Best May S Corner Podcasts (2025)

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Introducing: Death and Deceit in Alliance - Trailer 2:44

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On April Fools Day 1999, 26-year-old Yvonne Layne was found murdered in her Alliance, Ohio home. David Thorne, her ex-boyfriend and father of one of her children, was instantly a suspect. Another young man admitted to the murder, and David breathed a sigh of relief, until the confessed murderer fingered David; “He paid me to do it.” David was sente…

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Pension Protectors S3E3-Success Redefined with Tom Burton--From classroom to Superintendent to Keynote Speaker 1:01:45

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Tom Burton spent his whole career in public education. He started out in the classroom, worked his way up to being the superintendent of one of the largest school districts in Ohio, and now travels the country as a keynote speaker. Tom shares his lessons learned, mistakes made, and wisdom gained on his journey to success both professionally and fin…

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The Shockingly Relatable Way the Dubrow’s Do Thanksgiving 18:47

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Heather and Terry keep it low-key for Thanksgiving, but when it comes to holiday decor, the Dubrow’s don’t mess around. Hear how they deck the halls, what their family traditions are, and why they prefer a pressure free Thanksgiving for the family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Boner Episode, Oops We Mean Bonus Episode 15:29

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You may think you know who wears the pants in this relationship, but it’s what they’re NOT wearing that’s more ‘revealing’ shall we say? Plus, Dr. Dubrow explains the GLP-1 ‘penis perk’ men need to know NOW! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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The Couple’s Trip From Hell 8:36

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We all have that friend with horrible taste in men, but should you burst your BFF’s bubble and tell them you don’t like their partner? From dreaded double dates, and uncomfortable couples trips, when is it safe to tell your friend they’re dating a dud, not a stud? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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The Dubrow's Take BravoCon 2025 18:18

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Heather and Terry are bringing you behind-the-scenes at BravoCon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Pension Protectors-S3E2 What is our why? 20:40

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How did you end up working with first responders, and why did you get in this business? I get that question a fair amount. So instead of repeating myself, I put it in a podcast with my buddy Clint. Running a financial practice is very hard and demanding mentally/emotionally. Why do we do what we do, and what keeps us motivated and in the game? Well…

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Party Planning and Fairweather Friends 26:54

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If you want to be the host with the most this holiday season, you don’t need a pricey party planner, you need to hear this episode. The Dubrow’s share their soiree secrets including the ONE THING every host should be thinking about. Plus, Heather has thoughts on the RHOC friendship no one saw coming! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat…

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Preparing for Plastic Surgery 13:25

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Thinking about plastic surgery but afraid of being botched? Dr. Dubrow names things you can do so your ‘Nip/Tuck’ results don’t suck! From what you can do pre-op to avoid a blood clot, to the food you should be eating in advance, THIS is what you need to hear before you head in for a glow up! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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The Big ‘D’ 42:27

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Aging parents and past health problems have the Dubrow’s pondering life and death. Hear what Dr. Dubrow says can turn back the clock before it’s too late. And, if Heather passes before her time, Terry admits he’ll be looking to date someone in their prime!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Honey, I Shrunk Our Bank Account 12:34

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A can’t miss moment when Terry finds out in real time how much Heather spent on her RHOC reunion dress. Plus, Heather makes a Housewives confession Bravo newbies won't want to hear. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Pension Protectors S3E1--Social Security Fairness Act 18:22

30d ago18:22

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Season 3 begins with Clint and Matt diving deep into the Social Security Fairness Act. The repeal of the Windfall Elimination and Government Pension Offset have found our state pension clients in a unique situation. Join us as we go deeper into what this truly means to you! PPG-8383021.1 (9/25)(Exp. 9/29) #SocialSecurityFairnessAct, #VoteHR82, #Eli…

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Music to My Ears, and Terry Dubrow’s Tears 32:52

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You won’t believe the music legend Heather just shared a stage with, and what she did that left Terry in tears! Plus, her take on certain A-list actors, and where she says her husband ‘falls a little short’ when she reveals a secret he’s been keeping from the world! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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LAX and Hotel Sex! 31:22

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Hold on to your fancy pants because Heather and Terry flew commercial! Plus, the reason their hotel sex is on hold, and the Dubrow that admits to going commando! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Pension Protectors S2E20 with Rosie Harris--Downsizing and your aging parents 40:18

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What should we do with all that stuff our parents having been holding on to for the last 40 years? I asked my guest this question. Rosie Harris from Caring Transitions in Cincinnati, Ohio helps families determine what should stay and what needs to go when aging parents can no longer stay in their own home. Join us on Pension Protectors this week as…

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RHOC Reunion Reveals! 49:36

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Heather recorded the RHOC reunion last week and she still hasn’t recovered. Hear all about the painful experience, and why Terry was terrified something happened to his wife that day. And, if you think reunions are rough, wait until you hear what Heather does to prep! Plus, consider it a free consultation! From botox, to fillers, to cleanses, Dr. D…

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ESSAY October 2025 - A Mirage of Water - Luke H., Portland, Oregon, USA 5:47

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Identifying the problem and stepping out of self allows him to live in trust and in the will of God. I would like to define these terms because I believe that when we accurately define a problem, we arrive at the solution. I understand guilt to be the healthy and appropriate feeling of discomfort I get when I have caused harm to myself or someone e…

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ESSAY October 2025 - The Shame—Perfection Connection - Tricia S., Pennsylvania, USA 4:53

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The Steps removed shame and perfectionism, a deadly combination that blocked her from being vulnerable. When I feel shame, I feel vulnerable. The definition of vulnerability is “the inability to protect oneself from being wounded, attacked, or ridiculed.” The dictionary also mentions “a person in need of special care, support, or protection.”…

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ESSAY October 2025 - Guilty as Charged - Steve P., Australia 4:58

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He experienced a transformation from SA that helps him see is true identity. The Problem is not the problem! When I came to SA in 1999 due to personal, family and relational crises, my feelings were all over the place. I really did not have feelings except anger. I knew exactly what to do and how to quickly solve all the issues in my life and quick…

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ESSAY October 2025 - Directing a Moving Object - Nancy S., Ohio, USA 2:05

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Working the Steps on fear allowed her to take action under God’s guidance. I’ve been married for almost 50 years. My husband has been unbelievably cruel, but I’ve been afraid to leave. My biggest fear has been that I wouldn’t be able to support myself, that I’d be homeless.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY October 2025 - Finding My Humanity - John D., Rhode Island, USA 2:33

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SA kepted him sober while therapy helped him heal from trauma and shame. My wife discovered my addiction for the first time before we were married. I promised if she gave me another chance, I would spend the rest of my life making it up to her. That turned out to be a lie. She discovered my addiction for the second time after I got myself into a le…

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ESSAY October 2025 - Fear to Faith - Anonymous 2:42

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God removed her fear and replaced it with faith with works. My whole life, I’d been so bound by fear, I’d lost hope for freedom. Through working the Steps, a brilliant light at the end of a long, cold, and dark tunnel suddenly shone forth with a comforting warmth. At each step, however, fears continued to loom. Picking up the simple tool of a Fear-…

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ESSAY October 2025 - Editor’s Corner - The Editorial Team, [email protected] 1:24

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Fear prevented me from experiencing healthy guilt. Guilt tells me I have done wrong. Fear also prevented me from feeling healthy shame. Shame is a slight embarrassment that others may see my wrongs. But fear primarily stopped me from facing toxic guilt and toxic shame.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY October 2025 - Dear ESSAY - Anonymous, California & Nathalie V., Belgium 1:48

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Dear ESSAY, I am an incarcerated person in California. In the past, several of my fellow incarcerated persons and I have held SA meetings on a regular basis, and I've actually had a sponsor before. However, over the years, things have kind of fizzled out, and we no longer have our meetings, mainly due to members being dispersed throughout the syste…

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ESSAY October 2025 - Worldwide Walls in SA - Nicky, Mortsel, Belgium 3:34

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La Liberacion On the last Friday of every month, the SA group "La Liberación" in Bogotá joyfully celebrates the gift of sobriety. Each member is honored with a sobriety coin and a certificate—a powerful reminder of the journey we share. For us, it’s more than a celebration; it's a way to strengthen our culture of sobriety and encourage unity within…

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ESSAY October 2025 - Outreach to Professionals, Part One - Levi H., Nebraska, USA 4:34

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“He will show you how to create the fellowship you crave.” My name is Levi and I’m a recovering sexaholic in central Nebraska in the USA. I have been sexually sober since July 20, 2017.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY October 2025 - What’s Going On in SA - Levi H., Nebraska, USA 4:34

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“He will show you how to create the fellowship you crave.” My name is Levi and I’m a recovering sexaholic in central Nebraska in the USA. I have been sexually sober since July 20, 2017. I am a sexaholic of the hopeless variety. Prior to SA, I tried all sorts of religious exercises, accountability, internet filters and therapy. These helped me stop …

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ESSAY October 2025 - What Keeps Me Sober? - Kwaku, Ghana & USA 1:50

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A letter of experience, strength, and hope to encourage the Fellowship. Dear friends, There is a strong message that was recently shared in our West African SA fellowship. It comes from Tradition Five in the White Book, page 209: “Each group (SA meeting) has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the sexaholic who still suffers.” There is …

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ESSAY October 2025 - Meditation At The Heart - Andrew B., Salford, England 1:18

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A powerful practice that prevents him from reverting to his past ways. Today everything felt serendipitous. I met a couple who were splendiferous. Ladyewell, near Preston, a Holy Shrine. I met a couple who gladdened my mind.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY October 2025 - Flooded With Value and Worth - Kathie S., Devon, UK. 2:21

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She discovered the two things that make up her self-esteem. I learned very early that life was all about being a good girl, pleasing, being obedient and nice. I was being raised to be a good wife in the style of those days. My parents, of course, were blameless, giving me everything they knew to shape me as they had been.…

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ESSAY October 2025 - Weaponizing Guilt Into Shame - Brian Z., Turlock, CA 3:59

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SA taught him that letting go of guilt was not only okay, but necessary Fear and shame were awaiting my entrance into the world. My grandmother was harassed and bullied for her parents’ financial struggles, language, skin color, and country of origin. So she resolved to protect her children from the same fate by refusing to pass down her native lan…

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ESSAY October 2025 - Addicted to Shame - Amjed B., Texas, USA 5:15

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An elder member in SA helped him see that he was addicted to himself. “You’re the most arrogant [person] I have ever met!” Although a more colorful word was used instead of “person,” this statement still saved my life.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY October 2025 - Grateful I No Longer Do That - Vince G., New Brunswick, Canada 3:06

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His gratitude list was the hammer that crushed his guilt and shame. I didn’t think I was fearful. I was a strong, tough male who had gotten in fights before and played contact sports like football, hockey, and rugby. So I thought that I wasn’t afraid of anything. Then, after completing my Fourth Step fears inventory and talking to my sponsor, I rea…

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ESSAY October 2025 - Bringing the Inside Out - Peter M., Rochester, NY 2:53

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With his sponsor’s help, he learned to deal with shame and guilt. As we persist, a brand-new kind of confidence is born, and the sense of relief at finally facing ourselves is indescribable (Twelve and Twelve 50).By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY October 2025 - Discussion Topic - The ESSAY Editor 1:31

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Peter shares in his article that initial guilt is a healthy response for him. However, shame and lingering guilt were very detrimental to his long-term recovery. He needed to understand how these harmed his recovery and what he could do to move out of guilt and shame as soon as possible—so that he could continue on his journey.…

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ESSAY October 2025 - Gift of Sobriety - Cristy, Mexico 1:45

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She found the freedom to choose in sobriety. Sobriety is a gift that your wise decisions give you. Sobriety is not limited to stopping sexual relations with another person or with yourself—that is only the beginning. Sobriety is having sanity in the face of life. It is exercising the self-control that already resides within you, that was given to y…

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ESSAY October 2025 - Eureka! - Adria K., Washington State, USA 2:36

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SA helped her see more clearly how she was holding herself back from healing fully. I haven’t taken much time as of late to consider the role that trauma plays in my consistent relapses. I was abused sexually by my father at 13, and I had sexually abusive relationships from ages 19-22. I entered SA in July of 2021 without realizing my last relation…

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ESSAY October 2025 - A Journey Called Recovery - Bill M., Boston, USA 3:41

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A reflection on 30 years of working the Program reveals a life worth living. Thirty years ago today, August 8th, 1995, I walked into a church, sat down in a room full of strangers, and said: “My name is Bill and I’m…” Thirty years ago today, I started on a journey called Recovery.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY October 2025 - Recovery: My Way Out of Shame - Tim D., Brussels, Belgium 2:24

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Step Nine showed him how to proceed without putting himself down. I am Tim, from Brussels. I discovered I am a sexaholic about two years ago. After a summer of destructive acting out, a painful rock bottom, and therapy, it became clear that I needed help from a 12-Step program. It was a great relief. I have been addicted to lust since my teenage ye…

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ESSAY October 2025 - Keep The Curtains Open - Anonymous from India 2:39

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Taking a look at himself and sharing what he found let the light of recovery shine on his shame. An unknown SA member said, “If you want light, keep the curtains open. The curtains are made of selfishness.” I was not only driven by a hundred forms of fear, as the Big Book says, but also by a thousand forms of guilt and shame.…

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ESSAY October 2025 - SA CFC - Art T., Pennsylvania, USA 4:20

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How the semicolon etched into his skin saved him from ending his life. Bang! Bang! Bang! “Police! We have a search warrant!” It happened when I was 52, in the third decade of my marriage and teaching career. I carried with me lies and a lust-filled lens on life. Throughout my life, I had crossed so many lines that I had fried my moral compass, whic…

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ESSAY October 2025 - A Meeting of Souls - Martin C, USA / México 1:48

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Fusagasugá witnessed the 13th National Convention of SA Colombia. It was a meeting of souls, where hope blossomed, and unity became real. There, I discovered that there are no broken people—only valuable human beings fighting against this painful disease. I felt the presence of our Higher Power everywhere. Every day, I fall more in love with SA.…

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ESSAY October 2025 - ODAAT - Joseph B.,Ontario, Canada 2:25

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A license plate reminds him that recovery is one day at a time. One day in the spring of 2024, I had an appointment with my eye doctor in Oshawa, Ontario (Canada). Parked right outside the office building was this motorcycle. I stood stock still for a moment, looking at the license plate—ODAAT—and the yellow bumper sticker above it—ONE DAY AT A TIM…

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ESSAY October 2025 - Best Caption Contest 1:12

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Congratulations to Gary L. for winning the Best Caption Contest with his caption, “Coming out from the shell is hard for me too.” He will receive a free copy of the October edition in the mail. Also, congratulations to Gene T. for winning second place with the caption, “Ma’am, could you please help me on these steps?” First and second place winners…

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ESSAY October 2025 - Coming Next 1:50

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Our next edition’s theme is “Rigorous Honesty.” The first words in chapter five of the Big Book tell us that recovery is not possible without the capacity to be rigorously honest. What a wonderful gift to know that we can choose honesty for today, and if we are powerless over dishonesty, we can ask God to remove our dishonesty and gain honesty by h…

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ESSAY October 2025 - The Seven Step Prayer - Winfried W. 1:51

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By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY October 2025 - The Third Step prayer - Winfried W. 1:42

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By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY October 2025 - 2nd Step Prayer - Winfried W. March 2024 1:03

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By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY October 2025 - Serenity Prayer - Winfried, Germany, March 7, 2023 0:55

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By Essay Magazine

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חיבור אוקטובר 2025 - פחד לאמונה - אנונימית 2:47

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אלוהים העביר את הפחד שלה והחליף אותו עם אמונה שעובדת כל ימי חיי הייתי כל כך כבולה על ידי פחד, איבדתי תקווה לחופש. דרך עבודת הצעדים, אור מזהיר בחמימות מנחמת זרח לפתע בקצה המנהרה הקרה והחשוכה. אך בכל צעד, פחדים המשיכו לצוץ. השימוש בכלי הפשוט של חשבון הנפש ''פחד לאמונה'' עזר לי לכוון אותי שוב לאלוקים ולפתרון של הצעדים שניים ושלוש…