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What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name?

by John MacDougall | Dec 31, 2025 | 12 Steps, 12 Steps of AA, Alcoholics Anonymous, Recovery

When my little sister shot and killed her husband, my older sister thought it was because she drank too much whiskey. She sent her a case of wine, thinking that it was the whiskey that caused the trouble, and wine would be much safer. We alcoholics frequently have the...
Make Friends With That Curb, Because It Will Teach You What You Need To Know

Make Friends With That Curb, Because It Will Teach You What You Need To Know

by John MacDougall | Oct 23, 2025 | 12 Steps, 12 Steps of AA, Alcoholics Anonymous, Recovery

Every Wednesday, I teach classes on addiction and mental health at a residential program in downtown San Antonio for men and women who have been recently homeless. I have the men for an hour, and then the women. A new woman came early for class. She had picked up a...
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