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September/October 2022

Defects Higher Power Lets Me Keep

Have you ever prayed for a character defect to be removed for a long time and found that it stuck around for you to learn a lesson or because it helped you or others in some way? Please share your experience, strength, and hope.

Answer on Google form:
https://forms.gle/TvxAnUERwmSyszCb6

July 15, 2022

November/December 2022

Fun in Dating

Is it possible for an S.L.A.A. member to get past fear and have fun in dating without acting out? Please share your experience strength and hope.

Answer on Google form:
https://forms.gle/tERPkh3G9LRowR5P9

September15, 2022

January/February 2023

"Acting as if."

What does “acting as if” mean to you? How have you used it and how does doing this help your recovery program?

Answer on Google form:
https://forms.gle/UJFvro3uCBa7oYRa7

November15, 2022

March/April 2023

Different Sexual Cycles

“From the standpoint of shared vulnerability, it was no longer a matter of ‘Who’s right?” or “Whose ‘rhythm’ is more reasonable?” but, rather, “How, given the unavoidable nature of this conflict, can we negotiate around it constructively?”’ ... In some ways our lives as sober sex and love addicts had been simpler before partnership, because having no sex had been easier to handle than working this issue out with another.” Page 151, The S.L.A.A. Basic Text How do you deal with a partner’s different timeframe (less or more sexual desire) and gain intimacy instead of creating distance?

Answer on Google form:
https://forms.gle/sw6DDEhZJx9LLH9G6

January 15, 2023

May/June 2023

Recovery Suggestions

“What advice or suggestions for recovery would you give a newcomer?”

Answer on Google form:
https://forms.gle/ukNQeNssAT6RKbgt6

March 15, 2023

July/August 2023
*ABM Issue*

Self-Love as a Tool in Recovery

“How have you learned to love yourself? Combatting insecurity, self- sabotage, and self-destructiveness.”

Answer on Google form:
https://forms.gle/1rJw3BiAMehUuep86

May15, 2023

September/October 2023

Messages of Recovery

“What is your go to passage from 12-Step literature, recovery slogan or saying when things are tough and why?”

Answer on Google form:
https://forms.gle/XMcv1XTAu2t98Gxt6

July 15, 2023

November/December 2023

The Struggle with Aging

“How have you dealt with staying sober while aging? (For example: feelings of running out of time; taking time off of dating when you are in the years of wanting children; feeling like you are losing your vitality or good looks as you wait.)”

Answer on Google form:
https://forms.gle/BbNzRvgD3AFAUrRA9

September 15, 2023

January/February 2024

Sponsoring

“How has sponsoring helped you in recovery?” Nov. 15, 2023

Answer on Google form:
https://forms.gle/X8q5G4p7xW4pGXwx6

November 15, 2023