Welcome to this official website for the CAL Chat podcast – the show where we discuss our favorite Al‑Anon and Alateen Conference Approved Literature and how it has improved our lives!
To enjoy more about Al-Anon and Alateen 12-Step recovery literature:
• Experience literature in a new way at my Instagram and Pinterest pages.
• I post new literature updates on Threads and Bluesky.
• View episodes and more on the CAL Chat Podcast YouTube Channel.
Sep 3, 2016
Outreach literature is the focus of this part 4 of 4 of Episode 3 where Cindy describes how she has creatively used the daily reader "Courage To Change" (B-16, B-17 for large print, eB-16 for the electronic version, and eA-16 for the audiobook version). We eventually move into talking about Alateen literature and how...
Sep 3, 2016
Part 3 of 4 (of Episode 3) on the "Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual 2014-2017" (P-24/27) moves into discussion with Cindy about how childhood experiences can influence how we see perfection, the Warranties (especially nonresistance from page 224), and punitive actions. She also relates how Concepts 6 and 7 (from pages...
Sep 3, 2016
The conversation continues (in part 2 of 4 of Episode 3) with Cindy and her favorite book, the "Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual 2014-2017" (P-24/27). We explore pages 68-69 about moving forward, what progress realistically looks like, and how disagreements can actually be a good thing! Pages 229 and 235 are also...
Sep 3, 2016
How can I give the gift of dignity to the alcoholic? What page is possibly read the least in each daily reader? How can my inner child voice be heard in a different way? Episode 3 features a talk with Cindy about how the "Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual 2014-2017" (P-24/27) has improved her life. In this part 1 of 4,...
