Religion Free AA – Is It Possible?
By John B My answer to the question is no, and the purpose of this essay is to explain why I believe AA will remain saturated with religion. The claim that AA is not...
AA Agnostica Blog
An Academic Analysis of Do Tell!
In 2018 a scholar based his doctoral dissertation, “Experiences of Atheists and Agnostics in Alcoholics Anonymous”, on the book Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA, published in 2015. Last month Brent...
Click – Learning in Addiction Recovery
By Sam Renwick Originally posted on The Fix Have you ever struggled to learn how to do something? I mean really struggled. It’s part of the nature of being human because, at our core,...
An Agnostic and Mainstream AA
By Brendan O’K “All people must necessarily rally to the call of their own particular convictions and we of AA are no exception,” said Bill Wilson. One of my strong convictions is agnosticism, the...
The Labyrinth Facilitator
The Labyrinth represents a life’s journey. When I walked a labyrinth for the first time, I realized that I wasn’t lost, I had made no mistakes, for a labyrinth has no dead ends, just...
Alcoholics Anonymous vs. Other Approaches: The Evidence Is Now In
An updated review shows it performs better than some other common treatments and is less expensive. By Austin Frakt and Aaron E. Carroll Published on March 11, 2020 in The New York Times For...
Agnostics and the AA Program
By Witek D. We agnostics and atheistic members of AA are sometimes criticized for changing the content of the 12 Steps. It’s partly true, but we MUST do it! We have to do this...
Applying Buddhism in Addiction Recovery
The Buddhist philosophy, as exemplified by (its) eight points, could be literally adopted by AA as a substitute for or in addition to the Twelve Steps. Generosity, universal love and welfare of others rather...
Top 12 Benefits of Living Sober
By Renee W. Originally published on Camino Recovery Early in recovery, it may be hard to think of yourself as completely sober and actually enjoying life. You may go to 12 step meetings and...
15 Benefits of Staying Sober
By Cassidy Webb Originally published on New Directions If you are new to this whole sobriety thing and are struggling with the idea of never drinking or drugging again – that’s okay! Coming from...
11 Benefits Of Being Sober
Originally posted on I Am Sober Being drunk is great. There are all those late nights and early hangovers; egregious texts to friends and former lovers; citations and fees for various acts of indecency;...
You Don’t Need to Believe in Miracles
By Steve T. At my first AA meeting, in Sydney, Australia, I cringed at the word “God” in the banners and clichés hanging on the walls. What if some of my smart alec university...
Nine Years Old!
By Roger C AA Agnostica is now nine years old! It’s fireworks time! Three Million Viewers Launched in June of 2011, the website defines itself as “a space for agnostics, atheist and freethinkers in...
Reshaping the AA Culture
AA needs to move beyond the canon of the Old Book, published in 1939. Will it? This is an article originally posted five years ago on AA Agnostica. It is the introduction to the...
How It Works Without A God
By John B Can a drunk expect happiness to emerge from recovery? My answer would have been a resounding YES as I floated out of a 12 step oriented treatment episode on a pink...
