902 Broad Street, Grinnell, Iowa 50112
Noon Big Book Study Grinnell
39.3 miles away from Watkins, Iowa
1001 East 3rd Street, Anamosa, Iowa 52205
2nd Chance Anamosa
39.4 miles away from Watkins, Iowa
202 2nd Avenue Northeast, Independence, Iowa 50644
Independence Downtown Group #105410
40.3 miles away from Watkins, Iowa
641 Stevens Street, Jesup, Iowa 50648
Jesup A.A. Club Group #128776
40.4 miles away from Watkins, Iowa
534 West Madison, Winthrop, Iowa 50682
Winthrop Group #129232
42.1 miles away from Watkins, Iowa
201 West Johnston Street, Gladbrook, Iowa 50635
Double A Big Book Study
42.8 miles away from Watkins, Iowa
1 Thelma Street, Hudson, Iowa 50643
Hudson Group #678227
42.9 miles away from Watkins, Iowa
610 South Evans Road, Evansdale, Iowa 50707
Evansdale Group #105401
42.9 miles away from Watkins, Iowa
107 West 6th Street, West Liberty, Iowa 52776
Hope #
43.2 miles away from Watkins, Iowa
3421 West 9th Street, Waterloo, Iowa 50702
Institutional Meeting Waterloo
43.5 miles away from Watkins, Iowa
301 West 2nd Street, Washington, Iowa 52353
Caring & Sharing Group #119995
43.5 miles away from Watkins, Iowa
1903 West Ridgeway Avenue, Waterloo, Iowa 50701
We Are Not A Glum Lot Group #725086
45 miles away from Watkins, Iowa
AA is a program created to help its members get sober. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in Watkins, Iowa 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.