Herb Kaighan

Herb Kaighan’s sobriety date is February 21, 1984. As a result of working the steps as contained in the Big Book, he experienced a profound spiritual awakening in 1988. Since then, he has been very involved in carrying the AA message through sponsorship, facilitating workshops and leading retreats. He has authored Twelve-Step Guide to Using the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book (2004) and Twelve Steps to Spiritual Awakening: Enlightenment for Everyone – Simple But Not Easy! (2010). Many people have found them helpful for accessing the precise instructions and confirming the actual process in the Big Book. Herb is married (44 years to the same woman!), has three adult children, seven grandchildren and lives in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Herb’s personal journey includes seven years in seminary, a graduate education in psychology and a 40-year career in human resources consulting (from which he retired in November 2006). Herb is an adjunct professor at Loyola-Marymount University (Los Angeles), conducting workshops on a variety of topics in its Center for Spirituality, and teaches six classes in LMU’s CADAAC certification program each semester. He is also an adjunct professor at St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, California, teaching (biannually) a two-unit full-semester course on Twelve-Step Spirituality to its theologians. Herb completed the three-year training program for Spiritual Directors at Mt. St. Mary’s College (Los Angeles) and has an active practice. He is also the Outreach Coordinator at the Thelma McMillen Center, the chemical dependency department of Torrance Memorial Medical Center.