Member Blog

2025-06-06T13:16:24-04:00

Member Blog Share your Experience, Strength, and Hope The Al‑Anon Family Groups offer a safe environment where the relatives and friends of alcoholics can find community and support to

What does serenity look like to you?

2025-06-06T13:14:27-04:00

What does serenity look like to you? Upon entering Al‑Anon, we may have equated “serene” with “boring.” The disease of alcoholism may have distorted our sense of stability. 

Carrying the Al-Anon Message Online

2025-06-12T14:50:55-04:00

Whether we use social media to connect with friends and family or follow our favorite interests, it has become a large part of our lives. Social media is one

I Am No Longer Alone

2025-06-12T15:29:22-04:00

Before I came to Al‑Anon, a counselor told me that my soul was dry. I had no idea what she meant. I was angry and frustrated, and I blamed

What does “worldwide fellowship” mean to you?

2025-05-07T09:29:26-04:00

What does "worldwide fellowship" mean to you? Aside from the World Service Conference Structure which includes members from the US (including Puerto Rico), Bermuda, and Canada, Al‑Anon supports

Unfurling As Myself

2025-04-17T15:23:39-04:00

There came a time in my recovery when I became aware of something missing, some imbalance. I was aware of my shortcomings and had become more willing to

Revisiting Trust

2025-05-05T12:56:26-04:00

Before Al-Anon I trusted everyone and no one. How could that be? I had no boundaries, so I blabbed and complained to anyone who would listen. Yet, I

Tapping into Serenity

2025-05-05T15:54:09-04:00

One morning, I was sitting outside enjoying a cup of tea and looking at the trees across an open field. A slight mist drifted through the treetops, and

How do you practice the Al-Anon Declaration?

2025-03-31T09:45:00-04:00

How do you practice the Al‑Anon Declaration?April’s topic is, “How do you practice the Al‑Anon Declaration?”As always, you can also write about Al‑Anon’s three Legacies. This month features Step Four, Tradition

Intimacy in Alcoholic Relationships

2025-03-25T16:38:42-04:00

Intimacy in Alcoholic Relationships (B‑33) Members share their challenges with all aspects of intimacy—physical, emotional and spiritual—in all relationships affected by the family illness

Translation FAQ

2025-03-31T11:34:51-04:00

Part of our mission at Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. (AFG, Inc.) is to serve our global fellowship by publishing our Conference Approved Literature (CAL) in three languages:

No Affiliation with Meeting Space Facilities

2025-02-28T11:13:11-05:00

When starting new Al-Anon and Alateen groups, members may look for publicly accessible, inexpensive meeting spaces to rent. Places of public worship, clubs, hospitals, and schools are common locations.

Drawing on a New Dynamic

2025-03-18T09:21:54-04:00

Arriving at the Al‑Anon rooms, I felt out of my element hearing a different “language” than the one I had learned. Members spoke of spiritual principles that were

Awareness, Acceptance, and Action

2025-02-13T16:38:28-05:00

When I arrived in Al‑Anon, I had a limited ability to identify specific feelings. I recognized anger and maybe sadness but had no clue about fear or shame.

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