Lives We Change

March 2017
In a small-town church, a man arrives to thank his daughter’s home group for the love they gave her

Tom

February 2017
A message of gratitude to the selfless friend who made sure he got to treatment and started him on his way to a quarter-century of sobriety.

Last Day, First Week, And One Year Later

February 2017
The day she took her last drink was like any other day in a chain of drinking days—but the next day, and the next and the next, were very different

Aloha, Long-Timer!

February 2017
Separated by nearly half a century of sobriety time, one woman thanks another for her powerful message of inspiration and hope

The Bus

February 2017
After a slip, she had a stark choice: Ride the AA bus to sobriety, or get off at the liquor store

Early Warning Signs

February 2017
Alarm bells had been going off for this “Jekyll & Hyde” alcoholic all his life, but it took a felony charge for him to finally be able to hear them

Letting Women Into Her Life

February 2017
When she put finally put down the drink, she was able to pick up something she had always longed for—genuine relationships with other women

By The Grace Of God And AA

February 2017
In order to hide from the world she took her first drink at the age of seven and ended up living for months in a closet. But sobriety has changed all that. …

Alcoholism At Large

February 2017
Drinking and family repercussions

At Wit’s End

February 2017

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