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
Patient with the Process
Al-Anon2025-09-22T16:59:47-04:00Just 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?
Al-Anon2025-08-28T11:31:47-04:00How 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
How Group Services Helps You Find the Answers You Seek
Al-Anon2025-08-25T16:51:37-04:00The 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,
Changed Attitudes Can Aid Leadership
Al-Anon2025-08-21T12:39:54-04:00I 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
“Keep Coming Back”
Al-Anon2025-08-21T10:29:18-04:00At 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
Celebrating Our Service Gifts
Al-Anon2025-09-16T16:17:20-04:00Growing 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?
Al-Anon2025-07-31T14:33:25-04:00How 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’?
Al-Anon2025-06-30T08:32:51-04:00How 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
What Do We Value and How Do We Measure It?
Al-Anon2025-06-17T15:35:01-04:00Letting go is never easy. Many of us struggle to let go of things that no longer serve us, whether it’s an old pair of shoes from eighth
I Must Heal First
Al-Anon2025-06-17T14:44:34-04:00I am powerless over alcoholism. For many years I treated Step One as a lesson. I could not do anything about my loved one’s drinking. I was powerless
What does serenity look like to you?
Al-Anon2025-06-06T13:14:27-04:00What 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.