Ep 195 Sobriety Bestie Deprogramming AA Resources

About this episode

Kirsten Johnson discusses deprogramming resources for those leaving Alcoholics Anonymous and shares her journey in creating Sobriety Bestie.

I'm super excited to gather all of the deprogramming resources (including ones you haven't seen before!) in one space. It's all accessible from SobrietyBestie.com which is now like a deprogram 12 step hub. I've moved my website to a new location with my name Kirsten-Johnson.com so that Sobriety Bestie can live on as a one stop deprogramming extravaganza start to finish freedom experience for those navigating the mindf*ck of leaving AA, realizing they were in a recovery cult and wanting to reclaim their mind, autonomy and life. My hope is that people wanting to deprogram AA or 12 step can find Sobriety Bestie and move through their deconstruction journey at their own pace. Timestamps: 00:00 Leaving Alcoholics Anonymous 02:10 No Longer Deprogramming AA Reactions 05:57 Sobriety Bestie is Complete 07:17 Why I Created This Deprogramming Work 12:31 Deprogramming Resources For Leaving AA 17:11 Kirsten Sobriety Bestie Going Forward 26:03 Crossing The Finish Line

People in this episode

Host: Kirsten Johnson

Topics covered

• deprogramming
• sobriety
• AA
• recovery
• autonomy
• self-improvement

Keywords

• deprogramming
• Sobriety Bestie
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• recovery cult
• autonomy
• mind
• freedom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sobriety Bestie, Alcoholics Anonymous, Kirsten-Johnson.com

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