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What is a Sponsor? – Why and How to Get a Sponsor

Monday, April 8th, 2013 by Tim S. • 12-Step

What is a Sponsor? – Why and How to Get a Sponsor Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and other 12-step programs are based heavily on tradition, because those traditions work. One of the most important traditions in AA is sponsorship (while sponsorship exists in other programs, too, we’ll use AA in this article for simplification). It is recommended that...Read more...

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Special Resources for Atheists in Recovery

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 by Lisa Hann • 12-Step, Featured Content

Although Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is meant to welcome everyone, the references and reliance on God or a “higher power” can be off-putting to atheists in recovery. It’s often difficult for atheists in recovery to find people who share their secular views of addiction and sobriety, so here is a list of some online resources they might enjoy. AAAgnostica.org AA...Read more...

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Lemonade | When Life Gives you Lemons

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 by Ray M. • Personal Stories

I am a sucker for lemonade, a complete total sucker. I don’t care whether it is hand squeezed or the powdered type, I just love lemonade. This is a great thing for me. My addictions have given me so many lemons I will be squeezing for quite a while. Of course, my pile of lemons also grows by life on life’s terms. The great state where I live and one of its counties...Read more...

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Al-Anon – A 12-Step Program for Family and Friends

Thursday, January 19th, 2012 by Kathleen K. • All Articles

I can remember the anxiety I felt each time my loved one would come stumbling home from another night out of drinking. I would be filled with fear, wondering if he was going to be angry or weepy or giddy. Most evenings I would pretend to be asleep in order to avoid any confrontation. I hated living the way I was living, but I did not know what to do to change what was...Read more...

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A “New” Approach – Throwing out Preconceived Notions

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012 by Ray M. • All Articles

Sometimes a chronic relapser such as me needs to rethink things. Not too hard now boy, you might hurt yourself. My sister, who I have described as a super AA, invited me to a meeting tonight. This meeting is described as a back to basics meeting. The whole premise to this meeting is to complete the 12 steps quickly but thoroughly, like they did in the infancy of the...Read more...

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The first step(s)

Thursday, October 13th, 2011 by Lisa Hann • All Articles

“We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable.” When doing some reading and talking to some people about the first step in Alcoholics Anonymous (see 12 step articles). I came to find a couple of interesting and conflicting opinions on it. Many seem to argue whether or not it’s a two part step. This was news to me, I...Read more...