MENU
Five Decades of Recovery Wisdom, Shared with Soul.

Posted tagged with 'Heroic Journey'

Campbell

Posted on September 10, 2025

Joseph Campbell was one of the premier thought leaders of the twentieth century. He popularized the idea of the heroic journey, a way of looking at life as a great …

I’m Just Another Bozo on the Bus

Posted on July 1, 2025

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who have in common the desire to stop drinking, or to stay stopped. As active alcoholics their stories often include episodes in which …

Canadian Sober Eh – Michael Cowl Gordon

Posted on November 5, 2024

Michael Gordon shares his story of sharing a life lived on the recovery path, from his first AA meeting in 1972, to nearly daily Zoom meetings today. He talks about …

Food Junkies Podcast

Posted on March 9, 2024

My interview with Dr. Vera Tarman is now live on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlNg0mLaego&ab_channel=VeraTarmanMD

Podcast update

Posted on March 6, 2024

Host Tom Dutta asked Michael Gordon to write why he should be on The Quiet Warrior Show. Micha poured onto his paper a page and a half of writing, and …

Announcement

Posted on February 20, 2024

As noted above, I will be interviewed by Tom Dutta for the second time this Friday. This interview will feature my first book, Autobiography of a Georgia Cat, which can …

Second visit with Tom Dutta

Posted on February 7, 2024

On Tuesday, February 20, at 12:30 I will again be a guest on Tom Dutta’s Quiet Warrior podcast. Both episodes can be found HERE.

A Review of “The Way of the Quiet Warrior” by Tom Dutta

Posted on January 1, 2024

Tom Dutta has written a book which is a component of a method of achieving success in business, but more than that, a way of achieving success in life. He …

The Addicted Mind Podcast with Duane Osterlind

Posted on December 17, 2023

On December 11, 2023, Dr. Gordon was interviewed by Duane Osterlind on his Addicted Mind Podcast. Click on the LINK to listen.

Event news

Posted on December 14, 2023

Dr. Gordon will be interviewed tomorrow morning, December 15, from 11:00AM until 11:15 about his new book on the Morning Show with Bob Langstaff, on WAMV-AM, Amhearst, Virginia. Tune in …

Upcoming events

Posted on November 7, 2023

I have some radio interviews and podcasts coming up. Here is the schedule at this point: November 21, 9:30-9:40AM ET – Warren in the Morning, live on WKNY, Kingston, NY …

A Review by Jim W. of The Twelve Step Pathway: A Heroic Journey of Recovery

Posted on October 25, 2023

Review of The Twelve Step Pathway: A Heroic Journey of Recovery, by Dr. Michael Cowl Gordon This book presents a welcome, highly useful contribution to the struggle for recovery from …

Dr. Gordon Interviewed on BlogTalk Radio – The Hollis Chapman Show

Posted on October 24, 2023

Dr. Gordon had an interview about his book, The Twelve Step Pathway: A Heroic Journey of Recovery today on the Hollis Chapman Show featured on BlogTalk Radio. In the meantime …

A Review by Vera Tarman, MD

Posted on September 13, 2023

Michael Cowl Gordon, a specialist in addiction medicine with extensive personal experience in recovery, offers a captivating book that combines clinical insight with the power of the 12-step program – …

Announcement

Posted on July 31, 2023

I am pleased to announce that my new book, The Twelve Step Pathway: A Heroic Journey of Recovery, is now scheduled for release by the publisher, Rowman & Littlefield on …

Joy

Posted on March 24, 2023

Some time last year I made the comment to Judy, my dear wife, that I don’t think I experience joy. She found this disturbing, and bought me The Book of …

The Death Train Called Alcoholism

Posted on October 29, 2022

Heard at an A.A. meeting -“I was on the death train called alcoholism. I wanted to get off, but I didn’t know how.” The Heroic Journey starts with the call …

Fear No Evil: A Memoir by Natan Sharansky

Posted on July 9, 2022

I have just finished reading Fear No Evil by Natan Sharansky, and I am in awe of his courageous and heroic battle for survival against the “evil empire” of the …

Gaylord Nelson – An American Hero

Posted on April 23, 2022

Yesterday was the 52nd Anniversary of Earth Day, the inspired idea of the late Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, a progressive liberal and ardent conservationist. He was born in 1916 and …

The Patron Saint of Drug Addicts

Posted on January 8, 2022

Father Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish priest who died a martyr in Auschwitz in 1941. Born in Poland in 1894, he had a vision of the Virgin Mary at age …

Book Review – Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions, by Russell Brand

Posted on December 21, 2021

From time to time I may write a review of a book which I have read and which I believe may be of interest to my readers. Much has been …

Schedule a Talk

Posted on December 5, 2021

On October 10, 2021, I was honored to give the guest sermon to the Unitarian Universalist Church in Boone, North Carolina. My topic was how the Twelve Steps serve as …

Homer Adolph Plessy, an American Hero

Posted on November 30, 2021

There was an article in the paper today about an attempt to secure a pardon for Homer Adolph Plessy. The Louisiana Board of Pardons has unanimously approved the measure, and …

My Introduction to the Heroic Journey

Posted on November 2, 2021

I suppose that one could say that my inspiration for the writing of The Twelve Step Pathway: A Heroic Journey of Recovery came from a lifetime of experience, both personal …

Coach John Thompson – An American Hero

Posted on October 4, 2021

I just finished reading John Thompson’s autobiography, I Came as a Shadow. His is an excellent example of the Heroic Journey, of overcoming monumental difficulties in achieving success in life. …

The Heroic Journey – Native American Experience

Posted on September 28, 2021

A few weeks ago I received a booklet from Oglala Lakota College (OLC) entitled Woksape Wakita – Awakening to Wisdom. I receive these gems because of the small financial support …

Some A.A. History

Posted on September 28, 2021

I have a great personal and professional interest in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous, and I find the history of the origins of this movement to be fascinating. There are …