Alcoholics Anonymous
4 statements across 2 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Feb 21, 2023 by Dr. Anna Lembke · said 24 times in 7 episodes since 2016 · across every show →
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2026 1 mention in 1 episode
2025 2 mentions in 1 episode
2023 18 mentions in 3 episodes 6 per episode
2022 1 mention in 1 episode
2016 2 mentions in 1 episode
Everything said about Alcoholics Anonymous, oldest first
Feb 21, 2023 positive
Dr. Lembke: Relapsing Members Provide Valuable Dynamics to Alcoholics Anonymous
“Importantly, if people do relapse in Alcoholics Anonymous, they're not kicked out of the group. They're not shunned. They're not made to feel less than. In fact, they become very valuable members because they have to come back and declare themselves as newcome…”
Feb 21, 2023 positive
Dr. Lembke: Alcoholics Anonymous Succeeds Because of Organizational Independence
“Part of its success is that it remains unaffiliated with any financial, political, or other external organization. It's a completely grassroots fellowship. It's not professionally run. It's not about money. It's not about politics. And so I think that kind of …”
Feb 21, 2023 positive
Dr. Lembke: Converting Destructive Shame Into Pro-Social Shame Motivates Recovery
“A lot of what can both drive addiction but also motivate people to get into recovery is the shame they feel for their behaviors related to their use. If that shame you know, becomes destructive shame, it will perpetuate the addictive cycle, but if we can turn …”
Jul 21, 2026 positive
Nejatian: Turnarounds Succeed by Tracking Granular Accountability Repeatedly Over Time
“There's a reason why AA works so well. Because you do things. You track your accountability. Like, day one, week one, month one. You track over and over again, thing, your accountability. And you do the right thing over and over again. And the score tends to t…”