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Unity Conference: Program Topics

SAMPLE SCHEDULE (FROM 2011)

NOTE: The 2012 schedule has yet to be determined. 

Last year's program will give you an idea of what types of topics have been included in the past. If you would like to lead a meeting this year, please click on the appropriate link below:

SA Program Volunteers 
S-Anon Program Volunteers

SA meetings are open to all registered attendees who have "a desire to stop lusting." S-Anon meetings are open to all registered attendees with "a problem of sexaholism in a relative or friend."

FRIDAY

3:00 – 4:00 pm
SA: Let Go & Let God
SA: Hopes for This Conference
S-ANON: Keep It Simple
S-ANON: For Newcomers: If It's Not My Fault, Why Do I Need to Be Here?

4:15 – 5:15 pm
SA: What Led You to Recognize Your Sexaholism?
SA: Changing the Things I Can
S-ANON: Commitment to Our Own Recovery
S-ANON: Step 1—includes writing segment

5:15 – 6:30 pm
Dinner (on your own)

6:30 – 7:45 pm
SA: Newcomers: Without Help, It Is Too Much for Us
SA: Progress Not Perfection
S-ANON: The Power of Gratitude
S-ANON: Steps 2 & 3—includes writing segment

8:00 – 9:30 pm
ALL: SA & S-ANON Speakers Meeting (recorded)

9:45 – 11:00 pm
SA: Pain: The Touchstone of Growth
SA: Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously
ALL: Couples Meeting: Healthy Sexuality
S-ANON: Recovery: Dos & Don'ts

SATURDAY

6:15 – 7:00 am
SA: Attitude Adjustment

7:15 – 8:15 am
SA: Relapse & Recovery
SA: Getting Out of My Head
SA: Step 1
S-ANON: It's Simple—But Not Easy
S-ANON: Creating a Home that Supports Sobriety

8:30 – 9:45 am
SA: Lust Sobriety: The Great Reality
SA: Steps 2 & 3
SA: Keep It Simple
ALL: SA “Open” Meeting: An Attitude of Gratitude
S-ANON: Do I Contribute to the Problem...Or to the Solution?
S-ANON: Applying the Traditions to Our Everyday Lives
S-ANON: Steps 4 & 5—includes writing segment

10:00 – 11:15 am
SA: Overcoming the Temptation of the Internet
SA: Steps 4 & 5 (Irvine/Los Angeles)
SA: SW Regional Assembly Meeting—all SAs welcome
SA: Learn to Give Instead of Take
ALL: Couples Meeting (panel): Relapse is Part of Recovery…But How Do We Respond?
S-ANON: Dealing With the Problems of Sobriety
S-ANON: The AA Big Book, Chapter 8 “To Wives”
S-ANON: Steps 6 & 7—includes writing segment

11:30 am –12:15 pm
ALL: LUNCH—Advance Purchase Required

12:15 – 1:45 pm
ALL: SA & S-Anon Speakers Meeting (recorded)

2:00 – 3:15 pm
SA: Freedom from Fear
SA: Letting Go of Old Ideas
SA: Maintaining Spiritual Fitness
SA: Steps 6 & 7
S-ANON: Birthday Meeting

3:30 – 4:45 pm
SA: Dealing with Setbacks
SA: Steps 8 & 9
SA: Self Will vs. God's Will
ALL: S-ANON “Open” Meeting: Keeping the Focus on Ourselves
ALL: Talent Show Auditions
S-ANON: Strengthening Our Meetings
S-ANON: Steps 8 & 9—includes writing segment

5:00 – 6:15 pm
SA: Making the Real Connection
SA: Healthy Boundaries
SA: Step 12—Sponsorship
SA: The Joy of Fellowship
ALL: Couples Meeting: Effective Communication—What Works/What Doesn't
S-ANON: Personal Criticism— A Threat or an Opportunity?
S-ANON: Panel: Relapse Is Part Of Recovery—But How Do I Respond?
S-ANON: Step 10—includes writing segment

6:30 – 7:15 pm
ALL: DINNER—Advance Purchase Required

7:15 – 8:45 pm
ALL: SA & S-Anon Speakers Meeting (recorded)

9:00 – 10:15 pm
SA: Surrendering Internet Triggers
ALL: Talent Show (begins at 8:45)
S-ANON: Surrendering Self-Defeating Behaviors

10:30 – 11:30 pm
SA: Step 11— When We Retire
SA: The Courage to Change
ALL: SA & S-ANON “Joint” Meeting: Control Issues
S-ANON: Just For Today

SUNDAY

6:15 – 7:15 am
SA: Attitude Adjustment

7:30 – 8:30 am
SA: Acceptance of our Addiction
SA: What is Your Higher Power?
S-ANON: Taking Positive Action to Meet Our Needs
S-ANON: Healthy Sexuality

8:45 – 10:00 am
SA: Admission of Powerlessness
SA: Dealing with the Dreaded Look
ALL: Couples Meeting: Rebuilding Trust
S-ANON: Sponsoring and Being Sponsored
S-ANON: Finding a Higher Power that Works for Me
S-ANON: Steps 11 & 12—includes writing segment

10:30 – 12:00 pm
ALL: CLOSING SESSION: SA & S-ANON Speakers Meeting (recorded)

12:30 – 2:30 pm
Committee Members: Conference Committee Wrap-Up Meeting