E - Experience - Alanon works by taking what you can out of the experience of others. Weather it is to try something that someone used in your own life, or to avoid something that someone else did in their own life. It also means to share your own experiences so others can learn from you.

S - Strength - Alanon works by comunal strength. When someone is telling a hard story, there is ALWAYS someone with some strength to give away. They either tell of an experience that worked for them, or of a faith or strenth that got them through, or just offer hope and a great shoulder to help someone feel the strentgh to get to the next minute.

H - Hope - By sharing expereience, and strength, others get hope. By looking back at our own expereince, and strength, we get hope too. By getting it out of that brain that cooks up crap, we get hope.

Hope that answers your question.