Step 1 — Powerlessness

“We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable.”

Step One asks for nothing more than complete honesty about one thing: that you cannot control your drinking, and that your life shows it.

Welcome. I'm glad you're here. Starting Step One takes real courage — most people fight this step for years before they can truly surrender. Let me sit with you a while and help you understand what this step is really asking.