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ESH: Mari G became sober in 1984 and is speaking in 2018
ESH: Mari G became sober in 1984 and is speaking in 2018
ESH: Mari G became sober in 1984 and is speaking in 2018
Friday 11th August 2023
Join Mari G as she shares her inspiring journey from addiction to recovery, highlighting the power of AA and community support.
58 minutes
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Hopeful
Transformative
Redemptive
Gratitude
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Episode Overview
- Mari G. shares her profound journey of recovery from alcoholism, highlighting her early struggles with a sense of difference and her descent into addiction.
- Her narrative captures the transformative power of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and the unwavering support of sponsors and the AA community.
- Mari's unwavering commitment to sobriety, spiritual growth, and making amends shines through her harrowing experiences, offering hope and strength to those facing similar challenges.
- Her compelling story underscores the profound impact of AA's principles and fellowship in guiding her towards redemption and a life filled with gratitude, purpose, and a deep connection with a Higher Power.
- Mari's journey serves as a testament to the transformative power of hope, resilience, and the unwavering support of Alcoholics Anonymous in overcoming alcoholism.
There's many people today wanting to change our fellowship. There's many things going on where they're trying to change all kinds of things about our fellowship. I can't. Bill and Bob, by some beautiful thing, through God, gave us this, for hopeless alcoholics of my type, a hopeless drunk like me, to give my children back their mother, to give my brother back his sister, to give my family back a family member, and to let me have a little meaning and purpose in this world that for so long I destroyed. And I'm no longer pouring this thing into my life. I want to thank the lady who has 50 years for staying there and keeping the doors open. Bill Wilson said the Alcoholics Anonymous is not a success story. Rather, it is a chronicle of our colossal human failure turned to usefulness by the divine alchemy of a loving God.
What happens when a life of addiction meets the unwavering support of a community? Mari G from Ontario, Canada, shares her moving story at the 2018 Sobriety Under the Sun Convention in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Sober since August 1984, Mari opens up about her early struggles, feeling different, and how alcohol became a destructive force in her life. Originally from Scotland, Mari's journey is a testament to the transformative power of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
She recounts the devastating impact her addiction had on her family and how the support of her sponsors and the AA community helped her turn her life around. Mari's dedication to sobriety, spiritual growth, and making amends shines through as she shares her experiences.
Her story offers hope and strength to anyone facing similar challenges, highlighting the profound impact of AA's principles and fellowship in guiding her towards a life filled with gratitude, purpose, and a deep connection with a Higher Power.