On Feb. 28, 2025, William Watson celebrated the audiobook launch of Twelve Steps for White America for a United States of America. In the book, Watson argues that we can use the 12 steps of “known ...

Looking back on my experiences with leukemia and with alcoholism, I realized that the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous can be applied to life with cancer. When I went into treatment for alcoholism ...

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of recognizing and celebrating beauty in broken things. Broken ceramics (bowls, cups, vases) are put back together with a special lacquer mixed with gold, silver, or ...

This phrase is on the tip of my tongue as introductions begin at my first meeting of Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous. But, when it’s my turn, the words don’t come out. We begin with ...

(Reuters Health) - Alcoholics Anonymous and similar 12-step programs can lead to higher rates of continuous abstinence than other addiction treatment approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, a ...

Some sources for this story are recovering alcoholics and drug addicts who participate in 12-step programs that emphasize anonymity for their members. Their identities have been obscured. J. has been ...

James B. is a coauthor of my book The Craving Brain: Science, Spirituality, and the Road to Recovery. The following is a beautiful description of a profound moment in the healing process from his ...

March 11 (UPI) --Twelve-step programs still work for people trying to recover from alcohol problems, a new analysis has found. A study published Wednesday by the Cochrane Library shows Alcoholics ...