{"id":32,"date":"2021-05-07T00:26:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T00:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myfigtree.com\/dans-sandbox\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2023-05-26T19:54:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T19:54:22","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Fortunately for the women in SAA today, many women have found recovery and tell their stories in books, websites and recordings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>Women\u2019s stories in the <a href=\"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/greenbook-stories\/\">SAA Green Book<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saa-recovery.org\/women\/womenliterature\/\">Women&#8217;s Literature<\/a> on the international website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stories from <a href=\"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/intergroups\/https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/stories-from-intergroups\/\">SAA Intergroups<\/a><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A personal story: <a href=\"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/presentation\/\">A History of Women in SAA<\/a><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Audio stories available from the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/saa-store.org\/audio\/\" target=\"_blank\">SAA Store<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/audio-stories\/\">Partial list of stories<\/a>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saatalk.info\/us\/members\">Telemeeting Intergroup<\/a> have Women&#8217;s Stories available to members \n<ul class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saatalk.info\/us\/stories\/story?xstory[id]=2\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/saatalk.info\/us\/stories\/story?xstory[id]=2\">A Life Worth Living<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saatalk.info\/us\/stories\/story?xstory[id]=72\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/saatalk.info\/us\/stories\/story?xstory[id]=72\">It All Makes Sense<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saatalk.info\/us\/stories\/story?xstory[id]=76\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/saatalk.info\/us\/stories\/story?xstory[id]=76\">Six Years In Recovery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saatalk.info\/us\/stories\/story?xstory[id]=108\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/saatalk.info\/us\/stories\/story?xstory[id]=108\">Me, My Recovery, and I<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saatalk.info\/us\/stories\/story?xstory[id]=40\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/saatalk.info\/us\/stories\/story?xstory[id]=40\">First Woman in SAA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>One woman&#8217;s story<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dear-Grace-Mar-Apr-2022.pdf\">One woman&#8217;s story<\/a>&#8220;, page 6, the Outer Circle, March &#8211; April 2022 in the &#8220;Dear Grace Column.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>&#8220;Some women struggle to feel a sense of hope in a program that currently has, proportionally, a small number of women. They may not see or hear their stories reflected in meetings with mostly, or all, men.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<cite><em>WOC Welcome Letter, Women&#8217;s Outreach Committee, May 9, 2021<\/em>  <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stories on other SAA websites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Many Intergroups publish stories on their websites or publications; several of these are from speaker&#8217;s meetings, Intergroup retreats or other events, or meetings. Here are some we have made available.  <br><strong>Note<\/strong> that the opinions expressed herein are those of the women themselves, and not necessarily of the ISO, the Intergroup, or the SAA Women&#8217;s Intergroup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bayareasaa.org\/index.php?p=women\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bayareasaa.org\/index.php?p=women\">A Woman Sex Addict Shares Her Experience<\/a> <em>(under &#8220;Other Resources For Women&#8221;)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eugene-saa.org\/personal-stories\/mj\">A Sex Addict in Oregon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiana-saa.org\/images\/resources\/Check-IN-Spring-2020.pdf\">To the Men of SAA<\/a>&nbsp;(see pages 3-4 of Spring 2020 Check-IN)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Being-13th-Stepped.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Being-13th-Stepped.pdf\">A 13th Stepping Story<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/the-check-in\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/the-check-in\/\">IISAA Check-IN<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/saa-bham.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-Jill-H-Talk-1.mp3\">Jill\u2019s Story<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/saa-bham.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/tracy_r_2012_retreat.mp3\">Tracy\u2019s Story<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sanjosesaa.org\/speakers\/#\">2 San Jose speakers: (#1) Jess and (#2) Priscilla<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saavancouver.org\/our-stories\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.saavancouver.org\/our-stories\/\">Going from Shame to Grace <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saatoronto.org\/stories\/no-longer-alone\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/saatoronto.org\/stories\/no-longer-alone\/\">No Longer Alone<\/a> (from Toronto)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Dear Grace&#8221; articles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saa-recovery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NewsLetter2021-03.pdf\">Belonging when you don\u2019t hear stories like your own<\/a>, page 6 in&nbsp;The&nbsp;Outer Circle for March &#8211; April, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saa-recovery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/NewsLetter2016-03.pdf\">Dealing with Triggering Stories<\/a><em>,<\/em> page 12, in&nbsp;The Outer Circle for March &#8211; April, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saa-recovery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/NewsLetter2016-05.pdf\">It\u2019s Time for Women to Claim Their Seat in SAA<\/a> page 12, in&nbsp;The Outer Circle for May &#8211; June, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSpeaking Up\u201d article, \u201c<em><a href=\"http:\/\/saa-recovery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NewsLetter2018-07.pdf\">Going From Shame To Grace<\/a><\/em>\u201d on page 15, in&nbsp;The Outer Circle for July &#8211; August 2018<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>NOTE: The SAA Women\u2019s Intergroup is an autonomous SAA group; as such, we have the freedom to post personal stories that may not have received SAA conference approval as well as others that are publicly available on the worldwide web. The views expressed in these writings are those of the author and may not reflect those of the International Service Organization of SAA, the SAA Women\u2019s Intergroup, or SAA as a whole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stories on other SAA websites Many Intergroups publish stories on their websites or publications; several of these are from speaker&#8217;s meetings, Intergroup retreats or other events, or meetings. Here are some we have made available. Note that the opinions expressed herein are those of the women themselves, and not necessarily of the ISO, the Intergroup, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/stories\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Women&#8217;s Stories<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7772,"href":"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions\/7772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saaforwomen.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}