{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"First Meeting - Recovered 610","description":"Call us at 1-734-288-7510\r\nemail at mstapletonpe@gmail.com\r\nSubscribe to Premium\r\nGive us an iTunes Review\r\nSober Life Mouthwash Website \r\nPromo Code PODCAST\r\nfor 20% Discount\r\nThe Big Book\r\nThe 12 and 12\r\n24 Hours a Day\r\nThe first meeting I ever attended is clear in my memory.  For some people, it may not be so memorable, those early days can be really fuzzy.  \r\nBut tonight, we are going to talk about our experience, strength, and hope regarding our first meeting.  \r\nWe know from the feedback that we receive, \r\nmany of our listeners have not yet mustered up the courage to go to their first meeting. \r\nThe intent of this episode is to demonstrate that going to your first meeting doesn’t have to be scary, but rather, \r\nyour first meeting can be an opportunity to let go of the shitty life you are living.\r\nBut let’s go back, back before program and talk about what our understanding of AA was before we came into the rooms of alcoholics anonymous.\r\nBefore you came into the fellowship, what was your understanding of recovery?\r\nWhat did you image meetings to be like?\r\nHow did TV and Movies shape your understanding?\r\nWhat movies or TV programs?\r\nHow were they similar to reality?\r\nHow were they different?\r\nHow did you learn about this first meeting you went to?\r\nWhere was it?\r\nDid you go alone?\r\nWhere was the first meeting you went to alone?\r\nWas it a different experience going alone?\r\nWhat did the meeting look like, describe your first meeting?\r\n\r\n\r\ntime\r\n\r\n\r\nplace\r\n\r\n\r\nnumber of people there\r\n\r\n\r\ndescribe the people there\r\n\r\n\r\ndescribe your feelings\r\n\r\n\r\nwhat were your expectations\r\n\r\n\r\nwhat was reality\r\n\r\n\r\ntopic\r\n\r\n\r\nleader\r\n\r\n\r\nphone numbers\r\n\r\n\r\nnew members package\r\n\r\n\r\ndid you say your were new\r\n\r\n\r\ndid you say you were an alcoholic\r\n\r\n\r\nwhat prayers\r\n\r\n\r\ndid it seem religious\r\n\r\n\r\nwas it glum or did it seem they were having fun\r\n\r\n\r\nmoney basket, did it bother you\r\n\r\n\r\ndo you remember anything about any of the readings\r\n\r\n\r\ndid you know the 12 steps before\r\n\r\n\r\nany step strike you\r\n\r\n\r\ndescribe the feelings throughout the evening (scared, embarrassed, safe, loved, odd)\r\n\r\n\r\ncoffee, smoking, language, laughter \r\n\r\n\r\nWhat would you say to the new person who has not yet gone to a meeting?\r\nCalls\r\nJustin from LA\r\nhttps:\/\/www.google.com\/voice\/fm\/00557165274674955804\/AHwOX_DtwZcoFTDddSrux4NRz46V7KjR9i6eRDuJ_GeVn_nwuG7Q-DAspluYdRiNWu0EqoAxL2jyqKJ_MbSxiAAyYHlM-e73nh91cgNTlFok7tZXtpYTJXKmUeosHr6yCnb6i5a0pWgOqB3S1T20FaUJglB8bp5FNw\r\nLynn From Wisconsin\r\nhttps:\/\/www.google.com\/voice\/fm\/00557165274674955804\/AHwOX_CY8b86cnuk2OKAg-LamrM46aTIlwZxgmerdDFFPTyIu5N0glW44AswBax26D0PYc9fiWyK5vOFQK3tpSF2Ob6VSrvyCVrejDifLwb3LYPuanMrMOwyxfVXc1gSjbUEVpmJb2GkB_3Gt04dehJvpDWWy34pAg\r\nMoira from Maine\r\nhttps:\/\/www.google.com\/voice\/fm\/00557165274674955804\/AHwOX_C90O13z96PIrKy6XMEE3PYI3FzLZdlgnScsBkkiSa3GOJFgbF-tD-P2gzVO4M4aiLO4FJmfRlrpUt0H1r0M_day1D-Cr7eFsXziBDMSxgGrF6MYS100L6nSrJQPP0TcpP2GkkETlK38_RNrNQdlnAbDDoSQQ\r\nTeresa From San Francisco\r\nhttps:\/\/www.google.com\/voice\/fm\/00557165274674955804\/AHwOX_Bhvib8cJlfEf2YUkwZKoMDcyG_xfPaoyjC9zNLlKdjog3jtrd7oUSFrCG5n2xxSKC4FVOYkBlWsc3Hw3CM0qvIrjVzux6vO3dGQIxYSb5jHfWbUKTHRBn8T3UA0z40_BS4QYas8Jc5-kLsBqYX4NRtJUu7tg\r\nMatt From Connecticut\r\nhttps:\/\/www.google.com\/voice\/fm\/00557165274674955804\/AHwOX_AdfV4arIq4ckmuNHlWFN4iFT2kpGUUCMkL6gCvzQyL7OPBKdd-wyyuTDwo5mpzUqVGpu1Y2uJ6P1gCIxUiV3lQcxuL5B4HA6mxiVcE0fRoJQwr6K1Kx0PY6s31y9S7HI-0eFjgJpWgxlFA1cmCt1FNL5jtGQ\r\nShanni from Long Island\r\nhttps:\/\/www.google.com\/voice\/fm\/00557165274674955804\/AHwOX_D-gti4IKJVExk4SyNQP7XJx6VMsWpWJXyP2QYpt0L06SfSxrGM47qJtzEAJa9TNZ60cZtBAzYJtyKKpzzs0ESEQM0Yxj7PwnAMAxI27LUIvQ2faSwD_AxwWZmHoxZmhjuRrLMTmvdctxi2hWG07lol3IqOUA\r\nAlex from Austin\r\nhttps:\/\/www.google.com\/voice\/fm\/00557165274674955804\/AHwOX_CpggEeTWmsC8_ehgzqyt2Kfnuhzl4_sGRqO1ZxJDPsgpO_QeUMk9NTP5vWyqxM31d6ltTzvz9llUhjQtsfJU4v_eRHBR1dve32e2nm54xGE8Efg23H-1bNAzzD4Ny9QmZgQErnR2r3HD4kLodkKmj0LCEFuA\r\nFinal Thoughts?","author_name":"Recovered Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/recoveredcast.com","html":"