Almost all of us had questions before coming to our first meeting, but we all took that initial step toward recovery and decided to attend a meeting.
Years later, many of us still come back because the meetings help us heal and offer hope. Please read the questions page to understand what happens at a meeting, and feel free to email us if you have any additional questions. Perhaps we can help you decide if Al-Anon is for you. Remember: you are not alone and there is always hope. If you are troubled by the drinking of someone close to you,. Do you need help to cope with the effects of someone else's drinking?
Outreach tool for Native communities describes the benefits of the Al-Anon program. Six pages. Outreach tool for people of color to help identify a need for the Al-Anon program.
Outreach tool for those who grew up with alcoholism. The story of our cofounders is the story of the principles of Al-Anon in action. Examples of restricted meetings are those held at a juvenile detention center, jail, domestic abuse shelter or group home. The Twelve Steps, originally published by Alcoholics Anonymous in , provide a recommended, step-by-step course of action for physical, mental, spiritual and mental recovery from alcoholism.
The Twelve Traditions, which are closely affiliated with the Twelve Steps, provide operating guidelines for Twelve-Step groups in matters such as religion, publicity and finances. According to a history of Al-Anon published on the website of Al-Anon Family Groups in District 5 of Michigan, meetings, primarily attended by wives of alcoholics, were often informal gatherings held in the kitchen while the husbands conducted their Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in another room.
The organization as we know it today was co-founded in the early s by Lois Wilson, wife of Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill Wilson, along with her neighbor and close friend, Anne B. The two women, realizing that friends and family of alcoholics benefit greatly from the emotional support of others, organized the scattered, informal groups into a cohesive whole.
When they asked Alcoholics Anonymous for permission to adopt the 12 Steps, the organization agreed, although many AA members believed that Al-Anon should be a separate organization. Al-Anon initially consisted of 48 groups, but expanded to groups within months. The organization, initially attended primarily by spouses, continued to grow and become more diverse.
Publicity boosted interest considerably as Al-Anon was featured on radio and television programs and in national magazines. Newspaper columnist Ann Landers was a tremendous proponent and her frequent mentions of Al-Anon helped spread the word in the United States and around the world. Lois W. Lois Burnham Wilson continued to be active in the organization. She died in at age Nastasha: ; Julia: Request via email at wednightodat gmail. For Meeting Info: Email sierramadre gmail.
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