Secular AA's Podcast

 Dr. Ray B., “What I have learned and seen in Recovery Communities.” What is addiction?  The 4 cees,
Loss of Control
Consequences
Compulsion
Craving

Recovery and Connection
"Lack of social connection is more harmful to health than obesity, smoking and high blood pressure ." House, Landis, Anderson, Science  29 Jul 1988: Vol. 241, Issue 4865, pp. 540-545

This recording is from the 2nd annual BC Secular AA Roundup in Langley, British Columbia (Canada) on July 13, 2024.

This is Shirley R from Nelson BC, Al-Anon, NA and AA member sharing her story of what it was like, what happened, and what it’s like now. 

Other panels/workshops on this day include:

Shirley R, Nelson BC, Canada 

Joe C moderating a workshop on CHIME (Connection, Hope, Identity, Meaning, Empowerment), 

Washington State panel on Conference Approved Literature, what it is and is not, and three panellists describing what and why they read in their home group or personal journey.

Emotional Sobriety

An update on the Vancouver International AA Convention 2025 and the International Conference of Secular AA in Orlando September 20-22, 2024. 

More info about AA and Secular AA for atheists, agnostics, freethinkers and everyone:

https://www.aasecular.org/

Canadian Life In Recovery Survey 2017

Secular AA is AA sobriety that is neither religious nor irreligious, focusing on the practical, humanist tools of Alcoholics Anonymous and borrowed from the wider recovery community. Secular AA is a growing subculture within AA, offering 100 agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA meetings every day + regional events and the International Conference of Secular AA (ICSAA). More @ https://aasecular.org 

This recording is from the 2nd annual BC Secular AA Roundup in Langley British Columbia (Canada) July 13, 2024. This is the Washington State panel. 

• What does "conference-approved" literature mean (and what does it not mean)?
• What are the books that AA members, including irreligious members, read to aid recovery? 

Well, we don't cover it all, but we get some samples of experience, strength and hope from Washington: 

1. Peter A. from Mount Vernon explains the history of the AA Conference and how "conference approved" defined literature created by AA, collectively, and how General Service does not intend to approve of or disapprove of what members read on their own or in our AA groups. 
2. Bob J, Sandra J, Lori K and Janice K chime in with special books that aid AA recovery.

Other panels/workshops on this day include:

Dr. Ray B., “What I have learned and seen in Recovery Communities.” 

Joe C moderating a workshop on CHIME (Connection, Hope, Identity, Meaning, Empowerment), 

Shirley R of Nelson BC, NA, Al-Anon and AA member  

Emotional Sobriety

An update on the Vancouver International AA Convention 2025 and the International Conference of Secular AA in Orlando September 20-22, 2024. 

More info about AA and Secular AA for atheists, agnostics, freethinkers and everyone:

https://www.aasecular.org/ 

Referred to in this recording:
Writing the Big Book: The Creation of AA, William Schaberg
Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life, by Joe CWe Are Not All Egomaniacs, Beth Aich
The Little Book: A Collection of Alternative 12 Steps, Roger C
A Woman's Way through the 12 Steps
366 Tao
Staying Sober Without God, Jeffery Munn
A Secular Recovery, Dale K

Secular AA is AA sobriety that is neither religious nor irreligious, focusing on the practical, humanist tools of Alcoholics Anonymous and borrowed from the wider recovery community. Secular AA is a growing subculture within AA, offering 100 agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA meetings every day + regional events and the International Conference of Secular AA (ICSAA). More @ https://aasecular.org 

This recording is from the 2nd annual BC Secular AA Roundup in Langley British Columbia (Canada) July 13, 2024.

This is Shirley R from Nelson BC, Al-Anon, NA and AA member sharing her story of what it was like, what happened, and what it’s like now. 

Other panels/workshops on this day include:

Dr. Ray B., “What I have learned and seen in Recovery Communities.” 

Joe C moderating a workshop on CHIME (Connection, Hope, Identity, Meaning, Empowerment), 

Washington State panel on Conference Approved Literature, what it is and is not, along with three panelists describing what and why they read in their home group or personal journey.

Emotional Sobriety

An update on the Vancouver International AA Convention 2025 and the International Conference of Secular AA in Orlando September 20-22, 2024. 

More info about AA and Secular AA for atheist, agnostics, freethinkers and everyone:

https://www.aasecular.org/ 

Referred to in this recording:

https://aaagnostica.org/ AA Agnostica 

https://secularna.org/ Secular Narcotics Anonymous

https://srgrecovery.org/secular-al-anon/ Secular Al-Anon

Secular AA is AA sobriety that is neither religious nor irreligious, focusing on the practical, humanist tools of Alcoholics Anonymous and borrowed from the wider recovery community. Secular AA is a growing subculture within AA, offering 100 agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA meetings every day + regional events and the International Conference of Secular AA (ICSAA). More @ https://aasecular.org 

June 2024: Secular AA's monthly world-tour of speaker meetings is hosted by the Agnostic and Atheist AA Group of Poland. Our speakers this month are:

• Michalina
• Leszek
• Kamil

..with Bernadeta as emcee.

Following these talks is sharing from around our agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA world. This is an open and welcoming meeting inviting others to share their thoughts about the speakers' shares and should be interesting for anyone, newcomer and long-timer alike (or just curious).

Next month, Secular AA’s monthly Global Speaker Tour will be featuring "Ate@s y Agnostic@s en Español" on Sunday, June 7th with simultaneous translation at:

• 2 pm EST
• 1 pm CST
• 12 pm AZ
• 11 am PST
• 7 pm UK
• 6 am AEDT (Monday)

Everyone is welcome to join our monthly open/public secular AA meeting.

ZOOM ID 864 4074 0033
Passcode 121212
(CON TRADUCCIÓN SIMULTÁNEA INGLÉS<>ESPAÑOL)

For more info on secular AA including Zoom meetings, in-person meetings, and virtual gatherings, check out:
- https://aasecular.org
- [email protected]

Secular AA is AA sobriety that is neither religious nor irreligious, focusing on the practical, humanist tools of Alcoholics Anonymous and borrowed from the wider recovery community. Secular AA is a growing subculture within AA, offering 100 agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA meetings every day + regional events and the International Conference of Secular AA (ICSAA). More @ https://aasecular.org 

Traducción Española

May 2024: Secular AA's monthly world-tour of speaker meetings is hosted by the Sober She Devils (https://sobershedevils.com/). Our speakers this month are:

• Amy J of Collins, CO
• Marva W of Phillie, PA
• and Veronica S of Phoenix, AZ

..with Annie A of Los Angeles, CA as emcee.

Following these talks is sharing from around our agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA world. This is an open and welcoming meeting inviting others to share their thoughts about the speakers' shares and should be interesting for anyone, newcomer and long-timer alike (or just curious).

Next stop: Polska! Secular AA’s monthly Global Speaker Tour will be featuring Agnostic and Atheist AA Group of Poland on Sunday, June 2nd at:

• 11 am EST
• 10 am CST
• 9 am AZ
• 8 am PST
• 4 pm UK
• 3 am AEDT (Monday)

Everyone is welcome to join our monthly open/public secular AA meeting.

ZOOM ID 864 4074 0033
Passcode 121212
(CON TRADUCCIÓN SIMULTÁNEA INGLÉS<>ESPAÑOL)

For more info on secular AA including Zoom meetings, in-person meetings, and virtual gatherings, check out:
- https://aasecular.org
- [email protected]

Secular AA is AA sobriety that is neither religious nor irreligious, focusing on the practical, humanist tools of Alcoholics Anonymous and borrowed from the wider recovery community. Secular AA is a growing subculture within AA, offering 100 agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA meetings every day + regional events and the International Conference of Secular AA (ICSAA). More @ https://aasecular.org 

May 2024: Secular AA's monthly world-tour of speaker meetings is hosted by the Sober She Devils (https://sobershedevils.com/). Our speakers this month are:

• Amy J of Collins, CO
• Marva W of Phillie, PA
• and Veronica S of Phoenix, AZ

..with Annie A of Los Angeles, CA as emcee.

Following these talks is sharing from around our agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA world. This is an open and welcoming meeting inviting others to share their thoughts about the speakers' shares and should be interesting for anyone, newcomer and long-timer alike (or just curious).

Next stop: Polska! Secular AA’s monthly Global Speaker Tour will be featuring Agnostic and Atheist AA Group of Poland on Sunday, June 2nd at:

• 11 am EST
• 10 am CST
• 9 am AZ
• 8 am PST
• 4 pm UK
• 3 am AEDT (Monday)

Everyone is welcome to join our monthly open/public secular AA meeting.

ZOOM ID 864 4074 0033
Passcode 121212
(CON TRADUCCIÓN SIMULTÁNEA INGLÉS<>ESPAÑOL)

For more info on secular AA including Zoom meetings, in-person meetings, and virtual gatherings, check out:
- https://aasecular.org
- [email protected]

Secular AA is AA sobriety that is neither religious nor irreligious, focusing on the practical, humanist tools of Alcoholics Anonymous and borrowed from the wider recovery community. Secular AA is a growing subculture within AA, offering 100 agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA meetings every day + regional events and the International Conference of Secular AA (ICSAA). More @ https://aasecular.org 

April 2024: Secular AA's monthly world-tour of speaker meetings is hosted by Rockland Freethinkers of Rockland county, New York. Our speakers this month are:

• Lauren R,
• Kat K,
• and Christina M

..with Troy H as emcee.

Following these talks is sharing from around our agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA world. This is an open and welcoming meeting inviting others to share their thoughts about the speakers' shares and should be interesting for anyone, newcomer and long-timer alike (or just curious).

Secular AA’s monthly Global Speaker Tour next stop will be featuring Sober She Devils on Sunday, May 5th at:

• 2 pm EST
• 1 pm CST
• 12 pm AZ
• 11 am PST
• 7 pm UK
• 6 am AEDT (Monday)

Everyone is welcome to join our monthly open/public secular AA meeting.

ZOOM ID 864 4074 0033
Passcode 121212
(CON TRADUCCIÓN SIMULTÁNEA INGLÉS<>ESPAÑOL)

For more info on secular AA including Zoom meetings, in-person meetings, and virtual gatherings, check out:
- https://aasecular.org
- [email protected]

Secular AA is AA sobriety that is neither religious nor irreligious, focusing on the practical, humanist tools of Alcoholics Anonymous and borrowed from the wider recovery community. Secular AA is a growing subculture within AA, offering 100 agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA meetings every day + regional events and the International Conference of Secular AA (ICSAA). More @ https://aasecular.org 

Traducción Española

March 2024: Secular AA's monthly world-tour of speaker meetings is hosted by A New Freedom Women's Group from Savannah, GA. Our speakers this month are:

• Crystal M
• Chellie M
• Julia E
• Kimiko

..with Mary C as emcee.

Following these talks is sharing from around our agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA world. This is an open and welcoming meeting inviting others to share their thoughts about the speakers' shares and should be interesting for anyone, newcomer and long-timer alike (or just curious).

Next stop: New York! Secular AA’s monthly Global Speaker Tour will be featuring Rockland Freethinkers of New York on Sunday, April 7th at:

• 2 pm EST
• 1 pm CST
• 12 pm AZ
• 11 am PST
• 7 pm UK
• 6 am AEDT (Monday)

Everyone is welcome to join our monthly open/public secular AA meeting.

ZOOM ID 864 4074 0033
Passcode 121212
(CON TRADUCCIÓN SIMULTÁNEA INGLÉS<>ESPAÑOL)

For more info on secular AA including Zoom meetings, in-person meetings, and virtual gatherings, check out:
- https://aasecular.org
- [email protected]

Secular AA is AA sobriety that is neither religious nor irreligious, focusing on the practical, humanist tools of Alcoholics Anonymous and borrowed from the wider recovery community. Secular AA is a growing subculture within AA, offering 100 agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA meetings every day + regional events and the International Conference of Secular AA (ICSAA). More @ https://aasecular.org 

March 2024: Secular AA's monthly world-tour of speaker meetings is hosted by A New Freedom Women's Group from Savannah, GA. Our speakers this month are:

• Crystal M
• Chellie M
• Julia E
• Kimiko

..with Mary C as emcee.

Following these talks is sharing from around our agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA world. This is an open and welcoming meeting inviting others to share their thoughts about the speakers' shares and should be interesting for anyone, newcomer and long-timer alike (or just curious).

Next stop: New York! Secular AA’s monthly Global Speaker Tour will be featuring Rockland Freethinkers of New York on Sunday, April 7th at:

• 2 pm EST
• 1 pm CST
• 12 pm AZ
• 11 am PST
• 7 pm UK
• 6 am AEDT (Monday)

Everyone is welcome to join our monthly open/public secular AA meeting.

ZOOM ID 864 4074 0033
Passcode 121212
(CON TRADUCCIÓN SIMULTÁNEA INGLÉS<>ESPAÑOL)

For more info on secular AA including Zoom meetings, in-person meetings, and virtual gatherings, check out:
- https://aasecular.org
- [email protected]

Secular AA is AA sobriety that is neither religious nor irreligious, focusing on the practical, humanist tools of Alcoholics Anonymous and borrowed from the wider recovery community. Secular AA is a growing subculture within AA, offering 100 agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA meetings every day + regional events and the International Conference of Secular AA (ICSAA). More @ https://aasecular.org 

This is the audio of Bill Schaberg's session from Day 2 of Virtual ICSAA 2023. Recordings from the conference are being edited for public sharing and are being uploaded as they are made ready. Follow/subscribe to us on buzzsprout to be alerted as your favorite episodes are available. For information on ICSAA 2024 in-person in Orlando in September, check out www.aasecular.org/in-person-conference and register soon!

William Schaberg, author of Writing the Big Book: Stepping back from his typical focus on the 18-month period from October 1937 to April 1939, Schaberg expands his scope to consider what was going on in the Fellowship from December 1934 to 1939 – a time that Bill Wilson called "The Flying-Blind Period." In this presentation, Schaberg underlines just how "blind" that period actually was and how clueless all the main participants were about where they were going to finally end up in mid-1939. Once again, this is a "challenging the creation myths" presentation, encouraging people to set aside many of the 'hallowed' stories they have so often heard about early A.A. history and inviting them to take an "unfiltered" look at what the facts actually tell us about that time.

For more info on secular AA including Zoom meetings, in-person meetings, and virtual gatherings, check out:
- https://aasecular.org
- [email protected]

Secular AA is AA sobriety that is neither religious nor irreligious, focusing on the practical, humanist tools of Alcoholics Anonymous and borrowed from the wider recovery community. Secular AA is a growing subculture within AA, offering 100 agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA meetings every day + regional events and the International Conference of Secular AA (ICSAA). More @ https://aasecular.org