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 ..read more

From Langley BC, Canada - July 8th from One Big Tent secular AA day - there is a doctor in the house. Retired Addiction Medicine Dr. Ray B talks about Recovery Capital and other science findings about people in recovery from addiction that inform positive outcome rates.  We cover the 4 C's of our altered brain with addiction Loss of Control Consequences Compulsion Craving Seligman's recipe for recovery, resilience, growth and health Positive Emotions Engagement Supportive Relations Meaning Achievement EMDR, positive emotions embedded in the 12 steps and more. This is the opener at ..read more

AA is part of a larger recovery peer2peer community. Evidence shows that AA works for over 1/2 that give a go; what about the others: Refuge Recovery/Recovery Dharma, She Recovery, Women for Sobriety, Life Ring, SMART Recovery? Evidence shows that while none have better outcome rates than 12-step approaches, the same good results can be found in all mutual aid support communities.  What do they have in common? Joe C looks at CHIME: Connection Hope Identity Meaning  Empowerment these elements ring true in all pathways to recovery, in and out of 12-step models. and this presentatio ..read more

At the time of recording we are excited about the July 8, 2023 British Columbia Canada Secular AA Roundup "One Big Tent"  speakers include  Dr. Ray B, Vancouver,  Beth H, Phoenix,  Joe C, Ontario Canada. This recording is from July 2, the Many Paths Group of AA in Langley BC hosts with: Kathie B,  Donnie C,  Dan C and  Ralph B  sharing about their alcoholism and recovery, secular AA in British Columbia Canada and their excitement about the upcoming gathering ($ 20 CDN to register, including lunch) https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bc-secular-aa-roundup-ti ..read more

Why secular AA? Why a meeting for women and non-binary AA members? Join Mercedes, Allie, Janet, Chuckles and the the International Conference of Secular AA team for May 2023's monthly edition of the International secular AA story time. Hear three stories and discussion to follow.  This was a Zoom panel that everyone was welcome to attend that ICSAA is delighted to share with anyone in - or has an interest in - sobriety. #secularAA  More secular AA meetings, panels, speakers @ https://secularaa.buzzsprout.com/ More about ICSAA (secular Alcoholics Anonymous) for atheists, humanists ..read more

Whitby Freethinkers group hosts the February 2023 world tour of secular speaker meetings, hosted by ICSAA (International Conference of Secular AA). You'll meet Frank H, chair, speakers Bob K, Craig C and Pat H, along with regulars and newbies who chime through the meeting about books and meetings and divergent ideas about what works for each of in Alcoholics Anonymous. More speakers, panels, workshops by atheists/agnostics in AA: https://secularaa.buzzsprout.com/ More about secular AA: https://aasecular.org 16 hours per day of AA for freethinkers, atheists, agnostics and everyone: Secular ..read more

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  Write to us: SecularAA@gmail.com   Secular AA is AA sobriety without the God-stuff, one of the fastest growing subcultures within Alcoholics Anonymous offering 100 ..read more

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: SecularAA@gmail.com Join a Zoom secular AA meeting (16 h ..read more

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: SecularAA@gmail.com  Secular AA is AA sobriety without the God-stuff, one of the fastest growing subcultures within Alcoholics Anonymous offering 100 agnostic/atheist/freet ..read more

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 A ..read more