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S16E8 Shank and Wayne discuss Spiritual Experience.  Meeting Shrapnel dives into "If God seems far away, who moved?", "It's not fake it till you make it, it's act as if" and "We can be positive that are drinking was negative".  Email Shank and Wayne at [email protected]

S16E7 Shank and Wayne share their experience with steps 10, 11 and 12. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "You can do any step with a 1 in front of it everyday", "I work the steps to keep my spiritual lights on" and " I need to continue to continue". If you have a comment, question or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at [email protected]

S16E6 Shank and Wayne discuss making direct amends.  In Meeting Shrapnel they reveiw "Keep it short, sweet and don't re-break their nose", "Make amends, not a reenactment" and "Don't start a new tab while your paying of the old bar". You can email Alcoholics Alive at [email protected]

S16E5 Shank and Wayne discuss Steps 4 and 5.  In Meeting Shrapnel they look at "When you are going through hell, don't stop to set up camp", "Out of the head and into the open" and "Defects are like accessories, I lose one and I find another". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at [email protected]

S16E4 Shank and Wayne discuss why the steps work.  In Meeting Shrapnel they look at "Willingness without action is futile", "P.I.G.S - Person Interested in Growing Spiritually" and "H.O.G.S - Helping Others Grow Spiritually". Email Alcoholics Alive at [email protected]

S16E3 Shank and Wayne talk about The First Drink.  In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "Stinking thinking precedes the drinking", "The man takes a drink, the drink takes a drink, the drink takes the man" and "I get a daily reprieve from the thinking that precedes the drinking". Email Alcoholics Alive at [email protected]

S16E2 Shank and Wayne explore the importance of one alcoholic talking to another alcoholic.  In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "If they're ready you can't say anything wrong, If they're not you can't say anything right", "You are helping me more than I'm helping you" and "My selfishness gets treated by helping others".  You can email Shank and Wayne at [email protected]

S16E1 In the Season 16 Kick Off Shank and Wayne discuss how AA has worked for them.  In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "AA is a simple program of complicated people", "Simple but not easy" and "Come all the way in and sit all the way down".  You can email Alcoholics Alive at [email protected]

S15E13 In the Season Wrap Up, Shank and Wayne review what works and what doesn't and why it matters. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "Willingess without action is just fantasy", "There's nothing worse than a belly full of alcohol and a head full of AA" and "If the cure is working, why question the diagnosis"? Have a suggestion or comment? Email Alcoholics Alive at [email protected]

S15E12 Shank and Wayne discuss who gets to speak for Alcoholics Anonymous.  In Meeting Shrapnel they look at "Religion is for people that don't want to go to hell, Spirituality is for those that have been to hell", "A good speaker ends on time and a great speaker ends 5 minutes early" and "What makes a good AA talk? About 40 minutes."  If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at [email protected]

S15E11 Shank and Wayne discuss modernization in AA.  In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "They don't call them spirits for nothing, they're evil spirits", "The message never changes, only the methods" and "We need to meet people where they are".  If you have a comment, question or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at [email protected]

S15E10 Shank and Wayne discuss Old-Timers in AA.  In Meeting Shrapnel they look at "I'm still here because of the ISM, Incredibly Short Memory", "What other people think of me is none of my business" and "This is how we've always done it". If you have a question, suggestion or comment you can email Shank and Wayne at [email protected]

S15E9 Shank and Wayne discuss Safety in AA.  In Meeting Shrapnel they dive into "I was so sick I thought I was alright when I got here", "I need the program a lot more than it needs me" and "This is about protecting the fellowship". If you have question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at [email protected]

S15E8 Shank and Wayne discuss the popular AA term from Tradition 10, "Outside Issues". Meeting Shrapnel looks at "Do or Do Not, there is no Try", "That's an Outside Issue" and "We need to be relevant". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at [email protected]

S15E7 Shank and Wayne discuss all the alternative material surrounding the book Alcoholics Anonymous.  In Meeting Shrapnel they look at "Read the black part, not the white part", "Just do what the book says" and "There's a worksheet for that".  If you have a comment, question or suggestion you can email Alcoholic Alive at [email protected]