we love is in trouble, we are in trouble.
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Today, we explore the blast radius of each case of addiction—the proximal suffering resulting from loving or being around someone with addiction. This picture…
Apr 13, 2026
When the need to People Please comes up against No More Fucks To Give
Previously posted April 8, article LinkedIn Secular AA
In our last blog, “Knives Out,” movie characters were used as an artist's conception of pluralism. We used a Whodunit drama to act out the type of scene we can see in…
Mar 25, 2026
Knives Out: De-escalation when one world view triggers another
Hey, have you heard this one?
"An atheist cop and a priest walk into a crime scene together..."
In the first of a two-part series, we look at balancing compromise, or love and tolerance of others as our code, as…
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Mar 6, 2026
Hiding in Plain Sight: Where to Find Secular AA in Almost Every Meeting
“When bits of information or data are contextualized, we have knowledge. Knowledge helps us to appreciate what we know and to acknowledge that there is much we don’t; together these are the beginnings of understanding. Wisdom grows and understanding births…
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Jan 4, 2026
The 2026 Resistance to the Resilience Myth
Zeitgeist captures the shared ideas, beliefs, and spirit of an era. Certain things are coming together. The year 2025 turns to 2026, and what are our ideas and beliefs in the third decade of Century 21?
In December, I bought…
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Apr 26, 2025
50 Years of LIVING SOBER: An overhaul?
“Recovered alcoholics often say, ‘Just not drinking is not enough.’ Just not drinking is a negative, sterile thing. That is clearly demonstrated by our experience. To stay stopped, we’ve found we need to put in place of our drinking a…
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Feb 24, 2025
Atheists in (and out of) the 12-Step Closet PT 1
READ/DOWNLOAD PDF copy of March Blog “Atheists in the 12 Step Closet” CLICK HERE
“The times, they are a-changing.” Thank you, Bob Dylan.
What is changing about what Americans believe? Once, 96-98% of Americans identified as Christian adherents. Gallup and…
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Oct 21, 2024
Flying High – International Conference of Secular AA – Orlando 2024
Rebellion Dogs Publishing is stoked to welcome guest blogger Caren J from Chicago- how exciting!!!!
Swaying in the wind 400 feet above the city in the Orlando Eye— a Ferris wheel ride with giant air-conditioned capsules made mostly of clear…
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Aug 6, 2024
30 Things: Practical Advice for Living Well - a new book by William H. Schaberg
The latest: A reading of Chapter 7 of 30 Things, “NEVER Say ”You Shouldn't Feel That Way!" on Emotional Sobriety Podcast with Dr. Allen Berger, Thom Rutledge and Patrick Newman Joe C, join's the #EmotionalSobriety team, click the orange link…
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Jul 6, 2024
Plain Language Big Book coming soon - Who, What, Where, When, Why?
We are talking about AA's organizational structure and changes - WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT BIG BOOK LANGUAGE?
On November 1, 2024, we will see the Plain Language Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous) on our…
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Feb 13, 2024
Learning to be enough and do enough: Emotional Sobriety vs. Perfectionism
Sober Enough: Just Show Up for Life, That’s Your Job
A kind and wise teacher in my life could see I was anxiously managing my perfectionism. I was embarrassed that, as is the human experience, I am still learning life.…
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The Science & History of One Day @ A Time
DRY JANUARY (and every month) Part II—This Blog’s for you (sounds like a beer commercial !?!?!), if you are either test-driving abstinence or if you have devoted yourself to being clean and sober as a new way of life. Just…
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