Lynne – Grief can be a wonderful thing – 293

Lynne tells her story – what it was like, what happened, and what it's like now. She touches on grief both before and after entering recovery, on parenting, and on co-parenting with an alcoholic. Lynne tells of the alcohol fueled death of a close friend, and of the later crisis that brought her into Al-Anon. I really enjoyed our conversation together. Readings and Links Lynne read from Courage to Change, January 2. She recommend the “grief book”, Opening Our Hearts, Transforming Our Losses. Her home group is working the Steps, Traditions and Concepts using the workbook Reaching for Personal Freedom. In response to questions from listeners, we mentioned some resources with “open talks” from AA and other programs: * Recovery Radio Network, which is both a podcast and a website. * XA Speakers, a website with a huge collection of speakers from many “anonymous” programs. * Sober Speak, a podcast where members of AA (and occasionally Al-Anon) share their stories. A listener shared that she recently started using Insight Timer, and thanked Eric for recommending it. Upcoming An upcoming topic is “having had a spiritual awakening”. Please call us at 734-707-8795 or email [email protected] to share your spiritual experience or awakening. Or just leave a comment right here. Music from the show Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real: Bad Case James Bay: Let It Go Florence and the Machine: You Got The Love