BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:251286@slaauk.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190105T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190106T180000 DTSTAMP:20260329T215308Z URL:https://slaauk.org/events/slaa-uk-convention-2019/ SUMMARY:SLAA UK CONVENTION 2019 DESCRIPTION:Categories: \n Convention\n \n [maxbutton name="Talks a nd Shares Recordings 2019"]\n\nSaturday 5 January: 10am to 6pm (doors open 9.15am)\n\nSunday 6 January: 12pm to 6pm (doors open 11.30am)\n\n[ddownlo ad id="133265" text="Download Convention Schedule"]\n\n[ddownload id="1332 66" text="Download Poster 1"] [ddownload id="130194" text="Download Poste r 2"]\n\nJoin us for a weekend of recovery\, connection and fellowship fea turing international and UK guest speakers\, workshops and meetings coveri ng all aspects of recovery from sex &\; love addiction and anorexia. \n \nOur international guest speaker is Samantha M from the USA\, who draws o n 23 years of relationship sobriety and her experience of working therapeu tically with people suffering from trauma\, addictions and allied psychiat ric problems. In a two-part talk spanning the weekend\, Samantha will disc uss ‘the path of spiritual growth’ including her own story\, her exper ience of working the 12 Steps and her many years of helping others.\n\n\nO ur UK guest speaker John B has 39 years of recovery from chemical addictio n and found lasting recovery from sex addiction in SLAA in 2006. He will d iscuss how our growing understanding of codependency\, shame\, attachment and trauma can reinforce the 12 Steps and help us to treat ourselves and o thers with love and compassion\, making recovery an ongoing and deepening process. He draws on his experience of working therapeutically with sex &a mp\; love addicts\, seeing sexual compulsion as an attachment disorder bas ed in trauma.\n\nMeeting topics over the weekend include:\n\n Anorexia: F rom isolation to intimacy\n Control: The freedom of letting go\n Dating in recovery: Changing patterns for healthier choices\n Fantasy &\; add iction: Recovering reality\n LGBTQ meeting\n Men's meeting\n Moving tow ards healthier intimate relationships\n Overcoming avoidance in relations hips\n Parenting in recovery: Breaking the cycle of dysfunction\n People of colour meeting\n Rebuilding our intimate relationships after addictio n\n Recovering from romantic obsession and qualifiers\n Recovering from slips: Keep coming back no matter what\n Rock bottoms &\; spiritual aw akenings: From hell to hope\n Service: The path to connection\, recovery and change\n Spirituality: What's God got to do with it?\n Sponsoring: T he growth &\; gifts of a unique relationship\n Steps 1 to 3: From powe rlessness to willingness\n Steps 10 to 12: Living in the solution\, one d ay at a time\n Steps 4 &\; 5: Digging deep for honesty and freedom\n Steps 6 &\; 7: Humility and surrender - the path to change\n Steps 8 & amp\; 9: Compassion and forgiveness will set us free\n Anorexia Steps Wor kshop: New tools in anorexia recovery\n The magic of gratitude and accept ance\n Top lines: Building a nurturing relationship with yourself\n Unde rstanding shame and perfectionism in recovery\n Women's meeting\n\nTicket s\n\n£15 in advance (plus 35p booking fee) \n\n£20 on the door (if avail able\, cash only)\n\nGetting there by public transport\n\nNearest tube sta tion: Camden Town \nNearest Overground station: Camden Road\nNearest bus s tops: 274\, C2 \n\nGetting there by car\n\nVery limited onsite parking for special access needs only (email convention@slaauk.org to reserve). Free on-street parking nearby. \n\nAccess\n\nStep-free access to all floors. Vi sit www.cecilsharphouse.org for more details.\n\nFood and drink\n\nAn exce llent onsite café offers meals\, light bites and drinks all day:\n\n Cof fees\, teas\, herbal teas\, soft drinks and pastries\n Homemade vegetaria n or vegan soup with crusty granary bread\n A range of sandwiches\n Thr ee-cheese tarts &\; homemade sausage rolls\n Beef or tomato &\; moz zarella empanadas \n Roasted vegetable &\; quinoa frittata \n Baked p otatoes with cheese\, tuna\, chilli or beans\n Chilli con carne with to rtilla chips and sour cream\n Homemade cakes\, brownies\, scones and muff ins\n\nCamden Town is a short walk away\, with a range of other cafés\, s hops and takeaways.\n\n\nIf you are interested in doing service at the con vention or on the convention committee\, please email convention@slaauk.or g or join the committee meetings which will be leading up to the conventio n.\nmore info about the convention committee and types of service can be f ound here CATEGORIES:Convention LOCATION:2 Regents Park Rd\, Camden\, NW1 7AY GEO:51.538155;-0.149306 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2 Regents Park Rd\, Camden\ , London\, NW1 7AY\, London\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Ce cil Sharp House:geo:51.538155,-0.149306 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181028T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR