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Calendar Event Sorting
At the top, the 24/7/365 SAMHSA Disaster Helpline and similar links.
Next, Bundled “All Day” Events
Some organizations (like 12 step recovery programs, AA, NA, AlAnon, etc.) have so many events happening throughout the day that they need to be in a bundled listing to spare endless scrolling. Often there is a link to look up events by zip code and other criteria.
Lastly, Time-Specific Events
So you can see what’s happening in the next hours, time specific events are tagged and listed by start time from 12:01am early morning to 11:59pm late night. There can be events and warmlines operating in different time zones, though we try to list all in Oregon’s Pacific Time Zone.
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Resources for Secular Recovery from Addiction
Organizations, Websites, & Social Media
The Secular NA Coffee Shop (Facebook Group) A relatively new community of NA members and others interested in secular recovery who struggle with the language and culture of NA with particular regard to the religious content.
AA Agnostica is an exceptional site for 12-step recovery. It’s based on AA, but it’s highly relevant and useful for us all!
Secular Alcoholics Anonymous (Secular AA) is an organization whose mission is, “…to assure suffering alcoholics that they can find sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous without having to accept anyone else’s beliefs or deny their own. Secular AA does not endorse or oppose any form of religion or belief system and operates in accordance with the Third Tradition of the Alcoholics Anonymous Program: “the only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.” https://aasecular.org
Secular Al_Anon – “This web page is for people interested in recovery from the effects of someone else’s drinking in their lives, who want Al-Anon to be a comfortable place for people of no religion, any religion, or any uncertainty on such issues. It offers contacts and resources.” http://rivenwoodbooks.com/secularAlanon/
Secular Recovery Meetings – An extensive list (with links) of online secular recovery meetings. Meetings listed include Secular AA, Secular NA, Secular Al-Anon, Recovery Dharma, or simply secular recovery meetings without any other associations or affiliations. https://secularrecovery.online/secular-recovery-meetings
Another website of a collection of different affiliates all that focus on secular recovery. https://www.worldwidesecularmeetings.com/
Secular AA Online Meetings spreadsheet – includes NA meetings too. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AuWy7FKCG-R_pyRZzEjFXkH-Rw_0VEzi/view
Secular Overeaters and Friends – an interesting recovery community that is relevant to us! https://secularovereaters.org/so-art/?fbclid=IwAR2y0-bN3OSwr1_6ePYb-o0IOY5cgfCUn-Yb_x0JcLO9Ez4Bxwr7O_RHusU
NA Agnostica – http://www.naagnostica.org/
https://recoverydharma.org/meeting-list Recovery Dharma is an organization that has meetings that focus on healing trauma and addiction. Whilst this is a Buddhist organisation they take a more secular approach while using Buddhist practices and insights.
Readings Used in Secular NA Meetings (posted by Eli) – https://readings.secna.org
Pamphlets, Articles, and Short Readings
Secular 12 Steps – Beyond Belief Seattle Group – 2021 Developed by the Beyond Belief Seattle NA Group in 2021. One interpretation of the NA 12 Steps from a secular, non-religious perspective.
The 12 Steps of Narcotics Anonymous Revised by ChatGPT
initiated by Michael E., April 27, 2023. ChatGPT is the most popular of the new artificial intelligence programs. It was directed to “rewrite the NA 12 steps to remove any references to god or a higher power.” The response to this initial query was posted on April 27, 2023 to the Secular NA Coffeeshop Facebook group. Based on feedback, two minor edits were made to remove inclusion of the terms “prayer” and “spiritual.”
By Young Addicts, For Young Addicts
This official NA pamphlet does not emphasize the “higher power” aspects of non-secular NA. A good intro for younger addicts seeking help in NA. https://secularna.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/By-For-Young-AddictsEN3113_2008.pdf
Secular NA – Connecting Globally Amid a World in Crisis Secular NA – Connecting Globally Amid a World in Crisis
originally published 2021 in the AA Agnostica website
by Michael E from Beyond Belief Seattle, this article shares experiences as an atheist in recover, explains how the Beyond Belief Seattle and Beyond Belief International groups were formed, and the emerging global secular NA community.
Books or Longer Readings
Secular 12 Step Handbook Seattle-Everett Beyond Belief NA Group (April 2021)
The Secular 12 Step Handbook was created by members of the Seattle-Everett Beyond Belief NA Group to help our members in their secular step work. Others have expressed interest in the guide, so we are making it available here. The Group considers this a work in progress, and actively seeks suggestions and input. Please send comments to [email protected]. The Handbook is NOT an approved NA resource. https://secularna.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BBSeattle-Secular-12-Step-Handbook-April-2021.docx
18 Alternative Versions of Secular Steps This is a compilation of all the secular steps we currently have available to us. If you know of more, email us and let us know so we can review it and possibly add it to this running document.
Beyond Belief. Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life by Joe C.
The first secular daily reflection book written in a contemporary language for today’s addicts and alcoholics in recovery. “The book is aimed at a general 12-Step readership, but it is mindful that there heretofore exist no such aids for unbelievers, freethinkers, and the unconventionally spiritual.
About the Secular NA
Join Our Online Recovery Community and Attend Live Meetings
Online Meetings Weekdays and Weekends
In The Rooms offers over 150+ weekly live online meetings, a variety 12-Step and Non 12- Step Fellowships, and Specialty meetings. Some of our most popular meetings are AA, NA, ACA, Al-Anon, and Nar-Anon meetings, and much more.
- In The Rooms has 69 live online AA meetings weekly, so there’s bound to be one that fits your schedule! We have specialty AA meetings too, like AA Pride (LGBTQ). We also have an Agnostic AA meeting, if you’re seeking a meeting without a secular approach to recovery.
- We have 30 NA meetings on ITR weekly. Like AA, there’s also an NA Pride meeting (LGBTQ) and an Agnostic NA meeting.
- For support for the family, friends, and allies of those in recovery, In The Rooms has both Al-Anon and Nar-Anon meet
ings, which each meeting, 1-3 times a week. In The Rooms also has an Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) group, which meets 7 times a week. - We also have many other 12-step fellowship groups, like Gamblers Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, and Sex Addicts Anonymous, CODA, Dual Diagnosis, and much more. If you can think of a Recovery fellowship, we probably have it.
- All our meetings offer a unique sense of connection and hope that can only be found by walking alongside people who are on the same journey you are. Recovery can’t be done alone!
“You need a support system. You need someone to call on days when you wake up and you really want to pick up a drink or a drug,” says In The Rooms co-founder Ron Tannebaum. The variety of 12 step and other Recovery meetings we offer means that you can find a fellowship perfect for you.
We also offer plenty of non 12 step options also. 6 weekly women’s meetings including She Recovers, Women in Recovery, and Women Warriors, 2 Men’s meetings weekly, 7 different meditation meetings, Yoga in Recovery, and Healthy Love.
Additionally, with so many fellowship meetings to choose from and the variety of times they are offered allows you to create a schedule that fits your personal needs and lifestyle.
For a full list of schedule meetings click here.
Join today and find the 12 step meeting perfect for you!
About In The Rooms: Global Online Community
Ken Pomerance and Ron Tannebaum started In The Rooms (ITR) with a simple goal in mind: to give recovering addicts and alcoholics a place to meet and socialize when they’re not in face-to-face meetings. This basic concept has grown into a global online community with over 1,000,000 members who share their strengths and experience with one another daily through addiction recovery groups. Through live meetings, discussion groups for recovering addicts, and all the other tools In the Rooms has to offer, people from around the world connect with one another and help each other along their recovery journeys.
FIRST WINNIPEG SOS
Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) · Save Our Selves
Peer-Led Addiction Recovery Support · Secular · Free · Anonymous
“We take personal responsibility for our own sobriety and make abstinence our priority.”
VIRTUAL PEER SUPPORT MEETINGS — ZOOM
First Winnipeg SOS holds free, anonymous peer support meetings every week on Zoom — open to anyone seeking support for sobriety and addiction recovery. No registration is required. Join directly using the Zoom credentials below. You do not have to share at any meeting; you are always welcome to listen and find comfort in hearing others’ experiences.
Tuesday Recovery Meeting
Meets every Tuesday, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT). Open to all. Join on Zoom using the access credentials below. Free and anonymous.
Thursday Recovery Meeting
Meets every Thursday, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT). Open to all. Join on Zoom using the access credentials below. Free and anonymous.
Saturday Recovery Meeting
Meets every Saturday, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT). Open to all. Also held simultaneously in person in Winnipeg. Join on Zoom using the access credentials below. Free and anonymous.
Sunday Recovery Meeting (Every Other Sunday)
Meets every other Sunday, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PT (2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT). In April 2026: April 12 and April 26. Open to all. Join on Zoom using the access credentials below. Free and anonymous.
HOW TO JOIN — ZOOM ACCESS (ALL MEETINGS):
Zoom Meeting ID: 824 1987 3024
Passcode: 2020
Open the Zoom app or visit zoom.us/join, enter the Meeting ID and Passcode above to connect.
Questions? Email: [email protected]
IN-PERSON MEETINGS (WINNIPEG, MANITOBA — REFERENCE)
First Winnipeg SOS also holds in-person meetings at three Winnipeg locations. Just show up — no registration required.
Wednesdays · 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM CT · Fort Rouge Leisure Centre, Multipurpose Room — 625 Osborne St, Winnipeg
Thursdays · 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT · Riverpoint Centre – AFM — 146 Magnus Ave, Winnipeg
Saturdays · 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT · Adult Education Centre — 1747 Main St, Winnipeg (also on Zoom simultaneously)
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
First Winnipeg SOS Website — Main website with meeting schedule, contact information, and recovery resources
Meeting Schedule — First Winnipeg SOS — Full weekly meeting schedule including all Zoom and in-person times
Addiction Support & Resources — First Winnipeg SOS — Curated addiction support information and community resources
ABOUT FIRST WINNIPEG SOS
First Winnipeg SOS is a non-profit, anonymous, secular addiction peer support organization founded in July 2013 in Winnipeg, Manitoba — making it one of Winnipeg’s first secular recovery groups with more than 12 years of experience supporting people in recovery. The organization is part of the broader Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) movement, originally founded in California in 1985 by James Christopher. First Winnipeg SOS takes a self-empowerment approach to recovery, promoting healthy skepticism, critical thinking, and personal responsibility for sobriety, while respecting recovery in any form regardless of the path by which it is achieved.
DISCLAIMER: Information is solely shared as a courtesy. Not a substitute for legal advice, professional treatment, or emergency services. If a child or person is in immediate danger, call 911 or contact local law enforcement. For mental health or substance use emergencies, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). Seek guidance from a qualified medical or mental health professional for personalized care.
BIPOC Woman Only Recovery Meeting
Saturdays 7:30-8:30PM PST
Any and all who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color) are welcome at this meeting. We are excited to have you join our online sangha and foster the relationships that will lead us to deeper understanding and freedom.
About Book Study Meetings
“Book Study” is the standard format for Recovery Dharma meetings, featuring a reading from the Recovery Dharma Book to inspire shares:
- Introductory readings about RD’s practices and principles
- 20 minute guided meditation
- Book reading on a specific topic
- Group sharing about that topic, the meditation, or our recovery
- Closing announcements and dedication of merit
Virtual Parking Lot: As with all meetings, we stay online after the meeting for casual fellowship, to exchange contact information and to answer questions.
Please arrive early: Please join us 15 minutes before the meeting to ensure you have everything setup and to socialize before we start!
Meeting Materials
Please see the meeting format for a full script of what happens at this meeting!
Confidentiality
Everything seen and heard in Recovery Dharma meetings is strictly private and confidential.
Name and contact info: Zoom should ask you for your name the first time you log in. Be careful to use the name you would like to be visible during the meeting. You may also change your name during the meeting using the meeting settings.
Audio and video: Attendees are able to share their webcam video and audio if they would like to, or disable one or both for privacy.
This is a safe space ONLY for people who racially identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color.
For the safety and protection of this group, we ask that you have your video on at the beginning of every meeting to verify your identity before being admitted into the virtual healing space. This is a safe space for people who racially identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color.
If for some reason you are unable to use the video, because you are at work or it doesn’t work, or for another reason, please let the facilitator or a co-host know through the chat feature. You will be placed in a waiting room while other participants are being screened and admitted. You will need to be able to find a place to use the video at least briefly before being admitted into the meeting. If you are someone who presents as white but feels that you belong in this space, you may be asked questions on how racism personally affects your life.
If there is no response when asked to turn on your video and/or audio and no response through the chat, you will be respectively removed from this meeting. We are creating a safe space where people can share their recovery authentically and confidentially.
If you do NOT identify as a part of our BIPOC community and are an ally, the best way that you can support us is by leaving the meeting now and honoring our sacred space. If you are someone who presents as white but feels that you belong in this space, please acknowledge this when it comes time for introductions so that we can welcome you as someone who personally experiences racism in your daily life.
If you are calling in, we ask that you unmute and introduce yourself during the introduction part of the meeting.
To protect the safety of our group, we will not admit latecomers who arrive 15 minutes past the start of the meeting. We encourage you to arrive early to allow time for verifying your identity.
If you have a Security or Safety concern at any time during the meeting, please use the Chat feature to alert the facilitator or a co-host.
Thank you.
Resources for Secular Recovery from Addiction
Organizations, Websites, & Social Media
The Secular NA Coffee Shop (Facebook Group) A relatively new community of NA members and others interested in secular recovery who struggle with the language and culture of NA with particular regard to the religious content.
AA Agnostica is an exceptional site for 12-step recovery. It’s based on AA, but it’s highly relevant and useful for us all!
Secular Alcoholics Anonymous (Secular AA) is an organization whose mission is, “…to assure suffering alcoholics that they can find sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous without having to accept anyone else’s beliefs or deny their own. Secular AA does not endorse or oppose any form of religion or belief system and operates in accordance with the Third Tradition of the Alcoholics Anonymous Program: “the only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.” https://aasecular.org
Secular Al_Anon – “This web page is for people interested in recovery from the effects of someone else’s drinking in their lives, who want Al-Anon to be a comfortable place for people of no religion, any religion, or any uncertainty on such issues. It offers contacts and resources.” http://rivenwoodbooks.com/secularAlanon/
Secular Recovery Meetings – An extensive list (with links) of online secular recovery meetings. Meetings listed include Secular AA, Secular NA, Secular Al-Anon, Recovery Dharma, or simply secular recovery meetings without any other associations or affiliations. https://secularrecovery.online/secular-recovery-meetings
Another website of a collection of different affiliates all that focus on secular recovery. https://www.worldwidesecularmeetings.com/
Secular AA Online Meetings spreadsheet – includes NA meetings too. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AuWy7FKCG-R_pyRZzEjFXkH-Rw_0VEzi/view
Secular Overeaters and Friends – an interesting recovery community that is relevant to us! https://secularovereaters.org/so-art/?fbclid=IwAR2y0-bN3OSwr1_6ePYb-o0IOY5cgfCUn-Yb_x0JcLO9Ez4Bxwr7O_RHusU
NA Agnostica – http://www.naagnostica.org/
https://recoverydharma.org/meeting-list Recovery Dharma is an organization that has meetings that focus on healing trauma and addiction. Whilst this is a Buddhist organisation they take a more secular approach while using Buddhist practices and insights.
Readings Used in Secular NA Meetings (posted by Eli) – https://readings.secna.org
Pamphlets, Articles, and Short Readings
Secular 12 Steps – Beyond Belief Seattle Group – 2021 Developed by the Beyond Belief Seattle NA Group in 2021. One interpretation of the NA 12 Steps from a secular, non-religious perspective.
The 12 Steps of Narcotics Anonymous Revised by ChatGPT
initiated by Michael E., April 27, 2023. ChatGPT is the most popular of the new artificial intelligence programs. It was directed to “rewrite the NA 12 steps to remove any references to god or a higher power.” The response to this initial query was posted on April 27, 2023 to the Secular NA Coffeeshop Facebook group. Based on feedback, two minor edits were made to remove inclusion of the terms “prayer” and “spiritual.”
By Young Addicts, For Young Addicts
This official NA pamphlet does not emphasize the “higher power” aspects of non-secular NA. A good intro for younger addicts seeking help in NA. https://secularna.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/By-For-Young-AddictsEN3113_2008.pdf
Secular NA – Connecting Globally Amid a World in Crisis Secular NA – Connecting Globally Amid a World in Crisis
originally published 2021 in the AA Agnostica website
by Michael E from Beyond Belief Seattle, this article shares experiences as an atheist in recover, explains how the Beyond Belief Seattle and Beyond Belief International groups were formed, and the emerging global secular NA community.
Books or Longer Readings
Secular 12 Step Handbook Seattle-Everett Beyond Belief NA Group (April 2021)
The Secular 12 Step Handbook was created by members of the Seattle-Everett Beyond Belief NA Group to help our members in their secular step work. Others have expressed interest in the guide, so we are making it available here. The Group considers this a work in progress, and actively seeks suggestions and input. Please send comments to [email protected]. The Handbook is NOT an approved NA resource. https://secularna.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BBSeattle-Secular-12-Step-Handbook-April-2021.docx
18 Alternative Versions of Secular Steps This is a compilation of all the secular steps we currently have available to us. If you know of more, email us and let us know so we can review it and possibly add it to this running document.
Beyond Belief. Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life by Joe C.
The first secular daily reflection book written in a contemporary language for today’s addicts and alcoholics in recovery. “The book is aimed at a general 12-Step readership, but it is mindful that there heretofore exist no such aids for unbelievers, freethinkers, and the unconventionally spiritual.
About the Secular NA
Join Our Online Recovery Community and Attend Live Meetings
Online Meetings Weekdays and Weekends
In The Rooms offers over 150+ weekly live online meetings, a variety 12-Step and Non 12- Step Fellowships, and Specialty meetings. Some of our most popular meetings are AA, NA, ACA, Al-Anon, and Nar-Anon meetings, and much more.
- In The Rooms has 69 live online AA meetings weekly, so there’s bound to be one that fits your schedule! We have specialty AA meetings too, like AA Pride (LGBTQ). We also have an Agnostic AA meeting, if you’re seeking a meeting without a secular approach to recovery.
- We have 30 NA meetings on ITR weekly. Like AA, there’s also an NA Pride meeting (LGBTQ) and an Agnostic NA meeting.
- For support for the family, friends, and allies of those in recovery, In The Rooms has both Al-Anon and Nar-Anon meet
ings, which each meeting, 1-3 times a week. In The Rooms also has an Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) group, which meets 7 times a week. - We also have many other 12-step fellowship groups, like Gamblers Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, and Sex Addicts Anonymous, CODA, Dual Diagnosis, and much more. If you can think of a Recovery fellowship, we probably have it.
- All our meetings offer a unique sense of connection and hope that can only be found by walking alongside people who are on the same journey you are. Recovery can’t be done alone!
“You need a support system. You need someone to call on days when you wake up and you really want to pick up a drink or a drug,” says In The Rooms co-founder Ron Tannebaum. The variety of 12 step and other Recovery meetings we offer means that you can find a fellowship perfect for you.
We also offer plenty of non 12 step options also. 6 weekly women’s meetings including She Recovers, Women in Recovery, and Women Warriors, 2 Men’s meetings weekly, 7 different meditation meetings, Yoga in Recovery, and Healthy Love.
Additionally, with so many fellowship meetings to choose from and the variety of times they are offered allows you to create a schedule that fits your personal needs and lifestyle.
For a full list of schedule meetings click here.
Join today and find the 12 step meeting perfect for you!
About In The Rooms: Global Online Community
Ken Pomerance and Ron Tannebaum started In The Rooms (ITR) with a simple goal in mind: to give recovering addicts and alcoholics a place to meet and socialize when they’re not in face-to-face meetings. This basic concept has grown into a global online community with over 1,000,000 members who share their strengths and experience with one another daily through addiction recovery groups. Through live meetings, discussion groups for recovering addicts, and all the other tools In the Rooms has to offer, people from around the world connect with one another and help each other along their recovery journeys.
FIRST WINNIPEG SOS
Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) · Save Our Selves
Peer-Led Addiction Recovery Support · Secular · Free · Anonymous
“We take personal responsibility for our own sobriety and make abstinence our priority.”
VIRTUAL PEER SUPPORT MEETINGS — ZOOM
First Winnipeg SOS holds free, anonymous peer support meetings every week on Zoom — open to anyone seeking support for sobriety and addiction recovery. No registration is required. Join directly using the Zoom credentials below. You do not have to share at any meeting; you are always welcome to listen and find comfort in hearing others’ experiences.
Tuesday Recovery Meeting
Meets every Tuesday, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT). Open to all. Join on Zoom using the access credentials below. Free and anonymous.
Thursday Recovery Meeting
Meets every Thursday, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT). Open to all. Join on Zoom using the access credentials below. Free and anonymous.
Saturday Recovery Meeting
Meets every Saturday, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT). Open to all. Also held simultaneously in person in Winnipeg. Join on Zoom using the access credentials below. Free and anonymous.
Sunday Recovery Meeting (Every Other Sunday)
Meets every other Sunday, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PT (2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT). In April 2026: April 12 and April 26. Open to all. Join on Zoom using the access credentials below. Free and anonymous.
HOW TO JOIN — ZOOM ACCESS (ALL MEETINGS):
Zoom Meeting ID: 824 1987 3024
Passcode: 2020
Open the Zoom app or visit zoom.us/join, enter the Meeting ID and Passcode above to connect.
Questions? Email: [email protected]
IN-PERSON MEETINGS (WINNIPEG, MANITOBA — REFERENCE)
First Winnipeg SOS also holds in-person meetings at three Winnipeg locations. Just show up — no registration required.
Wednesdays · 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM CT · Fort Rouge Leisure Centre, Multipurpose Room — 625 Osborne St, Winnipeg
Thursdays · 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT · Riverpoint Centre – AFM — 146 Magnus Ave, Winnipeg
Saturdays · 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT · Adult Education Centre — 1747 Main St, Winnipeg (also on Zoom simultaneously)
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
First Winnipeg SOS Website — Main website with meeting schedule, contact information, and recovery resources
Meeting Schedule — First Winnipeg SOS — Full weekly meeting schedule including all Zoom and in-person times
Addiction Support & Resources — First Winnipeg SOS — Curated addiction support information and community resources
ABOUT FIRST WINNIPEG SOS
First Winnipeg SOS is a non-profit, anonymous, secular addiction peer support organization founded in July 2013 in Winnipeg, Manitoba — making it one of Winnipeg’s first secular recovery groups with more than 12 years of experience supporting people in recovery. The organization is part of the broader Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) movement, originally founded in California in 1985 by James Christopher. First Winnipeg SOS takes a self-empowerment approach to recovery, promoting healthy skepticism, critical thinking, and personal responsibility for sobriety, while respecting recovery in any form regardless of the path by which it is achieved.
DISCLAIMER: Information is solely shared as a courtesy. Not a substitute for legal advice, professional treatment, or emergency services. If a child or person is in immediate danger, call 911 or contact local law enforcement. For mental health or substance use emergencies, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). Seek guidance from a qualified medical or mental health professional for personalized care.
BIPOC Only (Black, Indigenous, People of Color)
Recovery Meeting
Sundays 7:00AM – 8:00AM PST
Any and all who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color) are welcome at this meeting. We are excited to have you join our online sangha and foster the relationships that will lead us to deeper understanding and freedom.
Please email for Zoom info: [email protected]
About Book Study Meetings
“Book Study” is the standard format for Recovery Dharma meetings, featuring a reading from the Recovery Dharma Book to inspire shares:
- Introductory readings about RD’s practices and principles
- 20 minute guided meditation
- Book reading on a specific topic
- Group sharing about that topic, the meditation, or our recovery
- Closing announcements and dedication of merit
Virtual Parking Lot: As with all meetings, we stay online after the meeting for casual fellowship, to exchange contact information and to answer questions.
Please arrive early: Please join us 15 minutes before the meeting to ensure you have everything setup and to socialize before we start!
Meeting Materials
Please see the meeting format for a full script of what happens at this meeting!
Confidentiality
Everything seen and heard in Recovery Dharma meetings is strictly private and confidential.
Name and contact info: Zoom should ask you for your name the first time you log in. Be careful to use the name you would like to be visible during the meeting. You may also change your name during the meeting using the meeting settings.
Audio and video: Attendees are able to share their webcam video and audio if they would like to, or disable one or both for privacy.
This is a safe space ONLY for people who racially identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color.
For the safety and protection of this group, we ask that you have your video on at the beginning of every meeting to verify your identity before being admitted into the virtual healing space. This is a safe space for people who racially identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color.
If for some reason you are unable to use the video, because you are at work, or it doesn’t work, or for another reason, please let the facilitator or a co-host know through the chat feature. You will be placed in a waiting room while other participants are being screened and admitted. You will need to be able to find a place to use the video at least briefly before being admitted into the meeting. If you are someone who presents as white but feels that you belong in this space, you may be asked questions on how racism personally affects your life.
If there is no response when asked to turn on your video and/or audio and no response through the chat, you will be respectively removed from this meeting. We are creating a safe space where people can share their recovery authentically and confidentially.
If you do NOT identify as a part of our BIPOC community and are an ally, the best way that you can support us is by leaving the meeting now and honoring our sacred space. If you are someone who presents as white but feels that you belong in this space, please acknowledge this when it comes time for introductions so that we can welcome you as someone who personally experiences racism in your daily life.
If you are calling in, we ask that you unmute and introduce yourself during the introduction part of the meeting.
To protect the safety of our group, we will not admit latecomers who arrive 15 minutes past the start of the meeting. We encourage you to arrive early to allow time for verifying your identity.
If you have a Security or Safety concern at any time during the meeting, please use the Chat feature to alert the facilitator or a co-host.
Thank you.
Resources for Secular Recovery from Addiction
Organizations, Websites, & Social Media
The Secular NA Coffee Shop (Facebook Group) A relatively new community of NA members and others interested in secular recovery who struggle with the language and culture of NA with particular regard to the religious content.
AA Agnostica is an exceptional site for 12-step recovery. It’s based on AA, but it’s highly relevant and useful for us all!
Secular Alcoholics Anonymous (Secular AA) is an organization whose mission is, “…to assure suffering alcoholics that they can find sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous without having to accept anyone else’s beliefs or deny their own. Secular AA does not endorse or oppose any form of religion or belief system and operates in accordance with the Third Tradition of the Alcoholics Anonymous Program: “the only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.” https://aasecular.org
Secular Al_Anon – “This web page is for people interested in recovery from the effects of someone else’s drinking in their lives, who want Al-Anon to be a comfortable place for people of no religion, any religion, or any uncertainty on such issues. It offers contacts and resources.” http://rivenwoodbooks.com/secularAlanon/
Secular Recovery Meetings – An extensive list (with links) of online secular recovery meetings. Meetings listed include Secular AA, Secular NA, Secular Al-Anon, Recovery Dharma, or simply secular recovery meetings without any other associations or affiliations. https://secularrecovery.online/secular-recovery-meetings
Another website of a collection of different affiliates all that focus on secular recovery. https://www.worldwidesecularmeetings.com/
Secular AA Online Meetings spreadsheet – includes NA meetings too. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AuWy7FKCG-R_pyRZzEjFXkH-Rw_0VEzi/view
Secular Overeaters and Friends – an interesting recovery community that is relevant to us! https://secularovereaters.org/so-art/?fbclid=IwAR2y0-bN3OSwr1_6ePYb-o0IOY5cgfCUn-Yb_x0JcLO9Ez4Bxwr7O_RHusU
NA Agnostica – http://www.naagnostica.org/
https://recoverydharma.org/meeting-list Recovery Dharma is an organization that has meetings that focus on healing trauma and addiction. Whilst this is a Buddhist organisation they take a more secular approach while using Buddhist practices and insights.
Readings Used in Secular NA Meetings (posted by Eli) – https://readings.secna.org
Pamphlets, Articles, and Short Readings
Secular 12 Steps – Beyond Belief Seattle Group – 2021 Developed by the Beyond Belief Seattle NA Group in 2021. One interpretation of the NA 12 Steps from a secular, non-religious perspective.
The 12 Steps of Narcotics Anonymous Revised by ChatGPT
initiated by Michael E., April 27, 2023. ChatGPT is the most popular of the new artificial intelligence programs. It was directed to “rewrite the NA 12 steps to remove any references to god or a higher power.” The response to this initial query was posted on April 27, 2023 to the Secular NA Coffeeshop Facebook group. Based on feedback, two minor edits were made to remove inclusion of the terms “prayer” and “spiritual.”
By Young Addicts, For Young Addicts
This official NA pamphlet does not emphasize the “higher power” aspects of non-secular NA. A good intro for younger addicts seeking help in NA. https://secularna.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/By-For-Young-AddictsEN3113_2008.pdf
Secular NA – Connecting Globally Amid a World in Crisis Secular NA – Connecting Globally Amid a World in Crisis
originally published 2021 in the AA Agnostica website
by Michael E from Beyond Belief Seattle, this article shares experiences as an atheist in recover, explains how the Beyond Belief Seattle and Beyond Belief International groups were formed, and the emerging global secular NA community.
Books or Longer Readings
Secular 12 Step Handbook Seattle-Everett Beyond Belief NA Group (April 2021)
The Secular 12 Step Handbook was created by members of the Seattle-Everett Beyond Belief NA Group to help our members in their secular step work. Others have expressed interest in the guide, so we are making it available here. The Group considers this a work in progress, and actively seeks suggestions and input. Please send comments to [email protected]. The Handbook is NOT an approved NA resource. https://secularna.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BBSeattle-Secular-12-Step-Handbook-April-2021.docx
18 Alternative Versions of Secular Steps This is a compilation of all the secular steps we currently have available to us. If you know of more, email us and let us know so we can review it and possibly add it to this running document.
Beyond Belief. Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life by Joe C.
The first secular daily reflection book written in a contemporary language for today’s addicts and alcoholics in recovery. “The book is aimed at a general 12-Step readership, but it is mindful that there heretofore exist no such aids for unbelievers, freethinkers, and the unconventionally spiritual.
About the Secular NA
Join Our Online Recovery Community and Attend Live Meetings
Online Meetings Weekdays and Weekends
In The Rooms offers over 150+ weekly live online meetings, a variety 12-Step and Non 12- Step Fellowships, and Specialty meetings. Some of our most popular meetings are AA, NA, ACA, Al-Anon, and Nar-Anon meetings, and much more.
- In The Rooms has 69 live online AA meetings weekly, so there’s bound to be one that fits your schedule! We have specialty AA meetings too, like AA Pride (LGBTQ). We also have an Agnostic AA meeting, if you’re seeking a meeting without a secular approach to recovery.
- We have 30 NA meetings on ITR weekly. Like AA, there’s also an NA Pride meeting (LGBTQ) and an Agnostic NA meeting.
- For support for the family, friends, and allies of those in recovery, In The Rooms has both Al-Anon and Nar-Anon meet
ings, which each meeting, 1-3 times a week. In The Rooms also has an Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) group, which meets 7 times a week. - We also have many other 12-step fellowship groups, like Gamblers Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, and Sex Addicts Anonymous, CODA, Dual Diagnosis, and much more. If you can think of a Recovery fellowship, we probably have it.
- All our meetings offer a unique sense of connection and hope that can only be found by walking alongside people who are on the same journey you are. Recovery can’t be done alone!
“You need a support system. You need someone to call on days when you wake up and you really want to pick up a drink or a drug,” says In The Rooms co-founder Ron Tannebaum. The variety of 12 step and other Recovery meetings we offer means that you can find a fellowship perfect for you.
We also offer plenty of non 12 step options also. 6 weekly women’s meetings including She Recovers, Women in Recovery, and Women Warriors, 2 Men’s meetings weekly, 7 different meditation meetings, Yoga in Recovery, and Healthy Love.
Additionally, with so many fellowship meetings to choose from and the variety of times they are offered allows you to create a schedule that fits your personal needs and lifestyle.
For a full list of schedule meetings click here.
Join today and find the 12 step meeting perfect for you!
About In The Rooms: Global Online Community
Ken Pomerance and Ron Tannebaum started In The Rooms (ITR) with a simple goal in mind: to give recovering addicts and alcoholics a place to meet and socialize when they’re not in face-to-face meetings. This basic concept has grown into a global online community with over 1,000,000 members who share their strengths and experience with one another daily through addiction recovery groups. Through live meetings, discussion groups for recovering addicts, and all the other tools In the Rooms has to offer, people from around the world connect with one another and help each other along their recovery journeys.
Recovery Dharma Online
Portland Friends of the Dhamma
Mondays, 7:00am PST
ZOOM LINK:
ZOOM ID:
82387824951
ZOOM PASSWORD:
123456
CONTACT:
WHAT IS RECOVERY DHARMA?
Recovery Dharma is a peer-led movement and community that is unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to recover and find freedom from the suffering of addiction. We believe that the traditional Buddhist teachings, often referred to as the Dharma, offer a powerful approach to healing from addiction and living a life of true freedom.
We believe that recovery means empowerment, and we support each other as partners walking the path together. We believe that recovery is rooted in finding our own inner wisdom and individual journeys.
Recovery Dharma is founded on, and inspired by, Buddhism that originated in India and later on flourished in other regions of Asia (e.g., South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia). We deeply appreciate the Buddhist heritage that was protected and freely offered by the ancestors of these cultures.
Recovery Dharma Online
The Sunlight RD/Discovery Dharma
Mondays through Fridays, 8:00am PST
ZOOM LINK:
ZOOM ID:
84216229206
ZOOM PASSWORD:
none
CONTACT:
ABOUT THIS MEETING
Welcome to all genders, races, creeds, etc. Leave/Keep Substance or Behavioral issues Behind YOU!…SYS!! Early (today), Mid and Post-Recovery Peeps Welcome. Come as you Are!!
WHAT IS RECOVERY DHARMA?
Recovery Dharma is a peer-led movement and community that is unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to recover and find freedom from the suffering of addiction. We believe that the traditional Buddhist teachings, often referred to as the Dharma, offer a powerful approach to healing from addiction and living a life of true freedom.
We believe that recovery means empowerment, and we support each other as partners walking the path together. We believe that recovery is rooted in finding our own inner wisdom and individual journeys.
Recovery Dharma is founded on, and inspired by, Buddhism that originated in India and later on flourished in other regions of Asia (e.g., South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia). We deeply appreciate the Buddhist heritage that was protected and freely offered by the ancestors of these cultures.
Recovery Dharma Online
Topic Discussion – On the ISM’s
Mondays, 9:00am PST
ZOOM LINK:
http://meet.google.com/bwd-ibet-ewm
ZOOM ID:
http://meet.google.com/bwd-ibet-ewm
ZOOM PASSWORD:
Waiting Room
CONTACT:
ABOUT THIS MEETING
Welcome to all genders, races, creeds, etc. Leave/Keep Substance or Behavioral issues Behind YOU!…SYS!! Early (today), Mid and Post-Recovery Peeps Welcome. Come as you Are!!
WHAT IS RECOVERY DHARMA?
Recovery Dharma is a peer-led movement and community that is unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to recover and find freedom from the suffering of addiction. We believe that the traditional Buddhist teachings, often referred to as the Dharma, offer a powerful approach to healing from addiction and living a life of true freedom.
We believe that recovery means empowerment, and we support each other as partners walking the path together. We believe that recovery is rooted in finding our own inner wisdom and individual journeys.
Recovery Dharma is founded on, and inspired by, Buddhism that originated in India and later on flourished in other regions of Asia (e.g., South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia). We deeply appreciate the Buddhist heritage that was protected and freely offered by the ancestors of these cultures.
Recovery Dharma Online
West Coast Wind Down meeting
Mondays – Fridays, 12-1PM PST
ZOOM LINK:
ZOOM ID:
834 105 1691
ZOOM PASSWORD:
Waiting room
CONTACT:
WHAT IS RECOVERY DHARMA?
Recovery Dharma is a peer-led movement and community that is unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to recover and find freedom from the suffering of addiction. We believe that the traditional Buddhist teachings, often referred to as the Dharma, offer a powerful approach to healing from addiction and living a life of true freedom.
We believe that recovery means empowerment, and we support each other as partners walking the path together. We believe that recovery is rooted in finding our own inner wisdom and individual journeys.
Recovery Dharma is founded on, and inspired by, Buddhism that originated in India and later on flourished in other regions of Asia (e.g., South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia). We deeply appreciate the Buddhist heritage that was protected and freely offered by the ancestors of these cultures.
Recovery Dharma Online
Beginners Metta Meeting
Mondays, 6:00am PST
ZOOM LINK:
ZOOM ID:
82541132140
ZOOM PASSWORD:
123456
CONTACT:
WHAT IS RECOVERY DHARMA?
Recovery Dharma is a peer-led movement and community that is unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to recover and find freedom from the suffering of addiction. We believe that the traditional Buddhist teachings, often referred to as the Dharma, offer a powerful approach to healing from addiction and living a life of true freedom.
We believe that recovery means empowerment, and we support each other as partners walking the path together. We believe that recovery is rooted in finding our own inner wisdom and individual journeys.
Recovery Dharma is founded on, and inspired by, Buddhism that originated in India and later on flourished in other regions of Asia (e.g., South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia). We deeply appreciate the Buddhist heritage that was protected and freely offered by the ancestors of these cultures.
Resources for Secular Recovery from Addiction
Organizations, Websites, & Social Media
The Secular NA Coffee Shop (Facebook Group) A relatively new community of NA members and others interested in secular recovery who struggle with the language and culture of NA with particular regard to the religious content.
AA Agnostica is an exceptional site for 12-step recovery. It’s based on AA, but it’s highly relevant and useful for us all!
Secular Alcoholics Anonymous (Secular AA) is an organization whose mission is, “…to assure suffering alcoholics that they can find sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous without having to accept anyone else’s beliefs or deny their own. Secular AA does not endorse or oppose any form of religion or belief system and operates in accordance with the Third Tradition of the Alcoholics Anonymous Program: “the only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.” https://aasecular.org
Secular Al_Anon – “This web page is for people interested in recovery from the effects of someone else’s drinking in their lives, who want Al-Anon to be a comfortable place for people of no religion, any religion, or any uncertainty on such issues. It offers contacts and resources.” http://rivenwoodbooks.com/secularAlanon/
Secular Recovery Meetings – An extensive list (with links) of online secular recovery meetings. Meetings listed include Secular AA, Secular NA, Secular Al-Anon, Recovery Dharma, or simply secular recovery meetings without any other associations or affiliations. https://secularrecovery.online/secular-recovery-meetings
Another website of a collection of different affiliates all that focus on secular recovery. https://www.worldwidesecularmeetings.com/
Secular AA Online Meetings spreadsheet – includes NA meetings too. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AuWy7FKCG-R_pyRZzEjFXkH-Rw_0VEzi/view
Secular Overeaters and Friends – an interesting recovery community that is relevant to us! https://secularovereaters.org/so-art/?fbclid=IwAR2y0-bN3OSwr1_6ePYb-o0IOY5cgfCUn-Yb_x0JcLO9Ez4Bxwr7O_RHusU
NA Agnostica – http://www.naagnostica.org/
https://recoverydharma.org/meeting-list Recovery Dharma is an organization that has meetings that focus on healing trauma and addiction. Whilst this is a Buddhist organisation they take a more secular approach while using Buddhist practices and insights.
Readings Used in Secular NA Meetings (posted by Eli) – https://readings.secna.org
Pamphlets, Articles, and Short Readings
Secular 12 Steps – Beyond Belief Seattle Group – 2021 Developed by the Beyond Belief Seattle NA Group in 2021. One interpretation of the NA 12 Steps from a secular, non-religious perspective.
The 12 Steps of Narcotics Anonymous Revised by ChatGPT
initiated by Michael E., April 27, 2023. ChatGPT is the most popular of the new artificial intelligence programs. It was directed to “rewrite the NA 12 steps to remove any references to god or a higher power.” The response to this initial query was posted on April 27, 2023 to the Secular NA Coffeeshop Facebook group. Based on feedback, two minor edits were made to remove inclusion of the terms “prayer” and “spiritual.”
By Young Addicts, For Young Addicts
This official NA pamphlet does not emphasize the “higher power” aspects of non-secular NA. A good intro for younger addicts seeking help in NA. https://secularna.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/By-For-Young-AddictsEN3113_2008.pdf
Secular NA – Connecting Globally Amid a World in Crisis Secular NA – Connecting Globally Amid a World in Crisis
originally published 2021 in the AA Agnostica website
by Michael E from Beyond Belief Seattle, this article shares experiences as an atheist in recover, explains how the Beyond Belief Seattle and Beyond Belief International groups were formed, and the emerging global secular NA community.
Books or Longer Readings
Secular 12 Step Handbook Seattle-Everett Beyond Belief NA Group (April 2021)
The Secular 12 Step Handbook was created by members of the Seattle-Everett Beyond Belief NA Group to help our members in their secular step work. Others have expressed interest in the guide, so we are making it available here. The Group considers this a work in progress, and actively seeks suggestions and input. Please send comments to [email protected]. The Handbook is NOT an approved NA resource. https://secularna.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BBSeattle-Secular-12-Step-Handbook-April-2021.docx
18 Alternative Versions of Secular Steps This is a compilation of all the secular steps we currently have available to us. If you know of more, email us and let us know so we can review it and possibly add it to this running document.
Beyond Belief. Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life by Joe C.
The first secular daily reflection book written in a contemporary language for today’s addicts and alcoholics in recovery. “The book is aimed at a general 12-Step readership, but it is mindful that there heretofore exist no such aids for unbelievers, freethinkers, and the unconventionally spiritual.
About the Secular NA
Join Our Online Recovery Community and Attend Live Meetings
Online Meetings Weekdays and Weekends
In The Rooms offers over 150+ weekly live online meetings, a variety 12-Step and Non 12- Step Fellowships, and Specialty meetings. Some of our most popular meetings are AA, NA, ACA, Al-Anon, and Nar-Anon meetings, and much more.
- In The Rooms has 69 live online AA meetings weekly, so there’s bound to be one that fits your schedule! We have specialty AA meetings too, like AA Pride (LGBTQ). We also have an Agnostic AA meeting, if you’re seeking a meeting without a secular approach to recovery.
- We have 30 NA meetings on ITR weekly. Like AA, there’s also an NA Pride meeting (LGBTQ) and an Agnostic NA meeting.
- For support for the family, friends, and allies of those in recovery, In The Rooms has both Al-Anon and Nar-Anon meet
ings, which each meeting, 1-3 times a week. In The Rooms also has an Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) group, which meets 7 times a week. - We also have many other 12-step fellowship groups, like Gamblers Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, and Sex Addicts Anonymous, CODA, Dual Diagnosis, and much more. If you can think of a Recovery fellowship, we probably have it.
- All our meetings offer a unique sense of connection and hope that can only be found by walking alongside people who are on the same journey you are. Recovery can’t be done alone!
“You need a support system. You need someone to call on days when you wake up and you really want to pick up a drink or a drug,” says In The Rooms co-founder Ron Tannebaum. The variety of 12 step and other Recovery meetings we offer means that you can find a fellowship perfect for you.
We also offer plenty of non 12 step options also. 6 weekly women’s meetings including She Recovers, Women in Recovery, and Women Warriors, 2 Men’s meetings weekly, 7 different meditation meetings, Yoga in Recovery, and Healthy Love.
Additionally, with so many fellowship meetings to choose from and the variety of times they are offered allows you to create a schedule that fits your personal needs and lifestyle.
For a full list of schedule meetings click here.
Join today and find the 12 step meeting perfect for you!
About In The Rooms: Global Online Community
Ken Pomerance and Ron Tannebaum started In The Rooms (ITR) with a simple goal in mind: to give recovering addicts and alcoholics a place to meet and socialize when they’re not in face-to-face meetings. This basic concept has grown into a global online community with over 1,000,000 members who share their strengths and experience with one another daily through addiction recovery groups. Through live meetings, discussion groups for recovering addicts, and all the other tools In the Rooms has to offer, people from around the world connect with one another and help each other along their recovery journeys.
FIRST WINNIPEG SOS
Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) · Save Our Selves
Peer-Led Addiction Recovery Support · Secular · Free · Anonymous
“We take personal responsibility for our own sobriety and make abstinence our priority.”
VIRTUAL PEER SUPPORT MEETINGS — ZOOM
First Winnipeg SOS holds free, anonymous peer support meetings every week on Zoom — open to anyone seeking support for sobriety and addiction recovery. No registration is required. Join directly using the Zoom credentials below. You do not have to share at any meeting; you are always welcome to listen and find comfort in hearing others’ experiences.
Tuesday Recovery Meeting
Meets every Tuesday, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT). Open to all. Join on Zoom using the access credentials below. Free and anonymous.
Thursday Recovery Meeting
Meets every Thursday, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT). Open to all. Join on Zoom using the access credentials below. Free and anonymous.
Saturday Recovery Meeting
Meets every Saturday, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT). Open to all. Also held simultaneously in person in Winnipeg. Join on Zoom using the access credentials below. Free and anonymous.
Sunday Recovery Meeting (Every Other Sunday)
Meets every other Sunday, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PT (2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT). In April 2026: April 12 and April 26. Open to all. Join on Zoom using the access credentials below. Free and anonymous.
HOW TO JOIN — ZOOM ACCESS (ALL MEETINGS):
Zoom Meeting ID: 824 1987 3024
Passcode: 2020
Open the Zoom app or visit zoom.us/join, enter the Meeting ID and Passcode above to connect.
Questions? Email: [email protected]
IN-PERSON MEETINGS (WINNIPEG, MANITOBA — REFERENCE)
First Winnipeg SOS also holds in-person meetings at three Winnipeg locations. Just show up — no registration required.
Wednesdays · 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM CT · Fort Rouge Leisure Centre, Multipurpose Room — 625 Osborne St, Winnipeg
Thursdays · 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT · Riverpoint Centre – AFM — 146 Magnus Ave, Winnipeg
Saturdays · 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT · Adult Education Centre — 1747 Main St, Winnipeg (also on Zoom simultaneously)
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
First Winnipeg SOS Website — Main website with meeting schedule, contact information, and recovery resources
Meeting Schedule — First Winnipeg SOS — Full weekly meeting schedule including all Zoom and in-person times
Addiction Support & Resources — First Winnipeg SOS — Curated addiction support information and community resources
ABOUT FIRST WINNIPEG SOS
First Winnipeg SOS is a non-profit, anonymous, secular addiction peer support organization founded in July 2013 in Winnipeg, Manitoba — making it one of Winnipeg’s first secular recovery groups with more than 12 years of experience supporting people in recovery. The organization is part of the broader Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) movement, originally founded in California in 1985 by James Christopher. First Winnipeg SOS takes a self-empowerment approach to recovery, promoting healthy skepticism, critical thinking, and personal responsibility for sobriety, while respecting recovery in any form regardless of the path by which it is achieved.
DISCLAIMER: Information is solely shared as a courtesy. Not a substitute for legal advice, professional treatment, or emergency services. If a child or person is in immediate danger, call 911 or contact local law enforcement. For mental health or substance use emergencies, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). Seek guidance from a qualified medical or mental health professional for personalized care.
BIPOC Only (Black, Indigenous, People of Color)
Recovery Meeting
Tuesdays 6:00AM -7:00AM PST
Any and all who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color) are welcome at this meeting. We are excited to have you join our online sangha and foster the relationships that will lead us to deeper understanding and freedom.
Please email for Zoom info: [email protected]
About Book Study Meetings
“Book Study” is the standard format for Recovery Dharma meetings, featuring a reading from the Recovery Dharma Book to inspire shares:
- Introductory readings about RD’s practices and principles
- 20 minute guided meditation
- Book reading on a specific topic
- Group sharing about that topic, the meditation, or our recovery
- Closing announcements and dedication of merit
Virtual Parking Lot: As with all meetings, we stay online after the meeting for casual fellowship, to exchange contact information and to answer questions.
Please arrive early: Please join us 15 minutes before the meeting to ensure you have everything setup and to socialize before we start!
Meeting Materials
Please see the meeting format for a full script of what happens at this meeting!
Confidentiality
Everything seen and heard in Recovery Dharma meetings is strictly private and confidential.
Name and contact info: Zoom should ask you for your name the first time you log in. Be careful to use the name you would like to be visible during the meeting. You may also change your name during the meeting using the meeting settings.
Audio and video: Attendees are able to share their webcam video and audio if they would like to, or disable one or both for privacy.
This is a safe space ONLY for people who racially identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color.
For the safety and protection of this group, we ask that you have your video on at the beginning of every meeting to verify your identity before being admitted into the virtual healing space. This is a safe space for people who racially identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color.
If for some reason you are unable to use the video, because you are at work or it doesn’t work, or for another reason, please let the facilitator or a co-host know through the chat feature. You will be placed in a waiting room while other participants are being screened and admitted. You will need to be able to find a place to use the video at least briefly before being admitted into the meeting. If you are someone who presents as white but feels that you belong in this space, you may be asked questions on how racism personally affects your life.
If there is no response when asked to turn on your video and/or audio and no response through the chat, you will be respectively removed from this meeting. We are creating a safe space where people can share their recovery authentically and confidentially.
If you do NOT identify as a part of our BIPOC community and are an ally, the best way that you can support us is by leaving the meeting now and honoring our sacred space. If you are someone who presents as white but feels that you belong in this space, please acknowledge this when it comes time for introductions so that we can welcome you as someone who personally experiences racism in your daily life.
If you are calling in, we ask that you unmute and introduce yourself during the introduction part of the meeting.
To protect the safety of our group, we will not admit latecomers who arrive 15 minutes past the start of the meeting. We encourage you to arrive early to allow time for verifying your identity.
If you have a Security or Safety concern at any time during the meeting, please use the Chat feature to alert the facilitator or a co-host.
Thank you.
Recovery Dharma Online
The Sunlight RD/Discovery Dharma
Mondays through Fridays, 8:00am PST
ZOOM LINK:
ZOOM ID:
84216229206
ZOOM PASSWORD:
none
CONTACT:
ABOUT THIS MEETING
Welcome to all genders, races, creeds, etc. Leave/Keep Substance or Behavioral issues Behind YOU!…SYS!! Early (today), Mid and Post-Recovery Peeps Welcome. Come as you Are!!
WHAT IS RECOVERY DHARMA?
Recovery Dharma is a peer-led movement and community that is unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to recover and find freedom from the suffering of addiction. We believe that the traditional Buddhist teachings, often referred to as the Dharma, offer a powerful approach to healing from addiction and living a life of true freedom.
We believe that recovery means empowerment, and we support each other as partners walking the path together. We believe that recovery is rooted in finding our own inner wisdom and individual journeys.
Recovery Dharma is founded on, and inspired by, Buddhism that originated in India and later on flourished in other regions of Asia (e.g., South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia). We deeply appreciate the Buddhist heritage that was protected and freely offered by the ancestors of these cultures.
Recovery Dharma Online
Online Hungary
*Loving-kindness* meeting
Tuesdays, 9:00am PST
ZOOM LINK:
http://zoom.us/j/9821744262?pwd=Ui9sT0hDQWJrMFAwdnJFNWU4bm43dz09
ZOOM ID:
9821744262
ZOOM PASSWORD:
kVra0C
CONTACT:
WHAT IS RECOVERY DHARMA?
Recovery Dharma is a peer-led movement and community that is unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to recover and find freedom from the suffering of addiction. We believe that the traditional Buddhist teachings, often referred to as the Dharma, offer a powerful approach to healing from addiction and living a life of true freedom.
We believe that recovery means empowerment, and we support each other as partners walking the path together. We believe that recovery is rooted in finding our own inner wisdom and individual journeys.
Recovery Dharma is founded on, and inspired by, Buddhism that originated in India and later on flourished in other regions of Asia (e.g., South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia). We deeply appreciate the Buddhist heritage that was protected and freely offered by the ancestors of these cultures.
Recovery Dharma Online
West Coast Wind Down meeting
Mondays – Fridays, 12-1PM PST
ZOOM LINK:
ZOOM ID:
834 105 1691
ZOOM PASSWORD:
Waiting room
CONTACT:
WHAT IS RECOVERY DHARMA?
Recovery Dharma is a peer-led movement and community that is unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to recover and find freedom from the suffering of addiction. We believe that the traditional Buddhist teachings, often referred to as the Dharma, offer a powerful approach to healing from addiction and living a life of true freedom.
We believe that recovery means empowerment, and we support each other as partners walking the path together. We believe that recovery is rooted in finding our own inner wisdom and individual journeys.
Recovery Dharma is founded on, and inspired by, Buddhism that originated in India and later on flourished in other regions of Asia (e.g., South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia). We deeply appreciate the Buddhist heritage that was protected and freely offered by the ancestors of these cultures.
Resources for Secular Recovery from Addiction
Organizations, Websites, & Social Media
The Secular NA Coffee Shop (Facebook Group) A relatively new community of NA members and others interested in secular recovery who struggle with the language and culture of NA with particular regard to the religious content.
AA Agnostica is an exceptional site for 12-step recovery. It’s based on AA, but it’s highly relevant and useful for us all!
Secular Alcoholics Anonymous (Secular AA) is an organization whose mission is, “…to assure suffering alcoholics that they can find sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous without having to accept anyone else’s beliefs or deny their own. Secular AA does not endorse or oppose any form of religion or belief system and operates in accordance with the Third Tradition of the Alcoholics Anonymous Program: “the only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.” https://aasecular.org
Secular Al_Anon – “This web page is for people interested in recovery from the effects of someone else’s drinking in their lives, who want Al-Anon to be a comfortable place for people of no religion, any religion, or any uncertainty on such issues. It offers contacts and resources.” http://rivenwoodbooks.com/secularAlanon/
Secular Recovery Meetings – An extensive list (with links) of online secular recovery meetings. Meetings listed include Secular AA, Secular NA, Secular Al-Anon, Recovery Dharma, or simply secular recovery meetings without any other associations or affiliations. https://secularrecovery.online/secular-recovery-meetings
Another website of a collection of different affiliates all that focus on secular recovery. https://www.worldwidesecularmeetings.com/
Secular AA Online Meetings spreadsheet – includes NA meetings too. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AuWy7FKCG-R_pyRZzEjFXkH-Rw_0VEzi/view
Secular Overeaters and Friends – an interesting recovery community that is relevant to us! https://secularovereaters.org/so-art/?fbclid=IwAR2y0-bN3OSwr1_6ePYb-o0IOY5cgfCUn-Yb_x0JcLO9Ez4Bxwr7O_RHusU
NA Agnostica – http://www.naagnostica.org/
https://recoverydharma.org/meeting-list Recovery Dharma is an organization that has meetings that focus on healing trauma and addiction. Whilst this is a Buddhist organisation they take a more secular approach while using Buddhist practices and insights.
Readings Used in Secular NA Meetings (posted by Eli) – https://readings.secna.org
Pamphlets, Articles, and Short Readings
Secular 12 Steps – Beyond Belief Seattle Group – 2021 Developed by the Beyond Belief Seattle NA Group in 2021. One interpretation of the NA 12 Steps from a secular, non-religious perspective.
The 12 Steps of Narcotics Anonymous Revised by ChatGPT
initiated by Michael E., April 27, 2023. ChatGPT is the most popular of the new artificial intelligence programs. It was directed to “rewrite the NA 12 steps to remove any references to god or a higher power.” The response to this initial query was posted on April 27, 2023 to the Secular NA Coffeeshop Facebook group. Based on feedback, two minor edits were made to remove inclusion of the terms “prayer” and “spiritual.”
By Young Addicts, For Young Addicts
This official NA pamphlet does not emphasize the “higher power” aspects of non-secular NA. A good intro for younger addicts seeking help in NA. https://secularna.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/By-For-Young-AddictsEN3113_2008.pdf
Secular NA – Connecting Globally Amid a World in Crisis Secular NA – Connecting Globally Amid a World in Crisis
originally published 2021 in the AA Agnostica website
by Michael E from Beyond Belief Seattle, this article shares experiences as an atheist in recover, explains how the Beyond Belief Seattle and Beyond Belief International groups were formed, and the emerging global secular NA community.
Books or Longer Readings
Secular 12 Step Handbook Seattle-Everett Beyond Belief NA Group (April 2021)
The Secular 12 Step Handbook was created by members of the Seattle-Everett Beyond Belief NA Group to help our members in their secular step work. Others have expressed interest in the guide, so we are making it available here. The Group considers this a work in progress, and actively seeks suggestions and input. Please send comments to [email protected]. The Handbook is NOT an approved NA resource. https://secularna.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BBSeattle-Secular-12-Step-Handbook-April-2021.docx
18 Alternative Versions of Secular Steps This is a compilation of all the secular steps we currently have available to us. If you know of more, email us and let us know so we can review it and possibly add it to this running document.
Beyond Belief. Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life by Joe C.
The first secular daily reflection book written in a contemporary language for today’s addicts and alcoholics in recovery. “The book is aimed at a general 12-Step readership, but it is mindful that there heretofore exist no such aids for unbelievers, freethinkers, and the unconventionally spiritual.
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