Beth in Cincy, Beth in Cincy, Ohio

A woman shares her first eight days of sobriety with the e-AA Group's New Beginning email meeting.

At his first A.A. meetings, he didn't hear the recovery stories; he only heard the stories of what he hadn't done — yet.

A Part of ..., Brett K, Mahoning Valley, Northeast Ohio

He woke up one morning nine hours and two states away from home and didn’t recall having driven there. Filled with terror, remorse, and self-loathing, he admitted defeat and asked God to "do something."

Five DWIs and a judge who becomes very familiar changed his life.

If I Hadn’t Become an Alcoholic, I Wouldn’t Have Become Much of Anything ..., Chuck B, Florida

After years of struggling, including eight on a locked psychiatric ward and three in prision, he cried out for help, and help walked right up to him.