12-step

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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

One of the tenets of 12-step programs is that by being of service to other people, you are also helping yourself, in part by putting your own life in perspective.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 9, 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

At the Midnight Mission, fellows ate at the cafeteria that feeds hundreds a day, toured a dormitory, a soon-to-open women’s 12-step program and an education center with computers, books and musical instruments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025