Sheri T. AA Female

Sheri T. AA Female

What drives someone to seek a life without alcohol? Sheri T. lays out a raw, honest journey that starts in a family soaked in drinking and ends in hard-won sobriety through AA. Born into generational alcoholism, she grew up with a father who "was drunk all the time" and a mother whose drinking caused serious brain damage and eventually a fatal liver condition. Chaos, violence and loss were normal for her long before she took her own first drink.

You’ll hear how teen drinking in a tiny Nebraska town, early marriage, divorce and a second marriage to a "full-blown alcoholic" and wife-beater pulled Sheri deeper into denial. She describes hiding bruises under make-up at work and how a colleague’s photos "saved my life" by forcing her to see the reality she was living in.

Her story of her children confronting her—"if you don't want to get better, we can't be a part of your life"—shows how family can be both devastated by addiction and crucial in pushing someone toward help. Sheri shares her experience of rehab, her rocky start in AA, and the relapse that came from trying to pick and choose which steps to work.

She admits, "I wanted to jump around" the steps, avoiding four and five, and explains how starting over, getting a tough sponsor with 20-plus years, and going through all the steps properly became a turning point. Faith, daily prayer, and the Serenity Prayer play a central role for her, alongside the support of AA meetings and sponsors.

She sums up her commitment simply: "My life is going to be AA from now on until I die, please God." For anyone dealing with family alcoholism, domestic violence, relapse, or fear of rehab, Sheri’s story offers courage, honesty and a reminder that you don't have to do recovery alone. Could Sheri’s journey be the nudge you need to take your next step towards change?