In this episode of The Living Clean Podcast, we sit down with a fellow member of Narcotics Anonymous who brings a wealth of experience, depth, and spiritual perspective to recovery. He's an author, educator, and mindfulness practitioner whose journey includes time in monastic life and decades of personal recovery.

Together, we explore how mindfulness can be a powerful tool in the 12-step process, how to align our lives with what truly matters, and how spiritual principles show up in everyday moments. Whether you're new to recovery or decades clean, this conversation offers practical insight and spiritual reflection to support your walk along the path.

This week on The Living Clean Podcast, we sit down with Ruben P., who first came onto Francis’s radar after his powerful share at the Northern California Convention of Narcotics Anonymous. This episode is more of a classic podcast-style conversation — unscripted, open, and free-flowing — and it goes in a lot of directions, all of them worth hearing.

One of the highlights of this conversation is Ruben sharing about George Hollahan, who served as the director of Narcotics Anonymous before Anthony E. Ruben gives us some incredible insight into just how amazing George was, both as a trusted servant and as a human being.

It’s rich with history, personal experience, and heartfelt reflection — we really hope you enjoy this one as much as we did.

This week on The Living Clean Podcast, we feature The Academic Addict, the story found on page 286 of the Sixth Edition of the Basic Text. We kick things off with Peter reading the story for us, setting the stage for a powerful conversation. After the reading, we are joined by Randy H., who not only is the subject of the story but also its author.

Also joining us is Mariah, who recently graduated from Harvard, along with our co-host Francis, Peter O., and myself. Together, we dive deep into the story, its origins, and the experience behind it. This is a special episode you won’t want to miss.