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Fireside chat with SA Old-timers helpful for newcomers (useful for everyone!) Long term sober members of Sexaholics Anonymous sit down with me for a chat, telling their stories, and sharing experience, strength and hope on a variety of topics.
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After a hiatus I am going to upload a couple of chats i had last year - this first one with Yvon was just amazing - it was such a gift to meet and sit with him. I am certain you will enjoy it as much as I did. Yvon came to his first meeting on November 28th, 1989 and had many relapses till May 14th, 1998. He has been sober and working his program s…
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Jeff D is a grateful recovering Sexaholic sober since September the first 1996 which also happens to be his marriage anniversary. Jeff has been very involved in his home groups throughout the years. Nicknamed Karate Jeff by some due to various karate demonstrations at retreats and a local meeting at the dojo, Jeff brings a humor and freshness to hi…
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Michael D is 79 years old. He joined AA in 1978, escaping Chicago alive, but didn't get sober until 1989. At 10 years sober from alcohol his AA sponsor sent him to SA. He has done a lot service work, serving as a Trustee among other positions. He is still and always will be an active member of Alcoholics Anonymous. Today he visits jails working wit…
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Michael J., is a grateful member of Sexaholics Anonymous with 20 years of sobriety, and lives in Tyler, Texas. His service work stretches from being a member of the Board of Trustees all the way up to group level. Retired, and having just moved to Texas, Michael spends most of his time praying and walking with his wife, doing multimedia work for th…
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Hans D lives with his wife in New Mexico. Originally from California Hans got sober on September 3rd 1993. Raised as an Army kid traveling around the world his family settled in California while still young age and his story is a rich tapestry of life in California in the sixties Hans joined SA at 38 and got sober at the age of 39 with ten years of…
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Terry M is sober since joining SA on March 14 1986. Terry now lives in N. Carolina but got sober in LA. Terry's story takes us from Vietnam to MIT and many many meetings with Roy K the founder of SA. Terry has some amazing insights into recovery and while I may say this often this was one of my favorite chats so far, probably because I identified a…
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Dave T is sober since the 23rd of November 1990. Dave "The Stringman" has traveled to over 50 countries bringing his unique brand of sexual recovery to workshops and groups worldwide. He has also served at all levels of the service structure. Dave doesn't pull any punches with his honesty and it was a pleasure sitting down with him.…
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Steve S is sober since joining SA in 1991 at the age of 43. Thanks to recovery he subsequently went back to school, and has since been heavily involved in trauma recovery work. He is married for over 50 years. He has sponsored hundreds of sexaholics over the past thirty years. In Steve's own words he strives to live in "A Vision For You"…
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William is 73 years old. He currently has been a member of the SA fellowship for 28 years. His sobriety date is June 12th, 1993. His wife is very supportive of his program. She once said, “William has tried and tested the program and found it to be the solution.” They have been living in the Pacific Northwest for the last 24 years. William has serv…
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Bill S from Nashville, is sober in SA since his first meeting on September 4th 1993. With a strong background in working the steps via the Big Book, Bill has inspired many to follow the path and work the steps out of the Big Book. As part of the literature committee Bill was actively involved in putting together our book on working the steps called…
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Robert L. is sober since April 21st 1995. He has been involved in SA since the earliest days of SA's existence in Ireland Robert places trusting and building a relationship with a Higher Power that he can rely upon as the most important part of his program. Robert actively sponsors and is involved in service work at the international level.…
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Tricia S. from Pennsylvania is sober in SA since June 22nd 1992. She identifies as a sexaholic and a relationship addict. Originally joining SA to fix her sexaholic ex-boyfriend it wasn't till a couple of years later that she realized that it was SA that she needed herself. Tricia has served in many service positions and has spoke around the world …
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Dave H. from Franklin, TN is sober since joining the fellowship on August 1st 1985. He came in originally while in Rochester, NY as a married but separated man at the age of 33. He moved to Detroit in January 1986 and attended another S-fellowship until he helped start SA in January 1987. He divorced in 1987, moving to the Nashville, TN area in 198…
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Nicholas S got sober on 12 April 1995, shortly before discovering SA. He has served at all levels of the fellowship, from Group through to the Board of Trustees and back. He led the formation of the European and Middle East Region and pioneered what later became the SA Internet Marathon (SIM). He regularly leads workshops in which SA members comple…
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Priscilla is sober since Feb 7th 1993. At 45 years old after 2 years in therapy the insanity of the addiction struck again after a work colleague contacted her asking her to come over and watch a basketball game. It didn't end well. The next day she called her therapist and went in to share. He suggested she read a book on sexual addiction. The fol…
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Mitch is 60, and married to his lovely wife, for 38 years. In recovery, they have raised two daughters. He has worked as a Math teacher for 30 years. He has been a member of the local Black Catholic Church for 34 years and sings in the gospel choir with his daughter. He is sober in AA for 41 years and humbly claims 35 years of sobriety in SA rooted…
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Mike C., is sober since June 3, 1984. He is a member of the Chicago St. Teresa/Holy Innocents Wednesday Night Group which has been his home group for over 30 years. Mike has traveled the world spreading the message of ‘group recovery’ and the importance of the first and the fifth tradition. Sitting with Mike C and hearing his story and experience w…
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Lee T. is 72 years old and was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He lived and was educated there until the age of 22. Married in 1970, they are still married today after 50 years. Lee went to medical school in Nashville and practiced internal medicine until retiring in 2013. They live in Nashville part time and in the Smoky Mountains part time. Lee's SA …
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Harvey A. is the longest sober, male member of Sexaholics Anonymous. Harvey turned 81 in 2021. He got sober in AA on August 8th 1983 and then joined SA on March 8th, 1984 which is still Harvey's SA sobriety date to this day. Harvey and his wife have traveled the globe spreading the message of SA, and his passion for recovery has inspired and captiv…
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David M. first attended Sexaholics Anonymous on August 2, 1988 in Nashville, Tennessee USA. That remains his sobriety date, one day at a time. While his reason for attending was to avoid another divorce and loss of family, he stayed because of the freedom and serenity he finds in 12 Step recovery. He has been actively involved in service work at th…
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