The Practical 12 Steps

1. Admitted we were caught in a self-destructive cycle and currently lacked the tools to stop it

2. Trusted that a healthy lifestyle was attainable through social support and consistent self-improvement

3. Committed to a lifestyle of recovery, focusing only on what we could control

4. Made a comprehensive list of our resentments, fears, and harmful actions

5. Shared our lists with a trustworthy person

6. Made a list of our unhealthy character traits

7. Began cultivating healthy character traits through consistent positive behaviour

8. Determined the best way to make amends to those we had harmed

9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would cause harm

10. Practiced daily self-reflection and continued making amends whenever necessary

11. We started meditating

12. Sought to retain our newfound recovery lifestyle by teaching it to those willing to learn and by surrounding ourselves with healthy people

— from ‘Staying Sober without God’, Jeffrey Munn, Amazon Publishing, 2019