I am a member of a 12 Step program. Because anonymity is a fundamental part of 12 step work, you will not know my real name. There is no need to know it anyway. My journey into self-healing and self-care using the 12 Steps that originally formed the foundation of A.A. (Alcoholics Anonymous) started many years ago. A crisis in my life brought me to the realization that I hated the person I had become---I was miserable, and my life was in shambles. Although I worked full-time a