🎧 Episode Summary:

In this raw, unfiltered, and deeply personal episode, I finally break my silence and my anonymity around Alcoholics Anonymous. After 10 years as a devoted, true-believer AA member and 5 years since leaving the program, I'm opening up about why I left — and what happened next.

This is the story of what it means to evolve beyond recovery. It’s not an AA bash-fest. It’s a soul-truth telling, and my intention is to liberate anyone who’s been quietly wrestling with doubts, dissonance, and the terrifying question: What if I leave... and I die?

I share:

• The moment I realized I was in a high-control ideology
• How critical thinking cracked open my AA worldview
• The painful (and freeing) process of deprogramming
• Why I now believe recovery can become learned helplessness
• How I discovered I was autistic and ADHD after leaving AA
• What recovery actually means to me now
• The surprising grief, fear, and freedom that comes from walking away

If you've ever felt trapped in a program that once saved you, or you’ve questioned whether staying is still serving your evolution — this episode is for you.

I share this not to convince, but to validate, to liberate, and to remind you: You're allowed to grow beyond where you started.

🌀 If You’re in the Deprogramming Phase…

I created a course called Deprogram, specifically for folks leaving AA and navigating the messy, liberating, identity-shifting work of reclaiming their own mind.

It’s a roadmap I wish existed when I left Alcoholics Anonymous.

🌀 Deprogram AA Online Course



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