The Zinger
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
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
Tending my Garden
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
Each day she plants a flower or a cactus she’s reminded that, just as in life, she’s not in charge
The big “Lie”
April 2023
| AA & Families
Her interest in service was met with what some might call a little fib. But it sure changed her life
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
The Man in Dakar
March 2023
| Get Into Service
I jumped from my seat. I demanded that we didn’t need AA. I remember feeling embarrassed after my tirade because he just continued to speak politely.
Trust
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
As an active alcoholic, I had been unable to quit drinking for years and years. I tried over and over, but could not find a way to free myself. I was like the frenzied wren.
An Unfamiliar Inner Peace
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
One day he tried what his sponsor had been telling him about Step Seven. Boy, did that feel good
Just like dad
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
The alcoholic “monster” he tried so hard not to become was the person he turned to for help
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
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