I found the 12 steps of addiction recovery in a way many addicts do: lost, desperate, broken, and looking for change. However, I wasn't drinking daily, using drugs, gambling or overeating. To most, I ...

Learn the role of a sponsor in addiction recovery, including key qualities, responsibilities, benefits, and choosing the right fit in AA or NA.

“This is not an either/or dynamic—it’s both/and.” —Jamie Marich, Ph.D. Over the last two decades, it has become clear that a significant percentage of people who struggle with addiction to alcohol and ...

Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.’s Spiritual Sponsor by Dawn Eden Goldstein (2022, Orbis Books), 408 pages. Two significant trends in America, one demoralizing and one remoralizing, are about to ...

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 ...

We’re all familiar with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s iconic five stages of dying and grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. What you may not be familiar with is the origin of the ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. In December, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York unexpectedly vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have required judges ...