I Learned to Be a Human from Alcoholics Anonymous

“To be human is to have an abundance of needs, and yet in the midst of those needs to be loved far beyond our own merit.”

By Sarah Leary, Guest Contributor
“We accepted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.” This is the first of 12 steps in the Alcoholics Anonymous program. The steps guide participants through a process of soul-searching and making amends with those they've wronged in order to ultimately live a life free from addiction. 
As I learned through my internship last semester during my time at Wheaton in Chicago, addiction recovery is multifaceted. Like th...

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