Recovery Through Conventions
Nov 18, 2019
S-Anon International conventions have become a wonderful life-line for me. When I actively participate at a convention, I get a boost in my own recovery by being with other S-Anon members. Conventions are where I hear other stories like my...
Read MoreMeetings: I Keep Coming Back
Oct 15, 2018
As a tool, I see S-Anon meetings as truly one of the most powerful. When I came to my first meeting, I did not understand why I was there. This disease was my husband’s problem, not mine. Yet, I was...
Read MoreGoing to Meetings
Feb 15, 2017
Meetings are a vital part of the S-Anon program, providing us with the opportunity to identify and confirm common problems and to hear the experience, strength, and hope of others. Meetings give us a place where we can be ourselves...
Read MoreSomeone Who Understands
Dec 15, 2016
Once I learned that S-Anon existed, I knew I would attend, but my motives were mixed. Mostly I felt that I “should” go, to be the loving wife that could never be accused of not supporting her husband, an addict....
Read MoreIt Really Does Work
Nov 29, 2016
I was real familiar with going into a group and blending into the woodwork. I was afraid of saying the wrong thing, hurting somebody’s feelings, or making a fool of myself. I always worried about how other people saw me,...
Read MoreA Weight Was Lifted
Nov 24, 2016
It was like coming home! Several years before I found S-Anon I was hospitalized for a nervous breakdown. At that time I said to my therapist, “I wish there was a group like Al-Anon for me because I feel completely...
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