Speaker library
Browse the latest recovery talks, workshops, and speaker shares across the 12-step fellowships.
Jenny H. shares their profound journey in the Al-Anon program, recounting their initial struggles with a challenging marriage and a spouse’s alcoholism, where they initially tried to control everything. They explain h...
Judy K shares their transformative journey within Al-Anon, emphasizing how the program shifted their experience from a “rugged journey” of “life and death” to simply a matter of “life.” They recount a humorous early A...
Grayce A shares their profound journey through Al-Anon, beginning with their early life and marriage to an alcoholic, where they realized their powerlessness over the disease. They describe finding their home in Al-An...
Craig M, a grateful member of the Al-Anon family groups, shares their personal journey of recovery and growth. They recount childhood experiences with alcoholism and rage in their family of origin, and their early, al...
Ellie H shares their profound journey in Al-Anon, detailing how they initially entered the fellowship without understanding their eligibility and navigated early recovery by volunteering for service. They recount thei...
Carol T. shares their personal journey, highlighting the destructive nature of ego and self-will in their early recovery. They describe how embracing step-work and spirituality led them to a deeper understanding of ac...
Ellen C shares their unique experience of using the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous in Al-Anon, a practice they discovered through their sponsor who entered the program in 1954. They candidly discuss their journey of...
Corrie L shares their profound journey in Al-Anon, detailing how they initially focused on controlling their alcoholic husband and how their disease, family alcoholism, manifested as a deep-seated belief of “not enoug...
Dawn C shares their profound journey in recovery, spanning 54 years in the program, and reflects on their personal growth and acceptance of love. They recount the complex dynamics of their childhood in a pastor’s fami...
BettyAnn Z, a grateful member of Al-Anon, shares their deeply personal journey through the program, highlighting its transformative power on their own life and their family’s experience with alcoholism. They emphasize...