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There weren’t a lot of young people. Some women carried spoons in case a newcomer had a seizure. People came to AA first; there were no treatment centers then.

A beautifully written ode to the strength of spirituality

He found sobriety—and life—in the Big Book

Three years ago we had to bury my boy, and I’m still broken. By God’s grace I have not had a drink during all this. These little kindnesses show me life is worth living.

The next week I felt a little better, a little more OK with the chaos, a little more under the care and guidance of a Higher Power.

An old-timer recalls moving as far away as she could to stop her drinking. Somehow, this time it worked

A member in Canada fondly recalls his early days and reminds us of surrender and contentment

Struggling with illness and a loved one who drinks, she finds faith in AA

She surviving everything, including the gunshot meant to end her life. What followed was hard-won sobriety

Sober for the first time at 61, this woman offers a prayer of gratitude for the welcoming family she found in the AA rooms

Putting one dollar in the basket may no longer be enough, suggests an AA who thinks we may need to rethink our attitude when it comes to our tradition of self-support

Just weeks into sobriety, she moved to a new town, on a street lined with bars, and found herself a phone call away from a relapse

The day HP took a dad’s eyes off the wall and directed them to the bottle in his hand