Richard Taite
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The public sees them as horrifying. But when we sit in a room in AA and we're listening to this, we're hysterical.
The public sees them as horrifying. But when we sit in a room in AA and we're listening to this, we're hysterical.
The public sees them as horrifying. But when we sit in a room in AA and we're listening to this, we're hysterical.
Life is good. I always tell that to people. I always say, and everybody does, but it's the truth. If it was a better deal to get loaded, then I would be loaded. You know, in AA, we both love AA. I love AA. But I haven't been in 20 years. I haven't been. I said something the other day in a room full of doctors and psychologists.
Life is good. I always tell that to people. I always say, and everybody does, but it's the truth. If it was a better deal to get loaded, then I would be loaded. You know, in AA, we both love AA. I love AA. But I haven't been in 20 years. I haven't been. I said something the other day in a room full of doctors and psychologists.
Life is good. I always tell that to people. I always say, and everybody does, but it's the truth. If it was a better deal to get loaded, then I would be loaded. You know, in AA, we both love AA. I love AA. But I haven't been in 20 years. I haven't been. I said something the other day in a room full of doctors and psychologists.
They were saying something, I don't remember what they were talking about, but I said, look, unless you can give someone a life that is better or more valuable than the life they had when they came into treatment, they can't stay sober forever. The end. Yeah. And, you know, a lot of those people were in AA and they didn't like what I had to say.
They were saying something, I don't remember what they were talking about, but I said, look, unless you can give someone a life that is better or more valuable than the life they had when they came into treatment, they can't stay sober forever. The end. Yeah. And, you know, a lot of those people were in AA and they didn't like what I had to say.
They were saying something, I don't remember what they were talking about, but I said, look, unless you can give someone a life that is better or more valuable than the life they had when they came into treatment, they can't stay sober forever. The end. Yeah. And, you know, a lot of those people were in AA and they didn't like what I had to say.
And they didn't like what I had to say because it wasn't one of the things that they've heard over the last 30 years in a room from a podium or from the shares. And I was like thinking to myself, man, The problem with alcoholics is that everyone who's sober thinks they're an expert on alcoholism and recovery, and they're not. They're only an expert on their own recovery.
And they didn't like what I had to say because it wasn't one of the things that they've heard over the last 30 years in a room from a podium or from the shares. And I was like thinking to myself, man, The problem with alcoholics is that everyone who's sober thinks they're an expert on alcoholism and recovery, and they're not. They're only an expert on their own recovery.
And they didn't like what I had to say because it wasn't one of the things that they've heard over the last 30 years in a room from a podium or from the shares. And I was like thinking to myself, man, The problem with alcoholics is that everyone who's sober thinks they're an expert on alcoholism and recovery, and they're not. They're only an expert on their own recovery.
I learned. And it was intuitive. I learned the difference between AA and treatment before I got into treatment was when you walked into treatment, it was tough love. And when you walked into AA, whether they knew it or not, it was all love. Right? Because you walk into AA, it is the worst day of your life. No question. In that moment, you're a loser and your life came to this. Right.
I learned. And it was intuitive. I learned the difference between AA and treatment before I got into treatment was when you walked into treatment, it was tough love. And when you walked into AA, whether they knew it or not, it was all love. Right? Because you walk into AA, it is the worst day of your life. No question. In that moment, you're a loser and your life came to this. Right.
I learned. And it was intuitive. I learned the difference between AA and treatment before I got into treatment was when you walked into treatment, it was tough love. And when you walked into AA, whether they knew it or not, it was all love. Right? Because you walk into AA, it is the worst day of your life. No question. In that moment, you're a loser and your life came to this. Right.
And you are full of nothing but shame. Yeah. And intuitively, these guys just knew, come on, get over here. Shh. you're going to be fine. I promise. And that's what I took from AA into our place because these people are so shame-based coming in that to kick a horse when they're down makes absolutely no sense to me at all. None. Love is everything.
And you are full of nothing but shame. Yeah. And intuitively, these guys just knew, come on, get over here. Shh. you're going to be fine. I promise. And that's what I took from AA into our place because these people are so shame-based coming in that to kick a horse when they're down makes absolutely no sense to me at all. None. Love is everything.
And you are full of nothing but shame. Yeah. And intuitively, these guys just knew, come on, get over here. Shh. you're going to be fine. I promise. And that's what I took from AA into our place because these people are so shame-based coming in that to kick a horse when they're down makes absolutely no sense to me at all. None. Love is everything.
And I got that from AA because when I walked into AA, Nobody wanted me around. I was such an asshole when I got to AA because my model was so bad. I didn't have any friends. I had to make you feel bad in order to make me feel good. Polar opposite of what they teach us in the AA community. And one guy walked up to me and he said, hey, baby. I said, yeah.
And I got that from AA because when I walked into AA, Nobody wanted me around. I was such an asshole when I got to AA because my model was so bad. I didn't have any friends. I had to make you feel bad in order to make me feel good. Polar opposite of what they teach us in the AA community. And one guy walked up to me and he said, hey, baby. I said, yeah.