To carry the message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
Hi, I’m David, and I’m an alcoholic. I also live with anxiety and depression. Before AA, I used alcohol to manage it. And it worked—until it didn’t. When I got sober, all that emotional pain came roaring back. I thought, How…
Hi, I’m Julia, and I’m an alcoholic. When the pandemic hit, everything shut down—including my home group. I thought, How am I going to stay sober without meetings? Then someone texted me a Zoom link. I clicked it out of desperation—and thank…
Hi, I’m Ray, and I’m an alcoholic. If you’re listening to this and wondering whether you belong here, I want to say this as clearly as I can: you are not alone, and you are not beyond help. I was broken…
Hi, I’m Sandra, and I’m an alcoholic. There was a time when I thought service meant something formal—secretary, chairperson, big responsibilities. But in AA, service starts much smaller. It’s picking up chairs. Making coffee. Saying “Hi” to the new person…
Hi, I’m Greg, and I’m an alcoholic. When I first heard the phrase “spiritual awakening,” I imagined something dramatic—visions, lightning bolts, deep revelations. What I got instead was something quieter—but much more powerful. I stopped lying. I started listening. I…
Central Office is designing a chip that can be given to visitors to Santa Fe. We need help in coming up with a design that will capture the spirit of our local recovery community. When many of us travel and…
Hi, I’m Lisa, and I’m an alcoholic. Early in sobriety, people kept telling me, “Just take it one day at a time.” I didn’t get it. I was worried about next week’s bills, next month’s custody hearing, the rest of…
Hi, I’m Tanya, and I’m an alcoholic. I used to drink to numb everything—pain, fear, even joy. When I got sober, I was afraid of feeling anything. And then one day, I lost someone I loved. That’s when the program…
Hi, I’m Mark, and I’m an alcoholic. I didn’t want a sponsor. I didn’t want anyone telling me what to do. But I wanted to stay sober more than I wanted to stay stubborn, so I asked someone. My sponsor…
Hi, I’m Alice, and I’m an alcoholic. For years, I thought admitting powerlessness was giving up. I thought if I just tried harder, drank smarter, or controlled everything around me, I could manage it. But the truth was, alcohol had…