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

Dows revolving-door story of getting sober, slipping, and struggling to get sober again and again should be heard by AAs everywhere. Its a cautionary tale that shines a bright light on the cunning,

Jims life as an alcoholic began with an addiction to morphine when he was 14. Administered four times a day while he was hospitalized for a month after a serious surgery, Jim found that morphine did