AA Meetings Shawano, WI

Monday AA Meetings in Shawano

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Shawano

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Saturday AA Meetings in Shawano

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If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Thornton, Lunds, Keshena, and Cecil

Additional local resources: Shawano NA Meetings | Shawano Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a program founded to help those who suffer from alcohol abuse stay sober. Attendance is free at an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Shawano, Wisconsin as the funding is voluntary based only from its members.

AA is one of most commonly recognized programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women achieve sobriety in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. They are usually small groups of recovering alcoholics who share their recovery journey and are there to help new members stay sober.

Choosing A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Shawano, Wisconsin

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Shawano, Wisconsin. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to attend, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is open to anyone who has a desire to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open AA Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed AA Meeting is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

Big Book Meeting – At these meetings, a member will usually read out of the Big Book and follow the reading with a discussion amongst its members.

Speaker Meeting – At an AA speaker meeting, a member of AA will tell their story and share their experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting usually revolves around reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end or a speaker about the literature of topic.

Step Study – An AA step study traditionally focuses on a specific step or 2 per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and may or may not be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting – A Meditation AA Meeting can involve meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the length of the meeting. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

Traditions AA Meeting – One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in thoroughly. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and may or may not be followed by a conversation.

Since each Shawano AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Variation of meeting formats is common and you can also find AA meetings in Shawano that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Shawano, Wisconsin, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an AA Meeting in Shawano, Wisconsin

The members who benefit the most from AA have found success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. For people who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we advise following the suggestions of the AA members that have come before you.

It is recommended that you reach your hand out and accept help. Part of not drinking is helping the new people of AA in Shawano stay sober, so people are going to be open to helping you get sober too. Raise your hand, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.