A Full Blown Addiction – Just Like My Mother’s
By Anonymous Originally published on February 18, 2021 on Elle My worst fear in life has always been ending up like my mum. Sure, plenty of women feel the same, but it’s not premature...
Category: History – Modern
Anonymity and Recovery Advocacy
By Ray B. MD Hi. I’m Ray, long-timer in addiction recovery and professional educator, disseminating information on the growing body of research evidence supporting recovery management, recovery-oriented care and peer-supported community recovery. I am...
Out of the Closet
By Lisa F. When I first came to AA in 2008, I was much too sick and scared to mind the God idea. Looking back, the AA in my small central California city was...
The Pandemic and the Explosion of Zoom Meetings
By Chris M The first 7 to 8 years of my sobriety, I attended meetings almost every night of the week. I live in a small rural area of Southwest Georgia. I was accustomed...
Secular People in AA
By John S Back in December, I was contacted by a reporter who wanted me to help him with an article he was writing about secular people in AA. I don’t think he ever...
Sharing my Ramblings
By Russel S. My rock bottom was horrific and resulted in an attempt at suicide. Back then, I hated my life, I hated myself and I wanted to die but as it turns out,...
Secular NA – Connecting Globally Amid a World in Crisis
by Michael E I am an addict, 71 years old and a little over 5 years clean. I am clean because of the Narcotics Anonymous program, and I am so very grateful for the...
Many Paths – Fredericton, New Brunswick
By Tyler M. Many Paths Member Many Paths is the first secular AA meeting to be established in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, and at its founding in September 2019, was the only secular meeting...
Five Years Old and Growing Stronger
Originally published in Our Primary Purpose, the newsletter of the Ottawa Area Intergroup Covid-19 helps Ottawa’s secular sobriety movement Little did Michel D know when he started Ottawa’s first secular AA group, in early...
If Not A God – What Exactly Can We Offer?
by Brendan F. I joined AA in 1993 after 6 sessions with an excellent counsellor. The sessions were arranged by my employer after I admitted to having a drink problem. The counsellor suggested I...
Defining Recovery in AA in the 21st Century
By Dave W. My goodness we are an efficient bunch in AA. Got it all nailed down. Nothing new under the sun. Our omnipotent Big Book laid it all out for us in 1939....
America’s Favorite Poison
Whatever happened to the anti-alcohol movement? By Olga Khazan Posted on January 14, 2020 on The Atlantic Occasionally, Elizabeth Bruenig unleashes a tweet for which she knows she’s sure to get dragged: She admits...
Saturday’s Free Secular AA Zoom Conference
By Joe C. It’s a little of the latest science. It’s a little AA folk-wisdom, some entertainment, some community. That’s what you’ll find at the International Conference of Secular AA free December 5th mini-conference....
How The Pandemic Changed Alcoholics Anonymous
“This is the last door on the road for a lot of people.” By Nadine Yousif Published in The Toronto Star, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020 In a typical week, Mark attends four Alcoholics Anonymous...
