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One of AA's first woman members describes her pioneering struggle to gain acceptance of her sex in what was exclusively a man's world of sobriety

This year, AA in Ireland is celebrating its Golden Jubilee Year. Here is a look at its very early days.

Be careful confessing to a priest about your drinking. He may just tell you where to go

An AA friend’s powerful lesson lives on—shared, loved, watered and cared for

Thanks to outside volunteers and Grapevine, an incarcerated woman in Washington celebrates a year of sobriety

How a day of complaining turned into a 37-year journey of wonder with 12 gems about unity and love

Lost and drunk, she landed in jail with no reason to live. Then one day, she turned on the radio

With AA’s help and prayer, a mother puts down the bottle, lets go of the past and reconnects with her family in a new way

A sober firefighter’s near-death experience reminds him that he’s always taken care of

Seeking a “wider windshield,” he finds joy in working with other alcoholics

His fight with a Higher Power and liquor was puzzling, but one day while practicing Step Six, a solution was revealed

A member expresses his love for the Steps, especially the one where we clean things up and keep our mouths shut

After 35 years of living in the Steps, he gratefully recalls how much better life is

He learned to drink in Colombia, heard of AA in the U.S., then returned home to get sober and get involved

A member recalls getting sober in D.C. in the 1970s and how he got there with God’s grace