TESTIMONIALs
After decades in 12 step programs, there was a desire to be relieved of more than just the craving and obsession around a substance. I wanted more freedom. I loved the brilliance of the Big Book of AA but I didn't 'experience' what was being said and suggested in the book until I used the Big Book Awakening approach to the steps. The BBA process offers different angles to gain clarity about the mind-made falsities and deceptions and hence, find more Truth.
The pointers became more obvious and the following of these pointers led to more honesty, open-mindedness and willingness to live beyond the mayhem in the mind. More awareness, more freedom from 'self', and a deeper reliance on something Greater has come about because of the repeated use of the Big Book Awakening process. This process is the beginning of a much deeper experience with a Power Greater than my 'self', which in turn has led me to a more vast, broad, open space of living. It has also provided a humbling, understanding way of helping others too. Judith W., UK November, 2025
I’ve been sober in AA for over 30 years… but I was stuck. I wasn’t drinking, but I was still suffering. I was a sugar addict, a shopping addict — always trying to fill that empty space inside. Any time I ever felt rejection, I’d run. I’d reject before I could be rejected. I’d replace people. I’d punish. And deep down, I was lost and desperate — in sobriety.
When I came to Big Book Awakening, I didn’t really believe it would work. Page 13 talks about “a way of living that would solve all my problems,” and I remember thinking… I’ve never had that. But through the BBA process, something shifted. My eyes began to open. I started to see what was really driving me — all that fear, the character I had built to protect myself was my prison.
And now, after just 11 months, I have abstinence with food. I’ve recovered from my spending addiction. Most of the time, I’m not driven by my emotions anymore. I received love, support and guidance.
For the first time in decades of sobriety… I finally have a program that is solving all my problems.
Katherine C., UK, November, 2025