The Sober Truth is a great deprogramming AA, deprogramming 12 step and deprogramming the recovery narrative resource filled with modern science.

I've compiled a list of all the deprogramming books I recommend here:

📚 Deprogram Book List (my fave deprogram, cult recovery and critical thinking books)

Timestamps:

00:00 The Sober Truth Book Intro

01:15 The Sober Truth Book

03:24 Coerced + Court Mandated AA

06:11 Spontaneous Remission

09:38 The Nature of Addiction

11:54 Rehab Industry

15:24 Busting AA Myths

19:45 Counting Abstinence Time Is Useful Myth

21:50 "Drunks" Are All The Same Myth

Resources for deconstructing AA:

👉 Deprogram Lounge (community, Zooms, book club, Escape Kit + more)

📚 Deprogram Book List (my fave deprogram, cult recovery and critical thinking books)

🌀 Deprogram AA Course (free your mind at your own pace)

Let’s get f*cking free

Today we're exploring Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit from his book The Demon Haunted World and how it applies to deprogramming Alcoholics Anonymous.

I've compiled a list of all the deprogramming books I recommend here:

📚 Deprogram Book List (my fave deprogram, cult recovery and critical thinking books)

Timestamps:

00:00 Baloney Detection Kit Intro

02:09 1 - Independent Confirmation

05:15 2 - Encourage Debate

08:34 3 - Authority Means Nothing Without Evidence

14:32 4 - Multiple Hypothesis

19:23 5 - Don't Marry Your Own Ideas

23:05 6 - Quantify

26:57 Leaving AA + Doing Great

29:24 Geting Worse in AA

32:50 7 - Every Link Must Hold

36:20 8 - Occam's Razor

Resources for deconstructing AA:

👉 Deprogram Lounge (community, Zooms, book club, Escape Kit + more)

📚 Deprogram Book List (my fave deprogram, cult recovery and critical thinking books)

Let’s get f*cking free

MARA is a recovery path and stands for Medication Assisted Recovery Anonymous. It has 12 steps but is NOT affiliated with AA or even that similar to AA but the steps are inspired from AA. I find MARA to be very compassionate, empathetic and a recovery path that I'm so glad now exists.

Bob shares his story with leaving NA, joining MARA and how it's made all the difference in his own recovery and life.

MARA website

MARA book

Timestamps:

00:00 Medication Assisted Recovery Intro

03:25 Why Bob Left NA

08:32 Googling Harm Reduction

09:41 What is Medication Assisted Recovery Anonymous

22:36 Prescribed Opioids at 22 Years Sober

30:31 Withdrawing From Suboxone

35:04 Recovery Treatment Not Working + Relapse

42:29 Living a Safe Lifestyle

44:35 NA vs MARA Recovery

47:33 MARA Meetings

1:03:34 My First MARA Meeting

1:07:47 Working in Treatment + Harm Reduction

1:13:22 We Were At The Same MARA Meeting

1:22:23 Building a Support System

1:29:00 Benefits of MARA Recovery

1:33:40 Why MARA is a Better Solution

👉 Deprogram Lounge (community, Zooms, book club, Escape Kit + more)

📚 Deprogram Book List (my fave deprogram, cult recovery and critical thinking books)

Let’s get f*cking free