The purpose of this study is to analyze the life history of a female alcoholic who experienced recovery and growth and to comprehend her adaption process. For this purpose, the raw data were collected from a participant who sustained abstinence through an in-depth interviews and they were analyzed following Mandelbaum’s conceptual frame; dimension, turning point, and adaptation. The analysis of the data showed that in ‘life domain’ the following dimensions were drawn: The process of growing up with desire to be recognized’, ‘The loss of the reason to study due to my father’s absence’, ‘My mother who resembles her mother’, ‘Dependent on alcohol after my husband’s affair’, ‘My life was ruined’, ’Therapeutic Community life’. In Turning Point: ‘My heart melts just with a bowl of seaweed soup’, ‘Encounter with a good Samaritan’ and in Adaption: ‘Awareness of my problems’, ‘Self-affirmation through rehabilitation’, ‘From self-centeredness to solidarity’ were defined. Based on the results of this study, the implications and directions required for the intervention in the treatment and recovery of female alcoholics were discussed. This study is meaningful as it focuses on the recovery and growth experience of female alcoholics within the in therapeutic community as it has not been widely reviewed yet.