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Life support

February 2018 | Title Goes Here
When it got tough, she reached out to the rooms and found love and care. It was a Mother’s Day to remember

Keep moving

February 2018 | Title Goes Here
I’ve been sober for 27 years. I recently took early retirement and went on disability. I have difficulty getting to meetings because I have multiple sclerosis (MS). I am in a wheelchair.

Being there

February 2018 | Title Goes Here
In 1962, at the age of 25, I called on God for help and a phone call opened up the doors to AA and a new life. With a good sponsor and lots of meetings, I have enjoyed continuous sobriety ever since.

23 precious years

February 2018 | Title Goes Here
After alcoholism takes her son, she finds comfort and acceptance in the first three Steps

Back in Brooklyn

April 2015
An old timer reflects on the neighborhood she grew up in and where she started drinking

In the Eye of the Storm

April 2015
With nowhere to go and unable to make it home, she had to depend on the kindness of strangers

Welcome back, sucker

April 2015
After 11 years, he stopped going to meetings and an old friend returned

Brooklyn Dreams

April 2015
Trading drunken nightmares of a dark canal for the Serenity Prayer and a brighter life

A New Melody

April 2015
In AA, it's never too late to put down the bottle and learn a brand new song

A Trip to the Bakery

April 2015
Desperate to not drink on day one, a newcomer gets on her bicycle and takes her first suggestion

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