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Lois Wilson Shares About the 12 Traditions Lois Wilson, founder of Alanon and wife of AA Co-Founder Bill Wilson, shares about each of the Twelve Traditions. From the Recording. So, when finally Alanon came into being, we had the Twelve Traditions all set up for us. In fact, that's been our experience right from the beginning. And we've grown so fast primarily because we've just followed AA's footsteps.

Conocido comúnmente como “el Doce y Doce”, Doce Pasos y Doce Tradiciones contiene 24 ensayos fundamentales escritos por Bill W., el cofundador de A.A. ensayos que han ayudado a millones de miembros de A.A. de todas partes del mundo a lograr su sobriedad y mantenerla un día a la vez, y asegurar que su “Comunidad” --Alcohólicos Anónimos en su totalidad-- esté allí para ellos mañana.

This AA Grapevine classic audiobook contains stories by AA members about the trick to staying sober as you become accustomed to feeling your feelings. You’ll hear moving Grapevine stories about character defects, anger, self-pity, being “right, “what happens when the “pink cloud” passes, sponsorship and taking right action.

This classic AA Grapevine audiobook contains stories by AA members about how they learn to live with their fellow AAs, their loved ones, and their friends and colleagues through the power of AA's Principles. It includes an article by an atheist about the Third Step, a priest talking about religious zealots and the tales of people of different faiths discussing the AA principle of "God as we understand him." The audiobook focuses on how people in AA seek and find hope, faith, integrity, willingness, compassion and understanding.

In this collection of stories from Grapevine magazine, members share their experiences with the core principles contained in AA’s Twelve Traditions. Born of the trial-and-error nature of the earliest years of the Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship, the book Our Twelve Traditions provides the spiritual—and practical—underpinning for AA’s ongoing adventure of living and working together. Seen through the eyes of individual members, the stories in this collection offer groups, as well as members, workable solutions to difficult problems.

Debut memoir chronicling substance abuse, mental illness, and the path to redemption. All of us wonder when a close friend or someone we know dies by suicide, "What were they thinking?" This is an insider look at a woman who attempted to take her own life and failed. Have you heard of the cat with nine lives? This is the woman with ten.

Recover in Color contains 52 lessons, with a weekly journal prompt of four discussion questions. Using a biblical worldview, Recover in Color contains 13 lessons in four categories: developing a sense of self, emotional literacy, boundaries, and spirituality. There is something here for everyone working a recovery program. This audiobook is also beneficial for family members of those in recovery programs. Recover in Color is a fresh approach to rehabilitation that incorporates the classic principles that have passed the test of time.

Works of Paul Chek inspired me to write this book. I hope to show listeners that there is a purpose to life, and that it is the lessons we are learning in our everyday lives that give our life this purpose. I also feel there is something happening to the planet at this time, and we are privileged to be here. We are being guided and helped in many ways, which have not previously been open to us. As more and more people take an interest in matters which are "not of this world", the purposes of our true existence will come more into focus.

Sobertude: 50 Uplifting Habits That Create Gratitude, Abundance and Joy in Sobriety is a practical manual for anyone walking the hard road of destiny. Guiding you through 50 detailed action items, Foster gently helps you craft your own personalized approach to lifting your moods. And with each day appearing stronger and more promising, you’ll feel empowered to tackle your new world brimming with enthusiasm.

Children are a direct reflection of their upbringing. How they handle themselves, unexpected problems, setbacks, rejection, or the harsh reality of the world all depends on how and what they were taught. It’s a big but important task, and you may even feel unqualified for the job, but this navigational guide is all you will ever need. In How Children Succeed, Rachel Burgess offers a 12-step guide on how to raise your children as responsible adults of character and resilience.

At the age of 20, Burton Barr Jr. was held down by a group of friends while they injected heroin into his veins, which started his 22-year drug addiction. At the height of his addiction and during his darkest hour, his father came to him. He didn't start preaching at Barr, telling him that he needed to quit. He didn't talk about the hurt and the pain that Barr was causing his family. He just opened the Bible to a certain scripture, gave it to Barr and told him to read that scripture every morning before he left home.

The roles of faith, belief and spirituality in Alcoholics Anonymous. The beliefs of drinking alcoholics about their alcoholism, their life and alcohol are what keeps them drinking. These beliefs are shaped by the alcoholic’s mental obsession which excuses and justifies drinking at every turn. Obsessions of every kind function by excusing and justifying aberrant behavior. Loss of faith in these excuses and justifications coupled with a crisis situation and the availability sobriety knowledge enables the alcoholic to see clearly and get sober.

Dr . Lawrence L. James is a UK-based psychiatrist with over 30 years of medical experience. He is passionate about supporting individuals through complicated mental health struggles. Dr. James hopes to empower you to become a proactive advocate to reclaim your loved one's life.

Transitions is a collection of poems about the author’s emotional and physical dependence on alcohol during much of his early adult life. The poems chronicle the author's attempt to achieve sobriety through the principles learned from 12-step recovery. The intent of this audiobook is to share some of the author’s innermost feelings during an actively addicted period through sobriety and recovery - one day at a time. Hopefully, others will be able to relate to some of these poems and find that change is possible.

From the first sip of vodka I took in my college dorm at age 17, I’ve struggled with alcohol. As I write this, I’m a 35-year-old wife and mother, and I’ve been sober for five months. That’s right. I struggled with alcohol for 17 years. Throughout those years, some times were better than others. I’d go through tough phases where I couldn’t get it right for months at a time. During other extended periods, I’d moderate successfully and think I was “fixed”.

The 12-Step model for recovery and healing has helped millions of addicts worldwide not only find and maintain sobriety but live healthier, happier, more intimately connected lives. But for some reason, this formula has never taken root beyond the recovering addict community. Until now.

What if your addiction isn’t a punishment or a curse? What if your addiction is a precious opportunity, granted to a select few, to achieve the kind of life that most people only dream of? In The Gift of Addiction, 30-year recovery veteran Steven C. presents a case for this novel perspective.

Profound, helpful, funny, sad, quotes, quips, anecdotes, and suggestions from and for recovering alcoholics and addicts. This book contains quotes that I have heard from recovering addicts and alcoholics. They are profound, funny, cringe-worthy, memorable, and powerful. They will allow you to reflect, remember, and reassess your recovery.

Happy by Design: How to Use Your Five Senses to Trigger Your Happy Anywhere, Anytime is your personal guide to finding your inner happiness through inspiration, humor, and a wild imagination. Why not do what makes you happy every single day? Emily shows her listeners how to dust off their sense of freedom and pop the top off adventure by simply doing what they love. It’s time to say goodbye to a strict by-the-book life of restraint and double down with Happiness by your own Design.

One of the first longtime sober members of AA talks about the people, events, and development of ideas and practices that created AA, including Ebby, Bill Wilson, and the Oxford Group; Hank Parkhurst, Ruth Hock, and the writing of the Big Book; how AA got the name Alcoholics Anonymous; Jack Alexander and the Saturday Evening Post article; The 12 Traditions; and more.