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The beauty of making amends and not shutting the door on the past is that a window opens to help others

To escape the hell she was living in, she put herself in “the middle of AA.” She’s still there

Her Higher Power was there for her even during her drinking. Otherwise, she might not have made it

A trustee helps explain what one of our three corporations does and how it serves the Fellowship

She’d never been to jail, so how could she possibly identify with the incarcerated women she brought meetings to?

Coffee on, toys out, literature open. How a child-friendly meeting grew up

After years of relapsing, he finally connected to AA at a recovery house in the town known for making dreams come true

AA provides us a warm tent of anonymity to discuss our drinking—when we’re ready

They showed him love though he was still drunk. It was their primary purpose

Enjoying long-term sobriety in a small Arkansas town, she finds giving back is reward enough for her

A sailor with two years sober calls in the big guns when he hits dry land

Squabbling ceased when a newcomer’s needs turned the group to its primary purpose

A gay man remembers learning the importance of AA unity in meetings in the 1970s

An AA tells about the things he lost and found along the way

A woman with Down syndrome finds that when it comes to alcoholism, she’s just like everyone else