Welcome to episode 240 of the recovery show. This episode is brought to you by Lucy,

Susan, Maryland, and Aquila. They use the donation button on our website. Thank you,

Lucy, Susan, Maryland, and Ekeela for your generous contributions.

This episode is for you.

We are friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to serenity

and happiness.

We who live or have lived with a seemingly hopeless problem of addiction,

understand as perhaps few others can. So much depends on our own attitudes,

and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery.

Before we begin, we would like to state that though we at the Recovery Show may be in a 12-step program,

we represent ourselves rather than the program.

During this show, we will share our own experiences. The opinions express chair are strictly those of the person who gave

them take what you like and leave the rest. We hope that you will find something

in our sharing that speaks to your life. My name is Spencer and I'm your

host today. I'm actually traveling. I'm recording this in my hotel room in

Southern California. About to head out for lunch and maybe a little bit of time on the beach and then I'll go see my brother which is the reason for traveling here.

I'm visiting him before he moves back east, my last chance to get to Southern California for that excuse anyway. And I'd like to share

with you the talk given by Linda L, the Al-Anon speaker at the March Roundup that I went to a couple of weeks ago.

I hope you enjoy it as much as we in the audience did.

Thank you.

Thank you. then.

Hello, my name is Linda and I have been a member of Al-Anon since February of 1987. I know when you love the drugs you got to stick around. And someone asked Lois Wilson was married to Bill and she's the co-founder of Al-Anon. I'm having a little trouble

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