Ep 177 Twelve Step Trauma + Self Fulfilling Prophecy – Rene’s Story
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Ep 177 Twelve Step Trauma + Self Fulfilling Prophecy – Rene’s Story

1:00:15 Dec 30, 2025
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Rene joins us today to share about how AA became a self prophecy leading him to be in and out of the rooms for twenty years.Rene's IGRene's TikTokTimestamps:00:00 In + Out of AA For 20 Years05:50 Going to AA Knowing It's A Cult17:25 Leaving AA Cult Within A Cult20:48 South Florida Pill Mills23:18 AA Ideology Created A Negative Cycle32:08 AA is a Self Fulfilling Prophecy36:50 Changing the Recovery Narrative44:39 The Big Book Mythology49:11 How He Actually Got BetterResources 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
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