Women in SA

Mixed Meetings: From Fear to Real Connection

A year ago, I felt apprehensive when I entered my first Zoom meeting because it was mixed. I had a question: How do I stay sober amongst men? What reassured me from the outset was the way the fellows included their sobriety dates when they introduced themselves. But I had no choice in the matter - I had to overcome my fears and keep coming back in order to learn how to stay sober and deepen my recovery, which I did; I continued to attend daily hybrid meetings on Zoom, plus a weekly women-only meeting.

By |2024-08-23T11:51:50-05:00June 3, 2024|Comments Off on Mixed Meetings: From Fear to Real Connection

Extreme Steps to Joyful Sobriety

I started coming to Sexaholics Anonymous at the beginning of 2019. I had experience in other recovery fellowships, so I already trusted the 12-Step approach. Thanks to AA, my father got sober for the first time in his life in 1995, and even though he had relapsed before he passed away, I already knew for sure that the Program worked.

By |2024-08-23T11:55:01-05:00April 14, 2024|Comments Off on Extreme Steps to Joyful Sobriety

She Learned That God Has Unconditional Love for Her

“Keep it simple”—how profound and how difficult. When I came to SA I looked for that special something that would knock my socks off and catapult me into sobriety. How disappointed I was when my sponsor said, “I’m not keeping any secret tools from you; the experience I have I have shared with you; there are no bunnies in the hat.”

By |2024-08-23T11:55:45-05:00April 14, 2024|Comments Off on She Learned That God Has Unconditional Love for Her

Letting Go of Victimhood

I came to Sexaholics Anonymous 4 years ago. Before that I had no idea I was an addict. Daily suicidal thoughts were the last straw. After acting out I didn’t feel good; I just felt strong pain and had no idea what to do or how I could help myself. I was praying that God would give me the way out from my obsession.

By |2024-08-23T11:57:13-05:00March 24, 2024|Comments Off on Letting Go of Victimhood

Change Your Ways or We’re Finished

I am Lina, SA, sober since 2010, Mexico City. I was born in 1968. I only stopped taking a bottle when I was 6 years old. As a result, I was the subject of mockery at home. I remember my house made of tin, and a dirt floor; we had scarce resources and many financial needs. I was the last of 8 siblings in addition to being a girl with a stomach disease.

By |2024-08-23T11:57:36-05:00March 24, 2024|Comments Off on Change Your Ways or We’re Finished

From Train Wreck to Instrument of Her Higher Power

A train wreck, that is how those who have seen me enter the program sometimes tend to describe me.The worst part is that I can't even deny it. My life had become unmanageable in all areas. Because of my addiction, I was no longer able to take care of myself in the most basic ways.

By |2024-08-23T12:24:59-05:00December 13, 2023|Comments Off on From Train Wreck to Instrument of Her Higher Power

Always Wearing My Program Helmet

In an AA article, I once read about a fellow who is in the military. He wrote that he is taught to always wear a helmet, that it's a habit ingrained in him. Going outside means putting on a helmet, period. In the beginning, it was something he had to learn, something people had to keep reminding him to do, and something that had to become a real habit. But eventually, he did it without thinking.

By |2024-08-23T12:15:11-05:00December 13, 2023|Comments Off on Always Wearing My Program Helmet