Honesty & acceptance
Starting Step One
Write down one attempt to control your use and what happened. Talk it through with someone in recovery.
Read & reflect →Recovery in practice
Live recovery, one action at a time.
Honesty. A Higher Power. Fellowship. Sponsorship. The Twelve Steps in daily life.
Read a reflection, talk it through with your sponsor, and choose something you can practice today.
Open in the free recovery app →Sponsorship & connection
Having trouble finding a sponsor?
Ask one person about sponsorship after your next meeting. Keep reaching out if the first person is unavailable.
Read & reflect →Steps Two & Three
Beginning with willingness
Spend a quiet moment asking your Higher Power for guidance, then take one action you have been putting off.
Read & reflect →Fellowship in action
From attending to participating
At your next meeting, introduce yourself to one person and ask how to stay connected.
Read & reflect →Hungry • Angry • Lonely • Tired
Pause and check HALT
Name the need that is strongest right now and take one practical step to meet it.
Read & reflect →Steps Four & Five
Starting an honest inventory
Ask your sponsor how to begin an inventory, and set aside a manageable period to start.
Read & reflect →Recovery at home
Parenting in sobriety: keep one promise
Choose one realistic promise to your child and follow through today.
Read & reflect →Steps Eight & Nine
Amends begin with responsibility
Discuss one possible amends with your sponsor before contacting the person.
Read & reflect →People, places & things
Make room for a different routine
Replace one familiar high-risk routine with a specific recovery activity today.
Read & reflect →A daily recovery practice
End the day with honesty and service
Name one thing you are grateful for, one thing to put right, and one way to be useful tomorrow.
Read & reflect →These are original ICGH educational readings informed by Nowinski, Baker, and Carroll, Twelve-Step Facilitation Therapy Manual, Project MATCH, NIH Publication No. 94-3722 (1999 reprint). The manual addresses alcohol treatment and emphasizes Steps One through Five. Parenting, amends, and later-step readings are ICGH extensions, not Project MATCH sessions. These readings are not a substitute for individualized care and do not imply endorsement by AA, NA, or NIH.