Sobriety Bestie Podcast
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Sobriety Bestie Podcast

by Kirsten Johnson

The Sobriety Bestie Podcast helps you deprogram AA, heal from recovery dogma, and build a bold, empowered life on your own terms.

101 episodes
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1
Ep 195 Sobriety Bestie Deprogramming AA Resources
30:49 Mar 17, 2026
2
Ep 194 Why I'm No Longer Deprogramming AA
26:15 Mar 10, 2026
3
Ep 193 Is ChatGPT Brainwashing You?
31:44 Mar 3, 2026
4
Ep 192 Rockefeller and Alcoholics Anonymous with Bobby C
1:33:36 Feb 24, 2026
5
Ep 191 The Sober Truth: Debunking AA Myths — Book Review
24:29 Feb 17, 2026
6
Ep 190 The AA Deprogrammer's Baloney Detection Kit (Carl Sagan)
41:36 Feb 10, 2026
7
Ep 189 MARA: A Non-Judgemental Alternative to AA – Bob's Story
1:45:01 Feb 3, 2026
8
Ep 188 The 13th Step with Monica Richardson – Burnie + Bestie LIVE Ep 11
2:01:44 Feb 1, 2026
9
Ep 187 Most Effective Alcohol Addiction Recovery Path with Katie Lain
2:14:16 Jan 27, 2026
10
Ep 186 How AA's "Sharing The Message" Is Harmful
2:14:39 Jan 23, 2026
11
Ep 185 The Real AA – Book Review
30:52 Jan 20, 2026
12
Ep 184 How Principles Before Personalities Is Problematic
2:17:09 Jan 15, 2026
13
Ep 183 Recruited Into 12 Step + Barely Survived – Jon's Story
2:26:25 Jan 13, 2026
14
Ep 182 The Business of Recovery (movie) – Burnie + Bestie
3:25:24 Jan 11, 2026
15
Ep 181 Why You Feel Shocked After Leaving AA
1:37:17 Jan 9, 2026
16
Ep 180 12 Ways AA Makes You the Problem When You Leave
48:33 Jan 6, 2026
17
Ep 179 It Works If You Work It Mythology — Burnie + Bestie
3:15:04 Jan 4, 2026
18
Ep 178 New Freedom, New Happiness After Leaving AA
2:16:10 Jan 1, 2026
19
Ep 177 Twelve Step Trauma + Self Fulfilling Prophecy – Rene’s Story
1:00:15 Dec 30, 2025
20
Ep 176 You're Not Powerless: AA's Pickle Myth Busted — Burnie + Bestie
2:11:58 Dec 29, 2025
21
Ep 175 The 12 Days of Leaving AA
10:32 Dec 25, 2025
22
Ep 174 The Gifts of Leaving AA
31:45 Dec 23, 2025
23
Ep 173 Rehab Repeat Customers — Burnie + Bestie
2:02:50 Dec 22, 2025
24
Ep 172 Spiritual Bypassing in AA
1:27:04 Dec 19, 2025
25
Ep 171 Nick Reiner: Mental Illness and Alcoholics Anonymous
7:58 Dec 17, 2025
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Ep 170 Rob Reiner, Nick Reiner: Addiction, Relapse + Recovery
16:37 Dec 16, 2025
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Ep 169 Bill W.'s White Light Spiritual Experience
2:02:18 Dec 15, 2025
28
Ep 168 AA Preys On The Vulnerable
1:24:46 Dec 12, 2025
29
Ep 167 From AA Famous to Ostracized Completely – Lilly's Story
1:41:54 Dec 9, 2025
30
Ep 166 The AMA's 1939 Review of AA's Big Book
7:17 Dec 8, 2025
31
Ep 165 AA's "Spiritual Not Religious" Gaslight — Burnie + Bestie
1:03:30 Dec 7, 2025
32
Ep 164 The Hardest Part of Leaving AA
2:00:51 Dec 5, 2025
33
Ep 163 AA Keeps You ‘Forever Sick’ — Burnie + Bestie LIVE
2:03:46 Dec 4, 2025
34
Ep 162 How Long Is Deprogramming? Cult Recovery Checklist
1:01:51 Dec 2, 2025
35
Ep 161 Quitting AA Meetings — How to handle ‘meeting cravings’
9:35 Nov 28, 2025
36
Ep 160 Reclaiming Gratitude After Leaving AA
1:17:53 Nov 26, 2025
37
Ep 159 Burnie + Bestie Live - November 23rd
1:59:40 Nov 24, 2025
38
Ep 158 The recovery narrative is changing (can you feel it)
1:54:32 Nov 22, 2025
39
Ep 157 Leaving AA + Deprogramming Saves Lives — Sam’s Story
1:41:22 Nov 21, 2025
40
Ep 155 Live with Burn The Stigma
1:45:30 Nov 17, 2025
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Ep 154 How Author Marc Lewis Got Sober (Biology of Desire)
11:41 Nov 16, 2025
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Ep 153 Why AA Defenders Get Angry (The Neuroscience Behind It)
8:40 Nov 12, 2025
43
Ep 152 #1 Reason Why It's So Hard To Leave AA
29:15 Nov 11, 2025
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Ep 151 What No One Warns You About Leaving AA – Teri’s Story
2:24:42 Nov 9, 2025
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Ep 150 The #1 Way Angry AA's Come For You
25:20 Nov 6, 2025
46
Ep 149 I'm sorry (my amends)
12:56 Nov 4, 2025
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Ep 148 Vibing LIVE with Burn The Stigma
1:39:01 Nov 3, 2025
48
Ep 147 Escaping from Alcoholics Anonymous ???????
43:02 Oct 31, 2025
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Ep 146 The AA Big Book's Most Harmful Line
11:19 Oct 28, 2025
50
Ep 145 Five Ways AA Fools Smart People
24:37 Oct 26, 2025
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