Did AA’s general service council abide by the tenth tradition when they changed the preamble? In case you don’t remember what the tenth tradition is, it reads like this: “Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn...
The not-so-subtle internal shift has taken place. Everything feels different; what I care about, what I want to pursue, what I hope to make of each day. The God connection has to come first in my life, and lately, one particular distinction has become crystal...
People find recovery in a number of ways, but the recipe that has worked for me over the past thirty-one years remains unchanged: Prayer, twelve-step meetings, working with other women, a morning program to start my day, and nature. I never realized how important...
I can no longer stay silent. I am fed up with people who bash the lifesaving program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Is it perfect? No. Does it have pros and cons? Yes, but so does breathing. When you have a fractured rib, it hurts, but hey, we have to keep breathing anyway....
There is no shortage of misconceptions and hurt feelings swirling about when it comes to 12-step based recovery versus recovery from other substances such as opiates that extols the virtues of medication-assisted therapy (MAT). It doesn’t take but a few minutes of...
After thirty years of recovery, I’ve learned how to take care of myself; I’m grateful that I know when the emotional well-spring and my creative gas tank is low and needs to be refilled. What self-care looks like for me may be different than it is for you. It’s...
