Best Include Team H Podcasts (2025)

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ESSAY June 2025 - Принятие — ответ на все мои проблемы. - Дэниел Дж., Барселона, Испания. 5:10

25m ago5:10

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Мне очень повезло, что у меня есть опытный психотерапевт, мужчина моего возраста, который тоже прошёл 12 Шагов для решения своих проблем с зависимостью; он полностью поддерживает 12-ти шаговые программы. Я считаю, что такая профессиональная помощь стала очень полезным дополнением к моему выздоровлению по программе АС.…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Сильвия рассказывает - Сильвия Джей, Оклахома-Сити. 12:46

27m ago12:46

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Флирт был настоящим наркотиком для меня Сильвия Джей (на шестом году трезвости в АС) сохранено оригинальное название 1989 года Переиздано в книге “Истории участников 2007 г.”, стр. 110-112 с названием “Единственный известный мне способ”By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - Хорошее горе - Джек Х., штат Калифорния, США 6:25

29m ago6:25

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Сколько себя помню, выражение ““good grief”(дословный перевод “хорошее горе”) использовали как ругательство персонажи мультфильма «Пинатс» (Примечание переводчика: другой перевод мультфильма – «Мелочь пузатая», мультфильм создан по мотивам популярного ежедневного американского комикса). Значительную часть жизни я произносил эту фразу, когда был уди…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Человек-опора в истории АС - Вспоминали подспонсорные, подподспонсорные и друзья Сильвии Джей. 17:52

32m ago17:52

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Сильвия участвовала в становлении общества “Анонимных Сексоголиков” и была ключевой фигурой в развитии структуры обслуживания АС. Вспоминает Джесси Л. – основатель АС в Оклахома-Сити: Сильвия присоединилась к АС в 1983 г. В то время было модным – быть в какой-либо 12-шаговой Программе. Она ходила в Ал-анон, “Анонимные Переедающие” и на многие откры…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Ciò che ha dato liberamente 19:51

37m ago19:51

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Un’eredità di recupero attraverso gli occhi di coloro che ha aiutato Lavorare sui Passi: Per prima cosa abbiamo discusso i Passi. In secondo luogo, Sylvia chiese: “Stai leggendo il Libro Bianco o hai letto i Dodici e Dodici?”. Questo accadeva prima che Passa all’azione fosse scritto. Ho letto il Libro Bianco per cogliere l’essenza dei passi e ho le…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Nelle parole di Sylvia - Sylvia J., Oklahoma, USA 13:37

9m ago13:37

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Flirtare era un vero sballo per me di Sylvia J. (a sei anni di sobrietà SA) con il titolo originale del 1989 Ristampato in “Storie di Recupero” 2007, pagine 120-123 con il titolo “L’unico modo che conoscevo”.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - Felice lutto - Jack H., California, USA 7:59

11m ago7:59

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Nella mia memoria, l’espressione “Felice lutto” era un’imprecazione comune dei personaggi dei cartoni animati di Peanuts. Per gran parte della mia vita ho usato “Felice lutto” per esprimere stupore, sgomento e frustrazione, senza mai considerare la verità più profonda nascosta nell’eufemismo. Prima di entrare nel programma SA (21 ottobre 1998), viv…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Akzeptieren ist die Lösung für all meine Probleme - Daniel J., Barcelona, Spanien 4:56

18m ago4:56

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Ich bin sehr glücklich, einen erfahrenen Therapeuten zu haben, ein Mann in meinem Alter, der die 12 Schritte auch persönlich für seine eigenen Suchtprobleme bearbeitet hat; er unterstützt 12-Schritte-Programme gründlich. Ich habe festgestellt, dass diese Art von externer professioneller Hilfe eine sehr positive Ergänzung zu meiner Genesung in AS is…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Was sie freimütig gab 18:34

19m ago18:34

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Ein Vermächtnis der Genesung aus der Sicht derer, denen sie geholfen hat Schrittearbeit: Zuerst haben wir die Schritte besprochen. Zweitens fragte Sylvia: „Liest du das Weiße Buch oder hast du die Zwölf und Zwölf gelesen?“ Das war, bevor Step into Action geschrieben wurde. Ich las das Weiße Buch, um die Essenz der Schritte zu verstehen, und ich las…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Das Leben ist ein ständiges Abschiednehmen - Gott hat all das getan 5:51

21m ago5:51

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Bis nur noch Gott und ich übrig sind. Ich begann dieses 12-Schritte-Programm von ganz unten, nachdem ich fremdgegangen bin. Was von mir übrig blieb, war der Gedanke: „Ich kenne eine Lösung. Ich werde Selbstmord begehen und dann allen anderen die Schuld geben. Es ist alles ihre Schuld.“ Jemand hat mich 1992 auf die 12 Schritte hingewiesen. Ich wusst…

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ESSAY June 2025 - In Sylvia’s Eigenen Worten - Sylvia J., Oklahoma, USA 16:20

24m ago16:20

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Das Flirten hat mir ein richtiges Hochgefühl gegeben von Sylvia J. (nach sechs Jahren Trockenheit in AS) Übersetzung übernommen aus „Lebensberichte“, 2. Auflage 2016 Seite 13 -18 nach der amerikanischen Originalausgabe „Member Stories – 1989“By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - Ach du liebe Zeit! - Jack H., Kalifornien, USA 6:01

27m ago6:01

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In meiner Erinnerung war der Ausdruck „Ach du liebe Zeit!“ („Good grief“) ein gängiges Schimpfwort der Comicfiguren in den Peanuts. Einen Großteil meines Lebens habe ich „Ach du liebe Zeit!“ verwendet, um Erstaunen, Bestürzung oder Frustration auszudrücken – ohne je über die tiefere Wahrheit in diesem Euphemismus nachzudenken. Bevor ich am 21.10.19…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Eine Säule in der Geschichte der AS - Sponsees, Enkelsponsees & Freunde von Sylvia J. 19:52

30m ago19:52

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Sylvia nahm an der frühen Geschichte von AS teil und war eine der Hauptfiguren in der Entwicklung der heutigen AS-Dienst-Struktur. Jesse L. bringt AS zu Oklahoma City: Sylvia kam 1983 zu AS. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt lag es im Trend Mitglied eines 12 Schritte Programms zu sein. Sie ging zu Al-Anon, Overeaters Anonymous und vielen offenen AA Meetings. Sie…

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ESSAY June 2025 - La aceptación es la respuesta a todos mis problemas - Daniel J., Barcelona, España 4:19

38m ago4:19

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Tengo mucha suerte de contar con un terapeuta experimentado que es un hombre de mi edad y que también ha trabajado personalmente los 12 Pasos para sus propios problemas de adicción; apoya totalmente los programas de 12 Pasos. He descubierto que este tipo de ayuda profesional externa es un complemento muy positivo para mi recuperación en SA.…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Lo que ella dio libremente 16:43

41m ago16:43

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Un legado de recuperación a través de los ojos de quienes ella ayudó Trabajando los Pasos: Primero, hablamos de los Pasos. Segundo, Sylvia preguntó: “¿Estás leyendo el Libro Blanco o ya leíste el Doce y Doce?” Esto fue antes de que se escribiera Pasos en Acción. Leí el Libro Blanco para captar la esencia de los Pasos y leí el Doce y Doce para traba…

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ESSAY June 2025 - La vida es un continuo decir adiós - Dios hizo todo esto 6:14

1h ago6:14

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Hasta que solo quedemos Dios y yo Comencé este programa de 12 Pasos desde lo más bajo después de cometer adulterio. Lo único que quedaba de mí era decir: “Conozco una solución. Me voy a suicidar, y luego culparé a todos los demás. Todo es culpa de ellos.” Alguien me señaló los 12 Pasos en 1992. No sabía nada sobre el proceso, las 12 tradiciones ni …

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ESSAY June 2025 - En palabras de la propia Sylvia - Sylvia J., Oklahoma, EE.UU. 12:18

1h ago12:18

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Coquetear era una droga para mí Sylvia J. (con seis años de sobriedad en SA) con el título original de 1989. Reimpreso en Historias de miembros 2007, pp. 120-123 (edición en inglés) con el título «La única forma que conocía»By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - ¡Cielos! - Jack H., California, Estados Unidos 7:07

1h ago7:07

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En mi memoria, la expresión Cielos (“good grief” en Inglés) era un improperio común de los personajes de dibujos animados de Carlitos (o Charlie Brown). Durante gran parte de mi vida, utilicé ¡Cielos! para expresar asombro, consternación y frustración, sin considerar nunca la verdad más profunda escondida dentro del eufemismo. Antes de entrar al pr…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Un pilar en la historia de SA - Ahijadas y amigas de Sylvia J. 16:52

1h ago16:52

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Sylvia formó parte de la primera etapa de Sexólicos Anónimos (SA) y fue una figura fundamental en el desarrollo de la estructura de servicio actual de SA.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - Prayer for Serenity 1:02

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By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - God Direct Me 0:57

1h ago0:57

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By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - Coming Next 2:41

1h ago2:41

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Our next edition’s theme is “Happy, Joyous, and… Single.” We look forward to exploring the joys of recovery while single. Is that even possible? Absolutely. Numerous members who are single for some time or for the rest of their lives live “happy, joyous, and free.” However, ESSAY is your magazine and it is your experience, strength, and hope that c…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Tuesday Nights in Manassas - Hal C., Virginia, USA 0:39

1h ago0:39

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I am pleased and grateful to share with the Fellowship that there is now a second Sexaholics Anonymous meeting in Manassas, Virginia! While our original meeting has been running strong since 1997, we are excited to announce the launch of the Tuesday Night Manassas SA Group.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - The 2025 Truro, UK Recovery Day - Kathie S., Devon, UK 2:18

1h ago2:18

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My name is Kathie S., of the Exeter, Devon, England, SA group. The next county to Devon is Cornwall, including one of the smallest SA groups in the country: the Truro group. This dedicated group has hosted again this year one of the most awesome events on my calendar: the Truro Recovery Day (which was in early April 2025). Truro is a Cathedral city…

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ESSAY June 2025 - NWR Spring Retreat 2025 Retrospective - Ned, Washington, USA 2:22

2h ago2:22

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It never seems to get old, even though I’ve been driving to these regional conferences now for over a quarter century. I’m just appreciating these special times all the more since they were interrupted for a couple of years by the pandemic. This was the first year in quite a few years that I had not volunteered for anything at a retreat. That felt …

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ESSAY June 2025 - The Best Caption Contest 1:16

2h ago1:16

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For this June 2025 edition we welcome our newest amateur illustrator An. She has created this issue's Best Caption Contest Cartoon with August's theme: "Happy, Joyous, and ... Single."By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - What’s Going On in SA - Jeff from Maine, USA, IT Committee Chair 2:19

20m ago2:19

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SA has a set of Trustee Committees (see Concept 11) that provide advice and perform tasks on behalf of the Trustees. The Information Technology (IT) Committee is commissioned to develop and maintain the sa.org website. This website is often the first contact newcomers have with our fellowship and serves as a hub for providing information, literatur…

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ESSAY June 2025 - SA CFC - Anonymous, a prison in California, USA 2:42

27m ago2:42

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Sponsorship in Prison My name is Blue, and I am an incarcerated person serving a life sentence in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the crimes of sexual assault. This is the bad news. The good news is that coming to prison was the best thing that could have happened for me, because it forced me to take an honest look a…

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Remembering the IsmsOpening Up to Grief - Aaron C., Washington, USA 2:18

30m ago2:18

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Sharing the wisdom of David M. to help us let go, grow, and remember. Maynardism: The opposite of love is indifference. When one is angry or critical of another, that is not indifference. That is an expression of caring. Learning to accept caring in the form of judgment is important, though rarely pleasant.…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Discussion Topic - The ESSAY Editor 1:24

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Have you sought support to help you find the good in grief? Jack’s in-depth article describes how unprocessed grief can greatly contribute to the addictive process. He explains how support in SA, especially from an understanding sponsor, helped him discuss the losses in his life and cultivate gratitude.…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Bringing Us Together - Peg V., Cleveland, USA 1:30

41m ago1:30

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“Have you worked the Steps on this issue?” Sylvia asked me that question regularly when she was my sponsor. The question stays in my head, and it comes to the surface when my Higher Power knows I need help. Seven women received many wise suggestions from Sylvia as our sponsor or as our friend. We united in our grief to have an online memorial, a me…

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ESSAY June 2025 - SA is My Family, as Most People I Loved Are Dead - Kathie S., Devon, UK 2:52

1h ago2:52

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As this headline suggests, I have lived through the deaths of my large childhood extended family, where I lived and thrived. Then, in midlife, my beloved husband died tragically. My circle shrank to my parents and grandmother, but in 2020, my cherished father and grandmother both died in lockdown, with all the severe trauma that involved at the tim…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Lifetime of Tears - Dennis T., Alaska, USA 0:59

1h ago0:59

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I have a lifetime of tears that are trapped like an ocean, deep within the inside of me, The pain and the fears, and a lingering notion that one day they’ll all be set free. But for now, as new tears are gathered and added deep behind an impenetrable wall, The pressure increases as the stability decreases, awaiting the eventual fall. I am stuck in …

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ESSAY June 2025 - The Principles For The Heartbroken - Nathalie V., Mortsel, Belgium 5:55

1h ago5:55

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When I came to SA at the beginning of January 2021, started working the Steps, and got to know my Higher Power, I thought life would no longer be difficult. As long as we are sober and with God, it can only be good, right? Well, not really.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - His Focus on Fellowship - Tom B, Jean V and Merlijn M, EMER Region 3:42

1h ago3:42

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A few years after the Flemish IG began, Luc brought up the idea of organizing a larger workshop or convention. We also looked to SA in the Netherlands for collaboration. This happened several times during workshops with old-timers. A few years ago, a tradition emerged: an annual Dutch-language convention, alternately organized by the Dutch and the …

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ESSAY June 2025 - He Captured Our Hearts On Video - Laura W., Florida, USA 5:59

1h ago5:59

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Cesar’s videos can be viewed on the ESSAY website on the Videos Page on https://essay.sa.org/videos/. Sponsor: Cesar and I joined SA around the same time. After a few months, our relationship shifted from members to sponsee and sponsor. At first, Cesar was hesitant to join virtual meetings with his camera off because he didn’t like not being able t…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Breaking Through Resentment and Numbness - Brock J., Sudbury, Canada 3:44

2h ago3:44

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I didn’t know what grief was or what it felt like before recovery. Lust numbed all my emotions, positive and negative. I rarely had feelings when pets passed away. It felt like it was just part of life. My grandma passed away when I was 16. I ended up sitting beside my grandpa and holding his hand through the funeral. I was numb and kept asking in …

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ESSAY June 2025 - Opening Up to Grief - Anonymous, St. Louis, Missouri 2:39

2h ago2:39

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I remember what my life was like when I was living wholly in my addiction. It was as though I were in a cave, deep inside, where the light was far off, and surrounding me were damp, cold walls of stone. Gratefully and finally, I moved toward the light and found fellowship in SA. That damp, dark place was my lust addiction. I was isolated even thoug…

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ESSAY June 2025 - The Three A’s: Awareness, Acceptance, Action - Tricia S., Pittsburgh, USA 2:22

2h ago2:22

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The January 29 reflection from The Real Connection has had a profound impact on my recovery. I realized that for me, each step is a three A process: awareness, acceptance, and action. I’m very aware of Step One. The awareness is, “Oh, I guess I am addicted.” Actually, in Step One, I’m admitting that I have this problem. I have to accept it and writ…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Tears of Gratitude - Nicholas S., UK 19:37

2h ago19:37

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I wept nearly every day in my first year in recovery. What a contrast with the previous 25 years, when I acted out sexually whenever I felt sad. In doing so, I had stuffed so much grief inside me that when the dam broke, I thought the flood would never end. There was a lot of pain down there. All those losses that I had never grieved: the death of …

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ESSAY June 2025 - Acceptance is the Answer to All My Problems - Daniel J., Barcelona, Spain 4:01

2h ago4:01

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I am very lucky to have an experienced therapist who is a man my age and who has also personally worked the 12 Steps for his own addiction issues; he thoroughly supports 12 Step programs. I have found this kind of outside professional help to be a very positive complement to my recovery in SA.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - What She Freely Gave - Dorene S., Washington, USA 15:23

2h ago15:23

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A Legacy of Recovery through the Eyes of Those She Helped Working the Steps: First, we discussed the Steps. Second, Sylvia asked, “Are you reading the White Book or have you read the Twelve and Twelve?” This was before Step Into Action was written. I read the White Book to get the essence of the Steps and read the Twelve and Twelve to work the Step…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Life is a Continuous Saying Goodbye - God Did All of This 5:50

2h ago5:50

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I started this 12 Step program from the bottom after committing adultery. What was left was me saying, “I know a solution. I'm going to commit suicide, and then I'll blame everybody else. That it’s all their fault.”By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - In Sylvia’s Own Words - Sylvia J., Oklahoma, USA 11:15

2h ago11:15

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by Sylvia J. (at six years SA sober) with the original 1989 titleReprinted in Member Stories 2007, pages 120-123 with the title “The Only Way I Knew” When I was a little girl, about five years old, I remember sitting on my grandfather’s lap and combing his hair. It gave me such happy, good feelings. My grandfather died when I was seven. From that t…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Good Grief - Jack H., California, USA 5:46

2h ago5:46

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In my memory, the expression “good grief” was a common expletive of the cartoon characters in Peanuts. For much of my life, I used “good grief” to express astonishment, dismay, and frustration, never considering the deeper truth hidden within the euphemism. Before I entered the SA program (10/21/1998), I lived with an accumulation of frozen grief. …

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ESSAY June 2025 - A Pillar in SA History - Sponsees, Grandsponsees, & Friends of Sylvia J. 14:51

2h ago14:51

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Sylvia participated in the early history of Sexaholics Anonymous (SA) and was a primary figure in the development of SA’s current service structure. Jesse L. Brings SA to Oklahoma City: Sylvia joined SA in 1983. At that time, it was popular to be in a 12 Step program. She went to Al-Anon, Overeaters Anonymous, and many open AA meetings. She heard t…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Dear ESSAY - Vince G., New Brunswick, Canada 1:57

4h ago1:57

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Dear ESSAY, Thank you for this topic on Grieving In Recovery. It has helped me reflect on how I cope with grief since being in recovery, compared to before.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - Editor's Corner - In Fellowship, The Editorial Team [email protected] 1:50

4h ago1:50

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While every ESSAY edition is special, carefully thought out, and filled with SA recovery, we would like to describe this edition as unique. The Fellowship has had many losses in the past year. Some experienced loss in recovery for the first time. Can the Twelve Steps and the Fellowship of SA aid those grieving?…

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ESSAY June 2025 - The Assiut Room - Assiut Governorate, Egypt 1:02

2d ago1:02

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(PHOTO # 1 ) On March 10, 2022, Assiut Room held its first face-to-face meeting, thanks to our fellow Ahmed M., who was a wonderful tool used by God to start this blessed journey.By Essay Magazine

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830am - Two Good Jays Wins, Friendship, Softball 18:25

2d ago18:25

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What if it was a radio show? Well, it isn't. BUT! Talking about the two feel good Jays wins in St. Louis, a weekend trip to the movies to see Friendship, a meal at Sole, and being on a softball team.

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