Ten Treatment Centers Never Revealed the Spiritual Malady – Joe H.

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Joe H. from Santa Monica shares how he went through ten treatment centers and seven colleges with a master's in psychology, yet none revealed the third part of the disease of alcoholism -- the spiritual malady. He challenges common AA slogans, arguing you cannot carry the message and charge money. Joe describes meeting his sponsor Don, who taught him the Big Book process starting from the title page through the first 164 pages.

He explains how his ego uses the things that separate him from others to try to prove he belongs -- whether through treatment stays or prison time -- when what actually makes him alcoholic is the physical allergy and mental obsession. Joe emphasizes the reconstruction of the ego after spiritual awakening and the need to continually rework the first nine steps.

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• 0:00 Joe H. from Santa Monica shares how he went through ten treatment centers and seven colleges with a master's in psychology, yet none revealed the third part of the disease of alcoholism -- the spir...
• 18:00 He challenges common AA slogans, arguing you cannot carry the message and charge money. Joe describes meeting his sponsor Don, who taught him the Big Book process starting from the title page throu...
• 36:00 He explains how his ego uses the things that separate him from others to try to prove he belongs -- whether through treatment stays or prison time -- when what actually makes him alcoholic is the p...