Like a Prayer
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
When things got tough, she knew just what to do. Pray, pull over and reach for every tool
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
Mended Hearts
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
Sometimes “willing to make amends” can take a long time. But he kept praying and trying and the healing came
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.
The Thinker
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
I read all the works of the great philosophers—and I do mean all. I did not have an epiphany.
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