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She used to tell strangers in bars her life story. Step Five helped her get over the shame of that.

A suggestion that we expand the idea of powerlessness over alcohol so as to attract the not-yet-ruined alcoholic

My Sickness Had To Be Diagnosed By My Daughter's Diary. . .

A Roman Catholic priest tells how he slid downhill into the alcoholic ward of a state hospital--where he found AA

Every plan she once had was ruined by alcohol. Now she lives a life she didn’t know was possible

An horrific accident ultimately leads her to the rooms and recovery

She can fondly recall the day she came to believe, thanks to a little girl’s drawing on her fridge

Like waves in the ocean, groups aren’t all the same. The way one flows may not be true for another

A tough oilman learned about spirituality from a coworker in the fields who always showed him kindness

Right when the meeting was over, a stranger put his hand up to share something he’ll never forget

“A lost, forgotten, drug-addicted, alcohol-reliant, people-pleasing, 27-year-old who was stuck in her life” gets unstuck when she finds her Higher Power

He had promised himself many times to quit but it was never the right day

A man reflects on the death of a close friend in AA

Sweeping aside fear and resentments are vital in Step Eight