external higher force to "restore us to sanity," which implies that we are "insane" before we agree to do this. This is not an easy message for many people to accept.  In the 16 Steps, Step Two talks about the "healing wisdom" we all have inside of us and our choice to open ourselves to it. This is a very different way of looking at life, the world and recovery from addiction in a hierarchical society. The 16 Steps can be used with clients as a program of recovery in a variety of ways. In groups, these Steps can be explored by marginalized populations (i.e., cultural or gender orientation), with teens and even with men, who often do not fare very well in our patriarchal/hierarchical culture either.  In addition, I regularly use the 16 Steps with individual clients by having them write the answers to the questions that Dr. Kasl poses at the end of each step in her 16-Step workbook entitled "Yes You Can." Depending on the client, I might assign one or two steps to read and write about for homework, then following through by going over the answers in our next session. Or I might choose a step each week (not necessarily in any particular order) and assist the client to relate it to her/his problematic life experiences at that time. If my clients are attending 16-Step meetings, I might suggest that they journal after each group meeting, to help them solidify what they have learned about