Ep 202 AA Cult Whistleblowing with Monica Richardson

Ep 207 Leaving AA, Harm Reduction + Autism — Kylee's Story

Today we're diving in deep to some of the psychological dynamics of 12 step ideology with Kylee. Kylee shares about what it was like to be in AA as an undiagnosed autistic woman, what leaving was like, and how harm reduction has been a game changer for her. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:00 12 Step Comment Sections 10:00 Getting 12 Stepped 14:37 Late Diagnosed Autism 16:26 First Crack in AA Brainwashing 28:02 What Led to Leaving 12 Step? 34:01 IOP + Harm Reduction 36:35 Seeing AA Ideology +Culture As Harmful 42:54 AA's Anti Self, Autism + MAT 51:16 Burning Out on 12 Step 59:28 AA is its Own Religion 60:46 AA Religion Treats Narcissism? 1:09:14 Harm Reduction 1:18:09 Take What You Want, Leave The Rest? 1:25:10 What Is Recovery? 🔥 Free Deprogram Course + leaving AA resources → here [https://www.sobrietybestie.com ] 🧠 Brain optimization tools → here [https://www.kirsten-johnson.com/brain] ❤️‍🔥 If you’re ready to stop holding yourself back → here [ https://www.kirsten-johnson.com] Come vibe with me: Kirsten's Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/its.KirstenJohnson ] Kirsten's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/its.kirstenjohnson/] Kirsten's TikTok [ https://www.tiktok.com/@its_kirstenjohnson] 📱 My content creation setup (camera, mic, lighting, etc.) → here [https://www.kirsten-johnson.com/content ] 💻 Tools + software I use to run my business and create online → here [https://www.kirsten-johnson.com/tech] ⚠️ Disclaimer: I’m not a therapist, doctor, or licensed healthcare provider. Everything shared is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional care. 💖 Some links may be affiliate links. I only share what I genuinely use and love.

Ep 206 Deprogram AA Live with Carrie

Join us for today's episode which is a livestream with Carrie England. Y'all asked to have Carrie back on the pod, so here is. This was recorded live, today, and is a deprogramming conversation including the commenters with questions answered, thoughts shared, and all the livestream vibes. Carrie's Substack is here. [https://carrieengland.substack.com/] 🔥 Free Deprogram Course + leaving AA resources → here [https://www.sobrietybestie.com ] 🧠 Brain optimization tools → here [https://www.kirsten-johnson.com/brain] ❤️‍🔥 If you’re ready to stop holding yourself back → here [ https://www.kirsten-johnson.com] Come vibe with me: Kirsten's Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/its.KirstenJohnson ] Kirsten's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/its.kirstenjohnson/] Kirsten's TikTok [ https://www.tiktok.com/@its_kirstenjohnson] 📱 My content creation setup (camera, mic, lighting, etc.) → here [https://www.kirsten-johnson.com/content ] 💻 Tools + software I use to run my business and create online → here [https://www.kirsten-johnson.com/tech] ⚠️ Disclaimer: I’m not a therapist, doctor, or licensed healthcare provider. Everything shared is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional care. 💖 Some links may be affiliate links. I only share what I genuinely use and love.

Ep 205 How To Tell People You Left AA

Today on the pod we're diving into one commenters question about how to tell his sponsees he's leaving 12 step. We'll also cover telling your sponsor, AA members and loved ones outside AA. If you want to join in the conversation come over to YouTube and share your story or advice in the comments. Timestamps: 00:00 Leaving AA Intro 02:03 Telling Your Sponsor You Left AA 04:19 Telling My Sponsor I Left AA 06:42 Telling Your Sponsees You Left AA 11:33 Telling My Sponsees I Left AA 16:45 Telling AA Members You Left AA 20:07 Telling AA Members I Left AA 26:40 Telling People Outside AA You Left 🔥 Free Deprogram Course + leaving AA resources → here [https://www.sobrietybestie.com ] 🧠 Brain optimization tools → here [https://www.kirsten-johnson.com/brain] ❤️‍🔥 If you’re ready to stop holding yourself back → here [ https://www.kirsten-johnson.com] Come vibe with me: Kirsten's Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/its.KirstenJohnson ] Kirsten's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/its.kirstenjohnson/] Kirsten's TikTok [ https://www.tiktok.com/@its_kirstenjohnson] 📱 My content creation setup (camera, mic, lighting, etc.) → here [https://www.kirsten-johnson.com/content ] 💻 Tools + software I use to run my business and create online → here [https://www.kirsten-johnson.com/tech] ⚠️ Disclaimer: I’m not a therapist, doctor, or licensed healthcare provider. Everything shared is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional care. 💖 Some links may be affiliate links. I only share what I genuinely use and love.

Ep 204 What People Secretly Think About AA

Things have been going bananas in the comment sections on my Facebook page. So I took the opportunity to ask an important question so that we could all hear what everyone thought. I asked what warning they'd give to someone considering going to AA. I was speaking to those who were indoctrinated, recognized AA ideology as harmful, left AA then began deprogramming. But of course a lot of AA's showed up too with their proselytizing, evangelizing and leaving AA indoctrination in the comments. If you've been curious to what others think about the harms inside AA, this episode is for you. You can also head over to my Facebook page here [https://www.facebook.com/its.KirstenJohnson] if you want to join the conversation. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro AA Warnings 01:16 Dissent Is Not The Problem 03:14 Warning About AA 04:43 AA Informed Consent 09:01 Crowdsourcing AA Opinions 15:31 AA Ideology Can Shame Neurodivergents 19:34 Childhood SA, cPTSD + 12 Step 23:42 Warnings About AA 31:45 AA Proselytizes In My Comments 🔥 Free Deprogram Course + leaving AA resources → here [https://www.sobrietybestie.com ] 🧠 Brain optimization tools → here [https://www.kirsten-johnson.com/brain] ❤️‍🔥 If you’re ready to stop holding yourself back → here [ https://www.kirsten-johnson.com] Come vibe with me: Kirsten's Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/its.KirstenJohnson ] Kirsten's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/its.kirstenjohnson/] Kirsten's TikTok [ https://www.tiktok.com/@its_kirstenjohnson] 📱 My content creation setup (camera, mic, lighting, etc.) → here [https://www.kirsten-johnson.com/content ] 💻 Tools + software I use to run my business and create online → here [https://www.kirsten-johnson.com/tech] ⚠️ Disclaimer: I’m not a therapist, doctor, or licensed healthcare provider. Everything shared is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional care. 💖 Some links may be affiliate links. I only share what I genuinely use and love.

Ep 203 I Called An AA Troll #CultyComments

I never thought this would happen but within an hour from having received ad hominem comments I called an AA troll. It was actually a beautiful thing and I was so looking forward to sharing this with you. Timestamps: 00:00 Most Shocking AA Troll Intro 03:45 She Came for Me in the Comments 04:34 I Blocked Her and Moved On 09:18 She DM’d Me—Terrified 17:08 When Beliefs Feel Like Survival 23:54 Violence Is Where I Draw the Line 24:56 You Won’t Believe What Happened Next 27:14 I Called An AA Troll 34:57 Empathy For The Win 🔥 Free Deprogram Course + leaving AA resources → here [https://www.sobrietybestie.com ] 🧠 Brain optimization tools → here [https://www.kirsten-johnson.com/brain] ❤️‍🔥 If you’re ready to stop holding yourself back → here [ https://www.kirsten-johnson.com] Come vibe with me: Kirsten's Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/its.KirstenJohnson ] Kirsten's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/its.kirstenjohnson/] Kirsten's TikTok [ https://www.tiktok.com/@its_kirstenjohnson] 📱 My content creation setup (camera, mic, lighting, etc.) → here [https://www.kirsten-johnson.com/content ] 💻 Tools + software I use to run my business and create online → here [https://www.kirsten-johnson.com/tech] ⚠️ Disclaimer: I’m not a therapist, doctor, or licensed healthcare provider. Everything shared is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional care. 💖 Some links may be affiliate links. I only share what I genuinely use and love.