In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Herb looks back on 40 years of sobriety, on the “chance discovery” of his own alcoholism while his wife was in treatment for her drinking and speaks with passion about the central theme of his recovery - willingness. New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

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"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Kirsty speaks of using cocaine for all of her adult life, getting "freer from her hell" with every single step and on speaking honestly with her young children about her addiction.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Ruairí talks about the autistic loneliness of their childhood, their inability to see how their heavy using affected their family and their joy of being free and working with other addicts in recovery now.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Young opens up about the abuse he suffered as a child, remembers being terrified of becoming a drug addict and speaks about his incredulity at having found a loving God.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Laura remembers thinking she cracked the code for life when she first found alcohol and drugs, gives a candid account of wetting herself, drunk at a family gathering and speaks glowingly of her new-found zest for life in recovery.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Dan speaks candidly about growing up in an alcoholic home and his early mental health struggles, shares vividly about psychosis as a cocaine addict and recalls the moment which lead him to study for priesthood.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Song performed by Dan M. "Daughter" by Youth. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Lise speaks glowingly about being a "queen on the party scene", shares candidly that she used heroin while pregnant, and asserts that she is now the mother she was meant t be.   New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing: Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Justin speaks of his double life as a church member and a sex addict, explains that his dealer lives in his head and shares that he needed to find a “capital G” God of his understanding.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Reco12 Website:  https://www.reco12.com Reco12 Speaker Meeting Podcast:  https://reco12.buzzsprout.com/ or anywhere you get your podcasts

Reco12 Big Book Roundtable:  https://bbroundtable.buzzsprout.com/ or anywhere you get your podcasts

Reco12 Noodle it Out with Nikki M:  https://bbroundtable.buzzsprout.com/ or anywhere you get your podcasts

SAL (Sex Addiction Lifeline) 12 Step Fellowship:  https://sal12step.org/

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"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Vicky speaks of replacing bulimia with drugs as a young adult, the severe health challenges she experienced as a result and reasserts that addiction can affect everyone. 

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing: Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Chris speaks of becoming the person he never wanted to be, finding freedom inside a prison cell, and reveals his passion for service in hospitals and institutions.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing: Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Mariana speaks of her deep-rooted separation anxiety, recalls getting that ultimatum from her husband, and expresses her delight of having her family back in her sober life.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Script editing: Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Purdy recalls running away from an abusive home aged 12, makes a very strong bid for a record in geographicals and marvels at the spiritual shift which made him stop drinking and using drugs.  New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Script editing: Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

It's the end of season 1 and the pod is taking a summer break. Season 2 will kick off on 4 September. In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Jennie remembers being painfully shy as a young child, speaks of pain as the cornerstone of spiritual progress and points out that recovery can be invisible from the outside. New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Script editing: Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Kevin speaks of his learning difficulties as a young child, his 10-year heroin addiction and explains why dyslexia is no barrier in recovery. New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Script editing: Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Fiona speaks of her addiction to control as part of her bulimia, her descent into alcoholism during lockdown and how life in recovery is everything but the prison sentence she was expecting. New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Gary speaks of the premature end to his boxing career, candidly explains how drugs fuelled his football hooliganism and how he was 12-stepped by another ex-boxer also called Gary. New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Danah speaks about her Rastafarian upbringing, the influence of race and class on her addiction and gives some hands-on advice to newcomers.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Barry speaks about his sex & cocaine addiction, relapsing after 20 years in AA, and his extensive step 11 practice.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Dee speaks about manipulating men to fund her habit, takes us inside a crack house, and celebrates the freedom of having made amends to all her family.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same 12 questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Tom speaks about growing up in a safe environment, his struggle with dyspraxia first and "the monster" of addiction later, and extends a very warm welcome to all newcomers.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same 12 questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Angelina speaks about being abused as a child in foster care, the social stigma of black female crack users and her ambitions of helping women in the prison system.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same 12 questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Yussuf speaks about his nomad upbringing in Djibouti, his alcohol, drug and gambling addiction, and his admiration for the big book of Alcoholics Anonymous. New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode David reveals how childhood abuse lead to a long jail sentence, marvels at being 12-stepped by a native American tribe and speaks of one of his biggest joys in recovery - the renewed relationship to his wife.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same 12 questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Charlotte speaks about an unexpected AA sign in Mexico saving her from relapse, running 10k races with cocaine in her bumbag and how quiet contentment is not boring at all. New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same 12 questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In our third series episode, Jason speaks about the shame of neglecting his daughter and family, paid female companionship and the miracle of having gained a son through recovery. New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same 12 questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this second episode, Robin speaks about her addiction to alcohol, drugs and… her husband, how she never expected to end up in prison, and that God is everything to her now in recovery.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same 12 questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this inaugural episode, Alex P from London speaks about his addiction to cocaine and crystal meth, chem sex, psychotic episodes and his appreciation for his new life in recovery.  

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com "Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Ashley speaks of the double challenge of sex addiction and codependency, being an agnostic churchgoer and keeping a list of God’s miracles.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Leo speaks of his idyllic childhood, the tortures of physical alcohol dependency and the ultimate God moment of finding his old dealer running the treatment centre where he then got well.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Donna talks about growing up in NYC in the 70s, reveals how alcohol took away job and life opportunities and explains that today she dies to self, so that God can live in and through her. New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Jonathan talks about growing up during the troubles in Northern Ireland, his decades-long crack and heroin addiction and the grace of finding recovery just as his son needed to find the rooms as well. New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Dorinda speaks candidly about losing both her parents to alcoholism, drinking against her will during pregnancy and how she went from pain to purpose in recovery. New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Vinny talks about racism in his childhood and his Hindu upbringing, reveals shocking details about where his using took him, and gives no-nonsense advice to the newcomer.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Script editing by Dan M. Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Rae speaks about her lack of adverse childhood experiences - even intensely  looking for them later -, explains how she decorated her rock bottom for years and advises the newcomer to qualify their own illness as "it's the only disease where you have to diagnose yourself."   New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Sean speaks about his disbelief that God would love an alcoholic like him and how he’s found "stage 2 recovery" in ACA and the Emotional Sobriety movement. 

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Tiina shares painful memories of drinking her morning wine out of a “World’s Best Mother” cup, speaks of her need for male validation in active addiction and recites the serenity prayer in Finnish. New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery.

In this episode Jay recalls how the horrific abuse he suffered as a child continued into his adult life, explains that laughter is “the music of AA” and reveals how recovery lead him to his calling in life, his work with the dying.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com

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https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Jo speaks of her struggles with different forms of food addiction: compulsive overeating, anorexia and bulimia; recalls “switching” from food to codependency for many years and speaks lovingly of her Higher Power and Her support.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

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"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Lisa recalls being rejected by her dad as a teenager, warns of the dangers of laced street drugs and reveals what it’s like to meet one’s life partner very early in recovery.

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"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Mike reveals how he disappeared into a world of fantasy and acting out, speaks candidly of having to come out to his wife and his mother, and shows immense gratitude for the gifts of recovery.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Andie speaks of her childhood experience as a transgender person “being born in the wrong body”, vividly recalls her militant atheism at the beginning of her recovery journey and reveals that the steps turned her into an Omnist who believes in all religions.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

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"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Andrew speaks of his decades of addiction to alcohol, heroin and crack, recalls losing everything, including the will to live, and speaks glowingly of an encounter in a treatment centre which helped him turn his life around.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Nigel recalls constantly clinging to his mum’s leg as a child, explores grandiosity as a characteristic of the addict and speaks of how men are sabotaged in recovery by their conditioning. 

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Jenny speaks of her childhood conditioning to be a submissive carer, recalls the bitterness and resentment at her alcoholic husband and reveals how Al Anon helped her turn this bitterness into love and compassion.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Thierry recalls how drugs and alcohol "filled the hole in his heart" until he suffered a crack induced heart attack, and he shines with Big Book knowledge and being "happy, joyous and free." 

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

- Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk 0800 6895652 Music: "Epic cinematic Trailer" by Scott Holmes Music "Stomps and Claps" by Scott Holmes Music https://scottholmesmusic.com

"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Sean recalls how he lost a good career to his crack addiction, reveals how he had to move from a "Santa Claus God" to a Higher Power personal to himself and jokes that with almost 34 years he's older in sobriety than Cocaine Anonymous in London.

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"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Kathryn recalls the devastating loss of her father when she was a teenager, speaks of the “addict's logic” of hurting herself with drugs to “get back at her husband” and gives tribute to the Cocaine Anonymous helpline - her first port of call in surrender and the beginning of her recovery.

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

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"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Luke recalls the painful bullying he endured in childhood, speaks of his isolation in addictive addiction and how he found a Higher Power even though he was "99% atheist and 1% agnostic".

New episodes drop on Wednesdays!

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"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. Texas T got sober on a Christmas Day and as fate would have it, this episode is published on a Christmas Day. Join us for a rock and roll episode full of wit and humour, or as Texas T puts it, "I ended up in recovery cos I wouldn't have made a very good bag lady."

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"Running Waters" by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/contact