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What to know when going to your first 12 step meeting

November 20, 2017 twelvestep recovery

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Since you have managed to find this website and are interested in reading the articles, you more than likely figured out that something inside of you is different. You are already seeking answers and searching for relief. Maybe you have found this insistent need to continue to drink despite the negative consequences it has caused […]

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Do I have an alcohol abuse problem?

November 16, 2017 twelvestep recovery

People often complicate their lives by turning to drugs and alcohol, and they can pay a heavy cost for doing so. Direct damage to health and physical trauma are just one of the consequences of substance abuse. The emergency rooms as well as the hospitals are brimming with these cases, which is extremely sad. Substance […]

Alcoholics Anonymous

Earl H. – AA Speaker – “Growing in the Twelve Steps and Sobriety”

November 1, 2017 twelvestep recovery

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When I was new, I was luck in the fact that I did not have anywhere else to go. AA was the last house on the block. So when a guy got up and shared his experience, strength, and hope, and shared openly and honestly about his feelings, I had never heard anybody do that […]

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Step 1- Tornado Exercise by Peter M.

October 26, 2017 twelvestep recovery

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Ask yourself the following questions to determine if you have untreated alcoholism… Have you worked all 12 steps of AA completely since coming into the program of Alcoholics Anonymous? Can you say “yes‟ to all of the next twelve statements? Have you: Admitted powerlessness over alcohol? Admitted unmanageability in your life? Come to believe in […]

Alcoholics Anonymous

Clancy I. – AA Speaker – “Alcoholism: A Disease of Perception”

October 25, 2017 twelvestep recovery

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Bob said, “If your problem is alcohol, you’re wasting your time going to AA. We can’t help people like you.” I asked him, “What is the problem then?” He said, “There’s an answer for people who use alcohol as if it is the answer.” I told him that I had quit drinking hundreds of times […]

Alcoholics Anonymous

Father Joe M. – AA Speaker – The Story Behind “Chalk Talk”

April 6, 2017 twelvestep

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Father Joe M., who is well-known in the recovery community for “Chalk Talk,” shares about alcoholism and twelve step recovery. He is a man that has helped countless alcoholics over many decades and was truly a gift to the twelve step community worldwide. He spent years fighting the stigma of addiction and masterfully articulating what […]

Alcoholics Anonymous

Lila R. – AA Speaker – “A New World in Sobriety”

April 6, 2017 twelvestep

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This woman AA speaker, Lila R. has a wonderful story of recovery and a very hopeful message. She outlines the importance of surrender and how beneficial it is to the alcoholic if they completely give themselves to the program and the twelve steps. In doing this, incredible things can happen. Coming to terms with step […]

Alcoholics Anonymous

Karl M. – AA Speakers – Hilarious Alcoholics Anonymous Share

April 6, 2017 twelvestep

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Hilarious AA speaker, Karl M. shares from his heart a wonderful story about his journey from active alcoholism to recovery. He highlights the importance of one alcoholic working with another, and how that is the foundation of the program. Alcoholics Anonymous in its purest form I saw other people that were going to two or […]

Narcotics Anonymous

Troy S. – NA Speaker – “Escaping from the Prison of Addiction”

April 6, 2017 twelvestep

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I started going to Narcotics Anonymous meetings. I got out of there after three weeks and I just kept going to meetings. The rehab told me one very important thing, they said, “There is nothing we can tell you here in treatment that’s going to keep you clean if you don’t go to meetings” My […]

Alcoholics Anonymous

Ralph W. – AA Speaker – How the 12 Steps can heal and transform your life

April 6, 2017 twelvestep

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The reason I came out here to share about Alcoholics Anonymous is not to dazzle you with information. It is not to dazzle you with my vocabulary, and it is not to dazzle you with my knowledge of this process. The only reason I am here is to let the newcomer know that there is […]