Tough Love
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
A member shares her thoughts about applauding when people come back from multiple relapses
Texting for my life
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
Her thumbs keep this newcomer centered, humble and connected. But most of all, they’re keeping her sober
Eyes wide open
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
She was sober now, so why was life so tough? Where was her amazing meadow full of butterflies?
Green Pastures
January 2022
| Beginners
A farm boy shares how he took the seed someone planted and got five decades of a meaningful sober life
Counting Days in my PJs
January 2022
| Beginners
Even in a pandemic, she got sober, connected, traveled the world and made a host of new friends
Don’t do this!
January 2022
| Beginners
We got out of the car and Kirby stuck a Big Book under his arm and we headed up the walkway, acting like we knew what we were doing. Kirby knocked on the screen door.
Right in the Middle
January 2022
| Beginners
In Aruba for her granddaughter’s wedding, a newcomer uses every tool she has to surround herself with AA
800 miles away
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Thanks to technology and quick thinking, an isolated alcoholic gets “rescued” by her group back in Colorado
In need of care
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
Helping others all day was this nurse’s job. Now it was her turn to ask for help
Lost in Jackson Heights
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
A smart New York City kid discovers alcohol and loses all the things he loves most
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