Ep. 5 • Part 4 of 4 • Parents of Alcoholics

11/11/16 • 6 min

In part 4 of 4 (of Episode 5), the conversation continues with Theresa about other Conference Approved Literature that is available for parents and how CAL is not like other self-help/recovery literature. Lastly, find out why her favorite outreach piece, "Parents of Alcoholics" (R-18), may not be around much longer!

QUOTABLE MOMENT FROM THERESA:

"...I bought every self-help book... until I walked into the rooms of Al-Anon. I never made it through one of the books!"

LITERATURE MENTIONED & RELATED EPISODES:

OTHER WAYS TO EXPLORE & CELEBRATE AL-ANON / ALATEEN LITERATURE:

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QUOTABLE MOMENT FROM THERESA:

"...I bought every self-help book... until I walked into the rooms of Al-Anon. I never made it through one of the books!"

LITERATURE MENTIONED & RELATED EPISODES:

OTHER WAYS TO EXPLORE & CELEBRATE AL-ANON / ALATEEN LITERATURE:

Visit my CAL Chat blog - www.calchatblog.com

YouTube -

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Ep. 5 • Part 3 of 4 • Parents of Alcoholics

Theresa’s favorite piece of literature to use for outreach purposes is the reprint "Parents of Alcoholics" (R-18) in Episode 5’s part 3 of 4. It’s only 12 pages, but so powerful! She shares the moment she hit her “bottom” and what brought her into the Al-Anon program. We also talk about being able to differentiate between helping versus enabling and what is one thing a parent can definitely do for their alcoholic child.

QUOTABLE MOMENT FROM THERESA:

"...our children come through us, not to us."

LITERATURE MENTIONED & RELATED EPISODES:

OTHER WAYS TO EXPLORE & CELEBRATE AL-ANON / ALATEEN LITERATURE:

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Ep. 6 • Part 1 of 4 • As We Understood

Can I fire my Higher Power? What is a "Meeting on Wheels?" What is not allowed in recovery literature when bringing it into jails? In part 1 of 4 of Episode 6, Nancy talks about her favorite book "As We Understood" (B-11) and shares how its positive uplifting take on our program has kept her using it. In particular, we discuss two prayers on pages 213 and 214 and how this book is different than a daily reader. We explore the spiritual (non-religious) nature of the program, what a Higher Power can be, and a possible new slogan!

QUOTABLE MOMENT FROM NANCY:

"...the [Al-Anon] program has given me so much understanding of a Higher Power. It’s just changed my way of thinking as far as... it can be anything..."

LITERATURE MENTIONED & RELATED EPISODES:

OTHER WAYS TO EXPLORE & CELEBRATE AL-ANON / ALATEEN LITERATURE: