Ep. 9 • Part 4 of 4 • Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism 2017

03/13/17 • 14 min

Pat explains in Episode 9's last part, (#4), that of all the things she has tried, how Al-Anon is the only thing that truly helped. We discuss ways to enhance the "Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism 2017" magazine while using it for outreach purposes and she wraps up with a “Last Words” section about amends and Step Nine. Lastly, at this podcast show's website, www.calchatpodcast.com, I've attached a PDF of the 2017 magazine as *bonus content* so you can download it and see all the pages mentioned on this episode.

QUOTABLE MOMENT FROM PAT:

"Al-Anon is something we can use just in daily living."

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QUOTABLE MOMENT FROM PAT:

"Al-Anon is something we can use just in daily living."

LITERATURE MENTIONED & RELATED EPISODES:

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

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Ep. 9 • Part 3 of 4 • Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism 2017

In part 3 of 4 (of Episode 9), Pat highlights sections from her favorite outreach piece of literature, the new "Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism 2017" magazine. Discover two things that were done on this edition that were a “first” in this magazine’s history. We remember back to how we felt coming into our very first Al-Anon meeting and how desperation can be a gift! Lastly, at this podcast show's website, www.calchatpodcast.com, I've attached a PDF of the 2017 magazine as *bonus content* so you can download it and see all the pages mentioned on this episode.

QUOTABLE MOMENT FROM PAT:

"I understood from that first meeting that these people had been in my situation..."

LITERATURE MENTIONED & RELATED EPISODES:

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

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Ep. 10 • Part 1 of 4 • How Al-Anon Works

What are good consequences? Where does the fear of letting go come from? What are literature discussions like at the World Service Conference? Wendy shares, in part 1 of 4 of Episode 10, about using the slogans from Chapter 9 of "How Al-Anon Works" (B-22 for hardcover, eA-22 for the audiobook version, B-32 for softcover) as stepping stones to serenity and how serenity can eventually become a guiding force in our lives for making decisions. We also look closer at the slogan “Let it Begin With Me” as not just something that we say at the end of an Al-Anon meeting or having to do with outreach.

QUOTABLE MOMENT FROM WENDY:

"...I grew up thinking there were a lot of things you wanted in life... good relationships, and you wanted money, and you wanted a good job... but serenity wasn’t on my list really."

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