Steps 10, 11 and 12 – Step-Tember to Remember Workshop – Part 1 of 7 – 2025 – Jack D.

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Step-Tember To Remember Workshop - 2025

A trash bag and a duffel bag were all Jack D. had when he first arrived a man who spent years treating the fellowship as a social ladder and a tool for self-service. He describes a cycle of switching sponsors five times in five years to avoid the amend steps eventually attempting to profit from recovery by moving to Los Angeles to 'get paid to help people.' The turning point arrives via the FBI and a sentence in federal prison camp where a pocket-sized 12 and 12 and a visitation room became his sanctuary. He reflects on the 'ripple effects' of the 12th step moving from a life of objectifying others to a place of integrated integrity where he now navigates the tension of staying 'awake' while managing the wreckage of healthcare fraud and a long list of debts.

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• 0:00 Reading from the Big Book on the importance of cheerfulness and laughter in recovery.
• 2:30 Jack D. expresses gratitude for the connection and the transformative power of the room.
• 7:15 Discussion on the 'ripple effects' of 12th step work and the image of the pebble in the pond.
• 12:40 Laughter: Jack describes his history of switching sponsors to avoid the amend steps.
• 18:10 Jack admits to using AA as a tool for self-service and objectifying others.
• 24:50 The 'big shot' era: Moving to Los Angeles to profit from the recovery industry.
• 31:20 The FBI arrest and the transition to federal prison camp.
• 36:10 Spiritual experience in the 'cement cube' of prison reading the 12 and 12.
• 42:00 Reflections on the necessity of Steps 10 and 11 to stay 'awake' and avoid returning to the dirt.
• 48:30 The importance of integrated integrity and the 'common journey' of the fellowship.