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Her Higher Power opens a new door for her just as the last one seems to close

Getting sober young brought the gifts early on—but the best gifts were ones you couldn’t touch

What’s the connection between clubs and AA? When is it affiliation?

Helping a friend take her first steps toward AA sometimes means “doing what we can do and then turning it over”

How do you clear up the past when you’ve blamed yourself for years for someone’s death?

I was feeling pretty jumpy. Excusing myself, I set out across the abandoned Interstate through the howling wind and snow toward the lights of the truck stop.

It took a motorcycle and a chance encounter for this AA to discover the miracle of service

Land ho! If you stick around in the service pool long enough, your willingness to serve will be noticed

Have a hard time not romanticizing the drink? Here’s one way this guy remembers

More than four decades of sobriety—and life just keeps on getting better

One day in her Step study group, an oldtimer discovers something brand-new about Step Four. Proof that the learning and growing never stops

Because of the virtual technology explosion during this pandemic, I’m now going to AA meetings all over the world. What a cool way to start the day, with a meeting in South Africa!

An essential worker in New York City shares gratitude for being sober and explains why he needs AA more than ever

A bright and early meeting where all comers are met with a message of hope—and a good cup of coffee

Escaping pain, putting down the drink and finding a life at last