Secular AA's Podcast

Hear the history of the International Conference of Secular AA gatherings 2014 in Santa Monica, 2016 in Austin, 2018 in Toronto, the ZOOM era of ICSAA, stories from the service positions on the board and what to think about for the upcoming elections for future conferences and gatherings.

Featuring William, Joy, Marty, Joe, Beth, Carol, Cyril, Kurt from Saturday October 29th, 2022

 More ICSAA https://aasecular.org 
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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 

Meet Jeff, Charles, Joe and Jay + regulars Larry, William and more.

The first Sunday of every month ICSAA (International Conference of Secular AA) presents the secular AA story time world tour. We've been to Dublin, New York, Orlando, Montreal, Rainham, Cape Town, Glasgow, Cottonwood, Canberra, Massachusetts, Hollywood, Hong Kong, Seattle, Cincinnati, Poland, Kingston, Georgia, Kansas City a special pre-ICSAA meet-the-board meeting, and this day, we are all "living on Tulsa time."

More about secular AA https://aasecular.org
contact us: [email protected]
Join a Zoom secular AA meeting (16 hours/day) : https://bit.ly/secularmeetings 

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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 

Embracing Neurodivergence is a secular AA meeting that meets on Zoom
Sundays, 1 PM Pacific, 4 PM East, 9 PM UTC (Ireland/UK)
Meeting ID: 868 8394 8718
Passcode: tusnua

Enjoy this first ever Embracing Neurodivergence meeting at ICSAA.
The International Conference of Secular AA 5th biennial gathering was on Zoom October 29th and 30th, 2022; get to know Mike and Harry

More ICSAA https://aasecular.org 
Write to us: [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 

The 5th biennial International Conference of Secular AA on Zoom 2022 featured this author's panel of secular AA writers. Six of AA's agnostic/atheist writers gathered for a round table and a little Q & A. 

Hear from Beth Aich, Bill W, Glenn Rader, Jeffery Munn, Marya Hornbacher and Vince Hawkins talking about: 

• their writing motivations, 
• their own journey in finding sobriety "without having to accept anyone else's beliefs nor having to deny their own,"
• fielding audience questions about avoiding pedestals and other's expectations, steps to how secular AA could stop being AA's best kept secret, what their experience was the preceding 12-step literature offerings, Do overs: what would they add to their book if they could. 

Some of the books discussed...
Twelve Secular Steps: An Addiction Recovery Guide, Bill W
Waiting: A Nonbeliever's Higher Power, Marya Hornbacher
Everyone's an Addict & An Atheists Unofficial Guide to AA, Vince Hawkins
We're Not All Egomaniacs, Beth Aich
Staying Sober Without God, Jeffery Munn
The Modern 12 Steps, Glenn Rader

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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 

Este es el episodio 38 de la Conferencia Internacional de AA Secular - el panel de habla hispana. El episodio 38 es la traducción al inglés de nuestros hablantes de España, Argentina y Colombia. Visite el Episodio 37 para ver la versión en español de esta reunión de octubre de 2022 en Zoom

This is the English translation of our Spanish Speakers meeting from Columbia, Spain and Argentina. Thank you Manuel G for simultaneous translation from English to Spanish and Spanish to English. This was the 5th biennial International Conference of Secular AA featuring Spanish/English and French/English programing. We hope to do more to reduce barriers and help people connect with each other who seek an irreligious approach to Alcoholics Anonymous.

Join Edgar, Pilar, Armando and Marisa for this historical multi-continental AA meeting.

More Secular AA (ICSAA) https://aasecular.org

Meetings for agnostics, athiests and freethinkers in Alcoholics Anonymous

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 episode 37 from the International Conference in Secular AA, in Spanish. Find episode 38 for the same meeting with English translation.

Pasos seis y siete para ateos y agnósticos en Alcohólicos Anónimos. En la Conferencia Internacional de AA Secular 2022 en Zoom, nuestra reunión de hablantes de español incluye participantes de tres continentes. Acompaña a Marisa, Edgar, Pilar y Armondo y amigos a este encuentro. 

Gracias Manuel por la traducción simulada del español al inglés.

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 

We are so pleased to have Coree and Bobbi from the Lopsided Triangle Group talking about the AA service structure and how this millennial zeitgeist Zoom group challenges AA convention and asks how we can widen the gateway and better meet then needs of underrepresented populations.

Everyone in AA is welcome to join the conversation Sunday nights (8 PM on the West Coast) where panels and speakers have talked about AA's history and future, what's on the program at the General Service Conference, Is AA a Cult, how does discrimination frustrate AA's wish to reach anyone, anywhere who seeks help with their drinking.

This recording from the 5th biennial International Conference of Secular AA on Zoom late Saturday evening (October 29th, 20220) where Bobbi and Coree logged in from the Alcoholics Anonymous General Service trustees weekend in New York. Coree and Bobbi share about their experiences in AA and open things up to Q&A + member sharing.
Lopsided Triangle Group meets Sundays at 8 PM Pacific Time on Zoom: 872 3115 6543

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More recordings free to stream or download from ICSAA 2022 and other Zoom-era recordings: https://secularaa.buzzsprout.com/

More Zoom meetings for atheists and agnostics in recovery 16 hours of secular AA

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 

Angela, Kimiko, Maria, Chrystal ,Tracy, Jennifer & Mary are the 2022 International Conference of Secular AA Women's Panel.

This is part of the 5th biennial ICSAA, on Zoom October 29/30, 2022. This audio includes Q and A from moderator Mary C of Savannah Georgia with input from the panel, followed by comments/questions from Zoom participants.

Many of the Zoom meetings mentioned in this podcast can be found here: secular AA: https://bit.ly/secularmeetings

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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 an awesome recording; we are hyping the content - not the sound quality. This is a meeting recorded on ZOOM so some who share are crystal clear, others are a little funky - but the content is great from evereyone. And it's a long one, just less than two hours.

This is all about the book We Are Not All Egomaniacs: Adapting the 12 Steps for Alcoholics with Low Self-Esteem.

If you're asking, "What's that?" This audio is for you; it is PJ giving a history of this Sydney Australia based Zoom meeting, Beth H the author talking about how she never related to Bill W's ego problem in need of deflation. Then we get a feel of the book.  Like a podcast Step-Study, members read selections from Beth's book and reflecting on their own experience. It's a Steps 1 to 3 workshop with a refreshing approach.

If you know and love this book, go get it and read along; it will be like being there.

This was the 5th biennial International Conference of Secular AA, held on Zoom October 29th and 30th, 2022.  Our first was Santa Monica 2014, Austin was 2016, Toronto in 2018 and Washington DC was scheduled for 2020 but COVID moved us online, allowing us the flexibility to meet every year + have our first European #ICSAA in 2021.

More about ICSAA https://aasecular.org
ICSAA by mail: [email protected]

More secular AA podcasts of workshops, speakers and discussion:
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If you'd like to go to this meeting mentioned in today's podcast,  it meets Saturday morning in Australia so email below for details and check your local time zone; it has become a very international gathering. 

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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 

the 5th Biennial Conference of Secular AA (2022 on ZOOM) includes this Dopamine and the 12 Steps presentation about addiction and recovery with Dr. Bill W.

Bill is author of The  Secular 12 Steps: An Addiction Recovery Guide offers an scientific  look at AA's Twelve Step Movement and program. Both addiction and recovery are considered, with the neurotransmitter dopamine in mind.

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This audio recording includes Q&A from the gathering of atheists, freethinkers and agnostics. If you prefer to see the audio with the slide deck presented by Bill W visit our ICSAA YouTube page. 

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