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RRP 127 — Ben M. / Triumph Over Trials, Part 2: Three Sponsors, One Prayer, Over Six Years
• 55 minRRP 127 — Ben M. / Triumph Over Trials, Part 2body { font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; max-width: 680px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 24px; background: #F2EAD5; color: #0F1123; line-height: 1.6; }h1 { font-size: 1.5em; color: #0F1123; margin-bottom: 4px; }.meta { color: #771719; font-size: 0.9em; margin-bottom: 16px; }.summary { margin-bottom: 20px; }h2 { font-size: 1.15em; color: #771719; margin-top: 24px; }.keypoints { list-style: none; padding: 0; }.keypoints li { margin-bottom: 8px; }.timecode { display: inline-block; background: #0F1123; color: #fff; padding: 2px 8px; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 0.82em; margin-right: 6px; font-weight: 600; }a { color: #3C82C1; text-decoration: none; }a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }.websites { margin-bottom: 20px; }.websites li { margin-bottom: 4px; }.cta { margin: 24px 0; }.cta a { display: inline-block; background: #F45331; color: #fff; padding: 10px 20px; border-radius: 6px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 8px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; }.cta a.blog { background: #3C82C1; }.cta a.newsletter { background: #771719; }blockquote { border-left: 4px solid #F45331; margin: 20px 0; padding: 12px 18px; background: #fff; font-style: italic; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; }.quote-attrib { font-style: normal; color: #771719; margin-top: 4px; }.hashtags { font-size: 0.9em; color: #3C82C1; margin-top: 20px; }.footer { font-size: 0.8em; color: #888; margin-top: 24px; border-top: 1px solid #ddd; padding-top: 12px; }RRP 127 — Ben M. / Triumph Over Trials, Part 2: Three Sponsors, One Prayer, Over Six YearsPresenters: Julie P. Lewis and Peter B. Dowell • 58 minutes • August 14, 2026 Ben M. is back. Two years after recording one of our most popular episodes, he returns with over six years of sobriety and a story about what changed. The chronic relapser who once bought wine after his first AA meeting now sponsors three men. And somewhere in the last two years, the fever broke. In Part 1, we revisited Ben's original story. Part 2 picks up where that left off. His sponsor told him, "Sweetie, I don't know what else I can tell you." Ben sat with that discomfort. He stopped fighting. And one week after another, three men asked him to sponsor them. This is about seeing the world with new eyes, about a listener named Ryan who commented "He's why I stay sober," about Portland Pride, meditation meetings, breakfast casseroles, and promises that actually started coming true. Key Points00:00 Julie welcomes Ben back — his episode was always in the top five02:00 Six years sober — "I was already at death's door in May of 2020"04:00 The fever breaking — his sponsor said "I don't know what else I can tell you"08:00 "Seeing the world with new eyes. I don't even wanna drink"14:00 Three men asked him to sponsor them, one after another18:00 Sunday night service at Extended Family since October 202020:00 First Pride parade — Julie, Peter, and Ben share stories25:00 Meditation meeting, sausage fest, and the breakfast casserole28:00 Learning to sit with uncomfortable emotions46:00 Promises coming true — "I have had so many promises come true"Websites DiscussedLunch Bunch / Extended Family AAAlcoholics AnonymousReal Recovery PodcastListenBlogNewsletter "I'm seeing the world with new eyes. I'm thinking with a new brain. I don't even wanna drink because I am now of the understanding that that's not a solution to my problem."— Ben M. #RealRecoveryPodcast, #Recovery, #Sobriety, #AddictionRecovery, #AA, #OneDayAtATime, @realrecoverypodcast Real Recovery Podcast is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. EIN: 99-1347297.
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