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Why We Recommend Al-Anon (Even if You Hate Groups)

Colorado mountain landscape graphic titled You Don’t Have to Do This Alone Why We Recommend Al-Anon, representing support for spouses of addicts and shared recovery perspective.

Most spouses don’t want to go to Al-Anon. They say things like: “I don’t like groups.”“I don’t want to share my story.”“That’s not for me.”“I’m fine. He’s the one with the problem.” All of that makes sense. But here’s what we see over and over again: The spouse is carrying more than they realize. WHAT […]