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...
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Atheist nurse wins fight to end mandatory AA meetings
B.C. health authority settles human rights complaint with Byron Wood, who lost his job after quitting AA. By Bethany Lindsay CBC News · Posted: Dec 11, 2019 Health-care professionals who work in Vancouver-area hospitals...
Scientist Undergoes Brain Treatment for Alcoholism
By Avis Favaro Medical Correspondent and Alexandra Mae Jones CTV News writer Published Sunday, December 15, 2019 on CTV National News TORONTO – Like millions of Canadians, Dr. Frank Plummer used alcohol simply to...
A Goodbye Letter to Alcohol
By Dan S You have become the unwelcome guest. You are the piece of meat in the refrigerator that has turned green; the rancid butter; the sour milk; in all, that which I find...
Finding Your Best Self
This slightly edited review was initially published in April of 2018 in The Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. It applies to both the first and second editions of the book. Review...
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...
Arizona Secular AA Conference
Introduction By Ralph B Our Many Paths secular meeting in Langley, BC is planning for a regional conference May 16, 2020. The Arizona Secular AA conference gave Brad and me an opportunity to do...
ICSAA 2020: The Science of Alcoholism and Recovery
The Conference was rescheduled for 2021. By Gregg O. What causes some of us to become alcoholics? Can it be predicted? Can anything be done about it? What should I tell my family? Are...
Must one attend meetings forever?
By Zarina Macha When we come into AA, we are broken; emotionally, physically, spiritually. Suddenly, these doors open, filled with possibilities, and people welcome you with open arms. Things you once suspected about yourself...
John’s Recovery: Step Five
AA Step 5: Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. My Step 5: To maintain my commitment to honesty and humility I’ll share my inventory...
Staying Sober Without God – Practical Step Three
AA Version: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. Practical Version: Committed to a lifestyle of recovery, focusing only on what...
Celebrating Ten Years: Canada’s Oldest Secular AA Group
By Roger C. Beyond Belief Agnostics and Freethinkers AA Group met for the first time at 6:30 PM on September 24th, 2009 in Room 2-298 at the University of Toronto (Ontario Institute of Studies...
WRITING the BIG BOOK: The Creation of AA
Bill Wilson, the man who contributed more “factual” information than anyone else to the traditional story of AA, was by far the worst offender when it came to accuracy regarding that early history… Wilson’s...
John’s Recovery: Step Four
AA Step 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. My Step 4: Conduct an honest evaluation of my past life in order to identify harms done, personal faults that need to...
