{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Difficult Relationships in the Fellowships - Recovered 534","description":"Call us at 1-734-288-7510\r\nemail at mark@recoveredcast.com\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\nGo to enough meetings, and you are likely to see someone you didn't know was in AA.\r\nStay in the program long enough and you may have the distinction of being at a meeting with your kid.\r\nBeing at a meeting with your parent will probably affect your share.\r\nWhat are you initial thoughts on this topic of relationships in AA?\r\nBefore you went to your first meeting but after you had decided that you were going to go Alcoholics Anonymous, did you ever worry that you would see someone that you would know at your first meeting?\r\nDid someone take you to your first meeting?\r\nWas that awkward or comforting?\r\nHave you ever been to a meeting with a desire to share about a resentment with someone, but that someone was at the meeting?\r\nWhat is your experience?\r\nIf you have not had this experience, how do you think you would handle it?\r\nIf you have had this happen, what was your experience?\r\nIf you were to face that situation again, what would you do different?\r\nWhat would you do the same?\r\nHave you ever seen someone you know socially at an AA meeting, but did not know they were in AA?\r\nWhat was your experience?\r\nWhat would you do different?\r\nWhat would you do that same?\r\nWhat advice would you give to the new guy?\r\nHave you been to a meeting with a close relative?\r\nWhat was that like the first time?\r\nHave you been to al-anon?\r\nHave you ever felt awkward being an alcoholic at an al-anon meeting?\r\nDo you have relationships with people in a 12 step fellowship other than your own?\r\nDo you talk program with these people?\r\nEven though you don't share the same addiction, is there a connection?\r\nWhat is your experience?\r\nDo you know anyone who goes to Al Anon because of you?\r\nHave you ever been to an Al-Anon meeting with them?\r\nHave you ever had someone approach you and say, "I saw you at a meeting..."\r\nWhat was that experience like?\r\nHow did you react?\r\nWhat is the closest relative that has attended your open talk?\r\nWhat was that like?\r\nIs there anyone you would feel awkward to have attend your open talk?\r\nWhy or why not?\r\nTalk to the new guy who would like to go to their first AA meeting but is afraid that someone he knows will recognize him.\r\nTalk to the person who feels shame about going to the meeting and being found out.\r\n ","author_name":"Recovered Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/recoveredcast.com","html":"