Addiction Therapist Leaves AA — Mark’s Story

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:12 Why Did You Leave AA?
09:00 "AA Fed My Ego"
10:46 AA While Working At A Bali Rehab
13:34 Addiction Therapist Advice on AA
14:54 How AA Reacted To Him Leaving
17:58 Still sober?
21:05 What Deprogramming Was Like
23:57 Feeling Betrayed in AA
30:00 If You Left AA But Still Are "In Recovery"
32:36 Find Out Why You Drank
36:09 Learning To Trust Yourself Again
39:48 He Always Knew He'd Leave AA
45:13 A Big Thing To Work On

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Mark, a former AA member, professional therapist, and addiction counselor, shares why he left Alcoholics Anonymous after four years and what happened next.

We talk about the uncomfortable truths inside the rooms, what it was like to be sober and rebellious, and how AA fed his ego instead of helping him heal.

Mark shares what it was like working in a rehab while quietly deprogramming from 12-step ideology — and why real healing required trusting himself, not a dogma.

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