As 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? Affected by the family disease of alcoholism, we may have learned that it wasn’t
Two 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
Getting 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
When 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?When I first came to Al‑Anon, it was hard for me to tell where I ended and my alcoholic loved one began.
I 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
Just weeks after a milestone birthday, I broke my hip in three places. I’d been shooing a lizard off my front porch, and when the lizard leaped, I
How does Al‑Anon help you work through trust issues? Being affected by the disease of alcoholism, we may have sought to protect ourselves from disappointment by not trusting
The Group Services team at the World Service Office (WSO) supports Al-Anon and Alateen members and groups. The three Group Services team members are here to serve you Monday–Friday,
I had only been in the program for seven years when one of my employees took me aside to let me know that my boss had declared he
At one of my first Al-Anon meetings, a member shared that a reading helped to clear up her thinking—like cleaning off a dirty windshield. She felt she had
Growing up in a Hispanic home affected by alcoholism, leadership was, at best, elusive. The louder, raging voice ruling with fear and control was the means for leading.
How do you deal with self‑doubt and/or fear? In situations involving risk‑taking, such as standing for a service position or interacting with alcoholic loved ones, how do you
How do you demonstrate love when detaching ‘with love’? When dealing with alcoholism, we may find ourselves close to resentment, feeling irritable and unreasonable without knowing it. July’s
