[Magdalen] Heather Cook

[Ann Markle]

Yes, here, too, Jay (ACOA rather than ACA), and is often called the word:
acoa (uh-koh-uh) by members here.

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com

On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 9:46 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> ACA was referred to as ACOA where I was, and may be in other areas too.
>
> On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 9:38 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > A note on the variety of recovery programs related to alcohol... Alanon
> is
> > for friends/family of an alcoholic, Alateen, is for the children of an
> > alcoholic, ACA is for people who grew up in an alcoholic family but may
> > have not identified problems with themselves being related to alcohol
> until
> > they were adults.. note this group also includes people who grew up in
> > dysfunctional families, and often includes alcoholics who have gained
> some
> > significant recovery.
> >
> > Important news for those who may not be aware of the role of these
> > ancillary groups, for people whose lives were/are touched by alcohol, is
> > that these groups are all about the individual themselves, attending the
> > group, NOT the alcoholic in their life, earlier life, or former life.
> They
> > are not in their group to help, cure or fix the person who drinks  and
> who
> > may be the reason they decided to seek out a solution in one of these
> > programs.
> >
> > It is also important to realize that groups are self-run and each group
> is
> > only as healthy as the people in it trying to become healthy, hopefully
> > with a history of some old timers who pass it on/down. Each member
> strives
> > for honesty about themselves in order to begin to unravel their own
> issues
> > and begin to change their life.
> >
> > Lynn
> >
> >
> > website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
> >
> > When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
> not
> > a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave
> me."
> > attributed to Erma Bombeck
> > "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
> > by Richard Rohr
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 5:42 PM
> > To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Heather Cook
> >
> > Not everyone who drinks is an alcoholic, Don, therefore not everyone
> needs
> >> a recovery organization. However, if one's partner drinks abusively, it
> >> does affect one. And that's all I have to say on the matter.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 6:37 PM, <thedonboyd at austin.rr.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I hear good things about Rational Recovery and about SMART recovery.
> >>> Janice certainly finds Women for Sobriety (the org that Jean
> Kirkpatrick
> >>> founded) excellent for her needs.  I stopped drinking when Janice went
> >>> into
> >>> rehab, but have not gotten involved with any recovery organization.
> (save
> >>> that J and I are such an organization in our own small way).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>