Special thanks to one of the fellows in one of our online meetings for sharing his thoughts on reaching out to others. If you’d like to contribute to the men’s discussion with your strength, hope, and experience, email us today. I used to ride mountain bikes a lot. It was an obsession for many years.…
Special thanks to one of the fellows in one of our Utah in-person meetings for sharing his thoughts on reaching out to others. If you’d like to contribute to the men’s discussion with your strength, hope, and experience, email us today. One of the first things people wonder about when first attending an SAL 12-Step group…
Special thanks to one of the fellows in our Texas in-person meeting for sharing his thoughts on Sponsorship. If you’d like to contribute to the men’s discussion with your strength, hope, and experience, email us today. “I want to give away what I’ve got. I have to give away what I’ve got.” “It’s the truth about myself-the imperfect truth–that attracts others; not all the preaching in the world.” From the White Book Why Be A Sponsor? The best way for me…
Missed the 2018 SAL Conference? Watch this webinar to get a recap of the exciting new tools and resources that were presented at our annual SAL Conference on November 17th, 2018. We want to share this exciting news with our entire community–if you weren’t able to join us at the Conference this year, please take…
In our last post about doing daily step work, we got a few questions about how to work the 12 Steps one day at a time. Before we share our experience, what’s been your’s? How do you work the 12 Steps on a daily basis? What does “working the 12 Steps” mean to you? As…
Why do I brush my teeth every day? Even two times a day? Is it because I feel pressured by my peers or parents or spouse? Is it because it’s the “right thing to do?” Is it to fit in or be liked or accepted? The truth is, it may be for all those reasons…
Some of you may know that SA Lifeline helped to produce a breakthrough documentary film bringing light to the darkness surrounding pornography and sexual addiction. The film is entitled The Heart of the Matter. The Heart of the Matter is the first documentary to give viewers an honest, complete portrait of what it means to…
I’ve heard this quite a bit in other groups: “Relapse is part of recovery…” Or… “If I pop a tire, I’m not going to go back to where I started, I’m going to fix the tire and move on.” My initial questions are these: Where do these ideas come from? Who said these things? Was…
Living in recovery from sexual addiction. Just that phase can sound pretty vulnerable in addition to something many people probably don’t want to talk about, read about, or even deal with. Today’s post is a list of suggestions that comes directly from one addicts experience. You can read about it more on page 33 of…
Do people who look at pornography, even if it’s from time to time, really have a problem or even “a sexual addiction?” Is “lust addiction” a terrible, shaming label or is it something that needs to be talked about openly and honestly? What are your thoughts on these questions? Do you feel there’s a fear…