Letter from the Editor

July 2018

The Courage To Be Honest

June 2018
Following the Steps brought this woman a sense of purpose and made her feel at home in the world after years of drinking

Long Strange Trip

June 2018
They were childhood buddies who drank and drugged together, then got sober. Now they were taking one final road trip

A Piece of Cake

June 2018
What do a piece of cake and a 12th Step call have in common? Helping a suffering alcoholic

The Slippery Slope

June 2018
He was a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde drinker all his life—respectable, but with a hidden “inventory” of booze

When Years Turn To Tears

June 2018
Faced with sorrow and pain, she turned to working the Steps—and learned all over again how to forgive herself

What’s On Your Mind: What Is A Sponsor?

June 2018
There is no relationship quite like that of sponsor and sponsee

Just Maybe

June 2018
It was the most difficult amends he would ever have to make in his life, but he found that an ounce of willingness carried him a long way

No Matter What

June 2018
She didn’t expect kindness or understanding after her last DUI, but she got it, and from an unexpected source—the cop who had arrested her

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