Three Ways Of Looking at Abandonment
March 2003
By:
David I.
From top to bottom, high to low, and the wild in-between
No More Shame
September 1995
By:
Nikki S.
| Rancho Cucamonga, California
Leaving the stigma of alcoholism behind
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
April 1989
By:
Gladys Reams
The Silent Conspiracy
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
January 1989
By:
Andrew Meacham
SOS
How It Feels to Make One's First Beginnings in A. A.
November 1944
By:
Joe
The First Realization. . .
Learning to live
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Mike E.
| Huntley, Illinois
A drunk teacher flunks out again and again, then miraculously scores two As
The Good Life
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
Mike B.
| Carbondale, Colorado
Once a college dropout, now he bikes around the world and sponsors guys across the Rocky Mountains
Knowing When to Leave
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Carole H.
| Arvada, Colo.
Lost in the prestige of a highly stressful job, she used the AA tools to learn what was really important
Borrowed Faith
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Michael C.
| Charlottesville, Va.
He was back in detox again, but this time was different. A fellow member helped open his soul
A Retread By Any Other Name
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Loni C.
| Redwood City, Calif.
No longer a “retread,” she finally returned to the program and found her life again
No House, No Dog
February 2016
The tough choices she made in early sobriety paid off in a most beautiful way
One Night at the Bar
July 2011
By:
Pete L.
| Wolfville, Nova Scotia
A part-time job in a bar turned out to be the beginning of years of relapsing
From the Rodeo to the Rooms of AA
June 2011
By:
John S.
| Lebanon, Tennessee
A former cowboy turned to alcohol to treat his physical pain and found himself with more problems than he started with
The Miracles of Recovery
June 2011
By:
John Z.
| Baltimore, Maryland
A sober man recounts his experiences in repairing relationships with his family after the ravages of alcohol
The Hole in the Soul
May 2005
By:
Jeff M.
| El Paso, Texas
Realizing that sobriety isn't a solo affair
Everything I Have
September 2004
By:
Butch P.
| Lombard, Illinois
He had to get in the program not just on the program
The Sponsor Broker
September 2004
By:
Brian F.
| Portland, Oregon
One group's ongoing process of sponsorship