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Embracing life on life’s terms was essential to her sobriety

On a first date, a nervous newcomer orders an iced tea. What will she think? What happens will surprise you

There were small meetings, big meetings, workshops, banquets, picnics and even history trips if you wanted to tag along. Most importantly there was fellowship.

Do we sometimes put too much importance on the amount of sober time we have?

She thought her relationship would be happily ever after. With the tools that AA gave her, it kind of was

They kept saying she was on a pink cloud. But she knew this thing she found was much better than that

I went to the AA meeting, but I felt out of place. I couldn’t “come out” in prison. I didn’t want people to judge me. I didn’t trust anyone.

A mother wraps herself up in every AA tool she can after the tragic loss of her husband

Service at a holiday alkathon brought her closer to the program and her family

He reached for the bottle of cooking wine as a last resort—but it may have kept him alive

A newcomer shares about getting out of jail and the close call he had at his first outside meeting

One AA believes strongly that accountability begins in the home group and spreads outward

An awkward incident at a morning meeting enlightens some members about our common welfare

You never know when you might save a life between a shampoo and a blow-dry

A powerful message of gratitude from one AA who has found her true home