Safe Recovery

"Keeper of the Birds" -A woman with many years of recovery faces the tragic loss of her son. "Keeper" comes to us with a chilling, harrowing tale of loss, devastation and tragedy. A fierce, honest, courageous woman, "Keeper" continues to fight the presence of Predators in AA meetings as she openly recounts the dangers and issues we all care about in "Making AA Safer" for all members, especially the caring of minors in the AA culture.

Tom Catton has been in long-term recovery for thirty-nine years. His story appears in a twelve-step fellowship text with more than seven million copies in circulation around the world. Tom is invited to speak in the US and internationally several times a year at twelve- step conventions in front of audiences ranging from 500 to 10,000 people. He has been taking twelve-step meetings into the prison system in Hawaii since 1984. He has been active in service positions over the years, including serving on a committee that met for over three years to write a recovery text for a twelve-step fellowship. Tom is on the advisory board of the Buddhist Recovery Network, and is also trained in Tibetan singing bowl therapy. He leads a Buddhist recovery meditation group that meets twice a month in Hawaii. Join me for a discussion with dear friend and author Tom Catton who I met 36 years ago on the beach in Kailua who was like a character out of a Herman Hesse book to me.

I will discuss what we did in Southern California to address Sexual and financial Predators in the rooms. We have pamphlets, posters, and safety statements. Over 65 meetings throughout the US and growing are using the pamphlet.  Call is with questions, stories and solutions. The Harassment must stop.  We need to shine the light on the 75 year old problem in AA meetings. 

a one hour show with NA previous Board Member Tom Mc CALL talks about rage wth blogger monica richardson.

Discuss the safety, the culture and philosophy of AA. How do the traditions work today with Courts and Treatment Centers. Are these traditions outdated and misleading. Discuss sexual harassment and criminal behavior happening in AA. Why are the 12 step programs a Billion Dollar Industry. What is it's success rate. What other alternatives to Serenity and Safety and AA/NA do we have in todays times.

A discussion around the controversy that many individuals feel you do not need to be powerless to get sober or stop an addiction, and that perhaps these 1936 tools need to be updated. Blogger Massive and blogger Gunthar 2000 discuss the Traditions. AskIng...are these still viable? Are they Lies or even viable in todays world. Is AA a cult,  a community, a fellowship,  a made up self help fake religion? WHAT is it now in 2011?