Stories

My drinking has gotten so out of hand that I've left 3 jobs and this week I woke up on the sholder of I10 with the blue lights behind me and the entire driver side… Read More

Thank you for sending me the meeting information. I am 15 months sober today. Yesterday was rough. I traveled here because my two daughters planned a trip here and, of course, my need to make… Read More

My sober date is July 15, 2022. I have a sponsor and a homegroup. My homegroup is called the Halfway Through Group and it is a virtual group that has transformed my life in many… Read More

I first went to online meetings in 2013, early in recovery, with young children and desperate to get to meetings. The time difference was tricky as they were all overseas-based. I was however very grateful… Read More

I arrived on Steppers in January 2018 when a home goup member, Homer M, mentioned the OIAA 12 Step Committee (Steppers) during announcements in our regular, daily meeting. Afterward, I told Homer I would give… Read More

The 12th step arm of online AA, Steppers, kept me sane and sober during the pandemic isolation, and is still a valuable tool supporting the healthy habits of service and gratitude. If I ever have… Read More

Three year ago we moved to the mountains. I had been very active in my AA community for many many years. Up here AA is good, but it is not as active or as involved… Read More

Working as a "Stepper" the last year or so has been incredibly rewarding. At its most fundamental level, going back to our founders, AA is about one alcoholic helping another and as a result, they… Read More

In 2008 I had been sober for 18 years, but due to family commitments I could not attend face to face meetings. I tried online meetings but the meeting I was at was regularly disrupted… Read More

Around 2003 my husband and I built a home in a different state with an eye toward retirement. We began traveling between homes often and sporadically, averaging a dozen trips a year which went on… Read More