My List of Addiction Recovery Resources. Links to Meetings, Books, Apps, Music, TED X Talks and YouTube Videos.
MASTER LIST OF WORLDWIDE ONLINE MEETINGS – Multiple Fellowships
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gz_z2U9Vy9uReIyY6q4itNXJsUhn87M4Wco-a-KeT8/edit#gid=
24/7 AA and NA
http://www.247aaonline.com/ https://zoom.nastuff.com/
Zoom AA
https://aa-intergroup.org/meeting
Spreadsheet of secular meetings Worldwide
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AuWy7FKCG-R_pyRZzEjFXkH- Rw_0VEzi/edit#gid=104829153
Recovery Dharma (Buddhist AA) Full Schedule of Zoom Meetings
https://www.recoverydharmanyc.org/meetings/
Smart Recovery (CBT Based self help)
https://www.smartrecovery.org/community/calendar.php?styleid=29
24/7 Women’s AA Meeting – Zoom ID 928 9414 8568 passcode Billw
List of Young Peoples Meetings On Zoom
Master list of Young Peoples meetings
https://ypaas.netlify.app/
10pm EST Daily Young People’s AA Meeting Zoom ID 254 537 1206
The Fifth Dimension – Young peoples mtg
Daily 6:30pm
https://zoom.us/j/687118144
Warriors Meeting – Young peoples mtg
Fri 8pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7299348845
Disability & Mental Health AA Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8428337808 Code 8428337808
10am PST
1pm EST
6pm Ireland
The Evolution of the Steps
https://sites.google.com/site/aspiritualrecovery/six-steps/evolution
Traditional Big Book 12 Step Worksheets
https://12step.org/tools/workbooks/
This Is Russell Brand’s Guide to the 12 Steps (You may find the questions helpful and its overall straight forward language) https://www.russellbrand.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/russell-brand-recovery-the-program.pdf
AA and Alternatives To AA GREAT LINK
https://compasshealthnetwork.org/free-online-meetings-and-virtual-resources/
VIDEOS
Johan Hari – Ted talk – Everything you know about addiction is wrong
https://youtu.be/PY9DcIMGxMs
The Power Of Addiction – Gabor Matè – Ted Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66cYcSak6nE
Addiction is a disease we should treat it like one – Ted Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_RGn75JcZ8
Why some of us are addicts – Ted Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHbuaq5h2A4
This could be why you’re depressed or anxious – Johan Hari
https://www.ted.com/talks/johann_hari_this_could_be_why_you_re_depressed_or_anxious?lan guage=en
Judson Brewer – Ted talk – A Simple Way To Break A Bad Habit
https://youtu.be/-moW9jvvMr4
Mel Robbins
how to stop screwing yourself over
https://youtu.be/Lp7E973zozc
Alan Carr – The Easy Way To Control Alcohol (Non AA)
https://youtu.be/bIv7WcuGNhc
GREAT VIDEOS and PODCAST by Therapist Matthias J. Barker. https://instagram.com/matthiasjbarker?igshid=YzAyZWRlMzg=
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/matthias-j-barker-podcast/id1546281199
https://youtube.com/c/MatthiasBarker
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdcvHM5f/
AA YouTube Speaker Recordings
Anthony Hopkins – Pacific group Qualification
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pgeNiMYiUk
The 12 Steps of AA With Father Martin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuMr-luepLY
Joe & Charlie – Working The 4th Step (A lot of their content is great)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-5PvGL60Cc
Earl Hightower – AA Circuit Speaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enf3mo2Bt9Q
Earl Hightower – The Difference between Recovery and Treatment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a30rvrxISY
Earl Hightower – Working the 12 Steps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV475ILbhrc
Mickey Bush
https://youtu.be/MJXNmvDvXn4
https://youtu.be/1L0hemu0vqU
Kip C
https://youtu.be/W_EBujROSeM
Chuck C – A New Pair Of Glasses
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3Q57n3av-LQDDtU_S4tPHd0Mu8kDtjjq
Sandy Beach
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuSJRom1_4kAD2-RqUgmRP6HcbGRHBUs6
Kent C
From Rehab to Freedom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlbxbT2L-Fs
Chris R
Relapse Prevention
https://youtu.be/l-Q6oIC2TU8
Dave F and Mark H
Emotional Sobriety
https://youtu.be/xmKXG7V_RtM
Mark H
Gratitude Grace Wisdom
https://youtu.be/_djIub6tpa4
Joe Hawk – finding and using a higher power
https://youtu.be/l5r521sYXsg
Clancy (Best Of)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuSJRom1_4kAl6Zgq6wFE04kRtdkuqr9G
Adam T
https://youtu.be/dGYPa2PKwnI
The Best Female AA speaker compilation
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuSJRom1_4kD_N9FneQptcHzrbWHaSf2m
https://youtu.be/M5QabLpXQt4
Jennifer H
https://youtu.be/_ZHtM8QFyks
THE MOVIES
Beautiful Boy
When A man Loves A Woman
Clean And Sober
Flight
28 Days
Leaving Las vegas
Barfly
Kids
Days of Wine And Roses
My Name is Bill W
The Anonymous People
The Shift
Russell Brand – From Addiction To Recovery Permanent Midnight
Basketball Diaries Everything Must Go Gia
Trainspotting Thirteen
Affliction
Crazy heart
Drugstore Cowboy
Drunks
Factorum
The Fighter
Homerun
Less than Zero
Permanent Midnight
Ray
Requiem For A Dream
The Rose
A Star Is Born
Rush
Tender Mercies
The Boost
Burnt
Unguarded
ESPN E:60 Tony Mandarich Postcards from The Edge Thanks For Sharing
Suck It Up Buttercup
AMY
Rocketman
Rachael Getting Married Underwater
MacArthur Park
Needle Park
My Name Was Bette
Acts Of Worship
Ecstasy – Lives Out Of balance The Lepers
Ben Is Back
Shame
Black Metal Veins
The Sound of Metal
Mank
Spun
Cherry
Half Nelson. Candy
Body Brokers
The Crime Of The Century Queens Gambit
Castle In The Ground
Ben Is back
Sid and Nancy
Euphoria (HBO series)
Last Days
Only Lovers Left Alive Ingrid goes west
LISTEN TO
THE POWER OF NOW – Eckhart Tolle (AUDIOBOOK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3RXCRQ4AeM
Awakening Through Adversity – Eckhart Tolle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUzC9CrTpoo
THE APPS
12 Step Companion
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/12-steps-companion-aa-big-book/id295775656
Pink Cloud
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pink-cloud-aa-meeting-finder/id1178847734
AA Meeting Guide
https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/meeting-guide
NA Meeting Finder
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/na-meeting-search/id627643748
Sober Sidekick https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sober-sidekick-quit-drinking/id1448251580
Meditation Apps – Headspace, Calm, Insight Timer, Aura, Saatva, Yoga Glow, ENSO, Inscape, Buddhify, Smiling Mind, Simple Habit, 10% Happier
BOOKS – with a link, review or synopsis
LIT by Mary Karr)
https://www.amazon.com/Lit-Memoir-P-S-Mary-Karr/dp/0060596996
Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget by Sarah Hepola
I felt like Sarah wrote my story. I very much related to her always feeling “less than” in normal life, and only becoming confident and alive once she poured alcohol down her throat.
Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp
My ultimate addiction memoir. I wish I could have met Caroline before she passed away. This was the first book I read on this subject, and I instantly could relate to her feelings. She was part of the reason I eventually got sober. She made a huge impact on me and is someone I will always be grateful to.
Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir by Lisa Smith
Again, Lisa tells my story. I too was a high-functioning professional with a drinking and cocaine addiction. My addiction always took me to new lows, and cost me many jobs over the years.
Unwifeable: A Memoir by Mandy Stadtmiller
Mandy’s honesty touched me deeply. I did many things I am deeply ashamed of, and reading her book taught me that I am not alone. I want to meet her and give her a big hug.
Party Girl: A Novel by Anna David
I simply love this novel. I used to work in fashion/beauty/celebrity PR, and I related to her lifestyle before she got sober.
Terry: My Daughter’s Life-and-Death Struggle with Alcoholism by George McGovern – This book broke my heart. Terry achieved long-term sobriety at one time, and she helped many women. She sadly relapsed and eventually died. It made me realize the pain I would have brought to my parents if they had lost me.
Parched by Heather King
I really liked this book because it focuses a lot on her spiritual crisis and how it related to her alcoholism. She is a Christian, as am I, and I often battled in my head with being a Christian and being an alcoholic. Eventually my faith brought me to my knees and I began my journey of sobriety after having a spiritual experience. My faith is the foundation for my sobriety today.
Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man and 90 Days by Bill Clegg
Clegg is an incredible writer. He comes from the book publishing world and, again, was someone who was successful and smart, but in active addiction. He lost trust of people around him and in his field, but through sobriety he has been able to regain that trust and help many people along the way.
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
James went to my college, Denison University, and is friends with many of my friends, so I loved reading the parts that took place (“fictionally”) in Granville, Ohio. This is one of the first books I read about addiction ever, before I realized I had a problem.
Guts by Kristen Johnston
This book is unreal. It’s amazing that Kristen has survived. What an incredible story of addiction and recovery. Kristen is raw, funny and holds nothing back. I simply adore her.
High on Arrival by Mackenzie Phillips
This book is completely honest. I love Mackenzie’s rawness, and her incredible recovery that has impacted so many others to find recovery. (She was also a childhood favorite of mine on “One Day at a Time”—ironic title!)
How to Murder Your Life by Cat Marnell
I could not put this book down (literally), talk about gut-wrenching honesty and not holding anything back. When I worked in beauty, Cat was a beauty editor at Lucky and xoJane.com, so I knew of her. I found this book uncomfortable at times and very funny at other times. It is the real deal and Cat is a talented writer, but most of all a survivor.
My Fair Junkie by Amy Dresner
Man’s Search For Meaning – Viktor Frankl
Glenn Palmer Smith Twenty-five Years of Listening: Life lessons and inspiration for all of life’s struggles from the collective wisdom of people in recovery. https://a.co/d/bEJD5L0
SOBRIETY/RECOVERY PODCASTS
Many Pathways To Sobriety https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/many-paths-to-sobriety-secular-podcast/id1626096550
Recovery Edge
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-edge/id1522951726
Refuge Recovery
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/refuge-recovery/id1090240258
Smart Recovery
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-recovery-podcasts/id433764979
Let’s Talk Recovery
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-addiction-recovery/id1396520088
Addiction Support
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/addiction-support-podcast-addiction-support-for- family/id1061223413
Project Recovery
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/project-recovery/id1456285385
Recovery Power Hour
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-recovery-2-0-power-hour-podcast-with- tommy-rosen/id1132361306
Best AA Speaker Tapes
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jimi-jones/id1449351233
Mad Dog Recovery
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mad-dog-recovery-aa-speakers/id1439709777
AA Speaker Recordings
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aa-speaker-recordings-rocketed- org/id1493897241
Full Flight – AA Speakers. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aa-speaker-recordings-rocketed- org/id1493897241
List Of Best Recovery Podcasts https://blog.feedspot.com/sobriety_podcasts
GEMS
https://noblemusicnyc.wordpress.com/2022/03/02/gems/
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST MUSIC 151 SONGS ABOUT ADDICTION AND RECOVERY
https://spinditty.com/playlists/Songs-About-Addiction-Dependency-Getting-Sober-and-Recovery
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