Christmas does not arrive all at once. It drifts in slowly, almost shyly, carried on colder air and shorter days. It announces itself in small ways long before the calendar confirms it—an extra light glowing in a neighbor’s window, a familiar song playing softly in a grocery aisle, the sudden urge to reach out to …
On June 10, 1935, a quiet yet profound shift took place in the way society approached addiction and recovery. It was on this day that Alcoholics Anonymous, widely known as AA, was founded by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio. This marked a pivotal moment in the history of addiction recovery—one that …
