AA Meetings Amber, IA

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Amber, Iowa.

The closest AA meeting to you is 21.33 miles away and meets on Monday at 12:00:00 PM.

If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Center Junction, Langworthy, Anamosa, and Monticello.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a program developed to help those who struggle from alcohol dependence obtain sobriety. Attendance is free at a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Amber, IA as the funding is donated from its members.

Alcoholics Anonymous is one of most highly regarded programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women get sober in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. AA meetings are usually small groups of recovering alcoholics who share their recovery journey and are there to help new members obtain sobriety.

How to Choose an AA Meeting in Amber, IA

It is important when coming to AA that you choose a meeting that is suited for where you are at in sobriety. The 1st type of meeting is a new comers meeting and is not only for new comers but is a meeting that encourages members to speak their truth and ask for help. Another type of meeting would be a single gender meeting, either a men’s meeting or women’s meeting. These types of meeting are closed to the opposite sex. A Closed meeting simply means the group is solely focused on conversations regarding how to stay sober from alcohol. Speaking of any other illicit substances is not allowed. A Step Study is a gathering that is simply a specific step and spoken about in length regarding the best approach to working this step and applying it to your daily life. Traditions meetings are focused on the 12 traditions of AA. The 12 traditions are not the same as the 12 steps. The traditions were created to maintain order throughout AA and holding each group accountable to these traditions is why you can attend a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous anywhere in the world to hear the same message.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Amber, IA

In order to benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you should keep an open minded. Everyone had preconceived notions of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The most beneficial thing I was told was to sit down, shut up, listen to the message, and modestly ask for help. At any meeting, there will be the same message of recovering from a hopeless state of mind. The process of recovering from that hopeless state is in asking for help from another alcoholic which you will find in any meeting you choose to start with.