The Member Blog on al-anon.org is an excellent resource for reading about the experience, strength, and hope of fellow members, as well as sharing your own!
The monthly blog topics are a great source for meeting topics, and members are welcome to chair meetings using these topics. However, while the blog aims to connect and inspire members to share their recovery stories, comments posted on the blog topic of the month are not meant to be used in meetings, as they have not been reviewed through our member-review processes.
Here are a few things to keep in mind when submitting your posts:
- When comments are submitted to the blog, they enter a moderation process that may take up to ten business days.
- Moderators may edit comments in accordance with Al-Anon policy to remove personally identifiable information and ensure anonymity is protected. Additionally, they may remove derogatory language, inflammatory statements, or content unrelated to the topic.
- Moderators reserve the right to not publish comments that do not align with Al-Anon’s Traditions and spiritual principles, including those that could potentially draw Al-Anon into controversy.
- The comment feature is disabled on articles related to Al-Anon policy. Members are encouraged to use their links of service to discuss these articles.
Visit the Member Blog today to read, share, be inspired, and inspire others on their recovery journey!
The Forum, July 2025
“Inside Al‑Anon Family Groups” presents news, policy, and commentary from volunteers, staff and readers sharing experience through service. Please feel free to reprint these articles on your service structure website or newsletter, along with this credit line: Reprinted with permission of Al‑Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
Regaining Trust with the Help of Al-Anon If it wasn’t for Al-Anon I wouldn’t have a relationship with my son or any hope of a serene home life with my alcoholic spouse. Trust is one of the basic qualities needed on which any relationship can be built and can last. However, for me trusting my alcoholic loved ones is one of the most difficult things for me to give them. Yet, I know if I can’t accomplish trusting, my serenity will be hindered. I have looked to The Steps to help me with my trusting or lack of trusting my… Read more »
Step Eight – Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amneds to them all. I have been in this recovery program for 15 years and have done the Steps, Traditions and Concepts, which I am currently doing. It still baffles me how I come up with people and behaviors that I remember from years ago and have to decide about making an amends. I am truly grateful and appreciate that I can live a life of love, kindness, and patience, being a little better today than yesterday. Aware of me ❤️