Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast

• From Black Sheep to Best Friend: AA Speaker - Mike C. - Lemon Grove, CA

  Mike C. from Escondido, CA speaking at the "Easy Does It Group" in Lemon Grove, CA - April 15th 2005 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com After years of chasing differences, hiding emotions, and trying to fix life on his own terms, he hit a bottom in sobriety—sitting under a meeting-room clock, weeping uncontrollably, convinced sobriety wasn’t working. That day, a man’s simple message of hope—“You can get better”—sparked a transformation that began with a phone call and a willingness to take direction. Through years of rigorous honesty, step work, and surrender, Mike rebuilt his life, restored his family, and found the deeper freedom beyond mere relief. With humor and conviction, he reminded listeners that the real gift of AA isn’t just not drinking—it’s permanent sobriety and a “contented life,” earned through humility, amends, and faith in a loving God. Music: Deep by KaizanBlu

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• From Pine-Sol to Peace: AA Speaker - Kelvin D. - Bloomington, MN

  Kelvin D. from West Fargo, ND speaking at the 60th Gopher State Roundup in Bloomington, MN - May 25th 2013 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Kelvin shares how a childhood filled with fear and abuse left him restless, disconnected, and searching for worth in alcohol, violence, and ego. From cutting himself to “let the demons out” to drinking Pine-Sol in desperation, Kelvin’s story showed the deadly grip of alcoholism and the miracle of grace that saved him. Through the Steps, sponsorship, and a second surrender, he learned that his real problem wasn’t alcohol—it was playing God. His talk, full of laughter, humility, and truth, revealed how AA repaired even the oldest wounds, teaching him to live as one of God’s kids—guided by faith, service, and love instead of fear and pride. “I get to remain here as one of God’s kids,” he said, capturing the essence of his powerful message: that through surrender, the broken become whole.   Music: Deep by KaizanBlu

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• The Disease of Perception - AA Speaker - Kent L. - Guntersville, AL-2008

  Kent L. from Wetumpka, AL speaking at the Mountain Top Roundup at Guntersville State Park in Guntersville, Alabama - May 16th 2008 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Kent’s story is a powerful testament to humility, growth, and redemption through Alcoholics Anonymous. From a disciplined Army life lost to alcoholism to rebuilding his integrity through service, honesty, and faith, Kent found purpose beyond his past failures. His journey—from being discharged, divorced, and directionless to earning a master’s degree, regaining his family’s trust, and living in gratitude—shows how surrendering to the program’s principles can turn despair into grace. Today, Kent stands as a man transformed by truth, service, and spiritual discipline, proof that recovery restores not just sobriety, but the soul itself. Music: Deep by KaizanBlu

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• From Prison to Pink Cloud - AA Speaker - Paul F. - Scottsdale, AZ

  Paul F. from Phoenix, AZ speaking at the North Scottsdale speaker meeting in Scottsdale, AZ - July 9th 2005 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Paul shares his transformation from a violent, hopeless addict facing 25 years in prison to a grateful man of faith and service through Alcoholics Anonymous. Sent to prison at 18 and lost in confusion for over a decade, Paul came to AA convinced it wouldn’t work for him—until a sponsor patiently guided him through the Big Book as a “cookbook,” showing him that recovery wasn’t about understanding but experiencing the Steps. Through surrender, fearless honesty, and action, he found freedom from obsession, made amends to those he’d harmed—including walking into a Taco Bell he once robbed—and discovered a loving God far removed from the punishing one of his youth. His talk blended hard-earned wisdom and humor, teaching that love is a discipline, sobriety is a responsibility, and service is the heartbeat of AA. With humility and gratitude, Paul stood as living proof that even the most broken life can be rebuilt into one of peace, purpose, and joy through God’s grace and the Twelve Steps. Music: Deep by KaizanBlu

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• AA Speaker - Larry T. - Primm, NV - 2010

  Larry T. from Los Angeles, CA speaking about steps 8 and 9 at the Stateline Retreat in Primm, NV - December 9th - 12th 2010 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Larry shares his heartfelt account of redemption through Alcoholics Anonymous, tracing his transformation from a selfish, broken man into one living by grace, humility, and responsibility. With humor and brutal honesty, he painted his early years of pain—using and betraying those who loved him, destroying relationships, and drowning in guilt and shame—before being rescued by a one-eyed Scotsman who took him to his first AA meeting from a jail cell. After years of relapse, Larry finally surrendered in 1982, walking ten miles to an Alano Club to ask for help and beginning the long road of amends. Through the 12 Steps, he restored peace with his parents, reconciled with his sisters, made heartfelt amends to those he’d harmed, and rebuilt a loving relationship with his daughter. His message was simple but profound: that true recovery is not about getting anything, but giving everything; that the real miracle of AA is living responsibly, helping others, and carrying the light of God and Alcoholics Anonymous into every corner of life. Music: Deep by KaizanBlu

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