S0S (Secular Organizations for Sobriety/Save Our Selves) Meeting in Room 103 Wednesday at 7:30 PM

This is a reminder that the Recovery Discussion Group will meet this Wednesday June 22’nd at 7:30 pm at the Church in Room 103.  

 

 SOS (Secular Organizations for Sobriety/Save Our Selves), a support organization for people recovering from alcohol and drug abuse as well as other forms of abuse, has added a new local group. Meeting: will be held The  Fourth  Wednesday night of each month, beginning May 25, 2005, at 7:30 P.M. at the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church, Room 103, 3315 El Salido Parkway Cedar Park, Texas 78613

S0S was founded by Jim Christopher in 1985 in North Hollywood, California. It is a friendly alternative to Twelve Step groups. S0S offers a secular, self-empowerment approach, emphasizing that each individual may draw upon his or her own resources to deal with the problems of addiction—hence the name “Save Our Selves.” S0S chapters are meeting throughout the United States and abroad.

Please Email sos_austin@... if you plan to attend so that we can ensure that we have a large enough meeting space.

Visit our group on yahoo at  http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/sos_austin

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What this group offers:

 

1) This group offers focused discussion and interaction on topics of addiction – either drugs, alcohol, food or other issues with which we struggle;

2)  This group is a place to share our personal experiences and to discuss our personal struggles with physical addictions;

3)  This group is a place to find support to seek our own path to recovery, or to find companionship along a path of recovery on which we may have embarked;

4)  This group provides a source for accountability to others if such is desired;

5)  This group provides a safe environment to discuss our fears, concerns, and joys related to personal issues of addiction and recovery.

 

What this group is not:

 

1)  This group is generally not a place to focus on politics, sports, religion, church business, or issues that have a forum in other groups or other church activities;

2)  This group is not a place where anyone will be shamed or made to feel embarrassed or uncomfortable about their own issues;

3)  This group is not a place where any sort of judgments will be rendered;

3)  This group is not a treatment group, does not provide group counseling or therapy, or provide treatment for addiction.  In a true Unitarian fashion - each participant will have to resolve their own treatment issues in a way that works best for each individual when each individual is ready.

  

Coffee and herbal teas will be provided for refreshments.  We look forward to seeing you.

 

            Call (431-6544) or e-mail (gary@...) Gary Schumann or (517-5034) or  e-mail charles_vansickler@... Charles Van Sickler

            with any questions or comments.

 

            We look forward to seeing you.

 

Gary Schumann and Charles Van Sickler