The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism is often referred to in alcoholics anonymous meetings aa as the big book. This is a study guide to the book alcoholics anonymous. It is dedicated to those who want recovery from alcoholism, but have difficulty with the word god. This guide has been prepared not as a replacement for or interference to our basic texts the big book and 12 and 12 but. The big book study our chief responsibility to the. The only exception to the big book s instruction is a 5th column, whereby we identify what we can do differently in the future. A study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by anonymous. Steps by the big book is a nocharge website for people in recovery from alcohol and. If you dont already have a program to view these documents you can download the free adobe acrobat reader here. You will need the big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover recommended and the big book awakening workbook.
Here is the joe and charlie big book study worksheets section. Am i ready to go to any lengths to recover from alcoholism. Whether youre new to aa, or youre a seasoned veteran, this is the easiest and most useful app to aid in your recovery. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. To overcome and survive the disease and live happy, joyous and free, we must study and learn what the solution is and what we have to do to obtain it. Aa speaker 12step recovery from joe and charlie big book study. The importance and purpose of this video, and all our other videos. You can also hear our thursday big book study recordings at. And, im finding the two work assignments quite interesting so far. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Jan 07, 2020 breaking down step six of aa alcoholics anonymous when breaking down step six i like to focus more on the word ready than entirely. Steps by the big book step 6 steps by the big book. This series of talks came about from a friendship that started in alcoholics anonymous over 30 years ago.
If anyone is interested, he has youtube videos and a book on how to do the steps and naturally, the 4th step is included. These two men are credited with making the big book. All our free resource documents are published in acrobat. By no means can his book be used to replace aas big book, the 12 and 12 or any other aspect of aa. You will need the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous. Big book displaying all worksheets related to big book. Relapse in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aa s 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. This site has been built and maintained to support anyone in recovery.
Downloadable group workbook companion to the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa, for adults who desire information on alcoholism and addiction recovery. However the word ready is a reminder that we are prepared, open and available. These sheets are referenced in our big book study audio sessions, so have them printed out and ready to go. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. Please print 2 sides on one sheet of paper sheet 1 side. This guide exemplifies, as close as possible, one of the strongest original ways of alcoholics anonymous. Read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. You can purchase a bba workbook at any bba meeting. How was i resentful if so, do 4 column inventory 2. Aa 4th step worksheet best aa 4th step worksheet aa step 1 worksheet learning about the exact value of money is. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Watch asl dvd version includes subtitles and audio in english.
Our chief responsibility to the newcomer is an adequate presentation of the program. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud duration. Index for the big book i am your disease promises of alcohol vs aa letting go acceptance was the answer the doctors opinion the 6 original steps in bill ws handwriting principles of the 12step recovery process recovery process the 12 steps with the promises 12 steps of insanity big book goals step 1 emotional sobriety step 2 proposition exercise. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. Displaying top 8 worksheets found for aa guide to sponsorship thru the big book. The big book the main 164 pages, prayers, personal stories, and more. Bill capitalize the word fellowship here and not anywhere else in the big book. Showing top 8 worksheets in the category aa step 1.
Big book step study is both a particular style of aa meeting as well as a philosophy about working the twelve steps precisely as they are laid out in the big book of alcoholics. Usually you are dealing with the mind, but in the context of the big book. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the. This book has become the basic text of our society. Home home faqs newcomers guide videos about the steps videos about a. This page contains notes and handouts for the 12 step big book workshop on aas 12 steps, as presented by dallas b. If you would like to become a member, please send a blank email to. The big book of alcoholics anonymous preface states. Aa speakers joe and charlie working the 4th step the. This is a reference tool to help us improve our knowledge of the big book that we may profit more from its reading, both at meetings and in individual study. Nov 07, 2014 big book study guides for aa anonymous, alcoholics on. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism.
Chapter 7 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous, 2nd edition. Stepwork downloads bba formats you will need the big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover recommended and the big book awakening workbook. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. These three workbooks feature information to reinforce important points in the book a program for you and include exercises for selfexamination and disclosure. Aa speakers joe and charlie steps 10, 11, and 12 the big book comes alive. The big book workbooks set set of three workbooks item. Jan 29, 2017 aa speakers joe and charlie working the 4th step the big book comes alive. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aas 12 steps as outlined in the original big book. People often say that it took bill and bob to write the big book but it took joe and charlie to explain it. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services. For me, and for many other aa members who have used the worksheets, the 4th step worksheets contained in this book. For instance, say you are allergic to strawberries and you eat them. Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which many of us had never attempted.
The author has been continuously sober since april 1, 1981 and is actually working his own twelfth step by sharing his own experience, strength, and hope that he personally gets from the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The free version features the full text of the big book, prayers, personal stories, podcasts, meeting finder, and more. Worksheets are the primary purpose group big, 12 step workbook, first step work, aas 12 steps including powerful, 12 steps in 12 weeks oa big book study format, the twelve step program, resentment inventory prompt, step 1 work. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. These step study guides and worksheets have been used by thousands of aa s, nas, alanons, oa overeaters, cas, gas and other 12 step recovery program members that use the 12 steps as instructed in the book, alcoholics.
It is meant to provide all the resources one needs to study the 12 steps as outlined in. What is the biggest thing a young reader can think of. A study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous. Do not answer the questions in the rest of the book. Download and print out these handy worksheets and use them as you go through the 12 steps with your sponsor.
When i came to aa they told me i had an allergy to alcohol and i could never drink it. Its therapeutic to be among others who have recovered from the same problem. I have not mentioned this big book workshop at any of my phone bridge meetings or any facetoface meetings because it is not aa approved. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. This is the official website of the general service office g. Stepbystep guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book. He too follows the multiple column inventory format popularized by joe and charlie. Some of the worksheets displayed are first step work, step 1 work, step one, resentment inventory prompt, 2nd step.
Page 17, paragraph 1 page 17, paragraph 2 the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous is a great thing. The big book of alcoholics anonymous can be purchased at aa central or a bba meeting. There is power in people who are supporting each other and the aa fellowship is a very strong support group. All other sources the little red book, the 12 and 12, group sponsored literature were written as accompaniments or guides to be used to assist and deepen the path laid out by the original members of alcoholics anonymous in the big book. Breaking down step six of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous.
Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. There is no obligation by any member of the original way group to use this guide. Aa speakers joe and charlie we agnostics the big book comes alive duration. Each week, during the beginning of each workshop session. The big book friends is an informal discussion group where men and women interested in the big book of alcoholics anonymous daily discuss the pages of the big book. Big book alcoholics anonymous and the steps form the book 12 steps and 12 traditions. Why would bill capitalize the word fellowship here and not anywhere else in the big book. Here you will find all we have for joe and charlie big book study worksheets.
Aa big book with questions for discussion emotional. The big book is the original source of for step instructions in alcoholics anonymous. All you need is a big book and this guide to go through the steps with someone in. Big sentence building read, trace, write, glue and draw level aa big is a simple emergent reading and writing packet that gets your students thinking about the adjective big. Especially, as that word gets used by individuals who embrace traditional religious concepts of what it means to them. It is meant to provide all the resources one needs to study the 12 steps as outlined in the 4th edition of alcoholics anonymous. One way of testing whether or not we have taken step one, is to ask yourself the question posed in the big book. The personal stories of the big book the recovery group. Monthly big book readings aa the original way group. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered, and additionally on page 29 in the big book.
Aa guide to sponsorship thru the big book worksheets. These are the original 4th step guides and work sheetsused in the dallas b. Two study guides for the big book of alcoholics anonymous the first study guide has a summary of each book and then hundreds of follow up questions to answer and add. We as laymen have a basic understanding and definition for the word allergy. Steps by the big book steps by the big book workbook for. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
If you have a drinking problem, we hope that you may pause in reading. However, you will probably want to discuss with your sponsor some of the incidents on these worksheets. Our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. The stratford mens step workgroup guide big book format last revised january, 2017 it is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. If you can answer yes, then you are ready to take the rest of the steps. All you need is a big book and this guide to go through the steps with someone in a way similar to what dr bob, clarence s or bill wilson would have done. Aa big book with questions for discussion hi everyone. If you have an allergy to something, it would always be indicated or manifested by some physical reaction. Steps by the big book free sbbb workbook for the 12 steps. Some of the worksheets for this concept are the twelve step program, first step work, aas 12 steps including powerful, the primary purpose group big. Aa, alcoholics anonymous, has but one solution for the deadly disease of alcoholism. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body.
To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Note that this book is not an official alcoholics anonymous material. Based on my understanding of the aa big book and the documentation gathered by wally p. You may contact aa at alcoholics anonymous world services at. Chapter 2 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous, 2nd edition.