AA’s birthday - June 10 - was chosen in hindsight as the start of AA. Happy 82nd anniversary (with an asterisk) everyone!
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Fact-checking shows this “Founders' Day” celebration…
Jun 10 2017
May 19 2017
Reviewing AA's 2017 Membership Tally + A look at "Love & Tolerance"
JUNE Rebellion Dogs Blog: The 2017 AA Membership Survey and What the Numbers Tell Us (download the PDF)
In the Summer Box 4-5-9: News and Notes from the General Service Office of A.A. our latest membership numbers will be…
Mar 3 2017
The God Word and the April 2017 General Service Conference
Rebellion Dogs Blog The ‘God’ Word & this April’s General Service Conference March 2017
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In 2009 an African American president was inaugurated in the USA and I mistakenly, naïvely felt America…
Feb 5 2017
Ode to Recovery Podcasts - Living Sober, Living Cyber
LIVING CYBER:
"Our first online podcast was probably sometime in April of 2008," recalls Shelly B of Shelly, Bruce and Mark from Recovery 101 Radio Show . "The show was originally a terrestrial radio, scripted program on a station out…
Jun 17 2016
Courage to Change, notes to accompany Rebellion Dogs Radio #24
The following are notes, sometimes expanded and sometimes the same as the script for Rebellion Dogs Radio show # 24 Courage to Change.
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Feb 11 2016
AA's General Service Conference takes it's own Inventory
I though about calling this blog something more musical, like "With a Little Help from our Friends" as we take a look at the role of nonalcoholic trustees in helping guide AA policy and management.
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Dec 15 2015
Rebellion Dogs Blog December 2015 Stigma & Tribalism: What are we really fighting over?
A familiar 2015 mantra was “let’s end the stigma associated with addiction and mental health.” This political rally call suggests that ten thousand protesters can stop people from drawing stereotypes. That sounds naïve to me.
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Unite…
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Unite…
Aug 4 2015
Speaking recovery from the four corners of the world(views)
Rebellion Dogs Blog for August 2015
Recovery for 12-Steppers from all worldviews: Learning the North, South, East & West of 12-Step language. Twelve Step rooms were designed to invite every still-suffering member of society to be dignified as equals. The…
Recovery for 12-Steppers from all worldviews: Learning the North, South, East & West of 12-Step language. Twelve Step rooms were designed to invite every still-suffering member of society to be dignified as equals. The…
Jun 24 2015
AA History didn't just happen 80 Years Ago - It's happening now.
In this blog: What did I learn during my trip to New York City to explore GSO Archives in search of the history of Agnostic/Atheist AA members? History is ongoing. This month we look at what AA’s latest statistics say,…
Mar 23 2015
Science behind the 12 Steps? Joe Nowinski PhD's new book 
This year, a new book looks at 12 Step outcomes. It’s called, If You Work It It Works! The Science Behind 12 Step Recovery by psychologist and award winning author, Joe Nowinski PhD. It is a jargon-free look at how…
Feb 24 2015
Rights and the Duty to Accomodate in AA: getting ready for the 2015 conference
As A.A. readies for its annual business meeting (for Canada & USA) in April, I just came back from C.E.R.A.A.S.A., the Canadian Eastern Regional A.A. Service Assembly which was held outside of Toronto – Mississauga February 20th to 22nd…
Jan 18 2015
January 2015 - Pluralism: The language barrier to getting along
January 2015 - Pluralism: The language barrier to getting along
Worldviews that divide us in politics, religion and recover & the hope for reconciliation.
#JeSuisCharlie is the hash tag that tells the world that you condemn violence in the name…
Worldviews that divide us in politics, religion and recover & the hope for reconciliation.
#JeSuisCharlie is the hash tag that tells the world that you condemn violence in the name…