Twelve steps of transformation

摘要

With the speed and complexity of change we each face every day, transformation - or the reshaping at a core level of our world view and, therefore, daily experience - is becoming a survival necessity. For some people this concept is scary, for others it is apparently irrelevant. Yet we probably all know someone who has been deeply touched by one of the greatest transformation movements of all time - a 12-step program. The first 12-step program (Alcoholics Anonymous) was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr Bob Smith (in Akron, Ohio) who established the "anonymous" programs using only first names. There are now over 200 types of 12-step programs globally - including Adult Children of Alcoholics, Alcoholics Anonymous for family and friends of alcoholics, Gamblers Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Sex-addicts Anonymous and Workaholics Anonymous.