Share Your Recovery on Our Member Blog
Al-Anon2025-06-24T14:55:06-04:00The 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
Member Blog
Al-Anon2025-12-31T08:30:57-05:00Member 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 is your recovery resolution for 2026?
Al-Anon2026-01-13T11:12:53-05:00What is your recovery resolution for 2026?As we begin a new year, it's a good time to pause and reset. Setting a recovery goal allows us to focus on
Contacts for the Public Play a Vital Role in Al-Anon
Al-Anon2026-01-08T15:59:47-05:00Someone’s Al-Anon journey often begins when they reach out to the World Service Office (WSO) toll-free meeting line at 1-888-4AL-ANON. Here, they can speak with a phone agent
Loving Guidelines
Al-Anon2026-01-13T10:59:12-05:00Recently I had the privilege of listening to a sponsee’s Fifth Step. As they were telling me the many ways they had harmed themselves, I asked, “What rule was
Let Recovery Begin with Me
Al-Anon2025-12-17T14:46:54-05:00Before I came into Al-Anon, I thought that my fate was entirely connected to that of my alcoholic loved one. I thought that when my loved one got
How does gratitude bring you back to a place of hope?
Al-Anon2025-12-03T13:59:06-05:00How does gratitude bring you back to a place of hope? When alcoholism clouds our thinking and progress feels invisible, we can find clarity by sharing our current
Seeking Answers
Al-Anon2025-12-02T09:52:34-05:00I came into Al‑Anon looking for answers, believing I needed to fix the alcoholic in my life. I expected to hear how to do that at an Al‑Anon
Honoring More Than 75 Years of Public Outreach
Al-Anon2025-12-05T16:25:45-05:00As Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. approaches its 75th anniversary, we celebrate the enduring impact of public outreach in bringing hope to families and friends of alcoholics. Even before
How do you exercise the concept of a group conscience in your personal life?
Al-Anon2025-10-31T11:52:57-04:00How do you exercise the concept of a group conscience in your personal life? Affected by the family disease of alcoholism, we may have learned that it wasn’t
When I Don’t Agree with the Group Conscience
Al-Anon2025-10-29T11:56:23-04:00Two years ago, my group decided to extend the meeting time from 60 to 90 minutes. I never liked longer meetings, but I wasn’t at the business meeting that
Slow and Steady
Al-Anon2025-10-28T12:54:58-04:00Getting to my first meeting was a lengthy process. I did not believe that Al‑Anon could help me because I couldn’t understand how it worked. I also had
I Felt Empowered
Al-Anon2025-10-30T10:57:55-04:00When I first came to Al‑Anon, I felt damaged from years spent living with my alcoholic husband. I didn’t grow up in a family where alcohol was present.
How do I keep the focus on myself?
Al-Anon2025-09-29T09:52:57-04:00How do I keep the focus on myself?When I first came to Al‑Anon, it was hard for me to tell where I ended and my alcoholic loved one began.
My Life, His Choices
Al-Anon2025-09-23T09:13:40-04:00I have never been a drinker, but I have had to face the fact that I was powerless to stop my young son from drinking. What was it