Secular Nonsense: A Guide to AA Alternatives

from Functioning · host Jody Bufkin

No prayers, no pressure—just options.We’re diving into the world of recovery programs beyond AA, from cognitive behavioral tools to Buddhist principles, feminist affirmations to harm-reduction models.WHEN YOU NEED SOMEONE NOW:❤️ Help from people trained to help: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠988lifeline.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠❤️ Help from people who've been through it: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠warmline.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠❤️ Someone to text: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠crisistextline.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠❤️ National Sexual Abuse Hotline: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rainn.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠❤️ Trans Lifeline: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠translifeline.org/hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sober Community & Support: ❤️ Find a Therapist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠locator.apa.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🧠 Smart Recovery: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://smartrecovery.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✝️ AA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.aa.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠☮️ Lifering: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifering.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠☸️ Recovery Dharma: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://recoverydharma.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠☪️ Millati Islami: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.millatiislami.org/

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