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Alaska Al Anon When Alaskans are affected by someone else's drinking, Al-Anon will help! Safe, Anonymous meetings

11/14/2025

“I am progressing in recovery from my need to rescue my son. I have stayed off the constantly revolving merry-go-round, but I realize I never left the amusement park. Now I am being invited back to the merry-go-round again. By staying in the amusement park and trying to avoid the merry-go-round, I have kept the excitement and sickness too close to home. I know now that I need to leave the amusement park and all its excitement and sickness so I can continue with my recovery.”

“Instant Meeting – Step Six,” “The Forum” June 2017

Read articles by parents who are concerned about a child’s drinking at: https://bit.ly/3151a3A

11/12/2025

“Denial is one way we shield ourselves from reality, often because that reality is too much for us to bear. In this way, denial can help us through painful situations, allowing us time and space to become acclimated to the truth. Although denial can protect us from our pain, it can also hurt us. Remaining in a state of denial for too long can cause us to lose touch with ourselves. Pretending we are ‘fine’ does little to improve the way we feel. Over time we can become so removed from what we are feeling, we don’t even recognize when we are hurting. Just as [Al-Anon’s] Step One helped us admit our powerlessness over the disease of alcoholism, it can also help when it comes to accepting our powerlessness over our feelings.”

“Opening Our Hearts, Transforming Our Losses,” p. 119

Many people affected by someone else’s alcoholism have found hope in Al-Anon.

Meeting info:

🔹 USA/Canada/Puerto Rico/Bermuda: goo.gl/DcR3qn
🔹 Other areas: goo.gl/V4319R
🔹 Online meetings: https://bit.ly/3j10N09
🔹 Phone meetings: https://bit.ly/3igk92a

11/09/2025

“When I first came to Al-Anon, I was consumed with worry, shame, and hopelessness. I could barely speak without crying, and my focus was entirely on the unmanageability of living with an active alcoholic. I felt alone and desperate, but my [Al-Anon] meeting was the only time in my day that I could escape my situation.”

“I Finally Found Hope,” “The Forum” August 2019

Are you worried about someone who drinks too much? Maybe Al-Anon can help you.

Meeting info:

🔹 US/Canada/PuertoRico/Bermuda: al-anon.org/mtgen
🔹 Other areas: al-anon.org/interen
🔹 Electronic: al-anon.org/e-meeting
🔹 Phone: al-anon.org/p-meeting
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11/07/2025

“When I begin to worry that I am not doing a good job, I ask ‘How Important Is It?’ Most of the time, I realize that the size of my worry is way bigger than the importance of the issue. Practicing ‘How Important Is It?’ has silenced my inner perfectionist and allowed serenity to blossom in my service and in my life.”

“I Could Be the One To Step Up to Service,” “The Forum,” October 2018

11/07/2025

“A friend of mine went to dinner with my husband and me. As we walked to our car afterward, she asked me ‘Does he always drink like that?’ I said with a plastered smile and fake, casual voice, ‘Oh, no, he just drinks socially.’ I was sad, angry and embarrassed, but I also was living in denial about his alcoholism.”

“Elephant in the Room,” “The Forum” June 2018

Check out this article from Al-Anon Family Groups, goo.gl/5XHsGg.

11/02/2025

“Being an adult child from an alcoholic family, I found many members in Al-Anon had the same experiences that I had growing up. I was no stranger to those at my first meetings and their stories were very familiar to me.”

“Getting Busy and Getting Better” “The Forum” June 2017

Find out how the Al-Anon program has helped others who grew up with an alcoholic parent.

https://bit.ly/3kbimMc

10/26/2025

“I was attending a meeting where the group was studying ‘How Al-Anon Works for Families and Friends of Alcoholics.’ The person reading the text aloud misread the line ‘I continued to work my program’ as ‘I continued to work my problem.’ … As I thought about the difference between working the Al-Anon program and ‘working my problem,’ I remembered when I first attended Al-Anon and didn’t understand how the tools of the program could help me…”

“Working My Problem or Working My Program?” “The Forum,” April 2022

Full article available at:

🔹 https://bit.ly/3JQTnLc

10/23/2025

“I went to an interview for a job. During the interview, I gave every reason why I wasn’t qualified for it while the kind gentleman just listened. After I finished, he smiled and asked me if I was an adult child of an alcoholic. I was surprised by the question and a bit miffed that he would ask such a personal question. However, I told him that my father had been an alcoholic. I also asked him why he wanted to know. He said he thought I had the characteristics of an adult child. I asked for an explanation because I had no clue what he meant by adult child. He said alcoholism is a family disease that affects everyone in it and that family members often develop certain characteristics to cope with the disease. I explained that my father had passed away and I didn't feel that his drinking had any impact on me. He handed me a pamphlet which explained the disease. It showed the different characteristics and explained them. I was amazed that my family fit the description like a glove. I was the lost child—withdrawn, emotionally distant, aloof, and very independent. I could no longer deny that I was, in fact, greatly affected by the disease of alcoholism.”

“Back to Step One,” “The Forum” December 2018

Is there a history of alcoholism in your family? Maybe Al-Anon can help

For more information:

🔹 USA/Canada/Puerto Rico/Bermuda: goo.gl/DcR3qn
🔹 Other areas: goo.gl/V4319R
🔹 Online meetings: https://bit.ly/3j10N09
🔹 Phone meetings: https://bit.ly/3igk92a

10/22/2025

“When I first came to Al-Anon, I had the same fears about sharing in meetings that I’ve since heard other newcomers express: fear of the story getting back to the alcoholic, with disastrous repercussions; fear of sounding overly dramatic or being misunderstood; fear of speaking to a group. But after coming to Al-Anon meetings for a while, I recognized the truth of the Al-Anon closing: ‘Whatever your problems, there are those among us who have had them, too.’”

“Overcoming My Fear of Sharing” “The Forum,” April 2022

Read this member’s story and find out how his life improved after coming to Al-Anon:

🔹 https://bit.ly/3iIINdp

10/20/2025

Al-Anon is a Twelve Step program for the families and friends of alcoholics. Find out more about the program at: https://bit.ly/3jDPexb

10/15/2025

Did you know the Al-Anon World Service Office has an email newsletter?

It’s been a long time since Lois W., Al-Anon cofounder, mailed letters to the early Al-Anon groups. Now, any member can easily sign up to receive “In The Loop.” The newsletter is filled with information about events, service, resources, Al-Anon literature, and, of course, experience, strength, and hope. Emails are usually sent once a month, but sometimes there is a need for special editions!

Subscribing is free and easy at:

🔹 https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/1855605/1799701/

10/11/2025

“By the time I came to Al-Anon, both of the alcoholics in my life had passed away. I initially rejected the idea of attending Al-Anon meetings because the alcoholics no longer were in my life. Because of the trauma I had experienced in living with an alcoholic spouse I decided I should learn about the disease of alcoholism. In doing Step Four, I realized how someone else’s disease had affected me.”

“Step Four: Seeing that I do matter,” “The Forum” April 2017

Is there a history of alcoholism is your family? Maybe Al-Anon can help.

For more information:

🔹 USA/Canada/Puerto Rico/Bermuda: goo.gl/DcR3qn
🔹 Other areas: goo.gl/V4319R
🔹 Online meetings: https://bit.ly/3j10N09
🔹 Phone meetings: https://bit.ly/3igk92a

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