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  • 2026 Conference Motions Summarized

    2026 Conference Motions Summarized

    The following are plain-language summaries of the eight motions being considered at the 2026 SAA International Conference. Each summary is written for the general fellowship — no procedural background needed. We encourage every member to read through these and come to your own sense of where you stand. Motion 2026-D001 — Updating the Wording of…

  • April/2026 Intergroup Minutes
  • Apr/2026 Intergroup Agenda

    Apr/2026 Intergroup Agenda

    Agenda for this Wednesday’s Intergroup business meeting: Other committee reports will be delivered via the minutes following the meeting. Everyone is welcome to join the meeting which starts at 6:30pm on Zoom here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4128656862?pwd=UTVSSlNWU0huajF6endTckNaWGFsQT09

  • Ep 185 Why Stepping Back Can Help You Move Forward

    Ep 185 Why Stepping Back Can Help You Move Forward

    In this episode, Jason talks about how stepping back after being overwhelmed allowed for being producitive in other areas.

  • Don’t obsess about the past!

    Don’t obsess about the past!

    What a great Voices of Recovery reading today. I don’t obsess over the past like I used so this was both a great reminder to me, but also a great indicator of how much I have progressed in my recovery. It’s a great read!

  • March/2026 Intergroup Minutes

    March/2026 Intergroup Minutes

    The March/2026 Orange County Intergroup minutes can be found below.

  • The Strength of Fellowship

    The Strength of Fellowship

    This is the title of the latest issue of “The Outer Circle”. You can download below. There are a number of great articles in this issue. Take a read, you’ll appreciate it.

  • The Truth will set you free ~ but first it will make you uncomfortable.

    The Truth will set you free ~ but first it will make you uncomfortable.

    The self that we think we are and project to others is our “survival” self. How can I feel safe? How do I belong? How do I maintain some control? This is an unconscious organic development resulting from our reactions to our history of care givers and the tenets of our culture. We don’t know…

  • Shaking Hands with the Monster

    Shaking Hands with the Monster

    I recently listened to Maggie Gyllenhaal on *The Interview* with Lulu García-Navarro (The New York Times), and one passage stopped me cold. Talking about her film “The Bride!”, she said:   “Yeah. I mean, I think we have monstrous aspects inside of us, each of us, all of us. I do believe that. I think…