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What Google Won’t Tell You About Your First AA & Al-Anon Meeting
Episode 17
Monday, 18 May, 2026
On today's episode of Lead Today, host Kalyna Miletic pulls back the curtain on one of the hardest leadership steps a person can take: walking through the doors of a 12-Step meeting. If you are secretly considering attending an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Al-Anon meeting, you are likely frozen by the exact same anxieties, misconceptions, and raw fear that Kalyna once faced. Whether you are struggling with dependency yourself, or trying to navigate the chaos of loving an alcoholic, this episode serves as your practical, compassionate guide on how to face the fear, find a meeting, and finally take that first step.The "What If I'm Seen?" Panic: Confronting the deep anxiety around anonymity and the fear of running into someone you know.The Imposter Syndrome: Feeling like your story "isn't bad enough" to justify sitting in an AA or Al-Anon room.Overcoming Judgement: Realizing that the people inside the rooms are not there to judge your past—they are there to survive their own.Parallel Paths: How AA (for the drinker) and Al-Anon (for the family member) utilize the exact same framework to address two different sides of the same disease.The Higher Power Hurdle: Breaking down the spiritual versus religious divide. You do not need to be religious; your higher power can simply be the collective strength of the room.The "Just Listen" Rule: You are never forced to speak, read, or share your story. You can simply say, "I'm just here to listen today.""One Day at a Time": Rewiring your brain to focus strictly on the next 24 hours instead of panicking about the future.Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol [or the alcoholic]—that our lives had become unmanageable.Step 2: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.Step 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step 5: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step 6: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step 7: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.Step 8: Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.Step 9: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.Step 10: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.Step 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics [or others], and to practice these principles in all our affairs.*This is not therapy or medical advice. This content is for educational purposes only. Please seek the support of a professional if you need help in your situation.*---Find a Meeting: Locate local directories at Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon Family Groups.// LINKS //Take the Free Enneagram Quiz Here1:1 Coaching With Kalyna// BOOKS //Read Memorable// SOCIAL //InstagramFacebookLinkedInYouTubeConnect & SubscribeDid this episode make you think? Rate the show 5 stars, share with a friend, and follow for more.Email:connect@kalynamiletic.com.
