The 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) provide a framework for individuals recovering from addiction. They were originally formulated in 1939 by the founders of AA and have been widely adopted by various recovery programs. Here they are:

1. Admit Powerlessness: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.

2. Believe in a Greater Power: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

3. Turn Over Control: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

4. Take a Personal Inventory: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

5. Admit Wrongdoings: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

6. Prepare for Change: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

7. Ask for Help: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

8. List Those We’ve Harmed: Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.

9. Make Amends: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

10. Continue Personal Inventory: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.

11. Seek Connection and Guidance: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

12. Help Others in Recovery: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

These steps are focused on personal growth, self-reflection, and reaching out for support and guidance, whether that be through spirituality, community, or personal accountability.