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, Joe addresses the importance of honesty and building a strong foundation in recovery. He emphasizes the need to be open with creditors and others we’ve harmed during our addiction. The Big Book encourages us to stop dodging those we owe and to confront our past directly—because, more often than not, people already know the truth about our condition.

Joe warns against keeping secrets in recovery, as hiding one small aspect of ourselves can lead to everything falling apart. As he shares, without a solid foundation, recovery will collapse when challenges arise, and they inevitably will. This step calls for transparency, facing our responsibilities, and ...