A newcomer remembers the first and last drunk before coming to A.A. I always felt incomplete and lonely. I had that hole deep inside of me and I could never really fully connect with anyone until I discovered alcohol. I started drinking when I was 18. I went to Paris where I walked […]
Category: Young Persons
My First YPAA Experience
My name is Martin, and I’m an alcoholic. Alcohol did for me what I could not do for myself. I loved it for what it could make me feel or not feel, depending on the day. I’m not sure which I loved the most, four drinks that felt like someone undoing the highest button on […]
“Iggy Pop”?! — No, ICYPAA! My First YPAA Experience
My first experience with YPAA was in 2010 in New York City. I was 25 years old and only about four months sober. In early summer of that year I traveled to NYC to visit a friend. Before that trip, I had only attended small meetings in Southeastern and Central Ohio where I grew up […]
YPAA – The Power of the Group
I am lucky enough to have started a little tradition study with a few of my fellow AA’s. Last month we discussed Tradition Four: “Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.” So when this offer to share on YPAA as a part of greater AA arrived, […]
Public Information Committee – We’re here to serve you!
In our continued efforts to provide more service to AA members, groups, and intergroups across the Continental European Region, the Public Information Officer (PIO) is working closely with the Young Persons Liason Officer (YPLO), Health Liason Officer (HLO), and the Regional Armed Services Liason Officer (RASLO). You can find goals from each officer and how […]
