I Don’t Have To Participate in the Drama
I could have written a novel about what alcoholism and addiction did to me and those around me, but today my novel would be completely different. Working the Al‑Anon program helped me move past the anger, bitterness and
Al-Anon Saved My Life
I knew at that moment that neither he nor any man would ever lay a harmful hand on me again. I had only been in Al‑Anon for three months and already my sense of self-worth had grown so much.
What I didn’t Understand at My First Al-Anon Meeting
I walked into my first Al-Anon meeting after my boyfriend had his first relapse. Tears that hadn’t stopped in days were running down my face. I wasn’t wearing makeup and my hair was tied back just to keep
What happened at my first meeting?
Dear New Member, Welcome! No matter how fearful you are, please don’t leave the meeting. I was so scared to go to my first Al-Anon meeting. I had promised myself that I’d sit in the back of the
I Stopped Hiding Behind the Masks
My oldest daughter and I were driving past the house where we had lived until she was eight years old. I asked her, “Do you remember living in that house?” She said she did. So naturally, I asked,