Herb K - Workshop — AA Speaker Tapes

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The Third Column and Deep Resentments – Herb K. – Workshop – Part 1 of 25 – Herb

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A workshop led by Herb focuses on the surgical removal of deep resentments through the Big Book's third column. The session becomes a raw excavation of childhood trauma…

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Step Three and the Decision to Turn – Herb K – Workshop – Part 2 of 25 – Herb

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The session opens with a rocket launch metaphor marking the transition from understanding addiction to the active surrender of Step Three. Herb K. leads a group of participants…

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The First Three Steps and Spiritual Awakening – Herb K – Workshop – Part 3 of 25 – Herb

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The rocket launch is the central image here—the idea that once the 12 Steps are ignited they carry the passenger toward a spiritual awakening. Herb breaks down the…

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Self-Will and Unmanageability – Herb K – Workshop – Part 4 of 25 – Herb

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A ten-year sobriety milestone didn't shield Herb from the wreckage of his own unmanageability. He describes a late-stage awakening where he realized he was a 'robotic' agnostic hiding…

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The Dilemma of Lack of Power – Herb K – Workshop – Part 5 of 25 – Herb

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The human will is a defective tool a 'worm in the wood' that instinctively chooses the self over reality. Herb breaks down the spiritual malady not as a…

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Obsession and the Spiritual Malady – Herb K – Workshop – Part 6 of 25 – Herb

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The mind is a liar and Herb spends this workshop dismantling the delusion that an addict can simply 'decide' to stop. Through a series of raw exchanges with…

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Mental Obsession and Delusion – Herb K – Workshop – Part 7 of 25 – Herb

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A Big Book workshop led by Herb focuses on the 'subversive' nature of Step One specifically the mental obsession that keeps an addict from staying stopped. Herb dismantles…

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The Strange Mental Blank Spot – Herb K – Workshop – Part 8 of 25 – Herb

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A graduate degree in philosophy and psychology didn't stop Herb from hitting a wall of drunk driving arrests and a single-car wreck. He spent four years in the…

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The Doctor’s Opinion and Physical Allergy – Herb K. – Workshop – Part 9 of 25 – Herb

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Herb leads a Big Book workshop stripping away the polish to expose the biological and mental machinery of addiction. He dissects the 'Doctor's Opinion,' framing the physical allergy…

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The Physical Allergy and Spiritual Malady – Herb K – Workshop – Part 10 of 25 – Herb

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Herb a biologist by training dissects the biological imperative of addiction framing Step One as a triad of body mind and will. He argues that the 'allergy' described…

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Physical Allergy and Craving – Herb K – Workshop – Part 11 of 25 – Herb

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The focus shifts to the biological machinery of addiction specifically the 'Doctor's Opinion' and the physical allergy. Herb H. dismantles the dictionary definition of craving arguing that for…

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Improving Conscious Contact – Herb K – Workshop – Part 12 of 25 – Herb

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A former monk who spent seven years in a monastery before finding AA Herb H. breaks down the mechanics of Step 11. He rejects the idea of meditation…

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Step 8 and 9 Amends – Herb K – Workshop – Part 13 of 25 – Herb

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A rocket launch serves as the central metaphor for the dismantling of the false self. Herb T. breaks down the mechanics of the 12 Steps moving from the…

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Making Amends – Herb K – Workshop – Part 14 of 25 – Herb

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A three-stage rocket launch into the fourth dimension: that is how Herb H. views the process of the 12 Steps. He doesn't offer a quick fix warning that…

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Information and Transformation – Herb K – Workshop – Part 15 of 25 – Herb

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A graduate of philosophy and theology Herb K. spent years in meetings and calling a sponsor without ever experiencing a true transformation until he met a 'mechanic' of…

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The Three Stage Rocket Launch – Herb K – Workshop – Part 16 of 25 – Herb

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The recovery process is a three-stage rocket launch. Herb H. describes the first stage as the foundation of powerlessness and the slow thaw of the spirit a process…

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The Fifth Step and Powerlessness – Herb K – Workshop – Part 17 of 25 – Herb K.

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A rocket launch serves as the central metaphor for the path from powerlessness to neutrality. Herbin I. breaks down the mechanics of the first nine steps treating the…

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The Progression of the 12 Steps – Herb K – Workshop – Part 18 of 25 – Herb K.

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A rocket launch is the central image here: the first stage is the desperate need for power the second stage is the internal clearing of steps four through…

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Resentment Inventory and Soul Surgery – Herb K – Workshop – Part 19 of 25 – Herb

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Life is a flow and for Herb H. the only way to stay in that current is through a relentless daily maintenance of the spirit. He dissects the…

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Step 5 and the Removal of Secrets – Herb K – Workshop – Part 20 of 25 – Herb

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Herb K. treats the Fifth Step not as a therapeutic catharsis but as a surgical excision of the 'cancer' of secrets. He breaks down the biological drive of…

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Step 1 and Willingness – Herb K – Workshop – Part 21 of 25 – Herb

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Herb H. opens with a prayer for an open mind framing the recovery process as building an architectural arch toward freedom. He dissects the first step's duality—the physical…

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Fourth Step Inventory – Herb K – Workshop – Part 22 of 25 – Herb

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A spiral staircase of recovery not a linear path. Herb T. breaks down the surgical precision required in the Fourth Step treating resentments like cancers that must be…

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Biochemical Allergy and Mental Obsession – Herb K – Workshop – Part 23 of 25 – Herb

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The journey from addiction to a flourishing life begins with the collapse of the ego and a leap of faith into the abyss. Herb H. dissects the mechanics…

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Step 4 and the Resentment Inventory – Herb K – Workshop – Part 24 of 25 – Herb

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The Fourth Step is not a guilt trip but a surgical removal of the cancer of the soul. Herb H. describes the grueling process of dismantling the 'Hollywood…

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Resentment Inventory and the Third Column – Herb K – Workshop – Part 25 of 25 – Herb

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A deep dive into the mechanics of the resentment inventory Herb H. breaks down the Big Book's matrix not as a therapeutic vent but as a surgical analysis…

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Workshop Sessions

The Third Column and Deep Resentments – Herb K. – Workshop – Part 1 of 25 – Herb

Step Three and the Decision to Turn – Herb K – Workshop – Part 2 of 25 – Herb

The First Three Steps and Spiritual Awakening – Herb K – Workshop – Part 3 of 25 – Herb

Self-Will and Unmanageability – Herb K – Workshop – Part 4 of 25 – Herb

The Dilemma of Lack of Power – Herb K – Workshop – Part 5 of 25 – Herb

Obsession and the Spiritual Malady – Herb K – Workshop – Part 6 of 25 – Herb

Mental Obsession and Delusion – Herb K – Workshop – Part 7 of 25 – Herb

The Strange Mental Blank Spot – Herb K – Workshop – Part 8 of 25 – Herb

The Doctor’s Opinion and Physical Allergy – Herb K. – Workshop – Part 9 of 25 – Herb

The Physical Allergy and Spiritual Malady – Herb K – Workshop – Part 10 of 25 – Herb

Physical Allergy and Craving – Herb K – Workshop – Part 11 of 25 – Herb

Improving Conscious Contact – Herb K – Workshop – Part 12 of 25 – Herb

Step 8 and 9 Amends – Herb K – Workshop – Part 13 of 25 – Herb

Making Amends – Herb K – Workshop – Part 14 of 25 – Herb

Information and Transformation – Herb K – Workshop – Part 15 of 25 – Herb

The Three Stage Rocket Launch – Herb K – Workshop – Part 16 of 25 – Herb

The Fifth Step and Powerlessness – Herb K – Workshop – Part 17 of 25 – Herb K.

The Progression of the 12 Steps – Herb K – Workshop – Part 18 of 25 – Herb K.

Resentment Inventory and Soul Surgery – Herb K – Workshop – Part 19 of 25 – Herb

Step 5 and the Removal of Secrets – Herb K – Workshop – Part 20 of 25 – Herb

Step 1 and Willingness – Herb K – Workshop – Part 21 of 25 – Herb

Fourth Step Inventory – Herb K – Workshop – Part 22 of 25 – Herb

Biochemical Allergy and Mental Obsession – Herb K – Workshop – Part 23 of 25 – Herb

Step 4 and the Resentment Inventory – Herb K – Workshop – Part 24 of 25 – Herb

Resentment Inventory and the Third Column – Herb K – Workshop – Part 25 of 25 – Herb

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