Something worth asking yourself Are you… exhausted? In pain? Carrying something that feels like a huge weight.
Are you breaking promises… you’ve made only… truly… to yourself? And maybe to people you care about.
Are you losing things that matter… to you? Opportunities? Connections? People? …related to some kind of chronic
and regrettable behavior?
Or pattern in your choices?
If so… that is the experience of “…powerlessness.”
Sooner or later, almost everyone “hits a wall.” Something in themselves they just can’t beat… alone.
You’re not… a Loser. A liar. Defective. Somehow just… “flawed.”
A blue ceramic bowl whose cracks have been repaired with gold
kintsugi –
that which has been broken
may become even
more beautiful
You’re also NOT alone.
The 1930s cheat code

In the 1930’s in the USA two hopeless alcoholics figured out a modern “cheat code” for finding freedom… in powerlessness.

They formed AA, created the 12-Step “model” and started a change — a movement that has swept the globe… and helped millions of people find and build better lives than they imagined possible…

through connection. Connection. With other very “human” human beings,

who share their experience, and… something else. Call it what you will…

It’s there, available and CAN… take away, heal, that pain, exhaustion and sorrow… that got you this far into this page.

Find the program
that fits your story.

At least 50 varieties of 12-Step fellowship exist today — for alcohol, relationships, food, grief, money, behavior, and more. A clearinghouse of the major programs. Find your door.

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The AA Promises

What can participation in a 12-Step program give you? These are the AA Promises — what you get when you just… follow the suggestions. And connect.

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