Episode 266: How to Handle AA as an Atheist

In this episode Ben and I had a conversation about how to navigate Alcoholics Anonymous as an atheist, agnostic, freethinker, or otherwise secular person. We briefly touched upon what a person can expect to experience at their first AA meeting, and how to handle the overtly religious nature of most AA meetings.

Topics covered in this episode include:

  • How to deal with the praying.
  • How to approach the steps.
  • Avoiding conformity.
  • Finding a secular AA Meeting

Online Resources

AA Agnostica 

Secular AA 


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