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:
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 15, 2024
Feb 15, 2024
6 min
Два сексоголика с большими сроками трезвости, которые лично были знакомы с Джесс Л., делятся личным опытом об этом вдохновляющем члене Сообщества на очном интервью для ESSAY.



Feb 15, 2024
Feb 15, 2024
17 min
روی کی. زندگی مرا نجات داد، درست همانطور که انگیزهها و راهنمایی او به نجات زندگی بسیاری از ما کمک کردهاست. روی به من امید داد، چیزی که یک دهه قبل از ملاقات با او از دست داده بودم. روی به من کمک کرد که روحم، وجدانم، انسانیتم، روحانیتم، و نیروی برترم را پیدا کنم



Feb 15, 2024
Feb 15, 2024
7 min
و دوست قدیمی که جِس اِل را از نزدیک میشناختند از تجربیات خود راجع به این عضو الهام بخش صحبت میکنند.«هاروی» : جِس.اِ نه تنها از نظر ظاهر بلکه از نظر شخصیتی هم بسیار ممتاز بود. اولین بار او را در کنفرانس «وارم بیچ» SA ملاقات کردم. کابینی که ما در آن اقامت داشتیم چهار اتاق داشت که جِس.اِل و همسرش در یکی از اتاقها و من و همسرم نیز در اتاقی دیگر بودیم



Feb 15, 2024
Feb 15, 2024
4 min
جیم ایگان نقش مهمی در سالهای اولیه من در SA ایفا کرد. من عاشق مشارکت های او بودم که همیشه فروتنانه و محبت آمیز بود. سپاسگزارم که به واسطه مشارکت های او، فروتنی و دوست داشتن خود را یادگرفتم . او همیشه با لبخندی بر لب، به من کمک کرد تا با احساس راحتی در همایش های بین المللی SA شرکت کنم



Feb 15, 2024
Feb 15, 2024
8 min
یکی از اعضای اولیه کمیته زندانها ، آقای رِی اِس از شهر توسانِ ایالت آریزونا بود که به رِی توسانی معروف بود. او «برنامه راهنمایی از طریق نامه» را در آریزونا شروع کرده و به تنهایی به مدت هفت سال ادامه داد. او شیوه نامه نگاری را برای ارتباط با افراد زندانی ابداع کرد که هنوز هم از این شیوه استفاده میشود



Feb 15, 2024
Feb 15, 2024
6 min
من یک عضو SA هستم که چند وقت است به عنوان یک سرباز ذخیره در یکی از این همه کشور جنگ زده مشغول به خدمت هستم . اغلب با صدای آژیر از خواب بیدار می شوم . گاهی اوقات شاهد راکتهایی در آسمان هستم. دوستانی از من در جنگ کشته شدند. همه چیز به طرز عجیب و مخوفی دور از ذهن است



Feb 14, 2024
Feb 14, 2024
11 min
Roy K. saved my life, just as his inspirations and guidance have helped save most of our lives. Roy gave me hope, something I had lost a decade prior to meeting him. Roy helped me find my soul, my conscience, my humanity, my spirituality, and my Higher Power.
Roy was our highly spiritual, soft-spoken, dignified founder. He was a deep thinking man who had many brilliant insights which were gifted to us through his writings, his talks, and his way of living soberly. He left much for all of us to ponder and discover. For me, his greatest gift was his insight into how addiction works; and specifically how sexaholism works. He was also insightful in giving us suggestions and guidance in living soberly.



Feb 14, 2024
Feb 14, 2024
5 min
Two oldtimers who knew Jess L. personally share some of their personal experiences about this very inspiring member in this ESSAY interview.
HARVEY: Jess L. was a towering figure not only in height but also in personality. I first met him for the first time at the Warm Beach SA conference. It was my first conference but not Jess’s. The cabin we stayed in had four rooms. He and his wife were in one, and I and my wife were in the other. Ted P. and Terry M. with their wives were in the other two. We all became friends from then on.






