Mike's qualification for AA was honed by years of alcohol and drug abuse. Like so many others in our Program, Mikes experience with alcohol started as a young teenager who drank to overcome feelings

Laura B. got sober at age 17 after 4 years of intensively developing her alcoholism into qualification for AA. In that first meeting, she picked up a desire chip that initiated her 37 years of sobriet

As the frontman for a British band that was among the vanguard of punk rock in the late 1970s, my guest, David P., rode the New Wave of that musical genre as both writer and performer. Like many rock

When he started making the coffee, his life got better.... Thirteen years ago, Dale started attending one of my home groups, a mens meeting that Ive been going to for over 33 years. Since he first s

A tough upbringing punctuated by violence and abuse led to Aileen's early use of drugs and alcohol just to survive home life. Her difficult and dangerous relationships in adulthood were mired by alcoh

At age 82, Boots had lived most of his life as a moderate or normal drinker, only to find out in his late 50s that his drinking was getting out of control. By the time his family staged an interventio

On todays episode, my guest Karen W. shares a chilling story that every long-term alcoholic needs to hear. Its a story about alcoholisms insidious ability to derail 28 years of sobriety into a seve

Originally from Detroit, Robert grew up in what many would consider to be a normal family in which alcohol and dysfunctional behavior were largely absent. Nonetheless, Robert found alcohol at 16 and

Al D. came into AA at 60 years of age to get sober after a lifetime of normal or moderate drinking. Punctuated by occasional binges and excessive use of alcohol to quell periods of depression or anxie

Effective sponsorship has been the key to success in Lee's AA Program. Though sponsorship is often discussed, the role Lee's sponsor has played throughout Lees sobriety is especially illuminating in