The scientists at Yale liked what AA did, but they did not by any stretch think that AA was a cure-all for alcoholism. Neither, by the way, did Bill Wilson.
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12-Step vs SMART Recovery: Are You Powerless or Making a Choice?
The problem with powerlessness is that it becomes all-encompassing and paralyzing. But the idea that addiction is a choice fails to consider many people’s experiences. Maybe there’s a middle ground.
Is AA Too Religious for Generation Z?
“What I try to teach is: if you don’t buy into any kind of a supernatural higher power, navigate the 12-step world, filtering the god-stuff out, working the program in your own way; there is lots that really works.” Are today’s mutual-aid recovery groups ready to satisfy Generation-next? “More than any other generation before them,… Continue reading Is AA Too Religious for Generation Z?