Keeping It Simple: AA’s Roots, Traditions, and Safe Spaces (The Daily Trudge)

2025-10-06

In today’s Daily Trudge, I riff on AA history and why it still matters today—from the 1955 convention and Dr. Silkworth to AA’s impact in hospitals and prisons. We talk about the balance of clinical help and a Higher Power, the difference between believing and actually doing the work (“faith without works is dead”), and why Traditions and safe spaces keep us grounded. I also share why treatment centers and AA need each other, what “recovery equity” looks like, and how...

In today’s Daily Trudge, I riff on AA history and why it still matters today—from the 1955 convention and Dr. Silkworth to AA’s impact in hospitals and prisons. We talk about the balance of clinical help and a Higher Power, the difference between believing and actually doing the work (“faith without works is dead”), and why Traditions and safe spaces keep us grounded.

I also share why treatment centers and AA need each other, what “recovery equity” looks like, and how we built a grassroots meeting where people say, “this is the room I feel safe to share.”

If you’ve wondered whether AA’s roots still apply in 2025, this one’s for you. Keep it simple, do the work, and stay connected.

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