Author’s Note

Many of the personal stories in this book are from people I’ve met in Twelve Step meetings. Others are from participants in recovery workshops and seminars that I’ve attended or led. A few are from my own life and recovery; some are composites assembled from multiple sources. I’ve done my best to recall and reconstruct each person’s experiences accurately. However, none of these stories is a verbatim transcription. To maintain each person’s anonymity, I’ve changed names and identifying details.