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Against Recovery and Self-Help, Part 1

By Chris N. My observation is that most people give credit to Alcoholics Anonymous for helping to change attitudes about the phenomenon called alcoholism. The book Alcoholics Anonymous famously claims that alcoholism is a...

A Zoom Baby Attends ICSAA 2024

By Alcohol Free Margarita I had really high expectations for this event for several years, and my expectations were nowhere near high enough! Leading up to the event, I had the rewarding privilege of...

ICSAA 2024 Essay

By Dale K. This is neither a report nor a review. It’s only my experience attending ICSAA 2024 – International Conference of Secular Alcoholics Anonymous – in Orlando, Florida. Briefly, it was incredible! It...

30 Things: Practical Advice for Living Well

By Joe C. William Schaberg’s 30 Things: Practical Advice for Living Well is a very different kind of offering from this beloved author. Typically, Schaberg’s writing points a spotlight on some compelling subject outside...

AA Then and Now

By Mick S. I’m sure my experience with AA is not totally unique but it’s probably a little unusual. In short, I spent a decade sober in AA in the 60’s and 70’s, then...

Quitting Alcohol

By Harry C. When I first came to AA in December 1986, I didn’t have a clear understanding of what AA actually was but I knew it was about dealing with a drink problem,...

I Am Different

By Keith C. Hello, I’m Keith and I am an alcoholic and this is my story. Why start my story in such a strange way? Because as an alcoholic I have a disease of...

The Magical Mystery Tour

By Roger C. There are many things over my lifetime that have led me to understand that life is indeed a Magical Mystery Tour. My earliest memory is when I was nine years old....

Long Term Sobriety

By Jeanine B. When friends and I talk about long-term sobriety, we inevitably ask, “How did we get here?” Of course, the pat answer is “one day at a time,” but truly, none of...

AA Before There Was AA

by bob k. William L. White, author of Slaying The Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America, published a memoir in 2017. In Recovery Rising, the treatment professional and addiction historian...

The Dangers of AA Fundamentalism

By Andy F. My name is Andy, and I’m an alcoholic. I arrived in AA on May 15th, 1984, after many years of drinking. I loved AA from the outset. I had found a family...

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