Recovery Archives

He hated his dad’s alcoholism. He didn’t understand how he could destroy himself. Turned out he wasn’t that different.

By Debra Person6 min read

The only force more powerful than her addiction led her to a bright future.

By Mark Smith5 min read

A grieving widower discovers that God puts people in our lives for heavenly reasons.

Philip Seymour Hoffman and I probably sat together at a 12-step meeting, told each other our stories, held hands and prayed together…

In this excerpt from A Procession of Angels, a desperate mother worries that her drug-addicted son will never turn his life around.

By Sue Gray5 min read

Teaching kitchen skills to recovering substance abusers was the challenge she’d been waiting for. But could she do it?

Jones is an accurate face of the disease of alcoholism, of relapse and denial. His struggles were as much an inspiration as his successes.

As Pat Summerall came to grips with his alcoholism, he began to read the Bible daily and opened his heart to God.

She’d always leaned on her faith. But when it came to her drug-addicted son, that didn’t feel like enough

By Delilah8 min read

Popular radio personality Delilah has known many heartaches—a troubled childhood, crippling addictions. Find out how she triumphed.

Discover how the Travel Channel’s host of Bizarre Foods turned his life around.

In this story from 1947, Bill Wilson, cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous, looks at how that group’s principles apply to all.