RAW Recovery Podcast

A New Reality (The Daily Trudge)

Recovery introduces us to a new reality — one we never expected, rarely feel ready for, and often resist at first. The old way of living was chaotic but familiar. The new way? Honest, spiritual, connected, and grounded.
This shift isn’t about pretending everything is great; it’s about seeing life through new eyes. Pain hits different. Joy hits different. Responsibility hits different. And with that comes a new freedom, one built on truth instead of denial.
Today we talk about stepping into that new reality — the one God, recovery, and the Steps keep pointing us toward — and what it means to leave the old one behind for good.
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Do I Really Need To Forgive? (The Daily Trudge)

“Do I really have to forgive?”
Most of us ask this at some point — usually when someone has hurt us so deeply that forgiveness feels impossible, unfair, or like we’re letting them off the hook.
But in recovery, forgiveness isn’t about excusing the harm. It’s about freeing ourselves from the poison we’ve been carrying.
Resentment chains us to the past. Trauma keeps us frozen. Anger wears us out.
Forgiveness is how we break free — not how they get away with anything.
Today we explore:• Why forgiveness is a tool for us, not them• The difference between forgiveness and reconciliation• Why spiritual progress demands we let go• How resentment destroys peace• What God can do with wounds we cannot heal alone
Forgiveness doesn’t mean forgetting or trusting again.
It means refusing to live in the shadow of someone else’s harm.
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Finding Your Tribe! (The Daily Trudge)

In recovery, we don’t heal alone — we heal together. Finding your tribe means finding the people who walk beside you, challenge you, call you on your BS, celebrate your wins, and remind you who you truly are.
Your tribe isn’t always your family. It’s not always your old friends. It’s the people who share your experience, speak your language, and help you grow — spiritually, emotionally, and honestly.
Today we talk about how to recognize the people who belong on your journey… and how to gently release the ones who don’t.
No one trudges alone.
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Is It A Resentment OR Is It Trauma? (The Daily Trudge)

In recovery, not every emotional reaction is a resentment — and not every painful memory is “just trauma.” But we mix the two up all the time.
A resentment is usually about anger, ego, expectations, and old wounds we keep feeding.Trauma is about deep emotional injury that shaped our nervous system, beliefs, and reactions.
One needs inventory.The other needs healing.
Today we talk about how to tell the difference, how each one affects our recovery, and why mislabeling trauma as a resentment can actually do more harm than good.
We’ll dig into:• What resentment really is in AA terms• What trauma looks like in the body and mind• When inventory helps — and when it doesn’t• How trauma-informed recovery keeps us safe• Why both require honesty, humility, and God
Not everything that hurts is a resentment.Not everything that angers us is trauma.
This is about clarity — and freedom.
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Live And Let Live (The Daily Trudge)

Live and Let Live” sounds simple, but for alcoholics it’s one of the hardest spiritual principles to practice. We want to control everything — outcomes, people, opinions, emotions… all of it.
But recovery teaches us that peace comes when we stop running other people’s lives and start focusing on our own.
Today we’re talking about what “Live and Let Live” actually means in daily recovery:• Letting people be who they are• Dropping the need to fix or manage others• Staying in our lane emotionally and spiritually• Giving grace without losing boundaries
When we stop trying to control the world, we finally get to live in it.
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Just Gonna Run My Mouth!

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Reality, Purpose, and the Power of God

There comes a point in recovery where we stop living in a world of spiritual make-believe and start living in spiritual reality. The Big Book tells us that the childish dream world we once clung to is replaced by a deep sense of purpose and a growing awareness of God working in our lives.
But that awareness isn’t meant to lift us out of the world — it’s meant to prepare us for service in it.
“Keep your head in the clouds with Him, but your feet firmly planted on earth.”
That’s where our fellow travelers are. That’s where the work is. And that’s where usefulness and spiritual sanity meet.
Today we talk about the balance between spiritual experience and real-life responsibility — and how grounding our recovery in purpose keeps us sane, useful, and connected.
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Keep It Simple (The Daily Trudge)

In recovery, we love to complicate things. We overthink, overwork, overreact, and try to control everything. But the solution has always been the same: Keep it simple.
When we strip away the drama, fear, and ego, the basics still work — meetings, honesty, service, prayer, and staying connected. The moment we drift into chaos, it’s usually because we stopped doing the simple things that keep us grounded.
Today we talk about getting back to basics, slowing down, and remembering that recovery isn’t complicated… we are.
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⭐ Selfishness: The Root of Our Troubles

In the Big Book, we’re told flat-out: “Selfishness—self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles.”
Most of us didn’t get sober because we were living selfless lives. We got sober because our self-will ran straight into a brick wall — and took everyone around us with it.
Today we dig into the truth that no alcoholic likes to face:We cause most of our own pain.
Self-will.Fear.Control.Expectations.
When we’re in self, everything hurts. When we’re in God, everything changes.
In this episode we explore:• How self-centered fear drives our worst decisions• Why selfishness blocks spiritual growth• The freedom that comes from service and humility• Why “getting out of self” is the fastest path to serenity
When we stop making everything about us, life gets a whole lot cleaner.
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Principle Nine, Justice! (The Daily Trudge)

Principle Nine — Justice — isn’t about punishment, score-keeping, or trying to make life “fair.”In recovery, justice is about living honestly, taking responsibility, and treating people with the same dignity we expect in return.
Justice in the spiritual sense means:• We tell the truth even when it’s uncomfortable• We stop blaming others for our pain• We clean up our side of the street• We repair harm where we can, and stop creating new harm
When alcohol ruled our lives, fairness went out the window. We hurt people, we lied, we hid, we manipulated, and we told ourselves we were the victims.
Principle Nine calls us to grow up spiritually — to show up in the world in a way that reflects integrity, humility, and accountability.
Today we’re talking about how justice shows up in our recovery:• Owning our wrongs without beating ourselves up• Making amends through consistent changed behavior• Seeing others as equals, not obstacles• Leaving old selfish patterns behind
Justice isn’t about perfection — it’s about becoming someone trustworthy again, one day at a time.
Keep trudging.
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