The Family Afterward with Angela and Mayan Corioso | RecoverEDThe Family Afterward with Angela and Mayan Corioso | RecoverED
The Magdalen House Podcast
Angela and Mayan Corioso read and discuss the Big Book chapter “The Family Afterward”, relating it directly to their own marriage and family recovery. They talk openly about fear, expectations, guilt, trust, and how both alcoholic and family members can grow through the 12 steps.
1:21:47•20 May 2026
Rebuilding the Family After Sobriety: Angela and Mayan’s Honest Story
Episode Overview
- Stopping drinking is only the first step; rebuilding family life is a long process that requires patience, tolerance, and love from everyone involved.
- The whole family can be affected by alcoholism, and some loved ones may benefit from working their own 12-step programme, such as Al-Anon.
- Trust is rebuilt through consistent actions over time rather than big speeches or perfectly worded amends.
- Painful experiences and past mistakes can become powerful assets when shared to help other families still struggling.
- A balanced recovery includes spiritual growth, responsibility at home, and room for play, laughter, and shared joy.
“Cling to the thought that in God’s hands the dark past is the greatest possession you have, the key to life and happiness for others.”
What emotional and inspiring tales of recovery are out there? This conversation from The Magdalen House’s RecoverED series gives a front-row seat to one family’s experience of rebuilding life after alcoholism.
Here, recovered alcoholic Mayan Corioso and his wife Angela, a Family Support committee member and Al-Anon participant, sit down together to read and discuss the Big Book chapter “The Family Afterward.” You’ll hear them swap the mic, pause over lines, and connect the text directly to their own marriage, parenting five children, and years of showing up at “Maggie’s.” The tone stays honest and often funny, even when the subject matter stings.
Mayan jokes about once waking up in his own vomit to calm his nerves before speaking, while Angela recalls her eyes glazing over when he “quoted the Big Book” at her.
They both stress that sobriety is just the beginning: “Cessation of drinking is but the first step away from a highly strained abnormal condition,” and that “there’s a long road of reconstruction ahead.” The episode will especially resonate with people in early recovery and their loved ones who are wondering why everything isn’t magically fixed once the drinking stops.
Angela speaks candidly about discovering her own illness and why she chose to work the 12 steps in Al-Anon, including putting her husband’s name into Step One: “I am powerless over Mayan.” Listeners get practical examples of what “tolerance, understanding, and love” look like in real homes: making amends to kids, not weaponising past mistakes, balancing meetings with family time, and learning to laugh again.
Both Angela and Mayan highlight how their painful histories have become “the greatest asset” they have to help other families. If you’ve ever thought, “Why isn’t my family better now that alcohol is gone?” this story might be the gentle reality check—and the hope—you’ve been waiting for.
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