ESSAY Magazine (An International Journal of Sexaholics Anonymous)
The mission of ESSAY is to serve as a source of information, experience, strength and hope to sexaholics, both inside and outside the rooms of Sexaholics Anonymous. Our vision is to provide a high-quality “meeting in print” that gathers together members from around the world. It can serve as a portable “extra meeting” especially for loners and for members who don’t have access to many meetings. In addition, Essay serves as an outreach tool to carry the message to those who have not yet found SA. We strive to include a mix of stories and shares from a wide variety of members, including men and women, prisoners, and international members. In addition, ESSAY provides Fellowship announcements and information on subjects such as new meetings, Fellowship events, and our service structure. We hope that all of the articles we publish will offer useful information and provide experience, strength, and hope to all who suffer from the disease of sexaholism. Fellowship actvities such as international conventions, regional events and local events appear in the Calendar section. Each issue has a theme and various sections to share sexaholic stories and practical tools. In addition to letters and group news, ESSAY offers short, edited articles written by members about recovery and our solution. The Practical Recovery Tools section features members sharing on the topic, “Exactly how I did it.” Submissions may also include meditations, poetry, and humor. ESSAY is guided by the principles of the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts. Each issue contains the following statement:
Episodes
Episodes
Feb 13, 2026
Feb 13, 2026
1 min
He learned to recognize true success by not focusing on the work needed to complete everything, but by appreciating the amount of work completed today.
“I’m a success today if I don’t drink today” (AA 415).
Feb 13, 2026
Feb 13, 2026
2 min
He realized that as long as he focuses on his program today, and not his program yesterday, Higher Power’s promises are both in the present and in the future.
October 8’s reading from The Real Connection brings to mind a member of my home group who was in a meeting many years ago, listening to another's share about acting-out behaviors. A member leaned over to the person sitting to his left and said, "At least I haven't done that." He immediately heard the one-word admonition: "Yet."
Feb 13, 2026
Feb 13, 2026
3 min
Help us update the new Meeting Finder, which contains inaccurate information regarding registered meetings in SA.
https://www.sa.org/meetings/
At the July 2025 meeting of the General Delegate Assembly (GDA), a map-based presentation of the Fellowship’s meetings was unanimously approved for rollout on September 1, 2025. This is the first in a two-part Meeting Finder system. The second part will display virtual meetings in a schedule-based format.
Feb 13, 2026
Feb 13, 2026
2 min
From Prison to Freedom
For most of his life, he lived in a prison built with shame, secrets, and addiction. Working the Steps with an accountability partner in prison and with the help of his sponsor by phone, he connected with God.
Feb 13, 2026
Feb 13, 2026
2 min
This member embraced the fellowship that lovingly walked with him in this conference to experience the waterfall of freedom .
From August 16 to 18, I attended my first SA convention, in Fusagasugá, Colombia.
The theme was “Sobriety: A Way of Life”. Every talk planted a seed in my heart: from understanding emotional sobriety, relapse prevention, positive and negative sobriety, service, and continual surrender.
Feb 13, 2026
Feb 13, 2026
2 min
Through the kindness of her fellow members, God provided her with the means to attend a deep and meaningful convention with opportunities to serve.
My experience attending an SA convention for the first time took place in Tequisquiapan, Mexico, in October 2025.
Feb 13, 2026
Feb 13, 2026
2 min
הניסיון שלה לימד אותה שרכילות בתוך התוכנית יכולה להיות צורה מזיקה של חשיפה
אינטימיות מינית היא דרך לבטא את מחויבותי לבן זוגי. לכן כאב לי מאוד כאשר בעלי, בעוד היינו נשואים, סיפר לי שהוא מנהל רומן. הרומן שלו שידר לי שאני לא חשובה לו. נעשיתי חולה פיזית ולא רציתי עוד לחיות. הלוואי שמעולם לא היה מספר לי, משום שהמידע הזה נצרב לצמיתות בזיכרוני. אין דרך להשכיח אותו
Feb 13, 2026
Feb 13, 2026
4 min
במקום לשתף הכל כדי להסיר זאת מליבו, הוא למד שאם הוא לא עבד את הצעדים על משהו, אז הוא לא משתף עליו
כשהגעתי ל-SA, פשוט רציתי לשתף הכל, להסיר זאת מליבי ולהיפטר מהאשמה על מה שעשיתי ואיפה שהייתי. אני ממש אסיר תודה שקראתי את האזהרה בספר הלבן משום שעמדתי להרוס את האנשים שהיו סביבי ולהביא את עצמי לכישלון