PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO THE BIG BOOK

BIG BOOK LECTURES AND DISCUSSION

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Below you will find the recordings made by Dr. Mike based on a "Experience the Big Book" study. Find the one(s) you want and click "Listen here" to hear them on your computer.

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Start with the Introduction to Experience the Big Book episode to hear why and how this meeting started.

Introduction to Experience the Big Book

Dr. Mike tells some of his story and how the Experience the Big Book Meeting came into being. He explains his motives and goals for this in-depth study of the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous.

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Episodes By Day of Week

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Wednesday – Year 4 – Ep: 10 – Home Podcast – AA approved literature what does this mean? False pride what does it have to do with my spiritual malady? see also in thoughts on recovery no. 2 and 4

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Sundays – Year 4 – Ep: 8 – Step 4 – Fear – The second step proposition exercise on fear ( God is everything or else he is nothing what is our choice to be?) – Part 2 – see pdf under resources

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Wednesdays – Year 4 – Ep: 9 – Home Podcast – Recovered Alcoholic – What does this mean? – also see thought no. 3

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Sundays – Year 4 – Ep: 7 – The Circle and Triangle and AA today – See also thought no. 1

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Sundays – Year 4 – Ep: 6 – Step 4 – Fear – the second step proposition exercise on fear ( god is everything or nothing what is our choice to be?) – Part 1- pdf under resources

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Wednesdays – Year 4 – Ep: 8 – Step 10 – The Spiritual Axiom – Part 2 – 12 Steps and 12 Traditions – Pages 90-91

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Saturdays – Year 4 – Ep: 7 – What does the big book say ? – Fellowship and treatment “truths” seriously examined in light of the message of the big book!

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Wednesdays – Year 4 – Ep: 7 – Step 10 – 12 Steps and 12 Traditions – The Spiritual Axiom – Part 1

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Sundays – Year 4 – Ep: 5 – How it works – Step 4 – Fear inventory – Specific Instructions and Prayer for Freedom from Fear – Pages 67-8

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Saturdays – Year 4 – Ep: 6 – What does the big book say? Fellowship and treatment “truths” seriously examined in light of the message in the big book! Part 1

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Wednesdays – Year 4 – Ep: 7 – Into Action – Step 10 – Part 3 – Page 85 – Final instructions on getting a daily reprieve from alcoholism – How do I do this? – What must I carry into each days activities? What does it mean to develop a 6th sense?

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Saturdays – Year 4 – Ep: 5 – The Family Afterward – Part 4 – Pages 131-135 – The powerful information on how to practice the principles in all our affairs is concluded in this podcast! First things First!

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Sundays – Year 4 – Ep: 4 – How it Works – Step 4 – Resentment Inventory – Part 3 – Page 67 – Dr. Mike’s Resentment Cheat Sheet- see thought no. 46 handout

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Wednesdays – Year 4 – Ep: 6 – Into Action – Step 10 – Part 2 – The 10th step promises – Some call them the recovered promises – Page 84-5

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Wednesday – Year 4 – Ep: 5 – Into Action – Step 10 – Part 1 – Page 84 – How do I enter the world of the spirit? How do I stay there? The simple instructions – Watch ask discuss amend turn!

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Wednesdays – Year 4 – Ep: 4 – Into Action – Pages 82-4 – The alcoholic tornado – How to repair the damage – Then a discussion of the 9th step promises which are read at many of the meetings

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Saturdays – Year 4 – Ep: 4 – The Family Afterward – Part 3 – Pages 128-130 – How we practice the principles in all our affairs!

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Sundays – Year 4 – Ep: 3 – How it Works – Step 4 – Resentment Inventory – Pages 66-7 – Part 2 – We must be free from anger? How do we master anger ? This was our course! The simple instructions to be free of anger! These 2 pages have changed my life!

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Wednesday – Year 4 – Ep: 3 – Into Action – Step 9 – Pages 78-83 – Financial amends – Criminal amends – Domestic amends – Where others are involved – How we lose fear of people!

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Saturday – Year 4 – Ep: 3 – The family afterward – Part 3 – Pages 126-9 – How to practice these principles in all our affairs

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Saturday – Year 4 – Ep 2 – Family Afterward – Pages 124-6 – Part 2 – Practice these principles in all our affairs

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Sundays – Year 4 – Ep: 2 – How it Works – Step 4 – Pages 64-5 – Resentment Inventory – Part 1 – The first three columns – A look at self esteem and pride and how it relates to our being threatened resulting in resentment

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Wednesdays – Year 4- Ep: 2 – Into Action – Step 8 and 9 – Pages 76-78 – What is our real purpose of the steps? How do we approach someone we hated? How does just being willing to make amends free you from fear of people?

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Saturday – Year 4 – Ep: 1 – The Family Afterward – Part 1 – Pages 122-123 – How to practice the principles in all our affairs with not only the family but the world and the people in it!

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Sundays – Year 4 – Ep: 1 – How it Works – Pages 63-64 – Step 4 – Purpose of the personal inventory – Why do we have to do it? – Review of the first three steps and how they are vital and crucial but without step 4 nothing changes

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Wednesday – Year 4 – Ep: 1 – Into Action – Introduction to step 8 on Page 76 – Then a look at the references in the big book to being willing or willingness- Why is complete willingness essential and how does it drive the process of change!

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Saturday – Year 3 – Ep: 45 – To wives – A powerful message of hope for all those who suffer from alcoholism – Part 5 – Patience, tolerance, understanding and love are our watchwords – Show others these things in yourself and they will be reflected back to you!

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Sunday – Year 3 – Ep: 46 – How it Works – Pages 63-4 – The Step 3 Prayer – Introduction to Step 4 – Why do we do it? What is it’s purpose? How is this related to the decision we make in Step 3?

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Wednesday – Year 3 – Ep: 46 – Faith without works is dead – Alcoholic Anonymous – Pages 76 and 88 – Part 3 – How is your faith manifested in your works? What is the fruit of your life?

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Saturday – Year 3 – Ep: 44 – To Wives – Pages 116-118 – A powerful message of hope for all those who suffer from alcoholism – How to practice the principles in our relationships.

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