As part of its 12th Step outreach, LA Intergroup is participating in the following workshop…

Discover the Tools of Healthy Dating

For Better Intimacy in Relationships

DATE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER  11
TIME:  7:00 pm SHARP
LOCATION: The Village at Ed Gould Plaza
1125 N. McCadden Place
Los Angeles, CA  90038

RSVP: No need to RSVP — just show up…on time, please!

EVENT COST: This is a free event.

Never mind the breaking
news about Tiger Woods, George Michael or David Duchovny who plays a
sex addict on TV. Have you ever wondered if you or your friends are in
healthy dating relationships?  Is the definition of intimacy getting naked together, or is it something more?  What is healthy dating and how can that be pursued? What’s the difference between lust and healthy sexual desires?

For
many men, sexual compulsive behaviors are a way of trying to fill an
emotional void that’s rarely satiated by one-night stands,
masturbation, hours and hours of viewing Internet porn, or even
engaging in loving, monogamous sex, all to achieve euphoric thrills of
gratification.

In this frank and candid Q &A workshop, your questions and concerns can be explored in complete anonymity led by a panel of volunteers of Sexual Compulsives Anonymous, a 12-step program.

Many
men have an unusually intense sex drive and may experience an unhealthy
preoccupation with sex, despite the negative consequences they bring.

Participants will
explore the 14 characteristics of a sexually compulsive person and
answer 20 questions that will help define their human sexuality.

Whether you are single
or in a relationship, this workshop will explore on a personal level
how today’s active man can come to terms with becoming better partners
and living happier more fulfilled lives.

Refreshments, literature and fellowship after the meeting will be offered.

Tokyo SCA has a new website, http://sca-japan.org/

There is still one meeting a week, every Friday, but the location has changed. Meetings are conducted in Japanese. Here are the details:

FRIDAY 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM – Setagaya-kuritsu Karasuyama kumin-center
meeting room
(3rd Floor), 6-2-19 Minamikarasuyama Setagaya-ku (near Chitose-karasuyama
station of
the Keio line). Open meeting on first Friday (non-SCA members welcomed), closed on other Fridays (limited to those who want to stop having compulsive sex).

CONTACT: scatokyo@gmail.com

A midweek meeting has formed in Paris, every Wednesday at 12:30 pm, in the Chatelet / Les Halles neighborhood in the center of town. Phone John F. for details, +33 6 2743 5116.

Day of Recovery 2010 “Clearing the Wreckage: making peace with our past” is scheduled for Saturday, October 9, 2010 at Unity in Chicago, 1925 W. Thome Ave., Chicago IL 60660. 

It is an open event for those in sexual recovery, supportive partners and friends, health
professionals, etc. and will feature author and journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis (author of “America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life” and national speaker on addiction, sex and relationship addiction, and gender), Bill L. (Co-founder of SCA and member of the New York fellowship), and Mona W. of the Chicago fellowship of SLAA along with workshops and meetings facilitated by program members. 

Suggested donation of $25 which includes continental breakfast and lunch; no one turned away for lack of funds. 

Sponsored by Chicagoland Intergroup of SCA.

Two important pieces of news from the Washington DC Intergroup….

1) They have a new website, http://www.sca-dc.org

2)  They are sponsoring a retreat in Charlestown, WV, on October 8-10. Out-of-towners who want to attend might be out of luck because of demand, but you might want to try the DC message line at +1-202-736-3736.

Here are the details from their website, under the Special Events link.

The DC-SCA Annual Fall retreat is held over the Columbus Day weekend at
a beautiful retreat center in Charlestown, WV. The retreat begins with
dinner on Friday and ends mid-day on Sunday. The weekend is full of
meetings, workshops, guest speakers, hiking, fellowship, yoga,
relaxation and great food. The retreat is a great place for SCA members
to fellowship with other members and to share their experience,
strength and hope. The retreat is so popular, there is usually a
waiting list for openings in registrations. Scholarships are available.

SRA Hosts IFF

16^th Annual Inter-Fellowship Forum

November 6, 2010

in Venice, CA

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The IFF is a gathering of representatives of all 12-step

fellowships that deal with sex addiction, who meet annually to share their experience, strength, and hope

on items of mutual interest, such as:

Literature

Community Outreach

Prison Outreach

IFF Involvement Locally/World Wide

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The IFF Mission Statement:

To promote a spirit of cooperation among S-fellowships,

Each year the IFF is hosted by one of the S-fellowships in a different city.

This year SRA is proud to host the Inter-Fellowship Forum in Venice, California.

The Forum is from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at

911 Coeur D’Alene Avenue

Venice, CA 90291

(Just West of Lincoln Blvd. across from St. Mark elementary school)

For more information about the IFF please visit the IFF website at www.sfellowships.org

Please contact Hank if you have any questions or wish to attend the Forum:

hankolwell@sbcglobal.net  /  818.426.1611

Check it out … http://scalosangeles.org

Dan W. sends along the following:

Please let your meetings know that there will be a Step 2 & 3 Workshop at
Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, California, on Sunday, September 19th, between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM.

Peter C. has asked me to fill in for him for this workshop while he deals with
his current health challenges. Bob L. and I will be leading this workshop
together.

There is a flyer uploaded on the Yahoo Group. Please help get the word out
about the workshop by downloading this flyer, making copies and distributing it.

Thank you all for all the service you do for SCA.

Yours in recovery,

Dan W.

Washington DC Intergroup offers a new issue of its newsletter.

This issue contains an article by J.G. titled, “Relationships, Codependency, and Recovery”:

Interacting with my boyfriend can trigger my character defects, and without noticing it, I may regress. My major character defects are being controlling, dishonest, mistrusting, and selfish. In my experience, these come up regularly and can cause problems if I am not working my program.

as well as “My Story” by C.S.:

Reality was smacking me in the forehead and in an instant it became clear that my life was indeed totally out of control. The discovery by my partner last November saved my life. It gave me the first opportunity to examine my character defects, understand what it was that had happened, and how to begin looking at a future with healthy relationships and friendships.

You can find the latest issue, as well as an archive of past issues, at:
http://www.sca-recovery.org/cities/washingtondc/newsletters/