China Phillips is embracing change one step at a time.
After much consideration, Phillips, 56, decided it was time to join a 12-step program and chose Al-Anon.
“The rumors are true. I definitely went to a 12-step program,” Phillips said while chatting with fans on “California Preachin’.” YouTube Series“I was in a 12-step program years ago, decades ago, and now I’m in a new 12-step program. It’s called Al-Anon.”
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China Phillips is a member of Al-Anon and practices terror management theory. (Getty Images)
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) targets individuals who suffer from alcoholism, while AlAnon focuses on loved ones who are affected by alcoholism. Both groups follow AA practices, including the 12-step program to overcome addiction.
“I never really understood what Al-Anon was, but now I’m enlightened,” Phillips said. “I went to a meeting, I pulled a swab out of my ear and put it in my mouth and really listened to what was going on there. So yeah, I was enlightened. I feel like I’m a sick puppy.”
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She added: “They say that Al-Anon can be sicker than alcoholics, and I have certainly found that to be true.”
“I got the help I needed, and even just those first few weeks it was a miracle.”
From left to right, singer Chynna Phillips, actresses Bijou Phillips and Mackenzie Phillips attend the posthumous star ceremony for “Mama” Cass Elliott on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 3, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)
In addition to her work with the program, she is applying “terror management theory” to her daily life after enduring a series of “very vivid and frightening dreams.”
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“To be honest with you, death is in the back of my mind almost 24 hours a day,” Phillips said during a walk through rural Santa Ynez. “Billy would tell you I talk about it a lot. I mean, multiple times a week, I’ll say, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe I’m going to die. I can’t believe I’m going to die.'”
China’s Daughter The Mamas and the Papas singer John and Michelle Phillips said that as Christians, they believe in life after death, but they still have questions about what happens when they die and feel anxious about “living their best life now.”
Chynna Phillips is the daughter of legendary singer John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas. (Steve Allen/Liaison)
Chynna Phillips, on the left, has had a successful career in the music industry with her own band, Wilson Phillips. (Rob Kinmont/Getty Images)
Phillips said terror management theory can “help people who are struggling to come to terms with their own death adopt new ways of living a calmer, more peaceful and serene life.”
“For me, it’s perfect because it encourages me to embrace my faith.”
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Phillips and her husband, Billy Baldwin, recently put their Santa Barbara Valley home on the market for nearly $4 million.
Billy Baldwin and Chynna Phillips were married in 1995. (Getty Images)
The longtime couple has put their Mission Canyon home on the market for $3.8 million, three years after purchasing the mansion for $2.9 million.
“I’m sad to leave my paradise in Santa Barbara but excited to be closer to my children in Los Angeles.” Phillips told Fox Business.“We know that whoever purchases one of our whimsical homes will be blessed beyond measure.”
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