ACA Lunchtime Speaker Meeting: Demystifying Adult Children of Alcoholics, Sponsorship & the 12 Steps

[@tamararainbowtarabarhar304]

Thank you for this. Very helpful and a blessing to the world.

[@TheIntimacyGram]

Thank you for your kind words! 🎈

[@terryrustad1800]

Bravo 😊

[@shaunat545]

Wow! I needed this. Thank you so much!🙏❤️

[@lottasiden440]

Thank you Ken! This is so valuable. I hope you will continue talking to us.

[@Dave183]

Believe that there is a season for weeping...

[@indira_germany_]

Thank you for sharing, I'm glad I stumbled across your channel. :) At 18:35 you say "ACA for them happens to be the weakest fellowship..." I am attending an in-person meeting here in Germany and I also notice that it is difficult, both in terms of sponsorship and contacts outside the meeting. My observation is that most members come from other programs where they have a sponsor and work the steps. They come to the meetings because the literature appeals to them, but they don't put the work in. Also, I have noticed that which other programs the members come from has a big impact on the ACA group. In our group, many (mostly men) are from SLAA and that affects the community a lot because for them, dealing with the opposite sex is very much in the foreground and their behavior is very much shaped by that. Any takes on that?

[@TheIntimacyGram]

Thanks for watching! Does your meeting have monthly business meetings? I would address the present flavor of the meeting at the business meeting and see if there is someway to acknowledge and address that. With a more specific population, you might want to see if there's a collective way you can try to meet the unique needs. As for "doing the work", that can also be incorporated into the meeting. Some meetings start with a 60 second check-in of how you're feeling: no long share, but just an emotional identification. Having a list of topics may also help shape the direction and work of those attending. Topics may include: "when you were rescued by your own loving parent this week", "How has you inner teen kept you from reaching your Serenity", or "self acceptance." In Germany, you probably don't have the same coffee shop culture that we have here for going out afterwards for fellowship. I would suggest possibly having tea and cakes at the meeting for anybody who wants to remain afterwards. Or open the meeting an hour prior for a cross talk discussion group. This is a format. That usually includes a three minute share, followed by two or three minutes of cross discussion for each person. Create what you want. Be patient and don't expect the best, but accept it when you get it! If you try any of this, please let me know how it works out for you! I wish you all the best.