Join Joe McDonald as he reads from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, diving into the raw and emotional experiences outlined in the early pages of the book. Reflecting on the harrowing struggles faced by those battling addiction, Joe highlights the challenges of self-esteem, security, and ambition in Step 4.

“Was it our self-esteem, our security, our ambitions, our personal or sex relations which had been interfered with? So we’re asking ourselves that question. You’re doing it in columns. Most of that’s self-explanatory. The self-esteem is how I’d like to think about me. And then our security is what is my being with you say about me; it may be my job, it may be my housing.”

Joe recounts personal experiences to illustrate these points: “Any of you ever get evicted because… Let me tell you how I would get evicted. I w ...