Resources
Reading material, audio content, prayers, and program literature to support your recovery journey — whether you're brand new or years into the program.
Reading material
The Big Book
Alcoholics Anonymous — the foundational 12-step text that SA is modeled on. Essential reading for anyone entering a 12-step program.
aa.org ↗The SA White Book
Sexaholics Anonymous — the primary SA text, covering the program's philosophy, the nature of sexual addiction, and the path to sobriety.
store.sa.org ↗Step Into Action
A working guide for the 12 Steps of SA, designed to be used alongside a sponsor and the White Book.
store.sa.org ↗Recovery Continues
Stories, reflections, and guidance for members in long-term recovery — for those building a life beyond sobriety.
store.sa.org ↗Audio content
SA Fireside Chat
SA member talks, speaker shares, and recovery stories in audio format. A great companion for commutes or quiet time.
safireside.com ↗Sex Drunks Podcast
A candid, honest podcast about sexual addiction recovery. Real talk from people living it — irreverent, relatable, and grounded in the program.
podchaser.com ↗The Daily Reprieve
Daily recovery reflections and content for those in 12-step programs. Practical, grounded, and built for ongoing recovery maintenance.
thedailyreprieve.com ↗Prayers & program readings
These prayers and readings are commonly used in SA meetings. They are read aloud as part of the meeting format and form part of the shared language of recovery.
The Serenity Prayer
"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference."
The Third Step Prayer
"God, I offer myself to Thee — to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will."
The Seventh Step Prayer
"My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows."
Eleventh Step Prayer (St. Francis)
"Lord, make me a channel of thy peace — that where there is hatred, I may bring love; that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness..."
"Rule 62"
A gentle reminder shared in meetings: "Don't take yourself too damn seriously." Recovery has room for lightness.
The Ninth Step Promises
"We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace..."
The 12 Steps of SA
- 1.We admitted we were powerless over lust — that our lives had become unmanageable.
- 2.Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
- 3.Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
- 4.Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
- 5.Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
- 6.Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
- 7.Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
- 8.Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
- 9.Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
- 10.Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
- 11.Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him.
- 12.Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to sexaholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
The AA Preamble
Read at the opening of most SA meetings
"Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization, or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety."
SA reads this preamble substituting "lust" for "drinking" and "sexaholics" for "alcoholics."
Ready to take the first step?
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