Is Al-Anon Really for Men? A conversation – 437
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🗓️ 4 August 2025
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In the latest episode of The Recovery Show, host Spencer and guest Patrick B delve into the question, “Is Al-Anon really for men?” Both men are Al-Anon members, yet they wonder why the program largely features a predominantly female membership. The episode was recorded aboard a cruise ship following the AA International Convention, where Spencer...
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| 0:00.0 | I'm sitting here today on our cruise ship with Patrick B. You wrote to me about the question, |
| 0:07.3 | is Alon for men? Now, we're both men. We're both in Alonon. So it feels like the answer is yes, |
| 0:16.5 | but I think you have some questions or issues. |
| 0:22.7 | Hi, I'm Patrick. |
| 0:24.4 | Yeah, I wrote you. |
| 0:29.3 | The question I posed was, is Alon really for men? |
| 0:30.9 | Really for men, okay. |
| 0:32.7 | Is it really for men? |
| 0:36.9 | Welcome to episode 437 of The Recovery Show. |
| 0:42.5 | We are friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to serenity and happiness. |
| 0:48.7 | We who live or have lived with the seemingly hopeless problem of addiction understand as perhaps few others can. |
| 0:53.9 | So much depends on our own attitudes, and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery. |
| 0:59.6 | Before we begin, we would like to state that in this show we represent ourselves rather than any 12-step program. During this show, we will share our own experiences. The opinions expressed here |
| 1:05.0 | are strictly those of the person who gave them. Take what you like and leave the rest. We hope that |
| 1:10.1 | you will find something in our |
| 1:11.4 | sharing that speaks to your life. My name is Spencer. I am your host today. As you heard, |
| 1:17.4 | Patrick and I had a conversation while on a cruise following the AA International Convention |
| 1:22.1 | this year. We did not follow the usual script for a podcast episode, so there will be no |
| 1:27.0 | lives and recovery segment, no there will be no lives in recovery |
| 1:28.3 | segment, no songs, and no listener feedback. Here's our conversation. |
| 1:33.5 | I'm looking at Al-Anon, and I'm seeing 15% men. And I'm thinking, men are affected by other |
| 1:42.9 | people's drinking as women are and the disease of alcoholism |
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