Speakers: Best of Alabama Speakers
Speaker recordings courtesy of We Do Recovery ** These recordings are pulled from Youtube and may contain advertising. If advertising is present, it does not mean that AA District 2 endorses any product or outside institution as prescribed in our … [Continue reading]
Speakers: Best of Chuck C.
Speaker recordings courtesy of We Do Recovery ** These recordings are pulled from Youtube and may contain advertising. If advertising is present, it does not mean that AA District 2 endorses any product or outside institution as prescribed in our … [Continue reading]
Recommended AA Group Contribution Guidelines
A couple of considerations should be in place for the contribution process. The first is setting your Prudent Reserve for your group. Prudent Reserver from the AA literature: "Most groups try to hold a certain amount of money in reserve. There … [Continue reading]
Henry G. (Hank) Parkhurst. (1895-1954)
Hank Parkhurst was a business dynamo who was the first alcoholic to recover in New York, following Bill Wilson. Thus, Hank was New York's AA#2. His was a vital contribution to AA: without Hank Parkhurst the Big Book might never have been … [Continue reading]
Analysis and comparison of three treatment measures for alcoholism: antabuse, the alcoholics anonymous approach, and psychotherapy
British Journal of Addiction, Vol. 50, 1953: By FRANCIS T. CHAMBERS, Jr. of the Philadelphia Hospital Institute In 1935 I joined the staff of the Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital, and with the generous support of the senior … [Continue reading]
Letter to Dr. Carl Jung from Bill Wilson
The below letter was written by Bill Wilson to the eminent Swiss psychologist & psychiatrist Dr. Carl Gustav Jung which was dated 1/23/61. Bill considered it a long overdue note of appreciation for Dr. Jung's contribution to A.A.'s solution for … [Continue reading]
AA’s Forgotten Beginning – The Alcoholics Anonymous “Beginners’ Classes”
(Facts and thoughts transcribed from a talk given by Wally P. on 11/23/96 in Mesa, Arizona. Wally is the author of the book "Back To Basics: The Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners' Meetings, 'Here are the steps we took...' in Four One-Hour … [Continue reading]
The Washingtonians
The following, rather long, extract describes the Washingtonians and one of their star speakers as they were seen from the perspective of the latter part of the 19th century--years after their decline to little more than a fond memory in the minds of … [Continue reading]
Speakers: Best of Earl H.
Speaker recordings courtesy of Odomtology Books ** These recordings are pulled from Youtube and may contain advertising. If advertising is present, it does not mean that AA District 2 endorses any product or outside institution as prescribed in our … [Continue reading]