No One Will Know

October 2022 | Relapse
While working on a construction site with some AA buddies, he had a close call he won’t soon forget

The Wisdom of Norm

October 2022 | Relapse
What was it that he said to get Mike to stop relapsing? It must have been pretty powerful

Tough Love

October 2022 | Relapse
The kindness kept her coming, but it was the members who told her the truth that saved her life

Lie of Omission

October 2022 | Relapse
The girl he kissed was not his girlfriend. Oh boy, what to do now?

Unacceptable

October 2022 | Relapse
I stood there in line growing more and more impatient. After all, I had important things to do. I didn’t have the time to stand in line waiting for their social hour to end.

Speaking for Ourselves

October 2022 | Relapse
It’s OK to share our opinions, as long as it’s understood that they’re not AA’s

Glad I Made It

October 2022 | Relapse
She was going to Al-Anon for everyone else. Now it was time to look at herself

The Day My Life Changed

October 2022 | Relapse
When that little plus sign appeared on the pregnancy test, her world shifted

FEARis Wheel

October 2022 | Relapse
A fun sober trip to the circus with the kids—what could possibly go wrong? Cue the Serenity Prayer!

Following Along

October 2022 | Relapse
It wasn’t until I was sober a while and had listened to hundreds of speakers that I came to the conclusion that I wasn’t as unique as I once thought.

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