Stay Sober, Help Others [Season 10, Episode 23]

About this episode

Pedro shares his journey from binge drinking to a life of service and serenity in AA.

Pedro from Portugal tells Olis and Sam about drinking in the discos of Long Island on weekends — that could last 2 or 3 or 4 days. He didn't know that binging qualified him, but in AA he learned there are many types of alcoholics. Now he lives a life of service and serenity. Pedro tells others that what happened to him will happen to them too. He says to go with the flow of love. Rick tells us why Grapevine is the best piece of mail he gets each month. 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: Pedro

Topics covered

• alcoholism
• recovery
• service
• personal stories
• AA Grapevine

Keywords

• alcoholics
• service
• sobriety
• AA
• Grapevine
• personal stories
• recovery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AA Grapevine, Grapevine Magazine, Grapevine, aagrapevine.org/store

Places: Portugal, Long Island

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