8. BUILD YOUR OWN RECOVERY
The goal of recovery should be to recover—past tense. Building your own frame and graduating from 'recovering.'
7. MAINTENANCE WITHOUT SUBMISSION
Sobriety isn't a daily reprieve from God. It's a robust, learned state. Maintenance without submission.
6. SEEING THE MAGIC EYE SAILBOAT WITHOUT AMORAL FRAME
The evidence for AA's effectiveness is weaker than the culture admits. Here's what the research actually shows.
5. EXIT COSTS & CONSEQUENCES
Jewish tradition demands questioning. AA demands acceptance. What happens when they collide?
4. RECOVERY ACQUIRED RELIGIOSITY
What if you could surrender to the process without surrendering your mind? Selective surrender as middle path.
3. COGNITIVE ENGAGEMENT
What if you could surrender to the process without surrendering your mind? Selective surrender as middle path.
2. AGENCY vs. POWERLESSNESS
The bottle has no power because the bottle has no power at all. Reclaiming agency from the mythology of powerlessness.
1. The Lobster Trap
Recovery culture functions as a trap by making questioning itself evidence of disease. Here's how to recognize it.