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A Special Project: The Practical Book
by Roger C. We are today launching a special project. A book. A special book. It is a book that would fit perfectly in Alcoholics Anonymous. Anyone in AA could read it and benefit from it. It wouldn’t...
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Identification
This is the first article submitted for The Practical Book and posted on AA Agnostica for feedback (comments) from you, our readers. It has many of the qualities we are looking for in these...
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Women’s Meetings
By Mary M. I am approaching thirty years of sobriety and am now living a long way from those incredible women’s meetings of the first twenty years of my recovery in Ontario, Canada. And far away too...
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A Personal Inventory
For many in AA, the Steps contain important tools in our recovery from alcoholism and addiction. Today Steve K. shares how Steps Four and Ten – a personal inventory – are a part of his sobriety. The...
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The Fellowship and the Program
By JEB By the time I made it to my first meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, 35 years ago, I had fully conceded to my innermost self (quit lying to myself) that I am powerless over alcohol if I am ever...
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Don’t drink and go to meetings
A chapter in The Practical Book: Tools We Find Helpful in Recovery? Comments welcomed below. By Russ H. When I walked into my first AA meeting I had no idea what to expect. I knew nothing about the AA...
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Recovering from the committee in my head
By Beth H. We frequently hear talk in the rooms of AA about “the committee”, or the different thoughts and voices swirling around in our heads, often giving us conflicting messages or bad advice. In my...
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The Power of Our Stories
This is a potential chapter in our special project, The Practical Book: Tools We Find Helpful in Recovery. By Chris G. When I first came to AA, I had no story. Oh, there were lots of stories I could...
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A New High: Physical Exercise and Recovery
By Steph G. I was flying. The fallacy of my belief was revealed the moment I crashed – flying had been falling and I had been too high to notice. I didn’t stop at ground zero. Instead my bloated body...
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He’s a Real Tool
By Joanne O. I call him “Alkie, Alkie Cravens”. I invented him. And you might say he invented the alcoholic me. He is a cartoon character that I created to personify the physical cravings, automatic...
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Technology and Recovery
By D.G. I was born and raised on a farm in rural Virginia, and many times have heard my parents and older members of my family and community recount tales of their daily lives and practices that would...
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Ten Ways to Stay Sober
This article was first published on March 8th on The Fix: 10 Ways to Stay Sober When Everything’s Falling Apart. We are re-posting it here today for two reasons: first, it is an excellent article and...
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Books: Prospecting for Sobriety
A potential chapter in The Practical Book: Tools We Find Helpful in Recovery. By Norm R. As a recovering alcoholic, I attend meetings and try faithfully to work the Steps. Some meetings, however, can...
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Women’s Meetings
By Mary M. I am approaching thirty years of sobriety and am now living a long way from those incredible women’s meetings of the first twenty years of my recovery in Ontario, Canada. And far away too...
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The Therapeutic Value of the Group
By Steve K. The Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) group is a fundamental “mechanism of change” in recovery from alcoholism with respect to providing its members with a supportive social network that promotes...
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Fitting in rather than out
By Lance B. Me in AA Over 32 years of AA meetings in a small western city, I have seen many new potential members arrive at our group. Usually they were scared and tentative, but after a few weeks they...
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The Practical Tool of Meditation
By Thomas B. I had my first meditation experience early in my second year of recovery, shortly after I received my one-year medallion at the original Manhattan Group in New York City in November of...
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Service and Sponsorship
By Steven V. Service Before coming to AA, I spent most of my time thinking about, well, me. I was often thinking about how poorly my life was going, how dissatisfied I was with my love life (or lack...
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An Activist in Sobriety
Chapter 25: Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA John L. Some alcoholics are born that way – periodic drunks, who can stay away from a drink for a long time, but for whom a first drink...
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A Holy Terror of an Alcoholic
Chapter 26: Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA Cheryl K. A short-lived, yet holy terror of an alcoholic ride commenced when I was arrested, handcuffed, and escorted from High School on...
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