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How did he come to be called Ralphie Donuts? It’s a classic AA transformation…

Bringing the urge to drink down to size

Saying yes to joining the play was one thing, but memorizing the Third Step Prayer and doing an interpretive dance was quite another

No job, no wife, no driver’s license or money. Here he was 30 days sober, in the cold, and now the AA meeting door was locked

At four months sober, a New Year’s Eve party seemed daunting. But she took her sponsor’s suggestion and got a big surprise

The Steps help him look at his painful past and amend the way he treats others

All of a sudden, we were told to remain in our homes with no access to AA meetings. Was this a cruel joke? Why stop me now? I was starting all over again!

Learning to love others by first loving herself brought this alcoholic to six home groups in four countries

With two months in AA, he was on a mission to save the world. It didn’t quite turn out that way

When you hit an icy patch in recovery, easy does it. Don’t end up in a ditch

After five DUIs, he was given a choice. Lose his top secret clearance and end his Navy career—or report to AA

Staying sober—and even enjoying yourself—during the holidays

Getting sober can be a wonderful journey with the right someone showing the way

His prison was filled with alcohol and drugs, but luckily he began to do laps with a guy named Skyler

First his grand-sponsor carried it, then his sponsor, and finally him—the continuity of AA, all in one twenty-five year medallion