More God, Less Me [Season 10, Episode 17]

About this episode

Josh shares his journey of recovery from addiction and his commitment to helping others after finding support in AA.

Josh, the creator of the Get the App Rap joins Olis and Sam on this week's episode. Despite 22 visits to detox, Josh had lost family and jobs and was living under a bridge, bringing him to his breaking point. Random kindness from a woman, giving him a place to stay, led to Josh reentering AA. Now he's been sober over eight years and devotes his life to helping others. We hear an email from Chris, and A Newcomer Asks question from Ravi. Jeffrey shares in Language of the Heart. Stay tuned after the close to hear Josh's other song, Service Junkies . While we provide the podcast at no charge, we do have expenses. Grapevine is the only AA entity that does not accept direct contributions, so to support the AA Grapevine Podcast, please subscribe to Grapevine Magazine in print, online, or on the Grapevine app. You can also provide a subscription to someone in need through our " Carry the Message " program or purchase books or other items at aagrapevine.org/store . You can email us at podcast@aagrapevine.org. To record an Ask-It-Basket question or a recovery-related joke, call 212-870-3418 or email a voice recording to podcast@aagrapevine.org .

People in this episode

Hosts: Olis, Sam

Guest: Josh

Topics covered

• addiction recovery
• personal stories
• AA
• sponsorship
• kindness
• service

Keywords

• addiction
• recovery
• AA
• sobriety
• personal growth
• kindness
• service

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AA Grapevine

Books & works: Get the App Rap, Service Junkies

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