Psychic Change in Recovery: What is it?
Psychic change is the ultimate goal of the 12-Step recovery process. In this episode Father Bill examines the nature of these spiritual transformations while the series builds on Professor William Mil...
28 Sep 202030min
AA’s Bill W From the Inside Out: Bill’s Life After AA
After Bill Wilson founded AA, he never stopped trying to help the alcoholics struggling with “the spiritual part” of the program. Fr. Bill traces Wilson’s later journey through some of its surprising ...
2 Sep 202030min
AA’s Bill W From the Inside Out: Bill Joins the Group
Both AA Co-founders were members of the Oxford Group before they ever met, but neither was experiencing much “success.” Fr. Bill explores Wilson’s first six months in recovery and traces the provident...
24 Aug 202033min
AA’s Bill W From the Inside Out: Bill’s Led Out from His Cave
After Wilson came down from his mountaintop experience, he set out to unlock the mystery of why "it" had worked for him and how "it" might work for others. Fr. Bill explores Wilson's being led out fro...
17 Aug 202029min
AA’s Bill W From the Inside Out: Bill’s Mountaintop Experience
Wilson finally cries out for help to a God he isn’t sure is there. Then, like his grandfather, he undergoes his famous “white light,” mountaintop experience. Fr. Bill examines Wilson’s “psychic change...
10 Aug 202028min
AA’s Bill W From the Inside Out: Before the Big Bang
Several “mini-white light” experiences preceded Wilson’s famous “hot-flash” in Towns Hospital. Largely unknown to most in recovery, Fr. Bill shares Wilson’s spiritual encounters within the broader con...
3 Aug 202029min
AA’s Bill W From the Inside Out: Wilson Flies High Before the Crash
Fr. Bill explores the effects of Bill Wilson’s childhood traumas on his early life. Wilson’s autobiography provides insights into his developing alcoholism. The myth of Icarus serves as a psychologica...
27 Jul 202026min
AA’s Bill W.: From the Inside Out: A Wounded Child
Bill Wilson grew up in a dysfunctional family. His childhood traumas compounded his depressions and contributed to his alcoholism. Fr. Bill explores Wilson’s early years sharing stories from Wilson’s ...
20 Jul 202030min
