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With booze everywhere and no phone in sight, a freaked-out newcomer gets the surprise of his life

On one vacation trip, his suitcase didn’t contain quite enough AA

What’s it like to transition after being sober for years in a home group? One member lovingly shares his journey

After tragedies, a hard-won faith in the universe and her fellow AAs

Quarantined in a plywood prison “fishbowl,” he made the decision to spread his wings and be free

In jail, but finally free, he discovers the 12 Steps

Getting sober for this nonbinary trans alcoholic was not easy. And it was about to get harder

A mom shares how she found purpose in a place where her heart feels at home

AA was full of strangers—and they all helped to save his life

Today I got a call from a drunken friend. He was so drunk he was having problems forming a sentence.

“I am home, I am safe”—emotional sobriety frees him from fear

A farm boy shares how he took the seed someone planted and got five decades of a meaningful sober life

She didn’t understand why they told her to return tomorrow, but it worked. That was just the love she needed

It's not easy swimming through a drinking world when you're newly sober, but keep going. It gets so much better

How does General Service keep us sober? She counts the ways