You are not aloneJust for today,
Just for today,
let’s take the next step.
Find an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, connect with support, or simply pause here for a moment. No account. No judgment.
Make this feel like home
Set up your private Recovery Home.
Add only what helps: your name, next meeting, home group, today’s promise, current Step, and a support person. It stays in this browser.
About three minutes
Your optional daily reset
Check in, take one helpful action, and leave with a clear next step.
My Recovery Home
Welcome back. You belong here.
Your people, your plan, and your next recovery action—kept together without judgment.
These are summaries. Use the form or tabs to make changes.
Saved home groupAdd the group where you feel connected.
Saved next meetingChoose one meeting to protect this week.
Step Work progressStep 1 · Not started
Saved commitmentChoose one small promise in Daily Routine.
Add someone who knows your recovery.
A sponsor, home-group member, or trusted recovery person can help you stay connected.
Supportive accountability
Make one promise for today
Accountability is information, not punishment. A difficult check-in is a signal to connect, adjust the plan, and begin again.
Keep it small and specific.
Choose someone safe and willing.
Ask before making someone your accountability partner. The app never contacts them automatically.Notice patterns without shame.
No accountability check-ins yet. Your first honest check-in is enough to begin.
A gentle daily rhythm
Morning intention, evening release
Two short pauses can help you notice what you need, recognize what worked, and connect before a hard moment grows.
What would support me today?
Review without judging yourself.
Guided recovery work
Understand and work the Steps
Move at your own pace with plain-language guidance, private notes, and questions to bring to a sponsor. This companion supports human connection—it is not a sponsor.
Questions to sit with
- What happens when I try to control my drinking?
- What has alcohol cost me—emotionally, physically, or in my relationships?
Ways to practice
Ask a sponsor“What did accepting Step One look like for you?”
Your Step Work stays only in this browser during the beta. Avoid recording another person’s private information. Clearing browser data—or using “Delete all my private data”—removes it.
A quiet place to begin
Your daily reflection
Original encouragement from One Day, paired with a private prompt. This is independent content—not AA literature.
TodayOriginal One Day reflection
Keep the promise small
“You do not have to solve your whole life today. Protect the next hour.”
What is one action that could make the next hour safer?
Understand what you read
Choose a chapter theme for an original plain-language overview, a reflection question, and one practical action.
Bill’s Story
The companion text and questions are original One Day content—not AA literature or sponsorship. The complete book remains on the official AAWS site because it is copyrighted. One Day is independent and not affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.Notice recognition, not comparison
Recovery stories can help you recognize patterns, consequences, and moments of hope in your own life without requiring your story to look exactly like anyone else’s.
Reflect
What part of another person’s recovery experience helps me feel less alone?
Try this
Write one honest similarity and share it with a safe recovery person.
Recovery support should be close when the day gets difficult.
I created One Day because support is not always needed on a schedule. Difficult moments can happen between meetings, when someone feels alone or is unsure what to do next.
I wanted to create a calm, private place where the next helpful action—finding a meeting, contacting someone safe, getting through a craving, or simply beginning again—is always close.
One Day is here to support real human connection, never replace meetings, sponsorship, treatment, or medical care.
— Charles, Founder
One Day is independent from Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. Portland listings come from Portland Area Intergroup and should be confirmed before attending.
A responsible business modelImmediate support, crisis links, safety tools, and meeting access are intended to remain free. Future optional paid features may support enhanced personalization, premium audio, or organizations.
Private by designOne Day does not sell recovery information or use advertising trackers. Private recovery entries stay in this browser during the beta.
Support, not treatmentOne Day does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent relapse and does not replace medical care, treatment, sponsorship, meetings, or emergency services.
Private by default
Your recovery, today
Your date, check-ins, favorites, contact, and notes stay only in this browser during the beta. Clearing browser data removes them.
Your progress is yours. Add a date only if tracking it feels helpful.
Your date stays only in this browser during the beta. You can change or remove it at any time.Daily check-inNot checked in
How are you right now?
Gentle remindersOptional
Let the day come back to you.
Choose a reminder and time. Your calendar can alert you even when One Day is closed.
Every reminder is opt-in. The default private wording is “Take your next step.” Upcoming-meeting reminders are available inside each meeting’s details.Private support circle
Put your people within reach
Save only the contacts you trust. Their information stays in this browser and is never contacted automatically.
Someone who understands recovery
Someone safe who can stay with you
Doctor, counselor, clinic, or program
Your plan, in your words
Make the next hard moment easier
Write this while you feel steady. These answers stay on this device and appear here when you need a reminder of what matters.
Read this before making a decision.
Go somewhere saferChoose a safe place in your plan.
Remember whyAdd your reason for choosing recovery.
Do the first helpful thingChoose one action that has helped before.
Bookend the day gently.
Find your people
Find a current meeting
See what is happening now and what starts next in Portland. Switch to Today or All days whenever you want the wider list.
Current Portland time · Tuesday 6:44 AM
Portland metro meetings
“Next meetings” puts meetings happening now and the soonest upcoming start times first. Your searches and location are not stored.
Open meetings welcome anyone interested in AA. Closed meetings are for people who identify as having a drinking problem.
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No Portland meetings match those choices.Try clearing the search and filters to see what starts next.
Source: Portland Area Intergroup
Report a listing correction ↗Worldwide AA directory ↗Always confirm last-minute changes before traveling. One Day is independent and does not alter official meeting details.
Beyond regular meetings
Find AA events and fellowship
Roundups, conventions, forums, workshops, service events, and local gatherings can deepen connection. Always confirm details with the organizer before traveling.
Events near you
Local intergroups and central offices are usually the best source for nearby picnics, anniversaries, workshops, alkathons, and roundups.
Find your local AA office ↗Area and regional events
Explore the official Box 4-5-9 bulletin board for qualifying area, regional, national, and international AA events.
Open fellowship events ↗GSO and AAWS calendar
View official board, service, and regional forum dates published by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services.
Open official AA calendar ↗Before you goVerify the date, venue, accessibility, registration cost, and whether the event is open to guests. One Day links to official sources but does not organize or endorse individual events.
New to meetings?
Your first meeting can be simple.
You do not need to know the language, share your story, make a promise, or have everything figured out. You can arrive, listen, and leave whenever you need to.
Read official meeting information ↗Pick a beginner-friendly or open meeting
Confirm the time and location through the official listing. Arriving a few minutes early may make introductions easier.
Listening is participating
If invited to speak, “I’m just here to listen today” is enough. You control what personal information you share.
Ask one practical question
You might ask when the group meets again, how to find other meetings, or whether someone can explain anything unfamiliar.
Open, closed, and format
Open meetings welcome anyone interested. Closed meetings are for people who identify as having a drinking problem. Formats vary by group.
Feeling nervous is normal.Try: “Hi, this is my first meeting. Is there somewhere I should sit?” You never need to identify this app or explain why you came.
Choose the right kind of help
What is happening right now?
Cravings, alcohol withdrawal, and a suicidal or emotional crisis need different responses. Choose the closest match below. If there is immediate danger, call emergency services.
A quiet place
Practice being here, now
Choose a short, gentle practice. Keep your eyes open if that feels safer, and stop at any time. Meditation is optional support—not a replacement for care, connection, or a meeting.
Breathing space
03:00ready when you are
A simple pause when your thoughts feel loud.
- Let your shoulders soften.
- Breathe in gently through your nose.
- Breathe out a little longer than you breathed in.
- When your mind wanders, return to the next breath.
If this feels uncomfortable
Open your eyes, look around, feel your feet, and connect with someone safe. You never have to finish a practice.
Small tools, right now
A steadier next few minutes
Delay
Set a 10-minute timer. You do not need to decide anything until it ends.
Change the scene
Move to a public or sober space. Put distance between you and the next drink.
Connect
Call someone safe, attend a meeting, or sit near people. Isolation feeds the urge.
Check HALT
Are you hungry, angry, lonely, or tired? Meet the basic need before solving the whole day.
Use the five Ds
Delay, distract, discuss, deep breathe, and drink water. Let the wave lose strength.
Know what to expect
New to AA? Learn about meeting formats and what usually happens before you arrive.
AA meeting information ↗Privacy & accessibility
You should stay in control.
One Day’s beta stores recovery information only in this browser. It does not create an account, sell recovery data, or automatically send your notes or feedback.
- The beta records anonymous totals for visits, active time, device category, recruitment source, and tabs or key buttons used. It does not create a visitor profile or store identity with analytics.
- Your written responses, recovery date, check-ins, contacts, searches, Step Work, HALT choices, medical information, and exact location are never included in analytics.
- A small “visited before” marker stays in this browser so returning visits can be estimated. One Day uses no advertising cookies or behavioral advertising.
- Location is used only after you tap “Use my location,” stays in memory for that visit, and is never stored as history.
- Clearing browser data or using the button here removes saved recovery information and the local visit marker.
- Founding Tester contact information is stored separately from recovery activity and can be removed by leaving the program or emailing contact@onedaysupport.org.
- Links to outside services follow those services’ own privacy policies.
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Help shape the beta
Share anonymous feedback.
Use this at Day 1, 7, 15, or 30—or whenever something feels confusing. Do not include your name, recovery story, medical information, journal entries, or another person’s information.
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