EST time zone

3 pm - ICSAA open talk. 3 minutes, Tony introduce the meeting

3:05 - 3:10 - Big Book Meeting Slides & Introduce Marsha

3:10 - 3:40/2 - Marsha session. Needs cohost for interactive q & a

3:42 - 3:45 - Introduce Nathan

3:45 - 4:20 - Nathan session. Nathan is cohosted for his slides

4:20 - 4:25 - Thank the leaders and final book meeting slides

4:25 - 4:30 - Chatter

CST time zone

2 pm - ICSAA open talk. 3 minutes, Tony introduce the meeting

2:05 - 2:10 - Big Book Meeting Slides & Introduce Marsha

2:10 - 2:40/2 - Marsha session. Needs cohost for interactive q & a

2:42 - 2:45 - Introduce Nathan

2:45 - 3:20 - Nathan session. Nathan is cohosted for his slides

3:20 - 3:25 - Thank the leaders and final book meeting slides

3:25 - 3:30 - Chatter

PST time zone

12 pm - ICSAA open talk. 3 minutes, Tony introduce the meeting

12:05 - 12:10 - Big Book Meeting Slides & Introduce Marsha

12:10 - 12:40/2 - Marsha session. Needs cohost for interactive q & a

12:42 - 12:45 - Introduce Nathan

12:45 - 1:20 - Nathan session. Nathan is cohosted for his slides

1:20 - 1:25 - Thank the leaders and final book meeting slides

1:25 - 1:30 - Chatter

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Agenda Summary

Saturday

10:30 AM - 11:50 AM / Steps 1, 2, 3 . . . and Beyond

12:00 PM - 1:20 PM / Radical Honesty: How Telling the Truth Changes our Brain and Promotes Recovery

1:30 PM - 2:50 PM / Tao of Sobriety

1:30 PM - 2:50 PM / Creating a Successful Secular AA Meeting

3:00 PM - 4:20 PM / Embracing Neurodivergence in Recovery

3:00 PM - 4:20 PM / Secular Big Book Study

4:30 PM - 5:50 PM/ Dopamine and the Twelve Steps

6:00 PM - 7:20 PM / Can the Nonreligious Navigate and Recover in Alcoholics Anonymous?

6:00 PM - 7:20 PM / We’re Not All Egomaniacs

7:30 PM - 8:50 PM / The "Real" Alcoholic (and Other Mythical Beasts)

7:30 PM - 8:50 PM / Family Recovery and the 12 Step Fellowships

9:00 PM - 10:20 PM / Hong Kong International Asia/Pacific Open AA Meeting

9:00 PM - 10:20 PM / LGBTQ+ in Secular AA

Sunday

10:00 AM - 11:20 AM / Steps 1, 2, 3 . . . and Beyond

11:30 AM - 12:50 PM / Buddhism and the Twelve Steps

1:00 PM - 2:20 PM  / from “Religious” to “Spiritual”: A Historical Evolution

2:30 PM - 3:50 PM / Las Vegas Secular Sobriety

2:30 PM - 3:50 PM / Zoom Security Tips and Tricks

4:00 PM - 5:20 PM / In Order For a Reason?

4:00 PM - 5:20 PM  / A Secular Meditation Meeting

5:30 PM - 6:50 PM / Practicing All Twelve Steps in Our Daily Lives

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Day 1 (Saturday EDT)

10:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Steps 1, 2, 3 . . . and Beyond

Michele W

Open AA meeting moderated by Michele W.

12:00 PM - 1:20 PM

Radical Honesty: How Telling the Truth Changes our Brain and Promotes Recovery

Dr. Anna Lembke

(Traducción simultánea al español) Professor Anna Lembke is Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford and the New York Times bestselling author of Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence which decodes complex neuroscience into applicable strategies that explain and promote recovery. An expert in treating addictions of all kinds, in this talk Lembke discusses the biology and psychology of radical honesty: Telling the truth in all things large and small. She illuminates how radical honesty strengthens the prefrontal cortex, engenders a plenty-mindset, and ends the cycle of destructive shame that perpetuates addiction. Drawing on lessons from scientific research as well as the lived experience of people in recovery, students will learn how honesty as a daily commitment can help curb desire and encourage contentment and connectedness.

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1:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Tao of Sobriety

Wes L, author of the new book "TAO of Sobriety" will be interviewed regarding questions and ideas raised in his book, and then all attendees will be invited to question and/or comment.

1:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Creating a Successful Secular AA Meeting

Nathan H

If you have thought about being of service to A.A. by creating a new space for secular alcoholics to gather, or want to improve an online meeting, I invite you to attend this seminar. In this 90-minu...

3:00 PM - 4:20 PM

Embracing Neurodivergence in Recovery

Kevin

Harry

We are a peer support group of people in recovery from various addictions who are also neurodivergent. Some Neurodivergent conditions are: Autism, ADHD and OCD. Neurodivergence presents neurological ...

3:00 PM - 4:20 PM

Secular Big Book Study

Heidi C

Nathan H

We gather weekly to read the text as written in The Big Book and discuss with a secular perspective. The words as written, the religious angle, and the time in which it was penned has challenged some...

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4:30 PM - 5:50 PM

Dopamine and the Twelve Steps

Bill W

(Traducción simultánea al español) Presented by biologist Bill W., author of “Twelve Secular Steps: An Addiction Recovery Guide” - Our pious AA founders were surprisingly insightful in characterizing...

6:00 PM - 7:20 PM

Can the Nonreligious Navigate and Recover in Alcoholics Anonymous?

Dr. Caitlin Trombley

Dr. Trombley will present the findings from her PhD research examining substantial barriers nonreligious individuals in AA have faced. Most of the participants only attend secular AA meetings as a re...

6:00 PM - 7:20 PM

We’re Not All Egomaniacs

Jill

Brittany

Reading and sharing from sections from the book titled We’re Not All Egomaniacs: Adapting the Twelve Steps for Alcoholics with Low Self-Esteem by Beth Aich. The presentation will be similar to our we...

7:30 PM - 8:50 PM

The "Real" Alcoholic (and Other Mythical Beasts)

Kurt R

“I’m (your first name here) and I’m an alcoholic.” Most of us preface everything we say in an AA meeting with this, and we do so…religiously? How many of us have heard someone call out, “Who are you,...

7:30 PM - 8:50 PM

Family Recovery and the 12 Step Fellowships

Tanya and Robert P

This interactive session will describe the ways in which families can benefit from the interrelationships between 12 Step programs. Through personal experience of AA, Alanon and Alateen, the presente...

9:00 PM - 10:20 PM

Hong Kong International Asia/Pacific Open AA Meeting

Jim J

Nancyann W

Tim S

Three members from far away share their recovery journey and what life is like today.

9:00 PM - 10:20 PM

LGBTQ+ in Secular AA

Zanner

LGBTQIA+ with Marya H., Coree H., Kitty, and Brianna Mc. will share about Gender, Sexuality and Sobriety. Hosted by Zanner.

10:30 PM - 11:50 PM

Secular AA Down Under

Robert P

This session will describe Secular AA in Australia and New Zealand. Through the experience of members across both countries we will describe both the history and the contemporary scene, along with th...

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Day 2 (Sunday EDT)

10:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Steps 1, 2, 3 . . . and Beyond

Michele W

Open AA meeting moderated by Michele W.

11:30 AM - 12:50 PM

Buddhism and the Twelve Steps

Kevin Griffin

(Traducción simultánea al español) Kevin Griffin, Buddhist author, teacher, and leader in the mindful recovery movement, will speak on "Buddhism and the Twelve Steps."

1:00 PM - 2:20 PM

from “Religious” to “Spiritual”: A Historical Evolution

Bill Schaberg

(Traducción simultánea al español) William Schaberg, author of Writing the Big Book: Stepping back from his typical focus on the 18-month period from October 1937 to April 1939, Schaberg expands his ...

2:30 PM - 3:50 PM

Las Vegas Secular Sobriety

Keith W

A meeting hosted by the founder of the first Las Vegas secular AA meeting and as many of the Vegas cohort as we can muster. History and the special challenges of Vegas sobriety.

2:30 PM - 3:50 PM

Zoom Security Tips and Tricks

Tony F

This session will review and encourage discussion on common practices that can be taken to help secure your own online Zoom meeting from external disruptors. This will cover common lockdown configura...

4:00 PM - 5:20 PM

In Order For a Reason?

Wes L

Wes L, author of “The TAO of Sobriety” and another panelist will discuss the common wisdom that “the steps are in order for a reason.” Perhaps instead of a linear process, it can be more like the lig...

4:00 PM - 5:20 PM

A Secular Meditation Meeting

Joseph W

An open meeting exploring methods of recovery through analysis of the Stoics with readings from The Daily Stoic, 360 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living By Ryan Holiday, follow...

5:30 PM - 6:50 PM

Practicing All Twelve Steps in Our Daily Lives

JEB

Since Step 12 suggests that readers continue practicing what they learn in cleaning up the wreckage of the past, Bill then wrote more on this lifelong practice. In Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,...

7:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Closing the Conference