Author's qualifications
Ken P.

Ken P. was raised in poverty among what would in AA terminology be referred to as "low-bottom drunks." He was also married for 19 years to a woman who became a practicing alcoholic.
Ken is a singular man in that he has been active in the Al-Anon recovery program for 30 years, a program usually attended by women. For three decades he has attended two to three meetings per week, led meetings, sponsored many men, spoken at major Al-Anon and AA conferences, and served as chairman of the board of directors for the Al-Anon Intergroup office, which serves over 200 weekly meetings in the Houston area.
The 12-step program has given Ken a totally new life, which he shares with his wife, who will be called Katy in his writings. Next to his relationship with the God of his understanding, Ken values the deep loving relationship he and Katy have formed more than anything else.
Recently, Ken has dedicated himself to his 12-step program, and to tutoring students in the SAT, higher math and science. He began writing about the recovery process for men with addicted family members in June of 2006.
For Ken personally, publication of his thoughts represents the chance to help the families of addicts on an even broader scale, which he is convinced is one of the most important purposes for his life.