Rick L's Misheard Recovery
Welcome to Misheard Recovery—where the slogans are familiar, the wisdom is… adjacent, and the spirit is still trying its best.
If you’ve ever sat in a meeting and thought, “Wait… is that really how it goes?”—you’re not alone. Somewhere between coffee, catharsis, and questionable acoustics, the phrases we rely on sometimes take on a life of their own.
This is a collection of those moments:
the almost-rights, the confidently incorrects, and the oddly profound misquotes from the worlds of recovery—Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Debtors Anonymous, and beyond.
Because sometimes what we hear isn’t what was said… but it still says something.
Take what you like. Leave the rest. And if it sounds wrong—well, that might be the point.
About
For everyone who kept coming back—even when they didn’t quite hear it right. For the rooms, the voices, and the moments in between - where something important was said, and something else was heard. For anyone who found meaning - even when the words came through a little sideways.
Legal Stuff:
Misheard Recovery™
© 2026 by Rick Larimore
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No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission of the author, except for brief quotations in reviews or commentary.
Misheard Recovery™ is an independent work and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Debtors Anonymous, or any other 12-step organization.
This work is a creative collection inspired by commonly heard phrases in recovery settings. Any resemblance to specific published materials is unintentional and presented for purposes of commentary, observation, and creative expression.
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