Millie L.: A Journey from Fear to Fellowship
Episode Overview
Millie shares her journey from fear and shyness to finding support in AA. She discusses the importance of a loving and supportive home group. Millie highlights the role of a higher power in her recovery. Her story emphasises the impact of childhood experiences on addiction. Millie encourages those struggling to find hope in community support.
Let me use my heartache, Lord, that it may mellow me and not harden or embitter me.
Millie L. shares her heartfelt journey through Alcoholics Anonymous in this moving episode of Recovery Radio Network. She opens with a touching prayer, setting the tone for an honest recounting of her struggles and triumphs. Millie speaks candidly about her shyness, her initial resistance to her home group, and the loving support she eventually found there. Her sobriety date, May 27th, 1977, marks the beginning of a life transformed by the principles of AA and the fellowship of her group.
Millie's story is filled with relatable moments, from her early resentment towards her father's strictness to her realisation that she needed to embrace AA fully to find peace and recovery. She vividly describes the fear and paranoia that plagued her drinking days, the void she tried to fill with religion, and the moment she decided to join AA after hitting rock bottom.
Through anecdotes about her family, including the poignant memory of her father's death and her children's reactions to her sobriety journey, Millie paints a vivid picture of the challenges and rewards of recovery. Her message is clear: recovery is possible with support, honesty, and a higher power. Millie's tale is not just about quitting alcohol but about finding a new way of living.
Her story will resonate with anyone who's ever felt lost or hopeless, offering a beacon of hope and a reminder that change is possible. Tune in to hear Millie's powerful testimony and find inspiration in her unwavering commitment to sobriety.