Feeling Safe to Share
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
Doing the Steps, learning to set boundaries and working with others helped her connect with life again
Remembering to Welcome All
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
The Steps help him look at his painful past and amend the way he treats others
Loving Myself
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
A lesbian member shares about acceptance, tolerance, relationships, God and staying sober in AA since 1979
The Best We Could
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
After years of resentment, a gay member reunites with his dad, and AA helps heal the pain
My Last One
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
Sneaking, lying, crashing in the tub and passing out under his desk. This is one he never wants to forget
Changing Course
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
I was nourished by these women. What resonated loudly was hearing that “getting sober is like trying to turn the Titanic around.” The woman’s words shook me to my core.
Sentenced: A Good Life
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
An old-timer remembers the judge in the 1960s who sent him to Ed, who cracked open the gate to freedom
All the proof I needed
September 2016
No way out
September 2016
He escaped a troubled childhood by joining the army. But he couldn’t escape the bottle
Listening for 50 years
September 2016
In 1965, an old-timer heard the bartender say last call. Five decades later, he’s still using his ears
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