Literature, websites and other meetings
Things to read
Staying Sober Without God , Jeffrey Munn, Amazon Press
This book, written by a practising psychotherapist/recovering alcoholic, takes you through a non-religious alternative to AA’s traditional 12-step programme. We use this book as a source of material for discussion in our meetings It is not necessary to follow program or purchase the book, although many members have found it helpful. It is available in both print and kindle form from Amazon:
Is AA for you?
A (sort-of) AA version of the quizzes you might see in popular magazines, but instead of ‘Answer these 10 questions to find out if you are a domestic Goddess’ it’s more about whether you might have a problem with alcohol.
Who Me?
A more in-depth quizz about your relationship with alcohol.
The God Word
A booklet about being a non-believer in AA, written by members of the Islington Atheists and Agnostics AA group. Lots of helpful links to reading material are included.
Staying sober without god workbook
This is a workbook based on ‘Staying Sober Without God’ for those who like to have a set structure for documenting their journey throughout the 12 Practical Steps.
An inexpensive book published by AA World Services full of practical suggestions about maintain your sobriety one day at a time. Available in print, kindle and PDF format.
Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life
A book of daily reflections on alcohol recovery for secular readers. Available in paperback and kindle formats.
A collection of 19 alternatives to the traditional AA 12 steps, many are secular, some are aimed at members of other (non Christian) religions.
Deeper Reflections in Early Recovery: Part I- CONNECTED
A recent book for newcomers by Shilpa Vyas (illustrations by Bruce Snell), both regular visitors to soberwithoutgod Monday evening meetings.
Sites to surf
An extensive secular recovery site wth a huge amount of information, links, reviews and more. The literature section is especially impressive with reviews and comments on a wide range of secular recovery books.
An active podcast and website for Agnostics, Atheists and Freethinkers in AA. The regular podcasts cover all aspects of secular recovery and the website has many interesting thought pieces, reviews, life stories, links and more.
An AA-affiliated body of AA members that manages the annual Secular AA conference. Also has links to a number of secular groups, mostly in the US.
Not a secular site, but contains plenty of useful information and a meeting finder (for online meetings, remember to enter ‘online’ as the search town or postcode).
Meetings without God
Stonehenge AA Freethinkers
Another online secular meeting that, like our group, uses the book ‘Staying Sober Without God”.
Wednesdays, 18:00 UK,
Zoom ID: 889 4151 5697
Password: Stonehenge
The spreadsheet of secular online AA meetings
Maintained by the OMAGOD.org secular group in Florida, this list contains links to hundreds of god-free meetings around the world.