Recovery isn't about getting it right the first time.

Sam shares her journey through repeated relapses, learning to ask for help, and discovering that recovery meant caring for both her alcoholism and her mental health.

It's a powerful reminder that AA is a programme of progress, not perfection, and that no matter how many times you come back, there's always a seat waiting for you.

Sometimes, recovery isn't measured by the big milestones, but by the quiet gratitude of facing an ordinary day with a clear head.

Abby's story is one of resilience, perseverance, and hope. In this deeply honest share, she reflects on growing up with childhood trauma, epilepsy, and later serious physical and mental health challenges, while alcoholism slowly became woven into her life.

Despite academic success, a career in education, and years of trying to hold everything together, addiction continued to take its toll.

She speaks candidly about relapse, recovery, finding AA, and the people who helped her keep coming back. Through hurricanes, hospital stays, failed relationships, and countless setbacks, Abby discovered that sobriety isn't about perfection. It's about showing up, one day at a time.

At the heart of her message is a simple but powerful idea: we don't have to walk the road of recovery alone. Inspired by the Big Book's "road of happy destiny," Abby shares why she wants to be everyone's "trudge buddy," the person who'll answer the phone at 2 a.m., walk alongside another alcoholic, and remind them that hope is always within reach.

A moving story of courage, fellowship, and the healing power of service.

What happens when the people who were supposed to want you... don't?

Sky's story begins with childhood trauma, rejection, and a desperate search for somewhere to belong. That search led to alcohol, drugs, abusive relationships, foster care, unimaginable loss, and years of believing she was invisible.

But recovery had other plans.

With honesty, humour, and remarkable courage, Sky shares how sobriety became more than simply putting down the drink. It became a journey of finding her voice, embracing her creativity, and learning that healing isn't about becoming someone new. It's about finally becoming who you were all along.

Whether you're new to recovery or have years of sobriety behind you, Sky's message is both powerful and deeply reassuring:

"You're not too much. You've never been too much."

Join us for another moving conversation from An All Night Place, where recovery has no curfew, and no one has to walk the journey alone.