Have you ever wondered, “Why do I need to go to meetings? Can’t I just read the literature?” Today, Spencer and Wendy talk about Face to Face meetings and why they are important.
Our discussion was guided by these questions:
What resources have you used / do you use in your program?
- Meetings
- Reading Al-Anon literature
- Daily reader
- Sponsor
- Phone list
- Individual meetings with program members
- Small group (“AWOL”)
- Online meetings
- Podcasts
- Blogs
- Social media
- Journaling
- etc.
How have these helped you? How is each different from the others?
Could you do your program without going to meetings?
What do you get from meetings that you don’t get from other resources?
How does going to a meeting help others? How does it help to build a community of recovery?
Has there been a time when you were unable to or just didn’t go to meetings? What did you do then?
Our topic for next week is Relapse. A listener wrote, suggesting this topic, “I think relapse would be a good topic. So many of us, parents especially, naively believe that our loved ones will emerge from rehab as if from a car wash–scrubbed clean and ready to go. As we've all learned through hard experience, it's not that easy, since addiction, alcoholism and codependency are spiritual illnesses that only long-term spiritual recovery work can address.” Have you experienced relapse of your loved one? Did you see it coming? Or were you “on the pink cloud”? How did you react or respond to the relapse? Please call us at 734-707-8795 , use the voice mail button to the right, or email feedback@therecoveryshow.com with your questions or experience, strength and hope. Or just leave a comment right here.
Music from the show
Joe Cocker: A Little Help From my Friends (live at Woodstock)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRzKUVjHkGk
Eric Clapton: Travelin’ Alone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCpB1EhExlo
Daft Punk: Face to Face
Other Stuff
Jack McCarthy performing his poem “Drunks”. Spencer read a little bit from this poem.
The book Drunks and Other Poems of Recovery is available from Amazon in paperback and e-book.