Self-help Groups
August 1975
By:
Ashton Brisolara, M.Ed.
How victims of disaster band together to strengthen and support each other
Why Did We Stop with the Two-step?
March 1975
By:
S. P.
| Rogers City, Minnesota
Others had something to teach us but we just couldn't be bothered to learn
Seeking Through Meditation
April 1969
By:
An AA doctor
| Manhattan, New York
A member who has applied himself to improving his conscious contact with his Higher Power spells out the basic steps in the practice of meditation
AA Philosophy and the Creative Artist
June 1960
Can an alcoholic get too much AA? A noted novelist says yes--and tells you why he thinks so
Loving What I Have
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
J.G.
| Lawrence, Kansas
A home, a job, a spouse to love, dishes to wash and a morning meeting. For him, sober life doesn’t get any better
Right Here Inside
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Ruth P.
| Seattle, Washington
Like many others, she began searching to find a Higher Power. Then one day a tragedy made it clear
Recovery The Wrong Way
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jack P.
| Goodland, Minn
He stopped drinking. Five years later, he found sobriety
Getting Hooked In
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Mike S.
| Whitehouse, Ohio
Moving and finding new meetings can be tough. One member says it’s a great time to become a beginner again
In the Shadow of Zion
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Bonnie S.
| Springdale, Utah
We love it when visitors to our area find us. This year we expect to have 45 million visitors come to Zion National Park. Hopefully some of them will find us here.
The View from Here: - Each Month a Group of Past Delegates to the General Service Conference Will Talk About the Traditions
June 1996
By:
Raul M.
| San Antonio, Texas
Simplicity Works Best
Tradition Five
May 1992
By:
Bill W.
Each group has but one primary purpose--to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers. (from the April 1948 Grapevine)