“Only here's what I really, really want someone to explain to me. What if one happens to be possessed of a heart that can't be trusted?...

I wake up stark raving mad. The crazy and amazingly energetic committee in my head gets up about 20 minutes before I do and once it has...

I visualize addiction like a spider web. Sticky and alluring. For me, drugs and alcohol sit squarely in the center. Picture a spider web...

Step 11: “Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God.” Let's start with the hard part. "Sought...

I met Alan at one of my first A.A. meetings in New York City. Alan is an actor but was surviving by waiting tables and driving a NYC cab....

Desperation brought me into A.A., but it was mixed with a healthy dose of cynicism. I was looking for flaws, for ways to NOT become a...