Summary: Have you ever wondered, “Why do I need to go to meetings? Can’t I just read the literature?” Today, Spencer and Wendy talk about Face to Face meetings and why they are important.<br> <br> Our discussion was guided by these questions:<br> <br> What resources have you used / do you use in your program?<br> <br> Meetings<br> Reading Al-Anon literature<br> Daily reader<br> Sponsor<br> Phone list<br> Individual meetings with program members<br> Small group (“AWOL”)<br> Email<br> Online meetings<br> Podcasts<br> Blogs<br> Social media<br> Journaling<br> etc.<br> How have these helped you? How is each different from the others?<br> Could you do your program without going to meetings?<br> What do you get from meetings that you don’t get from other resources?<br> How does going to a meeting help others? How does it help to build a community of recovery?<br> Has there been a time when you were unable to or just didn’t go to meetings? What did you do then?
