Member stories

Experience, strength, and hope

Personal stories from secular AA members in Ottawa and beyond. Each story is one person's experience, shared in their own voice.

Our Primary Purpose, August 2026 · Stacy C.

Seven Summers Later

Stacy C. reflects on seven years of sobriety and four years in AA — and why lowering the barrier to entry matters.

Our Primary Purpose, June 2026 · Doris Mc.

Doris Mc. reflects on finding a secular pathway through the one AA program of recovery.

Our Primary Purpose, February 2026 · Jason M.

Jason M. reflects on belonging, recognition, and the human connection that can appear in an unexpected AA meeting.

Our Primary Purpose, February 2026 · Michel D.

Michel D. reflects on forty years of sobriety, AA service, and the growth of secular AA meetings in Ottawa.

Our Primary Purpose, July 2025 · Stacy C.

Stacy C. shares how a secular AA meeting lowered the barrier to entering AA and helped make room for recovery.