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12-step



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And 12-step support groups, including Debtors Anonymous, provide a safe space to talk about your willingness to splurge.

From MarketWatch Mar. 18, 2026

If any of what has occurred this week makes sense to you, then you might need therapy or a 12-step program.

From Salon Jan. 9, 2026

“Coyote” offers intimate shadings on a story that will be familiar to fans of literary biography or anyone who has ever attended a 12-step recovery program.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

AA’s ubiquity has resulted in countless depictions of 12-step recovery on-screen, an entire subgenre of “quit lit” memoirs, podcasts, and celebrity interviews.

From Slate Sep. 10, 2025

Comedian Maria Bamford visits an illegal dog park, swims in a bug-infested pool, has lunch with a stranger, and attends a 12-step meeting in her perfect day in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2025




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