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! You can also visit my "CAL Chat" blog at www.calchatblog.com, get literature updates at the recently launched www.threads.net/@CALChatFan1, (as well as on "X" - formerly www.twitter.com/CALChatFan) and see recovery literature in a new way at www.instagram.com/CALChatFan1, www.pinterest.com/CALChatFan, and 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,...
