Have you been to an Al-Anon or AA Convention? What was it like?

Welcome to episode 194 of the Recovery Show.

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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.

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who represent ourselves rather than the program. During this show we will share our own

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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.

So this last weekend, March 10th to 12th, the annual March

round up AA Convention with Al-Anon Participation took place in Dearborn, Michigan. I had been encouraged by

friends to think about going and so I did. I asked my wife if she was interested in

going. She said yes, so we signed up and we went. So what was it like? It's the first time

I'd ever been to an AA or an Alamo and convention. I thought I had some idea of what to expect.

There would be workshops, that would be speaker talks,

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