In early recovery I went to therapy at Family Services. I introduced them to the AA 12 Steps. They hadn't heard of them. They asked how I could process and work through things, and I told them about the 12 Steps. That was 20 years ago, and a lot has changed. People in recovery houses and detoxes were alcoholics who had stayed sober for several years and could talk one on one with clients, because they had been there. They were replaced by college students who went by the book.
I worked in the women's detox, jail, and treatment centers as a volunteer. After the new laws and the government take over, it just wasn't the same.
Your Al-Anon group should have a service sponsor, there is no harm in reading other literature, it helps to understand where the alcoholic and the addict came from.
Check the site in the different areas and I think you will find that the common denominator between all fellowships, is the 12 Steps.
Wishing the best for you.
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Love always,
Jo
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