As a spiritual or faith leader, you encounter people in your care whose sexual or romantic behavior has created unmanageability in their lives - for example, serial affairs, compulsive pornography use, hidden online activity, emotionally abusive relationships, or total withdrawal from loving connection fueled by shame and fear. We want to ensure that S.L.A.A. is a resource to suggest when appropriate, so your congregants can pursue healthier, safer, and more spiritually aligned lives in concert with your pastoral support.
Dear Faith Leader,
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (S.L.A.A.) is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition-oriented fellowship for individuals seeking recovery from sex and love addiction. Many faith community members come to see their addiction as a spiritual as well as emotional and behavioral problem, often seeking support from clergy or pastoral care.
As a spiritual or faith leader, you encounter people in your care whose sexual or romantic behavior has created unmanageability in their lives – for example, serial affairs, compulsive pornography use, hidden online activity, emotionally abusive relationships, or total withdrawal from loving connection fueled by shame and fear. We want to ensure that S.L.A.A. is a resource to suggest when appropriate, so your congregants can pursue healthier, safer, and more spiritually aligned lives in concert with your pastoral support.
Many who struggle with sex and love addiction carry deep guilt, fear of judgment, and confusion about how to reconcile their behavior with their beliefs. Some attempt to manage their struggle through secrecy or white-knuckled self-control, only to find themselves returning to the same patterns. Others swing to the opposite extreme, cutting themselves off from intimacy entirely and mistaking this isolation for spiritual virtue while feeling increasingly lonely and disconnected.
S.L.A.A. is a spiritual program of recovery where members strengthen their relationship with a Power greater than themselves while working through the Twelve Steps as adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous. Our fellowship is not aligned with any particular religion or doctrine, and people of many faiths or none find a place in S.L.A.A. meetings.
Meetings are held around the world and online, allowing individuals to access support discreetly and consistently. You might even be approached by an S.L.A.A. group to utilize your facility for a meeting.
We hope you will become familiar with S.L.A.A. as a meaningful way to complement prayer and pastoral counseling.
Sincerely,
S.L.A.A. Hospitals & Institutions Outreach
