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When you’re at a service meeting and about to tear your hair out, remember—don’t take yourself too seriously

Dancing, camping, bowling and water-skiing! His life was definitely not over

A former prisoner writes about honesty, acceptance and the careful way he shares about his past

If you’re very far from home and desperate enough, finding a meeting in Ireland can be quite remarkable

He’d been drinking all his life, but when his children threatened to boycott the family reunion he understood how serious his problem was

Alcohol and chaos affected everyone in his house. And no one had the tools to tell the truth.

In 1962, at the age of 25, I called on God for help and a phone call opened up the doors to AA and a new life. With a good sponsor and lots of meetings, I have enjoyed continuous sobriety ever since.

A member reflects on the joys and challenges of sponsorship and how it’s kept him sober for 31 wonderful years

AA helped him with his drinking, but after he took his older sister to a retreat for cancer patients, he found that the program helped him with a great deal more

She led a life of quiet desperation, clinging to bar stools with friends who soon vanished, until two of her former drinking mates got sober and returned

Getting sober was only half the battle for a tough cat from the streets with gratitude in her heart

Step Six doesn’t make us into robots. It helps us get the willingness to change

Desperate to relate to her difficult mother, she let the Steps help her put the microscope away