Ep 180 12 Ways AA Makes You the Problem When You Leave
Sobriety Bestie Podcast · Kirsten Johnson
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Show Notes
Timestamps
00:00 AA Shutdown Playbook Intro
03:10 1 - Make It Personal Immediately
06:28 2 - Assume Motive You Can't Know
10:09 3 - Invoke Slogans As Sacred Truth
15:48 4 - Announce Sober Time
19:46 5 - Reduce AA to the Big Book
22:33 6 - Ignore Harm Entirely
27:48 7 - Turn Anecdotes Into Universal Laws
33:20 8 - Claim Superiority Through Suffering
35:08 9 - Label Dissent As Denial
37:46 10 - Declare Never A "Real Alcoholic"
40:22 11 - Truth Claims Without Data, Evidence, Citation
42:46 12 - End With Righteousness
Resources for deconstructing AA:
👉 Deprogram Lounge (community, Zooms, book club, Escape Kit + more)
📚 Deprogram Book List (my fave deprogram, cult recovery and critical thinking books)
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