“Let it Begin With Me”
Finn, an Al-Anon member for eight years and treasurer of his district, describes Al-Anon as “a place for people to come who are struggling with this disease, to learn how to maintain their serenity.” Finding that serenity takes courage and...
Nourishing the Self
Recovery from Food Addiction
Everyone needs food to survive, but for an estimated 1 in 20 adults, food is an addictive substance linked to overuse, misuse and related compulsive behaviors.
Food addiction refers to an uncontrollable craving for certain types of foods, despite negative...
12 steps, 12 traditions, millions of lives changed
When Nicole from Portland went to her first Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting, the message she heard was, “The lie that people can’t recover is dead.”
What she saw and heard was hope. And confidence. And 12 steps that...
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a 12-step program whose primary approach to recovery is its belief in the therapeutic value of one addict helping another. As members, we take part in NA meetings by talking about our experience and recovery from drug addiction.
Meetings
NA meetings are...
Practicing these principles in all of our affairs
If someone told you that you had to give away your car to keep it, you would wonder if they needed to be evaluated for a psychiatric condition. But this is the exact concept that many people...
No one can seek recovery on behalf of someone else. But, if you’re worried about someone with a drinking problem, Al-Anon meetings are for you. Not for you to help figure out how to make your person get sober. Just FOR YOU.
Founded in 1951,...
Help and Hope for Families and Friends of Alcoholics
by an anonymous member of Al-Anon in long term recovery
Who are Al-Anon members?
Al-Anon members are people, just like you, who are worried about someone with a drinking problem.
Al-Anon is a mutual support group of peers who...
“Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no...
Recovery meetings happen all over the world in the rooms of church basements, recovery centers, hospitals, jails and prisons, recovery clubs and the homes of those in recovery. People have gathered in self-help groups for more than 85 years and over time, many different...
Dr. Ken Hamilton, founder of H.O.P.E. (Healing of Persons Exceptional) Groups, was fascinated by health and healing from the time he was a young Maine boy. His experiences set him on a course of self inquiry and investigation that led him to study medicine...
