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Expensive cars, a big house, fancy suits...why was he so miserable at 10 years sober?

Through painful challenges, she’s managed to get sober, turn her past to good use and find her place in AA

Growing up in D.C., he learned to drink and fight, but in AA he learned to surrender

She thought her “spiritual light” had burned out, but sobriety found it rekindled

Healing from the inside out takes time, but the rewards are great

A holiday drawing shows a newly sober dad how precious his sobriety is to those he loves most

A visit to a Berlin AA meeting helps her reevaluate an important friendship

She was going to Al-Anon for everyone else. Now it was time to look at herself

Once fearful of traveling, a newcomer learns how to do it sober. Plus she gets to remember the fun she had

An unexpected emergency shows the power of the AA program

At five months sober, she was about to give up. But a late night motorcycle ride gave her the jump start she needed

Caught in a snow storm, a desperate sober mom uses everything AA taught her to get her family to safety

The more he sees the presence of a Higher Power in his life, the less he argues in the parking lot

Dimly lit rooming houses, emergency rooms, even rooftops— he keeps reaching out. And once in a good while they reach back

Over 35 years later, he has a beginner’s love of the program—and an old-timer’s wisdom