AA Podcast
AA Podcast
ESH: June G
ESH: June G
ESH: June G
Saturday 19th April 2025
June G shares her powerful story of overcoming alcoholism and finding happiness through Alcoholics Anonymous.
65 minutes
Inspiring
Honest
Hopeful
Supportive
Encouraging
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Episode Overview
- June G shares her journey from despair to finding happiness through AA.
- Emphasises the importance of AA's traditions, especially the third tradition.
- Highlights the role of community and support in overcoming addiction.
- Reflects on personal transformation and gratitude for sobriety.
- Uses humour and honesty to make her story relatable and inspiring.
I live a life today that I never would have wanted, and I'm a person today that I wouldn't have even liked when I came to Alcoholics Anonymous.
June G's story is one of resilience and transformation. Speaking at a conference in Florida back in May 2003, June shares her raw and heartfelt journey through alcoholism and recovery. She starts by expressing her gratitude for the friends who supported her, reflecting on the significance of these relationships in her sobriety. Her tale is filled with personal anecdotes, from her early struggles with self-worth and suicidal thoughts to finding solace in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
June's candidness about her past, including her tough persona and the violence she witnessed, paints a vivid picture of the challenges she faced before embracing sobriety. She emphasises the importance of AA's traditions, particularly the third tradition that focuses on the desire to stop drinking as the only requirement for membership. June's story is a testament to the power of community and support in overcoming addiction.
She highlights how AA's free and inclusive nature was crucial for her recovery, as she couldn't have afforded to join otherwise. Her journey is marked by paradoxes - from hating herself to finding happiness and from being a tough broad to becoming a loving mother. June's reflections on her family, her career, and her role in AA showcase the profound changes she experienced. Her humour and honesty make her story relatable and inspiring.
By the end of her talk, June leaves you with a sense of hope and encouragement, proving that no matter how dark the past, there is always a path to a brighter future. Don't miss this moving episode that captures the essence of AA's impact on one woman's life.