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
The perfect night
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
Just as the midnight mass bells were ringing, he and his partner were heading to jail
A Fresh Perspective
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
Totally overwhelmed at work at 12 years sober, he found the path to peace just down the road
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
Hold Me Safe
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
A dream, a storm and a letter to his dad helped him find his way to Step Two
Letting go
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
How a longtimer learned to observe her thoughts and identify her defects so they don’t take her freedom away
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
My prayer was answered
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
I would say out loud in meetings that, “God let me down. I went to church and was praying to stop drinking and now I’m stuck here in AA.” Finally a guy cross-talked me.
Liquid gratitude
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
Sometimes we don’t need to understand or explain our belief in a Higher Power—we just feel it
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
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