S3 EP 01 C&C - Topic: Getting Current
Corey and Claire get all cozy and reflect on the past years learnings, whats happening for them right now, and how they are applying the Al-Anon program for this upcoming year of 2026.
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Corey and Claire share their experience, strength, and hope as they navigate life through the lens of Al-Anon recovery. In each episode, a new guest leader shares for ten-minutes about their personal experience in the program of Al-Anon. Then Corey and Claire follow up with a little Cross Talk, digging deeper into the story behind the leader’s recovery and asking the things you always want to but are not able to in the rooms. With questions related to the topic of the day, casual program…
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S2 EP 12 Cal - Topic: Keep Coming Back
We hear it at the end of most meetings, Keep Coming Back it works if you work it and your worth it. Claire, Corey, and their guest Cal believe in the having smart feet, progress over perfection, and how regularly coming back to program in all its forms will bring you serenity and peace.
S2 EP 11 Josh - Topic: Working the Al-Anon Program as an Adult Child of an Alcoholic
So many of us that grew up in alcoholism identify or relate to the concept of being an adult child of an alcoholic (someone who was a child while growing up in alcoholism and is now an adult). Today's episode focuses on how working the 12 Step Program of Al-Anon can impact the relationship you have with your parents but first and foremost the lifelong relation ship you have with yourself. Corey,…
S2 EP 10 Richard - Topic: Staying in Your Own Lane
Buckle up and get ready for this supercharged episode of Cross Talk as the hosts hear from one of their favorite old timers all about keeping the focus on yourself and how to stay in your own lane. If your ready to get to work, your in the right place. Richard's enthusiasm, grit, and genuine compassion for himself and others will motivate and encourage you.
S2 EP 9 Lauren - Topic: Where Ever You Go, There You Are
In one way or another, we have all tried to abandon our troubles on the roadside of life and take off to start fresh, only to find those same issues, dilemas, and conflicts waiting for us when we arrive at our new destination. Many of us have found after time in Al-Anon, much of our problems are a source of something internal that needs healing and attention as opposed to something external not…
S2 EP 8 Jennie - Topic: Overcoming Obstacles: specifically cynicism, judgment, & fear
Like a boulder blocking a pathway, it's often in program we find we have had or may currently still have, obstacles preventing us from moving forward. For this episode's guest, her journey has recently been bringing up a few. And believe it or believe it, Corey and Claire can relate to this deeply. So lace up your hiking boots and join us on this episode's journey to explore the group's boulders,…
S2 EP 7 Dean - Topic: Recovery In The Steps
It's said in Al-Anon that you can find relief in the rooms and recovery in the steps. In this episode, Claire and Corey get cross-talk-tastic with their guest Dean to find out what kind of recovery he has found in the steps and why he most certainly will "keep coming back".
S2 EP 6 Nina - Topic: 3rd Step Prayer.
Relieve me of the bondage of self?! Yes please! In this episode Corey and Claire get to take a look at what it might mean to build a life with higher power instead of trying to do it alone. Nina, this episodes guest, shares her insights into how having everything isn't really anything if you don't have yourself. And the three of them discuss vulnerability and sensitivity as an intuition instead of…
S2 EP 5 Siena - Topic: We humbly asked.
Step 7: We humbly asked god (Higher Power (you name it)) to remove our shortcomings. WOWZA For an Al-Anon, asking for help in any way can be daunting. In this episode Corey and Claire get down on their knees, metaphorically peaking, to interview their guest Siena and humbly ask for her insights on...well, being humble. We find out it's not always that easy to know if our shortcomings have been…
S2 EP 4 Gedina - Topic: Deconstructing The Meaning of Feminine and Masculine Energy and How It Sure Is Relevant to Recovery
Season Two's episode Four couldn't be more exciting! Gedina, this episode's guest, brings a humdinger of a conversation to the CrossTalk pod. What could happen if we looked at Feminine and Masculine Energy in the rooms of Al-Anon recovery, identified it within ourselves and went forth honoring the areas that need more love and attention? We might be very surprised by what we find. This episode…