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...
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...