One Seder at a Time
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
A newcomer navigates his first real social test. Thank goodness for helpful oldtimers and grape juice!
Getting The Right Help
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
She was working a good program, so why was she still depressed? Turns out she got the wrong advice
When We Need Outside Help
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
A member shares about his experience dealing with mental issues in AA
Goodbye My Friend
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
A member shares his love, fear and sadness as a longtime AA friend says he’s leaving the program
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
Music to my ears
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
Hurricane season
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
Once a drunken storm of bad behavior and unrealistic expectations, her holidays are now filled with love
Mom’s Holiday Gift
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
At two years sober, she was tempted by some bubbly Christmas “cheer.” Luckily she thought the drink through
My First Sober Thanksgiving
November 2023
| Gratitude
How on earth will he celebrate without booze? A newcomer gets a wonderful surprise
The One-Minute Solution
November 2023
| Gratitude
Through mountains of snow and clothes, a dad discovers a secret to gratitude on a trip to help his daughter come home for the holidays
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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