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TBS09 How To Start A People of Colour 12 Step Meeting Within Your Primary Fellowship.

February 7, 2017February 7, 2017 June Allen

Whas up fam,

I hope you’re having a peaceful, constructive day. I am so excited about today’s show because I am going to teach you how to set up your own People of Colour meeting within your respective fellowship. If you are already working a 12 step recovery program, this is an empowering opportunity to deepen your understanding of racial sobriety and connect more authentically with yourself and your community. Topics discussed in this episode are as follows:

Basic meeting structure.

White fragility and separation.

How the new script works.

Introduction.

People Of Colour Preamble.

Closed group boundaries.

Race step work sharing.

Sharing space, boundaries and racial slurs.

Top lines and gratitude.

Enjoy x

Links, books and authors mentioned in this episode:

You can find lots of literature about racial wellness, addiction, and the 12 step recovery process in the link below in the recovery/addiction category:

http://www.yardofgreatnessstore.com

If you have any feedback, comments or questions ask me here.

If you would like to work with me you can find out more here.

#racialsobriety #theblacksteps #recovery #sobriety #racism #whitesupremacy #blackempowerment #blackgirlmagic #racialintimacy #thetwelvesteps

TBS08: Racism and 12 Step Recovery For Beginners

February 2, 2017May 4, 2017 June Allen

Greetings Mindful Yardie’s,

I hope the day finds you well. If you’ve been curious about me always chatting about recovery and want to know more, this show is for you. In this episode, I share how working the 12 step recovery process can be used to understand who we are and manage our racial pain. #knowthyself

I also share some compassionate tools along with my experience, strength and hope to get you started on the road to wholeness. Topics discussed include:

– The definition of racism.

– The psychology of racism

– Self compassion and surrender

– The History of 12 Step Recovery

– 3 types of recovery fellowships

– A holistic overview

– Black people in early AA

– Why the recovery process works.

– The power of sponsorship and meetings.

– 3 recovery slogans to get started

Click below to listen.

Enjoy x

Authors and Links mentioned in this Episode

The 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous read in this episode are from the AA Big book.

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Alcoholics Anonymous

Literature for all core 12 step fellowships can be found at: www.yardofgreatnessstore.com

Black People in AA

12 Step Recovery Program Directory

TBS07: Recovery Step 1- Powerlessness And Hope

January 25, 2017May 4, 2017 June Allen

Step 1. (1)

Hey there,

Sidenote…. I admit that I am powerless over the freezing temps out here in London, but have the power to podcast under my heated duvet lol. Sorry, couldn’t resist it. 😉

Now that I’ve got that out of the way, this week I dive into recovery step 1 and adapt the basic principles as they relate to our powerlessness under the system of racism (white supremacy). I love this step because it is the beginning of hope and a new authentic way of being. I also talk about learned helplessness, racial intimacy and the power of scheduling hope into your day.

If I could go back and speak to my former broken self that crawled through my first step one, I would tell her it’s really is going to be OK, and step one is the beginning of the journey to freedom. Things will be a challenge, but I will have an abundance of support, love and blackalicious tools to work the sh*t out of my recovery and thrive. One day at a time.

Enjoy

P.S Dont forget you can get all your core recovery books in my Amazon store at www.yardofgreatnessstore.com

#racialsobriety #theblacksteps #stepone #recovery #sobriety #powerless #racism #whitesupremacy

TBS04: Honoring Dr. Welsing and 3 Questions to Recommit To Your Recovery in 2017.

January 4, 2017May 4, 2017 June Allen

Happy New Year Mindful Yardie’s! Welcome to 2017!

Today’s show honor’s the 1st anniversary of the death of Dr Francis Cress-Welsing and how her book ‘The Isis Papers’ relates to the honesty required for taking the first step in recovery. I also share 3 important questions to ask yourself in order to stay empowered throughout the year, and beyond.

I am so excited about this year because I’ve been working really hard to get my experience, hope and tools out of my brain and into various formats for you to use in your own growth process. As you know I’ve already done a couple of podcasts, but I’m now ready to go much deeper with the content in relation to 12 step recovery. I am conscious of not wanting to just share about racism, but also the steps it takes to understand and maintain racial sobriety. The 12 step recovery process is where I started and continue to live in the solution for well being and counter racist mastery. As a result, I have also renamed the podcast, The Black Steps to reflect this content direction.

Enjoy!