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Introduction
The Forum is the international monthly magazine in which Al-Anon and Alateen members share their experiences. It is "The Voice of the Fellowship," a forum where individual members and groups can be heard.
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The Forum has plenty of good articles each month! The Sharings
These sharings are organized by index, as they appear in the Forum.
Abuse
- Confession sparks insight into past abuse (December, 2006)
- From abusive relationships to personal serenity (August, 2007)
- From violence and abuse to serenity in Al-Anon (October, 2007)
- Al-Anon gave me back my sense of self (July, 2010)
- Overwhelmed by life at age 23, with no solution in sight (September, 2007)
- College student copes with parents' divorce (October, 2007)
- I tried Al-Anon as a last resort (June, 2008)
- Understanding alcoholism after suffering years of emotional abuse and overeating (October, 2008)
- A son moves past the anger of his childhood (December, 2009)
- A physician’s journey into healing (May, 2010)
- Finding the right Al-Anon meeting (March, 2010)
- Dealing with my parents' alcoholism—one teen's story (December, 2007)
- Son copes with stepfather's disease (January, 2007)
- Alateen taught me about the disease of alcoholism (July, 2008)
- One Alateen conference changed my life (January, 2009)
- I missed my wife even before she went into treatment (March, 2007)
- At mid-life I found self-knowledge—and recovery (February, 2008)
- Unraveling the effects of my father's alcoholism (December, 2008)
- The family dynamic seemed to demand a designated drinker (July, 2010)
- A spiritual awakening brings deeper understanding of the effects of alcoholism (September, 2007)
- Al-Anon—after everything else failed (April, 2009)
- I was ‘crazy’ in love—and couldn’t blame the drinker (May, 2009)
- Until Al-Anon, I knew only chaos and mistrust (June, 2009)
- Celebrating anniversaries, making amends (March, 2009)
- My desire for revenge—A fight worth winning? (April, 2007)
- Young woman contemplates change (March, 2007)
- Why I lied all the time (September, 2007)
- Setting Boundaries: Serenity while living with active alcoholism (February, 2007)
- Al-Anon’s helping hand reaches across racial boundaries (April, 2010)
- When I listened with my heart, the color of my skin no longer mattered (May, 2010)
- Tearing down walls to let recovery in (March, 2008)
- Newfound self-worth relieves despair (June, 2007)
- From anger to serenity: changing myself, understanding others (February, 2008)
- How I’ve changed since my first meeting (February, 2008)
- Finding my way, learning life skills as an adult (May, 2008)
- I was ‘crazy’ in love—and couldn’t blame the drinker (May, 2009)
- Leaving family conflict behind, choosing serenity today (November, 2009)
- My first Al-Anon experience (January, 2007)
- Chasing cars—from insanity to recovery (September, 2008)
- Learning to detach after only three months (April, 2007)
- I struggled with detachment until I learned to keep the focus on me (April, 2010)
- Without detachment, I was imprisoned while my boyfriend was in jail (April, 2010)
- Following directions: how Al-Anon helped me find my way (March, 2009)
- Embrace the Legacies: Our Spiritual Bridges to Expand the Future (December, 2009)
- Defining—and finding—faith (October, 2008)
- Facing fear, learning acceptance (July, 2008)
- My safety matters (June, 2007)
- Conquering the spiritual disease of fear (June, 2009)
- I came to understand and accept my feelings (February, 2009)
Focusing on Myself
- The treatment center helped, even though her son still drinks (July, 2007)
- Focusing on the good, leaving the past behind (January, 2010)
- Forgiving my parents: an Al-Anon miracle (October, 2009)
- Forgiving myself was the only path to serenity (October, 2009)
- In Al-Anon I have the freedom to be myself (August, 2009)
Grief
Growth
- Skeptical loner finds support in Al-Anon (July, 2009)
- Hope is a great defense (March, 2007)
- A mother sheds her guilt and finds hope in Al-Anon (June, 2010)
- Honesty begins with staying true to myself (March, 2009)
- After dark days, she found hope (July, 2009)
- 36 hours of pain and confusion—before I found Al-Anon (November, 2007)
- Face-to-face communication is most effective (February, 2009)
- Trying to force a solution doesn’t work (August, 2007)
- First appearances aren’t always correct (April, 2008)
- At first, I didn’t think I belonged in Al-Anon (June, 2008)
- Letting go of my teenage daughter—my First Step (October, 2007)
- I can begin to heal—when I let go (November, 2009)
- A father found help when he learned how to listen (November, 2009)
- At My First Meetings, I Sat by the Door (November, 2006)
- I Was Afraid Someone I Knew Would See Me at a Meeting (November, 2006)
- Newcomer struggles with guilt—second time around (February, 2007)
- What I found at my first Al-Anon meeting (May, 2007)
- Dear New Member (July, 2007)
- Young adult didn’t think she could relate to older members (November, 2007)
- Who qualifies for Al-Anon? What I learned (May, 2008)
- What I didn’t understand at my first Al-Anon meeting (September, 2008)
- As an outsider, I couldn’t figure out Al-Anon members (April, 2009)
- How Al-Anon changed my life in seven weeks (May, 2009)
- Getting past the fear, going to my first Al-Anon meeting (June, 2010)
- Al-Anon helped ease a mother’s worry and guilt (January, 2010)
- Escaping the attraction of abusive alcoholics: How I got better (January, 2009)
- How a newcomer handled relapse (December, 2008)
- Marriage counselor suggests Al-Anon (July, 2007)
- Daddy's little girl again: making peace with my father (January, 2008)
- The dilemma of the alcoholic engagement (October, 2008)
- How I let go of my pattern of unhealthy relationships (April, 2009)
- Making sense of my life—after living with an alcoholic spouse (August, 2009)
- I felt responsible for everyone’s happiness—except mine (September, 2009)
- Overcoming my inner emptiness (February, 2009)
- A new relationship brought my old issues back (February, 2010)
- Recovery repairs relationship between father and son (February, 2010)
- He lied to me, I lied to myself (March, 2010)
- A man makes peace with alcoholic mother and grandmother (May, 2010)
- A kiss I never expected (April, 2007)
- Cleaning my hard drive: an exercise in working the Steps (April, 2008)
- Improved self-image turned my life around (June, 2008)
- My path: from self-mutilation to self-respect (March, 2008)
- Serenity, while coping with cancer (May, 2007)
- ‘Insanity’ versus ‘in sanity’—making space for serenity (January, 2008)
Slogans
- Slogans bring peace to relationship with boyfriend (February, 2010)
- The spiritual lesson I learned from a skunk (June, 2010)
- Step One: Turmoil and tranquility at the ocean's edge—I am powerless (January, 2007)
- Recognizing My Powerlessness Released Me From My Anguish (June, 2007)
- Learning to understand my emotions changed my life (November, 2008)
- Finding my way to a healthy relationship (August, 2008)
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li>The pain of self-deception, the joy of self-discovery (February, 2007)
- Changing life-long habits—learning to trust (November, 2008)
- Step One: I don’t set myself up for failure (January, 2008)
- Disciplined at work, chaotic at home: a fighter pilot shares his story (July, 2008)
- The first three Steps: key to feeling better (January, 2009)
- How the group aids our recovery (March, 2008)
- News from the 2008 World Service Conference—part one (pdf) (July, 2008)
- News from the 2008 World Service Conference—part two (pdf) (August, 2008)
- News from the 2008 World Service Conference—part one (pdf) (July, 2009)
- News from the 2008 World Service Conference—part two (pdf) (August, 2009)
- Letting go of worry, finding happiness (December, 2009)
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The articles within The Forum may be reproduced in their entirety without alteration using the following credit line: "Reprinted with permission of The Forum, Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. (external Al-Anon link), Virginia Beach, VA." — WSO.