No Matter What: Dealing with Adversity in Sobriety

From Grapevine, the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous, inspirational stories about living with and overcoming adversity

All recovering alcoholics have had to deal with adversity in their sobriety: a serious illness, an ugly divorce, the death of a child, the loss of a house to fire or to the bank. Despite the fear, pain or self-pity that arise when tragedy strikes, drinking is not an option.

It’s important to remember that some things are in our power to change; others we have t...