Literature and Information

Share Your Recovery on Our Member Blog 

The Member Blog on al-anon.org is an excellent resource for reading about the experience, strength, and hope of fellow members, as well as sharing your own!  

The monthly blog topics are a great source for meeting topics, and members are welcome to chair meetings using these topics. However, while the blog aims to connect and inspire members to share their recovery stories, comments posted on the blog topic of the month are not meant to be used in meetings, as they have not been reviewed through our member-review processes. 

Here are a few things to keep in mind when submitting your posts: 

• When comments are submitted to the blog, they enter a moderation process that may take up to ten business days. 
• Moderators may edit comments in accordance with Al-Anon policy to remove personally identifiable information and ensure anonymity is protected. Additionally, they may remove derogatory language, inflammatory statements, or content unrelated to the topic. 
• Moderators reserve the right to not publish comments that do not align with Al‑Anon's Traditions and spiritual principles, including those that could potentially draw Al-Anon into controversy. 
• The comment feature is disabled on articles related to Al-Anon policy. Members are encouraged to use their links of service to discuss these articles. 

Visit al-anon.org/member-blog today to read, share, be inspired, and inspire others on their recovery journey! 

Reprinted with permission of Al‑Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA.

Are you interested in Conference Approved Literature about growing up with alcoholism? Here are some resources: 

· Did You Grow up with a Problem Drinker? (S-25) 

· Al-Anon Sharings from Adult Children (P-47) 

· From Survival to Recovery (B-21) 

· Courage to Be Me (B-23) 

· Hope for Today (B-27) 

· Opening Our Hearts, Transforming Our Losses (B-29), pages 57-73 

· …In All Our Affairs: Making Crises Work for You (B-15), various sharings throughout 

Available from local Literature Distribution Centers or at al-anon.org/shop.

See the Latest CAL Titles That Are Now eBooks! 

The World Service Office continues to release eBooks each month. See what’s new this month! 

Most recent eBook releases: 

• One Day at a Time in Al-Anon (eB-6) 

Existing eBooks: 

• Alateen—Hope for Children of Alcoholics (eB-3) 
• Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions (Revised) (eB-8) 
• Alateen  – a day at a time (eB-10) 
• As We Understood… (eB-11) 
• …In All Our Affairs: Making Crises Work for You (eB-15) 
• Courage to Change: One Day at a Time in Al-Anon II (eB-16) 
• From Survival to Recovery (eB-21) 
• How Al-Anon Works for Families & Friends of Alcoholics (eB-22) 
• Courage to Be Me—Living with Alcoholism (eB-23) 
• Having Had a Spiritual Awakening… (eB-25) 
• Hope for Today (eB-27) 
• Opening Our Hearts, Transforming Our Losses (eB-29) 
• Discovering Choices – Recovery in Relationships (eB-30) 
• Intimacy in Alcoholic Relationships (eB-33) 
• A Little Time for Myself (eB-34) 
• 2026-2029 Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual (eP24/27) 

The Forum Needs Your Sharings!  

Has a recent insight from Conference Approved Literature helped you apply the Concepts of Service in your life? Has your experience as an Al-Anon Member Involved in Alateen Service (AMIAS) been inspiring? How has your understanding of Al-Anon principles increased as a result of being of service? Please share your experience so that others, too, may find solutions that lead to serenity. Visit al-anon.org/sharing to see The Forum writing guidelines and submit your story. 

The Role of Al-Anon LDCs 

Al-Anon Literature Distribution Centers (LDCs) provide Al-Anon members with local access to and quick delivery of Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature (CAL) and other Al-Anon materials. The LDCs and the World Service Office (WSO) work in partnership to carry the message of hope and recovery through Conference Approved Literature and service tools. LDCs can purchase literature at a discounted price from the WSO, which allows them to offer it to members in their local Area. Members can purchase literature from their local LDC, thereby supporting local services, or directly from the WSO.  

The WSO does not sell printed copies of CAL on platforms like Amazon; however, electronic versions are available through several ebook vendor platforms. While we cannot prevent others from reselling our printed literature on services such as Amazon, members should be aware that purchasing through such sources does not support Al-Anon’s links of service. We encourage members to purchase printed literature from their local LDC or the WSO, which ensures fair pricing and supports our service links.  

For more information, please refer to “Local Services” in the “Digest of Al-Anon and Alateen Policies” section of the Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual (P-24/27).  

“Inside Al‑Anon Family Groups” presents news, policy, and commentary from volunteers, staff and readers sharing experience through service. Please feel free to reprint these articles on your service structure website or newsletter, along with this credit line: Reprinted with permission of AlAnon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA.

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