The Experiment
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
To help with Step One, they suggested she try some controlled drinking. So she did. Let’s see how it went
On the right road
March 2023
| Get Into Service
Sandy’s class got him on the highway to AA. Once he passed the test, he got to return the favor
The Man in Dakar
March 2023
| Get Into Service
I jumped from my seat. I demanded that we didn’t need AA. I remember feeling embarrassed after my tirade because he just continued to speak politely.
Trust
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
As an active alcoholic, I had been unable to quit drinking for years and years. I tried over and over, but could not find a way to free myself. I was like the frenzied wren.
Invisible
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
With lots of careful planning, no one would notice her drinking. But then came the day everyone knew
No words needed
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
On the road to clean up the past with his sons, he recalls one night that especially stands out
Ignite the Spirit
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
Through the freedom of the Steps, she’s no longer a prisoner of her mind or the booze that took her away
To Live in Peace
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
For years she wanted a God she could trust. With a good sponsor and a little faith, she finally found it through the Steps
Surrender
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
A moment on a winter day reminds him that if we just let go and give up
fighting we can let others help us fly again
fighting we can let others help us fly again
Dear Grapevine
February 2020
| Tough Times
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