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ICSAA 2021 Postponed for One Year

Post author:John S
Post published:August 29, 2021
Post category:News

The International Conference of Secular AA (ICSAA) has been postponed for one year for health and safety reasons. It has been…

Online Euro ICSAA To Be Held On June 19, 2021

Post author:secularaa
Post published:May 24, 2021
Post category:News

Secular members of Alcoholics Anonymous from across Europe will be hosting an online and first-ever eurocentric International Conference of Secular AA…

Is There Hope of Preventing or Curing Addiction?

Post author:John S
Post published:January 3, 2021
Post category:Alcohol and Drug Treatment New This Week

One of my graduate students says, “Please don’t ever set that assignment again.” I am surprised at the anger that my assignment has roused. The course was ‘Stress Management’ - aiming to give self-analysis, coping skills and particularly to acquaint and align students with stress models and encourage them to construct new stress models.

The Worst Year of My Life

Post author:John S
Post published:January 3, 2021
Post category:Poetry

2020 was in many ways challenging, but it pales in comparison to 2006 and the early part of 2007. In 2006, I was trapped in an increasingly destructive cycle of self-sabotage and increasing psychological dependence on alcohol, combined with acute anxiety, chronic depression,