Aug 30, 2023
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...
Feb 10, 2021
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...
Jul 27, 2020
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...
Jan 1, 2020
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....
Oct 7, 2019
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...
Aug 13, 2019
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...
