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The challenge of rebuilding a fun, active life in early sobriety was tough. But she took action and stuck with it

“One Day at a Time” takes on new meaning when you are awaiting brain surgery

The laughter from her first AA conference has echoed all through her sobriety

It’s a sad reality that these issues have become tied to politics in many people’s minds, which makes how we treat each other in AA all the more important.

Using the word “allergy” to explain my needs to people has worked very well for me over the years. I immediately get a server’s attention when I use that word.

The ability to connect with others started by keeping my mouth shut and letting differing opinions and experiences into my consciousness.

There weren’t a lot of young people. Some women carried spoons in case a newcomer had a seizure. People came to AA first; there were no treatment centers then.

We become stronger and more beautiful for having been broken

I read all the works of the great philosophers—and I do mean all. I did not have an epiphany.

When unexpected news arrived for an AA couple, the program was a life-saver

She thought changing her outsides would work, but once she met Heather, she got to work on the insides

Is it time to expand the scope of how our words might harm one another?

The love she was looking for was there all along, at a funky place by the bar

At 26 years sober, a member in Florida finds himself in a homeless shelter. Yet he never forgets his primary purpose