{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"What Is Al-Anon? - Recovered 529","description":"Call us at 1-734-288-7510\r\nSober Life Mouthwash Website \r\nPromo Code PODCAST\r\nfor 20% Discount\r\nThe Big Book\r\nThe 12 and 12\r\n24 Hours a Day\r\nWhat is your surrender date, where is your home group, who is your sponsor?\r\nLet’s begin with the crucial question.\r\nHow the hell do you spell A-Anon?\r\nBefore you came into the program, what did you understand Al-Anon to be?\r\nWhat did you think an Al-Anon meeting would be like?\r\nWhy did you attend your first meeting?\r\nDescribe your first meeting.\r\nWhat was the first thing that you learned in Al-Anon?\r\nWhat was the first thing you read in al-anon?\r\nWhy did you go back?\r\nWhat is an Al-Anon meeting like, how is it structured?\r\nWho should go?\r\nWhat are the requirements for membership?\r\nWhat if the person is not sure if their loved one is actually an alcoholic, should they go even if their loved one just drinks to much once in a while?\r\nWhat about people that are in AA, are they welcome  or do they just fuck it up?\r\nFor the experienced AA who goes to their first meeting, do you have any advice?  Should the AA talk about their AA experience in their Al-Anon meeting?  What about the pamphlet, This is Al-Anon?\r\nWE HAVE PHONE CALLS\r\nCRISTIE, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE PHONE CALLS?\r\nIs Al-Anon a support group?\r\nCan you ask questions at your first Al-Anon meeting?\r\nAre there different types of meetings?\r\nWhat is your favorite type, why?\r\nWhat is your least favorite, why?\r\nWhat about the higher power thing, how does this work in Al-Anon?\r\nHow long should someone stay in Al-Anon?\r\nWhat if your loved one is a drug addict, is that a problem?\r\nWhat was the major obstacle that prevented you from Al-Anon?\r\nDo you use the steps?\r\nDo you use the traditions?\r\nWhat about sponsors, are they encouraged?\r\nHow has Al-Anon changed your life?\r\nOur primary audience are alcoholics in recovery.   I think they all qualify, do you?\r\nTalk to the person who has been affected by someone else's drinking,\r\nTalk to the person who is struggling to keep the secretes.\r\nTalk to the person who has had it with making excuses.\r\nTalk to the person who can’t stand to be with their alcoholic but can’t stand to be apart from their alcoholic, \r\nWhat would you say to this person?  Is there hope?\r\n ","author_name":"Recovered Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/recoveredcast.com","html":"