Making Amends: Finding a New Freedom

From Grapevine, the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous, emotional and personal stories that reveal the great benefit of making amends

Making Amends: Finding a New Freedom features 55 candid, firsthand stories from Grapevine magazine that reveal members personal experiences with Step Nine of the AA program that includes making direct amends, wherever possible, to whose weve harmed.

The book includes chapters on making amends with parents, children, family members, exes and old friends, financial institutions and coworkers, and powerfully illustrates how this process can help us, as AAs co-founder Bill W. wrote, know a new freedom and a new happiness.

Sobriety can feel like a lonely endeavor, but these honest and personal narratives will serve as reminder that you are very much not alone. Whether you find yourself challenged by the focus of Step Nine on your path to recovery, appreciate being reminded about why its so vital, or wish to reflect on your own transformation, Making Amends is for you.