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Dual Program Members – 326
Episode 326
Are you a member of more than one recovery program? How do you balance them? How do they support each other? Listeners and members of more than one r…
6 years ago
Recovery in a time of Isolation – 325
Episode 325
Are you “sheltering in place”? How are you able to participate in recovery when you can’t meet face to face with other members? Spencer and Marylou d…
6 years ago
Fear and Anxiety – 324
Episode 324
In a recent online meeting, the almost unanimous choice of topic was fear and anxiety. We were all feeling it in one way or another. We started with …
6 years ago
Josh R – Recovery Dharma – 323
Episode 310
Do you struggle with the God language in the 12 steps? Josh did. His inability to fully engage with the steps was probably a factor in his relapses. …
6 years, 1 month ago
Online meetings
Much of the information here is (at best) out of date. The authoritative source for online Al-Anon meetings is on the Al-Anon World Service website: …
6 years, 1 month ago
Deborah C – Hands Off Pays Off – 322
Although Deborah came from an alcoholic family, and married an alcoholic, she only came to Al-Anon when her son was having problems with alcohol and …
6 years, 1 month ago
Diana H – Born Into Crazy – 321
Trigger warning: Diana's story includes some violent and abusive episodes from her childhood. You can skip forward to about 21:00 to avoid those desc…
6 years, 1 month ago
Surrender to Win – 320
Episode 280
What does it mean to “Surrender to Win”? Have you had this experience? Barb and Spencer dig into these questions. How does this topic of “surrender t…
6 years, 1 month ago
More voices – your sharing – 319
Episode 319
Sharing experience, strength, and hope in your voices. Thoughts on apologies and amends. A mother wants to help her adult son who drinks too much. A …
6 years, 1 month ago
A Walk in the Woods on a Snowy Day — 318
Season 1 Episode 318
Saturday morning, I awoke to fresh snow. I had a fairly hectic and noisy time going to the gym, getting ready for the day, etc. Then I stepped out in…
6 years, 2 months ago