Click on an audio file name to download the file to your computer or click on the double blue. Joe and charlie aa speakers alcoholics anonymous 12. This is not an official alcoholics anonymous website. Being honest nothing positive can happen for the addict until he or she faces the problem and accepts the fact there is a problem that needs to be resolved 2. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous audio version. The twelve steps and twelve traditions of alcoholics. Aa program participants follow a set of recovery steps to achieve and maintain abstinence from alcohol. Formats in which the twelve steps and twelve traditions can be read. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. Narcotics anonymous offers recovery from the effects of addiction through working a twelvestep program, including regular attendance at group meetings. The 12 steps of aa alcoholics anonymous great britain.
The twelve steps are a set of guiding principles in addiction treatment that outline a course of action for tackling problems including alcoholism. Alcoholics anonymous 12 step program was initially published in the book, alcoholics anonymous. Twelve steps and twelve traditions on audio cd alcoholics anonymous world services inc artist, bill w. Alcoholics anonymous learn about the 12 steps of aa. Switch back and forth between reading the kindle book and listening to audible audiobook. Listen to the entire alcoholics anonymous big book as well as audiobooks, audio courses, and speaker tapes to help you stop drinking, live. Many people use a sponsor to help them through the process.
The aa 12 step program designed by alcoholics anonymous is a recovery process for individuals committed to overcoming addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems. Essays on the 12 steps and 12 traditions of alcoholics anonymous by cofounder bill wilson. It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. All twelve steps of the twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous. Most 12step groups have also adapted the 12 traditions for their own recovery plans. Addiction, 12step programs, and evidentiary standards for. Interpreting the famous alcoholics anonymous twelve steps specifically for codependent issues for the very first time, this groundbreaking book combines melodys expertise with the experience of other people to. The teachings follow what the big book of alcoholics anonymous prescribes.
The 12 traditions speak to the members of alcoholics anonymous as a group, unlike the 12 steps, which are focused on the individual. There is also a section on the history of the twelve steps. For anyone who might find them useful, here are complete audio readings of two of the keystone references of anonymous programs of recovery worldwide the big book of alcoholics anonymous and twelve steps and twelve traditions please see links for direct contact to specific programs. The following are the 12 steps of narcotics anonymous, also referred to as na. The story of how more than one hundred men have recovered from alcoholism was published known as the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the publication not only changed the conversation about alcoholism, but also. The twelve 12 steps and traditions of alcoholics anonymous for. Alcoholics anonymous big book reference edition for. Breaking down step five of aa alcoholics anonymous we admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. That statement may not seem groundbreaking today, but the idea of alcoholism as an illness was a new concept in 1939 when the book alcoholics anonymous. Cocaine anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common. These 12 steps are outlined in chapter 5, how it works, of the big book. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous.
The basic text of the big book contained in this audiobook remains unchanged and is still used in the program to this day. Every aa meeting will have a list of the 12 steps in fullview of the participants. This is a comprehensive study of the big book of alcoholics anonymous, with hundreds of questions asked and answered. Newcomers are not asked to accept or follow these twelve steps in their entirety if they feel unwilling or unable to do so. The alcoholics anonymous aa 12step recovery program is a free treatment program for people suffering from alcohol abuse and addiction. Breaking down step five of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Not to be confused with or substituted for the 12 step program of recovery as outlined in the first 164 pages of the big book. This book takes you deep inside all twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous to help you get and stay sober. Alcoholics anonymous is often referred to as a 12step program, and aa is the basis for many other 12step programs that have been established.
These step study guides and worksheets have been used by thousands of aas, nas, alanons, oa overeaters, cas, gas and other 12 step recovery program members that use the 12 steps as instructed in the book, alcoholics. The twelve steps in alcoholics anonymous are a spiritual solution to addiction. Call american addiction centers for help finding treatment 18886855770. Download the mp3 recordings of joe and charlie and listen to them on your computer or ipod this is recommended listening, especially for people new to aa, and those starting to work the 12 steps of. The twelve steps and twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous. The traditions are defined in the big book, the main governing literature of alcoholics anonymous.
The fellowship was working on the book that would come to be called alcoholics anonymous although at the time the more popular title was the way out, and they had arrived at chapter five, which would be named how it works and would include the program of recovery. This is the audio version of twelve steps and twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous. Sober and active in the program since 261957, al kohalek, has used his experience in our program to create these workbooks to facilitate our spiritual development. Faith in a higher power in order to fully recover, one must have faith in a power greater than himself, and have faith that this power can help them with their problems.
A rich resource to learn and understand alcoholism and a study of the 12 steps. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. By buddy t a study of tradition 3 of the twelve traditions. They will usually be asked to keep an open mind, to attend meetings at which recovered alcoholics describe their personal experiences in achieving sobriety, and to read aa literature describing and interpreting the aa program.
To read a pdf version of the twelve steps and twelve traditions click here. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions audio version. The story of how more than one hundred men have recovered from. The second edition of the seminal work of alcoholics anonymous, the big book, was released in 1955 and continues to be extremely influential in the lives of so many addicts. Discover why the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa are used by many in recovery and is worthy despite any concern of its effectiveness. A twelvestep program is a set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for recovery from addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems. It is called a 12 step program because it involves following, or taking 12 steps. They are at the very core of the alcoholics anonymous program.
The 12 steps used in the program appeared in print in 1939, when wilson and smith published alcoholics anonymous. The app also features a sobriety calculator, a good selection of aa literature and the complete big book text 164 pages. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Originally proposed by alcoholics anonymous aa as a method of recovery from alcoholism, the twelve steps were first published in the 1939 book alcoholics anonymous. Topics aa, alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and traditions. The following are the 12 steps of cocaine anonymous. Narcotics anonymous offers recovery from the effects of addiction through working a twelve step program, including regular attendance at group meetings.
Listen to the entire alcoholics anonymous big book as well as audiobooks, audio courses, and speaker tapes to help you stop drinking, live sober, and recover. The 12 steps of recovery inspired by the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous and narcotics anonymous. These 12 steps if followed, will guarantee sobriety at least according to aa. This is the audio version of the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. Step five of aas alcoholics anonymous twelve step program is essential to the fundamental change of personality required to overcome an alcohol andor drug addiction. Part three steps 10 12 the last three steps are devoted to maintaining the sobriety gained in working the first nine, and the entire program is summed up in step twelve which says that having had a spiritual awakening we turned our attention to the needs of others and lived in accordance with what we learned by working these steps. Twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous hazelden betty ford. This is the most modern audio version of the alcoholics anonymous big book. Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics.
For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The big book of alcoholics anonymous including twelve steps and twelve traditions. Aa big book ultimate companion on the app store apple. Using step 10 to work steps 6 and 7 every day 1 apr 20, 2016.