Beste Sober Atheist podcaster (2024)

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16. Why Am I an Atheist and What Did That Fact Have to Do with My Recovery? 1:00:10

14d ago1:00:10

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Send us a text John Huey and Michael Tingley discuss a general (global) rather than a specific question about how atheism figures into recovery and how it does not. How does atheism figure into life in general and how did it support our world view when young and now that we have more perspective, how has that world view changed in terms of our reco…

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15. How do Atheists in Recovery Cope with the New Reactionary Reality in the United States 57:50

1M ago57:50

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Send us a text John Huey and Michael Tingley discuss the possible fallout from the recent US Presidential Election considering the potential negative effects on atheists in general and non-believers in recovery in particular.Av Sober Atheist

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14. A Sober Atheist Experience in Music and in Life 59:02

2M ago59:02

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Send us a text John Huey and Michael Tingley have a most illuminating conversation with a very old friend, prominent Seattle musician and lifelong atheist, Mark Dalton. It is a great story that is told from the perspective of over 40 years of productive recovery.Av Sober Atheist

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13. Atheism as Affirmation - Part 2 45:53

3M ago45:53

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Send us a text This is a live recording of John Huey at a workshop session at the ICSAA Conference in Orlando FL on September 20, 2024. This is a continuation of the theme developed for Episode 5, Atheism as Affirmation in Sobriety.Av Sober Atheist

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12. Atheism, Hope and the Promotion of Misery in Conventional Recovery Programs 59:50

3M ago59:50

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Send us a text John Huey and Michael Tingley discuss the promotion of feelings of helplessness and hopelessness as entry points in many recovery programs, both Religious and Secular. This was best embodied by a comment overheard at a meeting, “When I went there, I had an overwhelming sense of learned helplessness.”…

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11. Loss of Program Friends – How does the Atheist in Recovery Cope? 59:06

4M ago59:06

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Send us a text John Huey and Michael Tingley discuss how to deal with both the death of long-time sober program friends and the emotions associated with dealing with the loss of people we know who don't achieve a lasting recovery and then either expire or disappear.Av Sober Atheist

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10. A Conversation About AA with an Old Friend 1:00:37

5M ago1:00:37

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Send us a text John Huey and Michael Tingley, both former AA members, talk to Dennis Walsh, a longtime friend in recovery and a person still active in AA, about several issues he thinks we have misconstrued regarding that program.Av Sober Atheist

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9. Coping With Life Changing Events as an Atheist in Sobriety 57:11

6M ago57:11

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Send us a text John Huey and Michael Tingley discuss how atheists in recovery handle various serious life changing issues without recourse to the supernatural.Av Sober Atheist

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8. The Hunter Biden Case from the Perspective of a Sober Atheist 59:12

6M ago59:12

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Send us a text John Huey and Michael Tingley discuss the Hunter Biden case as it potentially affects the popular depiction of all addicts and alcoholics in recovery and the widely held misconceptions of how a lasting recovery occurs.Av Sober Atheist

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7. Good Sense From Our Canadian Friend 1:00:20

7M ago1:00:20

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Send us a text We have Larry Knight from Toronto as a guest to discuss his landmark case in Canada regarding access to recovery for secular people as well as other interesting parts of his journey.Av Sober Atheist

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6. Coping with Politics in the Context of Sobriety 58:07

7M ago58:07

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Send us a text John Huey and Michael Tingley discuss the daily stresses and difficulties presented to recovering people by current political realities.Av Sober Atheist

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5. Atheism as Affirmation in Sobriety 49:06

8M ago49:06

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Send us a text John Huey and Michael Tingley discuss the concept of affirmation as an essential element in sobriety for the atheist.Av Sober Atheist

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4. Secular Sobriety Past, Present and Future 54:18

9M ago54:18

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Send us a text John Huey and Michael Tingley have a conversation with John C. from Paris to discuss both organized and individual secular approaches to sobriety from a historical and contemporary perspective.Av Sober Atheist

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3. Intuition and the importance of the individual to the atheist in sobriety 55:03

9M ago55:03

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Send us a text John Huey and Michael Tingley discuss the importance of the intuitive sense in recovery. This episode is a continuation of a prior series of podcasts regarding atheism in recovery that appeared on the Beyond Belief Sobriety Podcast. Links to these, as well as the essay that this episode is based on, can be found on our Facebook page.…

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2. How we did it without "god", "faith", "steps" or "spirituality" 54:21

10M ago54:21

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Send us a text John Huey and Michael Tingley talk about their early days in recovery and how they achieved and maintained their sobriety.Av Sober Atheist