Step One – Alcoholics Anonymous
By Andy F. First exposure to step one When I first got sober, I was a mass of contradictions. On the one hand, my self-image was fragile; on the other hand, I saw myself...
Category: The 12 Steps
Articles on the suggested program of recovery first introduced in 1939 by Bill Wilson in AA.
Rigorous Honesty and Addiction Recovery (Part Two – Rigorous Honesty and the Steps)
By Richard Clark I approach addiction with the belief it is a mental illness, and the best recovery results require a psychological twelve steps incorporated within longer term therapy/counselling. Addiction is not a disease,...
Step Three – An Agnostic Interpretation
By Andy F A vulnerable newcomer As an agnostic newcomer, step three of Alcoholics Anonymous was an insurmountable obstacle. Before I describe my experience with the third step, it feels important to tell you...
Steps For Life – Not Just Recovery
By John B Many sources enumerate steps pertaining to correct living; some might call them rules, commands, or some may just see them as suggestions. The Bible has the Ten Commandments. In his book,...
Why are 12-Step Fellowships so God Centric?
By Dave W Sobering up in Toronto in 2018 gave me the luxury of sidestepping the grief a lot of addicted drinkers face when desperately reaching out to AA for the first time. I finally...
Staying Sober Without God – Practical Step Eleven
AA Version: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out....
John’s Recovery: Step Twelve
By John B AA Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs....
John’s Recovery: Step Eleven
AA Step 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that...
One Alcoholic Helping Another
By Bethany D. Introduction: AA Without God Alcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of people recover from alcoholism. The stories told in the Big Book, personal testimonies in meetings and the twelve suggested steps have...
John’s Recovery: Step Ten
AA Step 10: Continued to take personal inventory and when wrong promptly admitted it. My Step 10: Live each day based on the commitment to strengthen each personal relationship relevant to that day’s events....
Staying Sober Without God – Practical Step Six
AA Version: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Practical Version: Made a list of our unhealthy character traits. If you’re the kind of person to pick up a...
John’s Recovery: Step Nine
By John B. AA Step 9: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. My Step 9: Make appropriate amends based on a sense...
John’s Recovery: Step Eight
AA Step 8: Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. My Step 8: Be mindful of my past transgressions and accept the necessity...
John’s Recovery: Steps Six and Seven
AA Step 6: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. My Step 6: Commit to a process of self-improvement designed to make me a net contributor to society instead...
