I have always listened to speaker tapes throughout my entire 41 years of continuing sobriety. My sobriety date is April 15, 1978.
My most emphatic message to newcomers is:
“Relapse is NOT a necessary part of recovery”!
In my early years I listened to speaker tapes in my car coming and going to wherever, however short or long the trip, whenever I was doing housework, or when enjoying my favorite hobbies - sewing and painting.
I listened, I took notes, and I shared what I learned from specific speakers at my meetings and later with sponsees.
They never get old, and I never get too old or too sober not to learn more!!!