Dry January: the history of addiction recovery from Alcoholics Anonymous to today
In a panel discussing the growth of the Dry January movement Laura McKowen, author and founder of The Luckiest Club, reflects on the importance and imperfections of Alcoholics Anonymous. CJ Mutti, founder and owner of the non-alcoholic bottle shop Dry Humor, speaks to the program’s successes while clinical social worker Jana Wu of the Mountainside […]
CLANCY IMISLUND (RIP) AA SPEAKER FROM VENICE, CA ~ “THE HISTORY OF AA” @ THE THAILAND ROUNDUP ~ 2009
Restoring his faith in a higher power was the hardest step for Clancy Imislund. So when the day finally came in October 1958, to take that step, he put his faith in Bob. “I’ll try to do what Bob says,” he recounted decades later. That wasn’t Dr. Bob, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, but just Bob, […]