My first experience with Saturday Nite Live was back in 2006. I went into the meeting, wondering what a double winner was? I found out quickly that I could speak the AA language, NA language, OA language or any other 12 step language without being berated.. I felt I was finally at home!! I could say anything about alcohol, drugs, and family issues and in those days this was unheard of to share anything/ everything at one meeting!! One of the strengths of that meeting was rehab members could bring their family members to the meeting to learn what addiction and codependency was together. It was uncommon & exceptional to experience this at a meeting. Another strength of SNL was to hear the mixture of AA and Ala-non experience. Most of us were from families of dysfunction. We could talk and share about it openly which gave us the hope of recovery. I felt at home at a double winners meeting! Eventually the double winner meetings grew all over Florida. We are lucky to have so many to help with the newcomers recovery.