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Al-Anon's Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

This guide sets out the twelve steps and twelve traditions of the Al-Anon fellowship, a program designed for people whose lives have been shaped by someone else's alcoholism. Rather than focusing on the drinker, it speaks to the family members, friends and others who live alongside the illness and want a steadier footing for their own lives.

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Its principles offer a shared path of recovery, with guidance on how members can support one another and how the fellowship itself is run. The text is concise and practical, suited to group meetings as well as to individuals working through the program alone.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 150 pages

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