Party Guy
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
Many nights after the bar had closed, he’d still be downing whiskey shots. Oh yeah...the wife and kids
Return to sender
September 2023
| Young & Sober
With a little help from his sponsor, the Big Book and the U.S. mail, he finally took the action to heal the past with his dad
Knock Knock Who’s There?
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
He had nurtured this resentment about Jack for years. Now it was time to make face-to- face amends. He was ready
Finding Forgiveness
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
For many years he held a resentment toward his father. Thanks to AA, this day he was ready to let it go
Uncle Harold
April 2023
| AA & Families
After years of trying, he never could mend the past with his brother. But now he can make a difference
Accepting Dad
April 2023
| AA & Families
Making peace with the past can be rocky, but one thing she can count on—in AA she found home
Payback
February 2023
| Making Amends
Her drinking and stealing damaged their friendship. But the healing the Steps gave them was priceless
Not by accident
February 2023
| Making Amends
How do you clear up the past when you’ve blamed yourself for years for someone’s death?
The best son I can be
February 2023
| Making Amends
With his sponsor’s help, a member learns to make living amends for the next 21 years of his mother’s life
Things can change
February 2023
| Making Amends
I couldn’t believe it, but my mouth opened and these words came out: “Dad, I’m sorry I blamed you for everything wrong in my life.” Wow.
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