# Don't Should on Yourself [Season 9, Episode 23] Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/aa-grapevine-s-podcast-4360079/don-t-should-on-yourself-season-9-episode-23 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/aa-grapevine-s-podcast-4360079/don-t-should-on-yourself-season-9-episode-23.md Podcast: [AA Grapevine's Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/aa-grapevine-s-podcast-4360079) Published: 2025-12-08T04:15:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.aagrapevine.org/podcast Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2ead72f9-0676-415d-afa6-11b2242fa627.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/aa-grapevine-s-podcast-4360079/episodes/don-t-should-on-yourself-season-9-episode-23 Duration seconds: 1549 ## Resource Antonio shares with Olis and Sam that alcohol worked for him — until it worked against him. In sobriety Antonio learned to really show up as a father-figure for his niece. He's also learned to remember that his core thoughts about himself are not real. In #Heardinameeting Aaron shares from his collection he keeps in a journal. Darlene shares about her support for Grapevine. While we provide the podcast at no charge, we do have expenses. Grapevine is the only AA entity that does not accept direct contributions, so to support the AA Grapevine Podcast,  please subscribe to Grapevine Magazine  in print, online, or on the Grapevine app. You can also provide a subscription to someone in need through our  "Carry the Message"  program or purchase books or other items at  aagrapevine.org/store You can email us at podcast@aagrapevine.org. To record an Ask-It-Basket question or a recovery-related joke, call 212-870-3418 or email a voice recording to  podcast@aagrapevine.org ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/aa-grapevine-s-podcast-4360079/episodes/don-t-should-on-yourself-season-9-episode-23/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/aa-grapevine-s-podcast-4360079/don-t-should-on-yourself-season-9-episode-23.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.