About this episode
Matt and Steve discuss the Big Book in recovery, its purpose, and how to effectively use it.
Send us Fan Mail A lot of people in AA have a Big Book. Fewer people know how to actually use it. Matt was one of those people for a long time — and he's willing to admit it. In this episode Matt and Steve dig into what the Big Book actually is and what it isn't. It's not a memoir. It's not a devotional. It's not a loose collection of Bill Wilson's thoughts. It's a textbook — sequential by design, with chapters that build on each other deliberately. Read it out of order, rush through it, or t...
People in this episode
Host: Matt
Guest: Steve
Topics covered
- recovery
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Big Book
- self-help
- mental health
Keywords
- Big Book
- recovery
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- self-help
- mental health
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Big Book
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