Singer-songwriter Chynna Phillips, who has been very open about her struggles with substance abuse and addiction as a teen, recently revealed that she has taken the next step in her healing journey by joining Al-Anon, a support group for family members of alcoholics. “I used to be in a 12-step program many, many years ago—decades—but I have joined a new 12-step program, and it is called Al-Anon. And I never really understood what Al-Anon was but now, I have been enlightened,” said Ms.
Phillips, who wed actor Billy Baldwin in 1995. “I’ve been going to meetings and taking the cotton out of my ears and put it into my mouth so that I can truly listen to what’s going on there,” she admitted. Al-Anon is similar to Alcoholics Anonymous in that it is a recovery support group based on the 12-step method.
Although the latter is geared toward helping people recover from alcoholism, the former helps those whose lives have been affected by someone suffering from alcoholism, including family members, spouses, partners, friends, and co-workers, among others. Ms. Phillips—the daughter of John and Michelle Phillips, members of the vocal group The Mamas & the Papas—has previously disclosed the troubled relationship she had with her late father, who also struggled with drug and alcoholic addiction.
He died in 2001 at the age of 65 from a heart attack. However, after experiencing “an all-time low” in her life, including flunking out of high school and suffering from five .
