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Welcome | Announcements

Welcome to the San Francisco Bay Area fellowship of Sex Addicts Anonymous.

Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction and help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency.

• Membership is open to all who share a desire to stop addictive sexual behavior. There is no other requirement.
• Our common goals are to become sexually healthy and to help other sex addicts achieve freedom from compulsive sexual behavior.
• SAA is supported through voluntary contributions from members.
• We are not affiliated with any other twelve-step programs, nor are we a part of any other organization. We do not support, endorse, or oppose outside causes or issues.

Sex Addicts Anonymous is a spiritual program based on the principles and traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. We are grateful to AA for this gift which makes our recovery possible.

New to SAA?

If you are new to SAA, we recommend reading What is Sex Addiction? and Am I a Sex Addict?, then find a meeting. Please see the Meetings page for a definition of a "Closed" meeting.

Also, if you are new to SAA and looking to be more connected with our fellowship, please email us at newsaafellowship@gmail.com, or call one of the numbers below, and one of us will be in contact soon. We can answer questions, help you to get started, and perhaps help you to connect with a sponsor. Despite the nature of our current situation, you are not alone! There are many of us available to accompany you on this journey. Please don't give up because of our current social restrictions.

For Therapists, Spiritual Advisors and Recovery Centers

Please click on "For Professionals" at the very top of this page.

Bay Area Intergroup:

1) Intergroup finances are projected to get pretty tight over next 12 months. It is recommended that meetings donate excess 7th tradition funding with 40% ISO and 60% Intergroup ratio. Write checks to BAISAA inc.

1a) Bay Area Intergroup PayPal E-mail: BAISAApaymentonly@gmail.com

1b) Bay Area Intergroup PO Box 14754, San Francisco, CA 94114

a.    BAISAA web and communications committee members

b.    Workshops committee members/chair person 

c.    Camping and Hiking committee members

d.    Outreach committee members/chair person

Bay Area SAA & COSA Speakers Meeting

Saturday, August 7th at 5:30pm Pacific
SAA Speaker: Jeannie O (Minneapolis), 40 years sober, first woman in SAA
COSA Speaker: TBA
Meeting ID: 837 2934 5573
Phone: 669-900-9128
This is an open meeting for any adults. Speakers will be followed by group sharing. For passcode contact Michael N, Michael N..

Outer Circle

Hayward meeting will be organizing a hike on August 21, 2021 at Lake Chabot, 10 am to 1:30 pm. 17600 Lake Chabot Road in Castro Valley. Open to all SAA members and family and friends. Meet at the Marina near restrooms at 10 am. Ouestions? contact Tim I..

New live meeting in Davis, Calif.

Starts Thursday July 29th, 7:30 to 9 PM.@ Congregation Bet Haverim, 1715 Anderson Rd in the portable classroom. Open; Speaker. Contact davisrecoverysaa@gmail.com.

Serenity on the Sound Retreat

The 32nd Annual Serenity on the Sound Retreat scheduled tentatively for August 27-29 on Zoom. For more information or to help with planning, please contact serenity-on-the-sound@gmail.com or info@soundretreat.org or 425-272-5740.

Share your voice and energy on Inclusion and Diversity committee

o At the international level
o Fourth Saturday at 8am PDT
o Contact Bob L (boblisoboard@gmail.com) and/or Chris (chrisf@saa-iso.net)

o At the local level
o Wednesdays at 6pm
Contact Fiona F twelvestepsrule@gmail.com

SAA Podcasts!

The Sex Addicts Recovery Podcast has officially been launched on all major podcasting platforms. To listen to the podcast or find links to your favorite podcast platform, please visit our landing page at our host site https://sarpod.libsyn.com. For more information, please email: jason@sexaddictsrecoverypod.com

New Orientation Meeting

Open to anyone interested in learning about the SAA program, be it friends, loved ones, or professionals in the field. Saturdays, 11 AM Pacific time.
Open Orientation Meeting
Meeting ID: 853 2316 9584 Pwd: SAAOpen

Considerations in Holding “Hybrid” SAA Group Meetings

SAA Group meetings expect a return next year to joining together at churches, hospitals and other meeting rooms. The availability of COVID-19 vaccines may transform this expectation to a reality. Accordingly, Bay Area Intergroup in line with one of its purposes is sharing the outline below on best practices for Groups currently meeting in a Hybrid format. As a reminder, each Group decides based on its “conscience” how to comply with restrictions imposed by city, county and state public health authorities.
Revised December 14, 2020

1. Definitions
a. Full “Hybrid”    i. Zoom/Skype access info (e.g., meeting ID and password) published on web    ii. More susceptible to bombers
b. Mini “Hybrid”    i. Meeting ID and password NOT published on web    ii. Access provided only by Group Secretary (ies)

2. Face to Face (F2f) protocols
a. Social Distancing
b. Face Coverings
c. Distance maintained even when standing
d. F2f Limits per current public health directives
e. Readings typically made by F2f attendees

3. Virtual protocols
a. Mini “Hybrid” intended for high risk (self-determined individually) addicts who have access to text chains (e.g., emails) within Group
b. Overtalking exists during recitation of prayers (possible solutions include posting prayers using Share Screen (Zoom feature) with moving laser)
c. Respect commensurate with solely F2f meetings
d. Virtual attendees may read if access provided ahead of time
e. Generally, F2f Secretary assisted by online facilitator who keeps online access machine (e.g., laptop, I-pad, I-phone depending on Group resourcefulness technology wise) current to meeting agenda (putting up readings, muting and unmuting, accepting addicts in waiting room)

Publishing Announcements

Call (415) 456-1063 or send email to info@bayareasaa.org to publish fellowship news and announcements here.