The material presented
here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method
to exchange
information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
I am going to try to make it to some meetings, but not sure how that is going to fit in with my busy schedule. There are no meetings near my house at a time that would work very good. There is one about 15 mins from work, so i might try to hit a lunch meeting. Anyway, I thought maybe starting with a book and posting here and reading may help if i can't make meetings.
I see lots of books for Al-Anon, what whould be your suggestion as the first one to read if I am just getting familiar with the program?
My favorite is "How Al-Anon works for the Family & Friends of Alcoholics".
This book gives a lot of information. An overview of the Steps & Traditions, information on detachment, love, etc., plus the back portion of the book has personal stories from fellow Al-Anon members.
Also, the daily devotionals - "Courage to Change" & "One Day at a Time in Al-Anon" are great starters too.
Wishing you peace, Rita
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It covers all bases as far as Al-Anon, and there are great stories in the back. I think this is a great place to start. I guess it would be considered Al-Anon's "Big Book", but the Big Book for AA is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature.
The daily readers are great (ODAT, Courage to Change, Hope for Today). I make sure I start every day with them.
"In All Our Affairs" has really great stories for crises situations.
I have several meditation books that help keep me on my path to recovery: More on the Language of Letting Go by Melodie Beattie as well as The Promise of a New Day by Karen Case & Martha Vanceburg.
Love and blessings to you and your family.
Live strong, Karilynn & Pipers Kitty
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small blue book called One Day At a Time Alanon (daily reader) and Courage to Change in Alanon (daily reader) were about all I could manage as I began the process of healing.
Hope this helps, Maria
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Thank you for the replies everyone. I had a great discussion with my husband last night about all of this and how I am going to try to start attending al-anon and about this board. I think a lot of my stuggles are from my childhood and then now I am married to an A. I don't want to overwhelm myself with too much information so I just ordered "From survival to recovery" to start with.
