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Welcome to This Is How I Did It! The Place We Dig Into Entrepreneur's success stories, where amazing things happen. come get the 1 Idea that might change your life and your business forever. I'll see you on the flip side
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🚨 THE GO-TO PODCAST FOR K-12 EDUCATORS READY TO BUILD SIX & SEVEN-FIGURE BUSINESSES. 💡 You’ve mastered the classroom, but now you’re ready to master your income. You know you’re meant for more than just scraping by on an educator’s salary. You want financial freedom, premium clients, and a business that pays you what you’re truly worth. 🔥 Welcome to "What Stina Says"—where I teach educators how to break free from underpaid teacherpreneurship and step into multi-six and seven-figure wealth. I ...
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The mission of ESSAY is to serve as a source of information, experience, strength and hope to sexaholics, both inside and outside the rooms of Sexaholics Anonymous. Our vision is to provide a high-quality “meeting in print” that gathers together members from around the world. It can serve as a portable “extra meeting” especially for loners and for members who don’t have access to many meetings. In addition, Essay serves as an outreach tool to carry the message to those who have not yet found ...
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This podcast tells the story of my life when I was diagnosed with OCD, ADHD, Anxiety , Anger, and much much more. I help people to fight through life, and how I did it as well.
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Instead of hating Monday and feeling anxious about it, could it be possible to make Monday one of the best days of the week? The momentum you create on Monday can translate to the rest of the week. This podcast will share how I did it by having an in-depth conversation about health and our successes and failures surrounding health.
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http://www.ristrettotime.com This is not a step-by-step guide (buy a book for that)! This is a journey and I walk you through the situations you will face and show you how I did it, where I succeeded or messed up. If you dream of owning your own coffee shop, this podcast is for you! I started my own coffee shop from scratch, without having any experience -- just the dream! First time I made an espresso with a commercial espresso machine, was when I installed one at the shop. Listen up and su ...
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Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean sort the personal from the political, tackle listener dilemmas and air their opinions on the frustrations of modern life.
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Lace Out celebrates the great game and people of Australian Rules Football with a weekly wrap-up of the news and games in the 2025 AFL season. It's how you want your footy: Lace Out! Hosted by Christopher Pepper & Jamie Wallis Broadcasting LIVE on Facebook and YouTube every MONDAY NIGHT @8PM (AEST) Visit Lace Out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laceoutpodcast/
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What’s the story you can’t stop telling? Fran and Bethany are here to help you write, sell, and launch it. Literary agent Bethany Saltman and bookstore owner Fran Hauser—also both critically acclaimed authors—host Bookbound, the podcast for non-fiction writers who want to learn how to transform their ideas, expertise, and obsessions into successful books and publishing deals. Fran and Bethany interview accomplished authors who share the strategies and surprises behind their bookbound journey ...
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A 5-minute podcast where you can expect Phillies analysis after each and every Phillies game that I have watched. Find out if the Phillies won or lost, how they did it, and what my opinions are on how the game went down.
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How To Fail with Elizabeth Day is a podcast that celebrates the things in life that haven’t gone right and what we might learn from them along the way. Every week, Elizabeth’s guest explores three failures, and what these failures have taught them about how to grow and succeed, better. We’d love to hear from you! Get in touch with Elizabeth to share your failures, problems or questions - anonymously or otherwise. She'll go through these each week with the help of her very special guests. And ...
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A podcast about people making small (or very large) professional changes. I explore how they did it and how you can, too. If it's time to make a change, when do we trim the sails, and when do we burn the boats?
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Being Caught Between a Tie and High Heels has been my entire life. Hi, I'm Jaimee. This is a personal journal podcast where I share my life experiences growing up as a Transgender Lesbian. Along with my wife, Dee, we discuss the issues and situations we face together as I slowly emerge from the closet. Our goal is to reach out to the LGBTQ+ Community and those who may have walked or are walking a similar path to mine to let them know they are not alone.
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Burnoutology THE PODCAST: The Burnout Truth, Unfiltered, Unscripted, Uncut Weekly insights, wake up calls, and no BS truths. Every Tuesday
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DreamersLive might just change your life. I mean it probably won’t. . .but it might. It will hopefully make you laugh and think and possibly be a better human. . . occasionally. So it’s probably worth a listen.
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This is the only immersive audio experience to tackle the big questions of life including how to make mermaids, what the ants did to Chandler, is it possible to leave an upper decker in a motor vehicle, how can I learn to GERD on command, are there mosquitoes with autism and their special interest is blood, how to get meconium as an adult, how to make a motte and bailey castle using only kidney stones and meconium as mortar, as well as current events. Featuring Aaron Alex Chet Michael Tom
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Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt tracks down other high achievers for surprising, revealing conversations about their lives and obsessions. Join Levitt as he goes through the most interesting midlife crisis you’ve ever heard — and learn how a renegade sheriff is transforming Chicago's jail, how a biologist is finding the secrets of evolution in the Arctic tundra, and how a trivia champion memorized 160,000 flashcards. To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a m ...
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Terrible Wrestling Takes, because if I said they were good takes, well....you know....the internet. Here to tell it how I see things. Give my opinion and hopefully some clarity to how wrestling is viewed today. i judge the landscape of Wrestling based on what is on TV, not who I think did what and why. Dropping Reviews and #AskBishop Eps at leisure!! So follow and Stay Tuned!! twtakespodcast.com pick your audio and video platform!! like, subscribe, rate, review all that same stuff you hear e ...
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Sometime around age 40 (+/-) you might start feeling like some part of your life no longer fits and you don't know what to do about it. It could be at work or at home - or simply inside of you. You might be asking questions like, "How did I get here?" Or, "Is this all there is?" "Is this what I've been working so hard for?" Or, "Why aren't I happier?" Growing out of her own experience turning 40, Stephanie McLaughlin became captivated by the big “four oh,” and how people handle the milestone ...
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Historian Dan Snow investigates the 'how' and 'why' of history's defining moments. From the Colosseum of Ancient Rome and the battlefields of Waterloo to the tomb of Tutankhamun, Dan journeys across the globe to share the greatest stories from the past that help us understand the present. New episodes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. You can get in touch with us at [email protected] A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts The An ...
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Why don't women's clothes have more pockets? Who are the female writers and artists my education forgot to include? How does a woman go about seizing control of her government? What was it like to be a female slave and how did the lucky ones escape? When did women get to put their own name on their credit cards? Is the life of a female spy as glamorous as Hollywood has led me to believe? In short, what were the women doing all that time? I explore these and other questions in this thematic a ...
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The Audio Long Read podcast is a selection of the Guardian’s long reads, giving you the opportunity to get on with your day while listening to some of the finest longform journalism the Guardian has to offer, including in-depth writing from around the world on current affairs, climate change, global warming, immigration, crime, business, the arts and much more. The podcast explores a range of subjects and news across business, global politics (including Trump, Israel, Palestine and Gaza), mo ...
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The raw and the real! Family, I will get into the deep topics on what a lot of individuals tend to not talk about. Stay tuned and always stay blessed! If you want to contact me directly. Email me at [email protected]
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The Expecting Aerialist at the intersection of the aerial athlete’s lifestyle and motherhood. I share the stories of women from all over the world about their prenatal and postpartum journeys touching on topics such as pelvic floor dysfunction, diastasis recti & C-section recovery and postpartum mental health. Some guests are everyday women turned badass hobbyists and others are professionals currently performing for Cirque du Soleil. I ask the key questions - How did they get back to what t ...
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I did all the right things to prevent getting cancer. A certified health coach, nutritionist & wellness speaker, I thought I’d be the last person to be diagnosed with breast cancer. Why did I still get it? Was there something else I could have done to prevent it? A couple years later, I am grateful to be cancer-free and now I’m on a mission to share everything I’ve learned about mitigating risk, managing symptoms, and staying mentally well when bad things happen – even if you “did everything ...
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How did I make it this far? - Bonus episode
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30:22You know that some days you're smashing it, winning at life and thinking you've got it all together, and then other days your knickers are on inside out and back to front and wondering how you ever made it this far? That's what I'm talking to you about today, as well as my recent TV interview, and the 'success' from the last 10 months that can be e…
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526. Understanding Emotions, Raising Teens, and the Nervous System
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33:28This week, I’m answering three listener questions from the podcast hotline that tackle some of the most challenging aspects of emotional life. From understanding why certain people trigger unexpected tears, to navigating the complex world of parenting teenagers and setting boundaries, to exploring what it really means to process versus neutralize e…
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Best of 2025 … so far: The savage suburbia of Helen Garner: ‘I wanted to dong Martin Amis with a bat’
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41:00Every Wednesday and Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2025, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. This week, from March: over 50 years, she has become one of the most revered writers in Australia. Is she finally going to get worldwide recognitio…
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Phillies Post Game Show 3-2 Loss to the Nats
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9:30im back but the Phillies are notBy kevinflannery117
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Warning: this episode contains explicit language and discussions of sex. Pompeii is a city frozen in time and shows us exactly how the Romans really lived. Buried by volcanic ash and debris from a catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, visitors to the Roman town can still see eerily preserved homes, bathhouses, the notorious brothel, and plast…
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Kerry comes back from a hellish airport journey, they contemplate the work of owning a franchise and where you live compared where you could travel to work. Find Amanda at Grounded in Flight Find Noah @noahdach Find Red Flags @redflagsdatingapp Find Noah's Cocktail events Find Kerry at Wrap Your Head Around Silks See omnystudio.com/listener for pri…
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130. I sleep like S#*T! Can Grounding Help?
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1:02:40My sleep habits started to change in my 40s. Then came my 50s, and my sleep got even worse. What changed in my life? Hormones, stress levels, menopause, and, oh yes, cancer.:( However, I recorded a podcast with Dr. Henry Ealy, and the direction of our conversation surprised me. He started discussing the importance of connecting with the Earth on a …
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ESSAY August 2025 - Editor’s Corner - Laura W., ESSAY Editor
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1:01It can seem that being happy and single are two ideas that don’t fit together. What a great discovery to learn that our joy does not rely on a relationship or even marriage! It relies on following the will of God through working the Steps. In this edition of “Happy, Joyous, and … Single”, we will hear the many transformations that Higher Power has …
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ESSAY August 2025 - Dear ESSAY - Iris, India
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1:40Dear ESSAY, Greetings from India. I am Iris from India–grateful, recovering, and blessed lustaholic and sexaholic. My SA journey and sobriety began on May 25, 2021, one day at a time(ODaAT). I heard about ESSAY and its garden of recovery at the beginning of my SA journey. I was approached to be a part of ESSAY’s garden, and I blossomed through shar…
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ESSAY August 2025 - What’s Going On in SA - Levi H., Nebraska, USA
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2:15Informing Professionals about SA One of SA’s 18 committees that helps to carry the message and serve the fellowship is the Support for Institutions and Professionals Committee (SIP). Formerly, it was called the Hospitals and Institutions Committee. Our mission is still the same, to inform institutions and professionals as to how SA can help restore…
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The Spindle, the Spinning Wheel, and the Spinning Jenny (ep. 15.4)
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23:42The four biggest natural fibers are wool, cotton, flax, and silk, but none of them naturally come long, continuous, or strong. To make any textile at all, the fibers have to be twisted into thread or yarn by a process called spinning. Historical women all over the world had this as their primary assignment, and it was unbelievably time consuming. R…
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There are facts about matadors and bulls to learn everywhere for those with the willingness to think of them. Tom runs Akron and Youngstown because Dave Grohl is busy. Wendy's is dishonoring Dave Thomas by renaming their burgers in Vegas. Old chairs have either a fart grater or a spaghetti strainer or a hole for a wormy tendril…
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ESSAY August 2025 - Happy, Joyous, and Single: Is That How It Goes? - An anonymous brother from Russia
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5:04I broke up with my last girlfriend when I came to the program, after a two-year relationship. The reason was my shocking admission to the truth about myself—that I used her, trying to find a sense of self-worth at her expense, satisfy lust, and not feel lonely. This realization was painful, but honest and therefore healing. I saw that I had always …
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ESSAY August 2025 - My Higher Self - Nathalie V., Mortsel, Belgium
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2:30Time being single and sober has allowed her to hear Higher Power’s will for her. I have been sober for several years now, and have taken my first steps toward recovery. By “recovery,” I don’t just mean working the Steps, but that I am literally “recovering.” I’m talking about healing and restoration. This allows me to better discern the voice of my…
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ESSAY August 2025 - Being Truly Satisfied - Lee F., Chicago, IL
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3:11He discovered that being single allowed him to devote his whole life to God. I was not put in this program by a spouse. I put myself here of my own volition. I don’t have to get found out or exposed because I have the opportunity to expose and find out about myself here in safety and connection with others, united in fellowship all across the world…
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ESSAY August 2025 - Base Salary Versus Bonuses - Arpita, Delhi, India
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2:51God’s love and will in her life are all she needs, and anything else is extra. I grew up with an urge to be a grandmother; I just loved the idea of having a family and children. I would name my daughter after the girl who sits on the last bench in my class. I was in first grade, and I looked at my crush and thought, “If we had a daughter, I would n…
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ESSAY August 2025 - Smashing the Golden Idol - Joe S., Ohio, USA
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2:51By repairing the past, through working the program, he found the freedom of being single. Throughout my lust addiction, romantic relationships became a golden calf to me. I thought an attractive, emotionally compatible girlfriend would fulfill and complete me. Having a girlfriend became a persistent fantasy, but every time a woman would say yes to …
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ESSAY August 2025 - Sober, Single, and Grateful - Peg V., Cleveland, Ohio
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3:46She came to accept Higher Power’s plan for her. I had to learn to love myself, not in the way a conceited person does, but as a precious child of God. I had to learn to enjoy my own company and to remember I am a precious child of God. Not a perfect one, but a work in progress with my Higher Power molding me to His will. I am not in charge of my li…
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ESSAY August 2025 - The Power of the Lust Hit - Paul R., Prince Edward Island, Canada
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2:29Surrendering Lust helped him to surrender the shame that came with it. Yesterday, I started the day in the usual way with prayers and readings—I thank God for that. I then went to do some errands. About mid-morning, there was a lust hit. I knew the danger, and I acted swiftly. I averted my eyes, got out of the situation, surrendered the look, and p…
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ESSAY August 2025 - The Prayer of Divine Remembrance - Ephraim, Oklahoma, USA
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4:20This tool helps him to release the past. There are moments in life when the past will not let go. I’ve started the path of recovery, made amends where I could, committed to change, and yet — the memories remain. The images return. The shame lingers. While I’ve begun to move forward on the outside, my mind is still caught in the painful echoes of wh…
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ESSAY August 2025 - From Being Thanked to Giving Thanks - Bachan A., Kochi, India
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5:24Recovery radically changed how he celebrates Father’s Day. I used to think Father’s Day was about waiting for my children to shower me with drawings, or words that would make me feel like a good father. I thought it was a day to sit back and receive—to be told that all my sacrifices were noticed, my sleepless nights appreciated, my worrying underst…
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ESSAY August 2025 - The Availability To Dive - Luke H, Memphis, TN
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2:24This period of being single has given him time to work a rigorous program. For most of my life, I’ve been looking for someone to connect with me and make me whole. I felt “inadequate, unworthy, alone, and afraid” (SA 203), always comparing my insides to the outsides of others. I was terrified of people seeing me for fear that they’d reject me—which…
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ESSAY August 2025 - Happy? Joyous? Single. - Pasha F., Washington, USA
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2:11Sobriety has helped him deal with the highs and lows of being single. I am single. I am not always happy, joyous, and free. It can be lonely. Divorce is painful. I don’t feel happy, joyous, and free. Today, I am 18 months sober—miraculous proof that God can do for me what I couldn’t do for myself. I have also been depressed for about a month. I hav…
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ESSAY August 2025 - Sober, Single, and Dancing - Ryan - CASA
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4:21Learning how to surrender and open up to healthy activities affirmed that he belonged. My name is Ryan, and I am a child of my Higher Power. As a former SA sponsor once humorously suggested, “You qualify to be in the program, you are one of us!” I came to SA in 2017, but after a while, it became clear that I needed to leave the Program. I needed to…
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ESSAY August 2025 - Moving the One-Year Dating Line - Catherine H., Cleveland, Ohio
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3:23Having had a spiritual experience has allowed her to accept the plans God has for her personal life. Sitting in the counselor’s office in early 2020, I voiced my biggest fear: that one day my sexual behavior would destroy a marriage. Fetish-oriented fantasy, masturbation, literature, and pornography had been a part of my life for as long as I could…
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ESSAY August 2025 - There I Am Also - Jack H., California, USA
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2:13Good service leadership at all levels is indispensable for our future functioning and safety. I began service in SA to practice leadership based on the principles and values I am learning from our 12-Step program and to learn a new sober way of life and functioning in the world. SA service means I am too focused on helping sexaholics find the Progr…
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ESSAY August 2025 - Not That Different - Justin W. – Virginia, USA
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3:25Hearing others share from their weakness helped him realize he was not alone. Hi, I’m Justin, I’m a grateful recovering sexaholic. I came to SA in 2019 when a priest friend introduced me to the Fellowship. I had just started a new job and it was summertime. He invited me to a meeting, gave me the SA White Book, and encouraged me to attend. At that …
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ESSAY August 2025 - SA CFC - James D., Virginia State Prison, USA
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1:20This period in his life has given him time to grow. Hi, I’m James D., and I’ve been incarcerated since January 28, 2022. I’ve been sexually sober since November 29, 2023—one year, ten months, and one day from the worst day of my life. That day, I experienced the first of many of the best days of my life: the day I entered sobriety.…
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ESSAY August 2025 - Contentment in His Care - Dorene S., Washington, USA
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0:53Surrendering her life to God through the steps I am single in SA. And I am content. How is that possible? It is possible because I feel content each day as I surrender to my Higher Power’s care. I don’t look into the future about what that means. My focus is on today. Each day, I decide to turn my will and my life over to the care of God as I under…
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ESSAY August 2025 - Discussion Topic - The ESSAY Editor
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1:00If single, have you embraced this time in your life to grow? The author of the article “The Availability to Dive” brings to light how beneficial it can be to live single while recovering. While it can also be challenging, the single life can give us the time needed to learn how to live without our drug and relate to others. This prepares those who …
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ESSAY August 2025 - Dealing With Infatuation - KB, St Louis
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2:54Detachment was the path that led him to a break from the unreal and to seek what was real. Without a doubt, my program is one of progress, not perfection. It has taken me some years to understand how infatuation has kept me bound to lust. Infatuation, I believe, is a distortion of reality. What begins in me as a natural response, appreciating what …
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ESSAY August 2025 - The Healing Began - Barry O., Charlestown, Ireland
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3:05As a result of working the Program, this member likes the man he is growing into. Before SA and recovery from chronic lusting and the acting out that followed, I was frequently lost in fantasy, on dating apps, or in an “intimate encounter.” The irony was, there was nothing intimate about it. This behavior eroded away my soul and made me feel deeply…
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ESSAY August 2025 - The Lifeboat of the Fellowship - Silas, Ottawa, Canada
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2:36Participating in the Fellowship helped him to accept his disease and to laugh with those carrying the message to him. Ontario’s SA Spring Retreat 2025, themed “Acceptance is the Answer”, took place from Friday, May 23rd–Sunday, May 25th, coordinated by the Peterborough SA group.By Essay Magazine
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ESSAY August 2025 - Finding Freedom Through the Big Book - Sheri B., Michigan, USA
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2:36She decided to give away what was freely given to her. As I reflect on my journey in recovery, I’m filled with gratitude for the AA Big Book and those who have carried its message. Working the steps as they’re written in the Big Book has been the most transformative path to true freedom that I’ve experienced.…
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ESSAY August 2025 - The Best Caption - ESSAY Editor
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1:05Are you ready for another caption challenge? We invite you to craft the perfect recovery caption for the cartoon below, centered on October’s theme, “Surrendering Shame.” If your caption makes us laugh, it will be featured in the October ESSAY edition. Don't miss out—the submission deadline is September 15. Send your entry to essay@ sa.org. Unleash…
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ESSAY August 2025 - The Problem - Dustrise - USA
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Our next edition’s theme is “Surrendering Fear, Guilt, and Shame.” Coming into the Program, many of us experience fear of facing the guilt and shame that the addiction of sexaholism brings to those powerless over lust. The Fellowship helps us overcome this fear by walking with us through the process of finding a sponsor and working the Steps. In do…
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ESSAY August 2025 - Bless The Ground - Eileen P. and Susie B. - USA
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ESSAY August 2025 - 11th. Step Prayer - Winfried W.
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ESSAY August 2025 - Thank You Song - Eileen P. and Susie B. - USA
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מאמר מאוגוסט 2025 - מפוכחת, רווקה ואסירת תודה - פג וי., קליבלנד, אוהיו.
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3:30היא למדה לקבל את התכנית של הכוח העליון עבורה הייתי חייבת לאהוב את עצמי, לא כמו אדם יהיר אלא בתור ילדה אהובה של אלוהים. הייתי חייבת ללמוד ליהנות מחברת עצמי ולזכור שאני ילדה אהובה של אלוהים. לא מושלמת, אבל נמצאת בתהליך של צמיחה הדרגתית כאשר הכוח העליון שלי מעצב אותי לפי רצונו. אני לא שולטת על החיים שלי, הכוח העליון שלי שולט…
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מאמר מאוגוסט 2025 - ניפוץ האליל הזהב - ג'ו ס., אוהיו, ארה"ב
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2:37על ידי ריפוי העבר, דרך העבודה על התוכנית, הוא מצא את החירות בלהיות רווק במהלך ההתמכרות שלי לתאווה, מערכות יחסים רומנטיות הפכו עבורי לעגל זהב. חשבתי שחברה מושכת ובעלת התאמה רגשית תמלא אותי ותשלים אותי. הרצון שיהיה לי קשר זוגי הפך לפנטזיה מתמשכת, אך בכל פעם שאישה אמרה "כן" להצעה לצאת לדייט, הייתי בורח מהקשר ברגע שהוא התחיל להתפתח. הייתי בלתי מפותח רג…
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מאמר מאוגוסט 2025 - משכורת בסיס מול בונוסים - ארפיטה, דלהי, הודו.
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2:18אהבתו של אלוהים ורצונו בחייה הם כל מה שהיא צריכה, וכל דבר נוסף הוא בונוס גדלתי עם הדחף להיות סבתא; אהבתי את הרעיון שיהיה לי משפחה וילדים. אקרה שם לבת שלי כמו של הילדה שיושבת בספסל האחרון בכיתה. הייתי בכיתה א' הסתכלתי על מה שהייתי דלוקה עליו וחשבתי: "אם תהיה לנו בת, אני אקרא לה כמו שותפתי ללימודים שהיא מקום ראשון בכיתתנו." חמוד, נכון? אני מגחכת כי ה…
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מאמר מאוגוסט 2025 - להגיע לסיפוק אמיתי - לי פ. שיקגו..
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3:28הוא גילה שעצם היותו רווק אפשר לו להקדיש את כל חייו לאלוקים לא נשלחתי לתכנית על ידי בת זוג. הכנסתי את עצמי לכאן מרצוני. אני לא צריך שמישהו יגלה או יחשוף אותי כי יש לי את ההזדמנות לגלות את עצמי ולהיחשף כאן בבטחה וחיבור לאחרים, מאוחד בחברותא בכל העולם. יכול להיות שלעולם לא אתחתן. אולי יקרה שאחיה חיי נזירות בתרגול רוחני וחיבור עם אחרים תחת חסותו של אלו…
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מאמר מאוגוסט 2025 - הנפש הגבוהה שלי - נתליה ו., מורטסל, בלגיה
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2:27פרק זמן ללא בן זוג ובפיכחון אפשר לה לשמוע את רצון הכוח העליון שלה אני פיכחת כבר כמה שנים, ועשיתי כבר את הצעדים הראשונים שלי לקראת החלמה. כשאני אומרת "החלמה", אני לא מתכוונת רק לעבודה על השלבים, אלא שאני ממש "מחלימה". אני מדברת על ריפוי והחזרה למצב טובBy Essay Magazine
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מאמר מאוגוסט 2025 - חופשי שמח, ורווק; האם כך זה הולך? - אח אנונימי מרוסיה.
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4:47נפרדתי מהחברה האחרונה שלי כשהגעתי לתכנית, אחרי מערכת יחסים של שנתיים. הסיבה הייתה ההכרה המזעזעת באמת על עצמי – שהשתמשתי בה, מנסה למצוא תחושת ערך עצמי על חשבונה, לספק את התאווה, ולא להרגיש בודד. הכרה זו הייתה כואבת, אבל כנה, ולכן מרפאתBy Essay Magazine
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ای سی اوت ۲۰۲۵ - هوشیار، مجرد و سپاسگزار - پِگ وی، کلیولند، اوهایو
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5:40او به پذیرشِ برنامه «نیروی برتر» برای زندگیاش رسید باید میآموختم که خودم را دوست داشته باشم؛ نه مانند یک فرد از خودراضی؛ بلکه بهعنوان یک فرزند ارزشمند خداوند باید یاد میگرفتم از تنهایی خود لذت ببرم و بهیاد داشته باشم که من فرزند گرانبهای خداوند هستم؛ نه یک فرزند بینقص؛ بلکه اثری در حال پیشرفت که «نیروی برترم» در حال شکل دادن من مطابق با ارادۀ…
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ای سی اوت ۲۰۲۵ - درهم شکستن بت طلایی - جو اِس.، اوهایو، ایالات متحده آمریکا
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4:28«با ترمیم گذشته، از طریق کار کردن برنامه، او به آزادیِ مجرد بودن دست یافت.» در تمام دوران اعتیاد به شهوتم، روابط عاشقانه برای من به یک «گوسالۀ طلای موسی» تبدیل شده بود. فکر میکردم یک دوستدختر جذاب و از نظر عاطفی سازگار، مرا ارضاء و کامل خواهد کردBy Essay Magazine
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ای سی اوت ۲۰۲۵ - حقوق پایه یا پاداش - آرپیتا، دهلی، هند
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7:14عشق و اراده خداوند در زندگیاش تمام آن چیزی است که او نیاز دارد و هرچیز دیگری اضافی است. من با این اشتیاق بزرگ شدم که مادربزرگ شوم؛ چون عاشق ایدۀ داشتن خانواده و فرزند بودم. میخواستم نام دخترم را همنام دختری بگذارم که روی نیمکت آخر کلاسمان مینشستBy Essay Magazine
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ای سی اوت ۲۰۲۵ - رضایت حقیقی - لی اِف.، شیکاگو، ایلینوی
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5:00او دریافت که مجرد بودن به او این امکان را میدهد که تمام زندگیاش را وقف خداوند کند این همسرم نبود که مرا وارد این برنامه کرد. من با خواست و ارادۀ خودم به اینجا آمدم. نیازی نیست لو بروم یا رسوا شوم؛ زیرا اینجا این فرصت را دارم که خودم را در امنیت و در ارتباط با دیگران، در انجمنی که در سراسر جهان متحد است، آشکار کنم و بشناسم…
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