Originally published in the in the General Service Office AA newsletter, Box 459, Winter 2020 By most measures, Alcoholics Anonymous in 1965 had achieved success that seemed beyond the wildest dreams of its two...
Life Lessons and Inspiration For All of Life’s Struggles From the Collective Wisdom of People in Recovery Review by Thomas B. My name is Thomas and I am an alcoholic. I have been sober...
Chapter 7: Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA Brent P. In returning to AA in 2010, broke and briefly homeless, I had already decided, before someone made the point by asking,...
By Rand T. Our human response to food and sex both involve survival issues. If you don’t eat you will die. You won’t die if you don’t have sex (you might think you will...
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....
By Bill White, Bill Stauffer and Danielle Tarino Posted on the website, William White Papers, on November 19, 2020 A central strategy of the new recovery movement is sharing our stories in public and...
Chapter 6: Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA Patricia K. I crawled into AA as a sick drug addict. At that time 12 step programs for my drug of choice did...
“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...
By Dave W One of the things I admire the most about the simplicity of the way AA meetings are structured and conducted is the level playing field that is created for the typical...
Chapter 5: Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA Russ H. On a sunny Saturday morning at the end of July, 1995, I pulled into the cul-de-sac where I lived with my...
By Amy B The Hero’s Journey… ? In traditional AA, there’s a classic story, a hero’s journey if you will, about how you progress in sobriety. You come into AA, iffy about the existence...
By Bill White Posted on William White Papers on October 1, 2020 In my early writings on the history of addiction in the United States, I document the discrepancy between public perception of substance-related...
Today we are sharing Chapter 21 of the book, Do Tell! Why? Simply because the author, Marnin, is celebrating 50 years of sobriety! He quit drinking on October 27, 1970. Congrats, Marnin! By Marnin...
By Andy F Going to my first AA meeting at the age of thirty was the best thing I ever did. I loved the fellowship from my very first meeting. I was someone who...
