Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe delves into the hopelessness that many face in their struggle with addiction and the impact of the queer mental conditions surrounding that first drink.

“But begin to dwell on the hopelessness of your own condition and the struggle you went through from the time you first got introduced to it. So show him from your own experience how the queer mental conditions surrounding that first drink prevent normal functioning of the willpower. What I am saying is when I’m not spiritually fit and I hear people say, ‘Man, what a tough day, I’m going to go out and have a few, let off some steam.’ My mind says, ‘I had a tough day. Why can’t I go ...