Jack tried everything he could to prove he wasn’t an alcoholic, but all roads kept leading him back to AA. In this share, he details the seriousness of our disease and highlights the joy in living a life of freedom and peace.

Sobriety Date: 9/28/2018

Quotes
“This disease never gets better; it only gets worse."

“One drink will lead to 100.”

“When I don’t like who I am, I know I’m probably not working the program very well.”

Referred by: Tara V. (Vol. 54)

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Mayra believes she struggled with alcoholism long before her first drink; it was her thinking that was the problem and the drinking that helped it. After a run of loss and new bottoms, Mayra found and built a new life in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Sobriety Date: 5/1/2017

Quotes
“I owe all of my sobriety to Alcoholics Anonymous."

“There’s literally no other answer for me than to just stay in AA, come all the way in, sit all the down and stay; and that’s the only thing that I’ve seen work.”

“Don’t give up . . . there really is a life after the darkness.”

Referred by: Robert P. (Vol. 175)

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After more than a decade of suffering, the gift of desperation was strong for Lisa, and with that soul-brokenness she was able to commit to 1 year of Alcoholics Anonymous – and she hasn’t had a drink since.

Sobriety Date: 4/2/2020

Quotes
“Alcohol and drugs kill the joy.”

“I remember telling myself that I would get a sponsor and for a whole year I would do what I was told no matter how I felt about it . . . it was the first time I felt hope."

Referred by: Friend of Tara V. (Vol. 54)

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Ian grew up insecure, for no good reason and found himself a “cure” in drugs and alcohol—which had a short shelf life. At 25 yrs. old, Ian found himself at the bottom of a downward spiral, willing to do whatever it took to recover—and it worked, and still works for him today.

Sobriety Date: 8/28/2015

Quotes
“There is no such thing as just one more.”

“I was in that stage of whatever you tell me to do I’m gonna do, my best ideas had been beaten out of me.”

“I found a way of living that finally works.”

Referred by: Robert P. (Vol. 175)

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Keyara is a new and young mom that just celebrated 1 year of sobriety! After 26 rehabs, a suicide attempt and lots of misery, Keyara finally and completely surrendered her will to the program of Alcoholics Anonymous and the 12 steps.

Quotes
“You’re either going to surrender to your addiction again or you’re going to surrender to a solution in the program.”

“I was willing to do anything to stay drunk and high, and I just took that same willingness in my active addiction and applied it to my recovery.”

“I would tell whoever is struggling, just to never give up.”

Referred by: Ryan K. (Vol. 219)

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Having just celebrated 1 year of sobriety, Stefani shares in detail the person she once was and the person she has found herself to truly be today – clean and sober in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Quotes
“I quit drinking, I said I was going to do it for 30 days and that’s when I went to my first AA meeting.”

“We’re all connected, all around the world, you’re totally not alone.”

Referred by: Website contact

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As a world traveler from a young age, Ryan brings a diverse view of sobriety to his share. Ryan details the darkness that was alcoholism and addiction alongside the beauty and dignity that is a full life in the Society we know as Alcoholics Anonymous.

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“This homegroup was very important to me, it provided me strength and security and structure; these were 3 very important things for me in a life of chaos.”

“I decided that I was gonna take what I was reading in the first 164 pages and treat it as legal precedent.”

Referred by: Sara A. (vol. 211)

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Coming up on 1 year sobriety, Ryan shares from a raw place of newness. A new man in sobriety and a new father with a family.

Quotes
“When he handed me that book, it changed my life . . . I realized that I was no longer fighting what I was going through alone and that there was a solution.”

“I started loving myself and understanding that everything was going to be ok and that I’m enough.”

Referred by: Jason T. (vol. 214)

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