Join Joe McDonald as he reads from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, addressing the pervasive role of fear in addiction and recovery, a central theme in Step 4. Joe emphasizes the importance of finding a partner to deeply explore these fears and the need for honesty in this transformative step.

“A lot of people skip over Step 4, but I would recommend finding someone who wants to do a deep dive with you. Fear, long after the addiction is gone, is going to drive you to stuff you’ll have to make amends for. It will make you uncomfortable in your skin and compel you to make up stories about yourself just to gain approval. None of you have done that? Told somebody you were perfect for them, did a little recon, and told them what they wanted to hear, only for them to find out it wasn’t real? No one’s ever told them how skilled you were ...