God Grabbed My Heart
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
Hoping to feel better and get out of the early sobriety woods, a newcomer makes a surprising Twelfth Step call
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
I Keep Writing
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
Borrowed Faith
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
He was back in detox again, but this time was different. A fellow member helped open his soul
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
The Front Lines
January 2022
| Beginners
Dimly lit rooming houses, emergency rooms, even rooftops— he keeps reaching out. And once in a good while they reach back
In all our affairs
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
A month later I was in a prostate cancer survivor group. It became clear to me that by using what I learned in my AA program, I was able to help other cancer patients as well as myself.
Down but Happy
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
It’s hard being in this prison. I’m celebrating my anniversary alone. Working a program of recovery in prison can be a lonely road to walk.
Estranged
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
Drinking buddies for 20 years, she and her sister were best friends. That is, until one of them sobered up
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