What Is A Slip In S-Anon?
Feb 10, 2025
For me, a slip is going back to the beliefs and behaviors which characterized my adult life until I got into the S-Anon program. For many years I believed that I could control others and that I was responsible for...
Read MoreFocusing on Me
Nov 11, 2024
It was fall of 2006. I had been attending S-Anon meetings for a few months, but had not yet begun to write out the steps. I was starting to absorb some ideas about what healthy and unhealthy behaviors in me...
Read MoreHelping Me See the Light
Aug 26, 2024
Writing is the "getting it out" tool for me in my S-Anon program. Expressing my thoughts and feelings verbally is one thing, but going a step further and committing those same sentiments to paper has been really helpful. When I...
Read MorePerspective: Attitude of Gratitude
Jun 10, 2024
I am able to recognize that my perspective in the past was warped. My family of origin had a belief system based in fear: fear of not being good enough, or lovable, and fear of abandonment. I developed attitudes and...
Read MoreMy Anniversary Coins
Mar 25, 2024
My first six months in S-Anon were marked with trauma about all the discoveries in my 20 plus years of marriage. I was focused on what I thought I had and on fears about what I might lose. I went...
Read MoreGratitude
Jan 27, 2024
This week, during a meeting on Step One and Tradition One, I became filled with gratitude for S-Anon and the courageous souls who share. A newcomer was in the meeting, sharing how she had tried to “go it alone,” but...
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