Ready for a Second Chance
January 2012
By:
Kristen C.
| Santa Ana, California
She relapsed after years in the program only to see everything she'd worked for fall apart
Web Exclusive: Playing God
September 2011
By:
Mike D.
| Lutz, Florida
After years of not being able to stop drinking, he came to understand the importance of the Third Step
The Life Jacket of AA
September 2011
By:
Anonymous
A sober man in South Africa finds purpose in life through the program of AA
Downhill Slide
August 2011
By:
Anonymous
She went into her first beer joint at the age of four and life was never the same
East to Joshua Tree
April 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Criss-crossing the 150-degree Mojave can be hellish if you’re hungover
Giving It Back
March 2011
By:
Chris M.
| Mahawah, New Jersey
After 20 years, she is finally experiencing the joys of being a sponsor
Little Miss Mayhem
February 2011
By:
Tanya S.
| Mamaroneck, New York
Life was unraveling faster than she could lower her standards
Dawn of a Higher Power
November 2010
By:
TOM L.
| Palo Alto, Calif.
Spirituality was elusive until he accepted an energy beyond his understanding
The Perfect weekend
October 2010
By:
MEL B.
| Toledo, Ohio
After 60 years in AA, an old-timer reflects back to the first convention
Laughing in the face of death
September 2009
By:
BELLE M.
| Ocean Springs, Miss.
A 70-year-old accepts her health problems as part of the plan
A gypsy life
July 2009
By:
A. PAULINE B.
| Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Forced to her first meeting in restraints, a good-time gal gets the message
You are not done yet
March 2009
By:
PATRICK F.
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Accepting life as it came his way was the key to a great adventure
TAX RETURNS
September 2008
It's not easy making amends to the government, but the payoff can be huge
HARDSHIPS ON THE INSIDE
February 2008
By:
John W.
| Jarratt, Virginia
After a one-day slip on the outside
Off The Elevator
November 2007
By:
Karen C.
| Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania
An AA steps off before bottom
The Twelve Steps Revisited/step 11
December 1962
By:
J.E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
<emphasis type="italic">Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God</emphasis> as we understood Him, <emphasis type="italic">praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out</emphasis>.
Just like dad
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Jake G.
| Leander, Texas
The alcoholic “monster” he tried so hard not to become was the person he turned to for help
Slow Learners and Sobriety
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Doug F.
| Palmer, Alaska
The compelling story of a man who couldn’t get it right—and then did
Good Reasons
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Greg A.
| Carlsbad, Calif.
It took an especially awful Fourth of July to make him realize he really was “that bad”
No one will know
August 2018
By:
Steve S.
| New Hyde Park, New York
He went to any lengths to keep his drinking secret. And bottle after bottle, he was pouring his life down the drain
Doing The Next Right Thing
September 2016
As she fights her way through years of incredible adversity, a woman discovers the healing messages to be found in familiar slogans
The Hole Within
September 2016
No matter how much he drank, the empty space inside of him could never be filled, until found the Higher Power he had always avoided
You're in for a Ride
July 2016
With jobs, family, relationships, he always ran out of gas. But now that he's sober, his life has really hit the road
The 19th Hole
January 2012
By:
Donna G.
| Rochester Hills, Michigan
Drinking killed her golf career but not her joy for life
Doctors' Opinions
September 2011
By:
Shauna M.
| London
More can be done to educate the medical community about alcoholism
Getting Past the Denial
July 2011
By:
Donna M.
Seeing her best friend get sober, she could no longer pretend that her drinking wasn't a problem
From the Rodeo to the Rooms of AA
June 2011
By:
John S.
| Lebanon, Tennessee
A former cowboy turned to alcohol to treat his physical pain and found himself with more problems than he started with
When I was 15
September 2010
By:
A.K.R.
| Cooperstown, N.Y.
An old-timer returns to the scene of a horrible night of drinking