YANA1 minYear-End Community UpdateWell, goodbye 2021 and hello 2022. Good, bad, ugly, and indifferent, 2021 is not a year any of us will soon forget. Here are the big...
YANA2 minDoes Cali Sober Really Mean Sober?The short answer? No, Cali Sober isn't the same as sober sober, but it doesn't mean it's bad. Demi Lovato's appearance on the Joe Rogan...
YANA1 minBraving the Journey PodcastBraving the Journey this week talks with Tyler Matheny. Tyler is one of the cofounders of YANA - an exclusive community of sober and...
YANA3 minI Tried the 12 Steps – It Didn’t WorkWe’ve heard this from so many people over the years it’s crazy. The more a person is exposed to recovery, but fails to recover, the more...
YANA3 minHow Do You Help an Addict or Alcoholic?For many people this seems like a loaded and unsolvable riddle, but it's not as complex as it seems. Before we dive into the answer, we'd...
YANA3 minSober Things to Do, Quarantine EditionWhile we’re all pretty much over Corona Virus, staying and keeping others healthy is still really important, so what do you do once...
YANA3 minAm I an Alcoholic?Okay, let's just call a spade a spade and say that if you find yourself Googling, "Am I an alcoholic/addict?" the chances are pretty slim...
YANA3 minWhy Do Addicts and Alcoholics Relapse?In order to adequately answer this question we need to first define our terms as to what an alcoholic or addict is. While the DSM-V gives...
YANA2 minReview: AA vs. Other ApproachesThe New York Times recently ran an article entitled, "Alcoholics Anonymous vs. Other Approaches: The Evidence Is Now In" showing that new...
YANA2 minWhat Makes a "Good" AA Meeting?Preface: This post is filled with opinion. With that being said, if you read something that differs from what the Big Book or your...
YANA8 minA Brief Overview of The Big Book and 12 Steps of AADisclaimer: Work all the steps, in order, with a person that has done likewise if you choose a 12 Step Program as your path to recovery....