1365 South Ridge Road, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
Friday in the Park
1870.8 miles away from Whitethorn, California
120 East 1st Street, Hinsdale, Illinois 60521
Spirit Lifters Group
1870.8 miles away from Whitethorn, California
139 East 1st Street, Hinsdale, Illinois 60521
Online Salt Creek Group
1870.9 miles away from Whitethorn, California
945 South Garfield Street, Hinsdale, Illinois 60521
Online Hinsdale 12 Step Begn. Group
1871 miles away from Whitethorn, California
620 North Oak Street, Hinsdale, Illinois 60521
Sober Not Somber Group
1871 miles away from Whitethorn, California
400 East Westminster, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
Mens Discussion
1871 miles away from Whitethorn, California
1921 Adams Street, Two Rivers, Wisconsin 54241
Two Rivers Living Sober (Sat)
1871.2 miles away from Whitethorn, California
760 North Avenue, Deerfield, Illinois 60015
Cookie Beginners Meeting
1871.2 miles away from Whitethorn, California
, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
Grab A Slice
1871.2 miles away from Whitethorn, California
2095 Landwehr Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062
Big Book Study Meeting Northbrook
1871.3 miles away from Whitethorn, California
240 West 2nd Avenue, New Lenox, Illinois 60451
Friday Night 12 and 12 New Lenox
1871.6 miles away from Whitethorn, California
Plainfield Road, , Illinois
Land 10 and 2 Group
1871.7 miles away from Whitethorn, California
AA is a program created to help its members get sober. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in Whitethorn, California as the funding is accepted on a donation from its members.
AA is one of most commonly known 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 get sober.
Alcohol Addiction is a disease of the mind, body, and soul. AA has curated meetings to help with each individual piece of your sobriety. If you are in search of a meeting on the first three steps, you should choose a beginner meeting. If you are looking to get more in touch with your spiritual side, attending a meditation meeting would be an ideal choice. If you are in search of stories of inspiration for overcoming alcoholism, a speaker meeting is a good starting point. If you are through your steps and are now working on the traditions of AA, a tradition meetings will help. If you want to attend a single gender group, you can go to a men’s or women's meeting where you won't find anyone of the opposite gender there. The fact of the matter is there is a meeting for everyone. Try different meetings out until you find one that fits your needs.
In order to benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you should remain open minded. Everyone had preconceived notions of what these meetings were and generally it is the same misconception. The best advice I ever got was to sit down, shut up, listen to the message, and humbly ask for help. Regardless of the meeting, there will be the same message of recovering from hopelessness. The process of recovering from that hopeless state is in asking for help from another person suffering from alcoholism which you will find in any meeting you choose to start with.