Accepting Who You Are
Web Exclusives
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By:
M.C.
| Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Alcohol closed the door to self-realization. Acceptance became the key that opened it
OMG We’re Broke!
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Clyde M.
| Dallas, Texas
He had just gotten elected to be his group’s new treasurer when the terrible news came in. No money? How would they ever pay the rent?
Scene of the Crime
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Louis P.
| Meford, Oregon
Somewhere in a lava field in Idaho, a bottle of whiskey was calling his name
An Evolving Desire
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Jimmy C.
| Peculiar, Missouri
He wasn’t ready to stop drinking at first, but as he hung around and listened, things changed
Let the games begin!
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Daniel V.
| Garden City, N.Y.
Wondering how to keep a positive outlook in sobriety each day? Here’s how one member rolls
Solidarity
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By:
Mark M.
| Grand Rapids, Mich.
When the COVID pandemic hit, he was about to celebrate one year sober. His home group came together to make that happen
How To Belong To A Home Group
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By:
Julie J.
| West Hartford, Conn.
To belong to a home group is to discover that we are each imperfect—and each deserving of love
A Thousand wishes
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Anonymous
A man fresh out of rehab surprisingly discovers that a childhood rhyme leads him to prayer
My New Best friend
August 2013
By:
Megan G.
| Prospect, Ohio
A recovery counselor learns to set healthy boundaries
GIMME SHELTER
March 2010
By:
JENNIFER P.
| Christchurch, New Zealand
In her search for a home for her family, a member finds serenity
Just one drink away
July 2009
By:
Tony P.
| San Francisco, Calif.
Doing the work and remembering the past reminds an AA not to pick up
Along Spiritual Lines: Honoring One's Faith
May 2006
By:
David M.
| Los Angeles, California
An Orthodox Jew talks about faith, recovery, and the Steps of AA
A Pat On the Back
September 2001
By:
Dale C.
| Tacoma, Washington
Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
Too much too soon?
August 2017
By:
JoAnn C.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
One member says reading “How It Works” might not be the best way to set newcomers on the right course
A Family Like No Other
January 2017
Sober for the first time at 61, this woman offers a prayer of gratitude for the welcoming family she found in the AA rooms
100 Cups of coffee
September 2015
We follow spiritual principles whether it's keeping the money or plugging in the pot
Sign of the Times
June 2015
By:
Joe H.
| New Westminster, British Columbia
A group in Canada struggles with change after a new member raises an uncomfortable question
A Search for the Ringleader
August 2014
By:
Crispín P.
| San José, California
At a tense military checkpoint in Mexico, a member keeps his cool and gets a big surprise
There Will Be Blood
January 2014
By:
Deborah G.
| Fort Wayne, Indiana
She thought she wasn’t an alcoholic until the unmanageability got a whole lot scarier
"Coffee soothes nerves of troubled men"
April 2013
By:
James B.
| Montgomery, Alabama
How an old yellowed photo led this newcomer to believe
FOUR DAYS AND COUNTING
February 2010
By:
JENN H.
| Wildwood Crest, N.J.
A teen, barely sober and struggling, attends a YPAA and is hooked
