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Window of Opportunity

December 2023 | Remote Communities and sober holidays
At six months sober, his view of the world was getting much better. Well...not this day

Making the day count

December 2023 | Remote Communities and sober holidays
When times get tough, he uses the tools he’s learned to find gratitude, share and help others

An Easier Softer Cake

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
With just the right ingredients, one member’s recipe for sobriety cooked up a life-saving meal

Lucky Break

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
Thanks to her mother’s love and alcoholic journey, she knew what to do and where to go

Stealing pens

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
I feel a bit embarrassed that old behavior (snatching what I want) is still so close to the surface, even after a number of years in the program.

Restraint of Face

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
Eye-rolling, sighing, sideways glances and head tilts...sometimes the defects we hold onto aren’t so verbal

Hiding out

August 2010
Going to meetings is only one part of recovery, a member writes

Reality Is the Antidote

April 1976
Our fantasy worlds never wear very well

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