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
Mr. Brewer intertwines the movie’s two registers brilliantly in an opening scene in which Mr. Jackman does a brief musical performance that doubles as the monologue he delivers to his 12-step group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 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
