Step 9

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

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  1. Caught in the act26 February 2026
  2. Sweep1 September 2025
  3. Simple amends25 August 2025
  4. Overtures23 June 2025
  5. Gentle16 December 2024
  6. Death threats: a tightening up20 November 2024
  7. A talk on Step Nine (Al-Anon) ...14 October 2024
  8. A talk on Step Nine ...1 April 2024
  9. Fallback amend (if you're religious)10 January 2024
  10. A talk and Q&A on Step Nine ...23 August 2023
  11. Reopening old wounds23 June 2023
  12. Gossip and Step Nine15 June 2023
  13. Living amends. No.11 December 2022
  14. Completing Steps Eight and Nine28 August 2022
  15. No relationships before completing Step Nine3 August 2022
  16. Let's get a few things clear: Making Amends18 June 2022
  17. Amends and exes18 May 2022
  18. But I have no amends to make!13 May 2022
  19. ... except when to do so would injure them or others28 October 2021
  20. Making amends to, forgiving, and accepting yourself5 May 2021
  21. Can Step Nine be taken quickly?26 February 2021
  22. Step Nine: When writing a letter can be better than face to face or on the phone21 September 2020
  23. Step 09: What do we do with the Step Eight?4 September 2020
  24. Making a Step Nine approach to someone you are not in regular contact with18 November 2019
  25. The only step you can complete perfectly ...2 December 2017
  26. When making amends would injure them or others26 November 2017
  27. 'Clear-cut directions' and Step Nine25 September 2017
  28. Making amends to yourself7 May 2016
  29. Principles and rules13 January 2016
  30. Clearing up loose ends18 September 2015
  31. Does an amend have to be face to face?27 July 2015
  32. Twelve points for a Wednesday plus a reminder15 April 2015
  33. Step Nine—do I still regret the past?8 July 2012
  34. Step Nine3 October 2011
  35. The ego's excuses for not making amends3 October 2011