Meeting Basics
This should be turned off or silenced before the meeting starts.
Your Phone
You should mainly share from your own __________.
Experience.
This behavior can damage trust within recovery meetings.
Gossip
A sponsor shares this to help others recover.
Experience, strength and hope
You realize your phone is ringing during the meeting. The best thing to do is this.
silence it or step outside quietly
It is respectful to arrive a few minutes early instead of doing this.
Arriving Late
This type of behavior includes interrupting, fixing, or directly advising someone during their share.
Cross-Talk
People should respect emotional and physical ________
Boundaries
Sponsors are meant to guide, not do ___.
Control
Someone shares something deeply personal. The correct response after the meeting is ___?
Keeping it confidential.
This phrase reminds people to keep personal information private: “Who you see here, what you hear here…”
"....Let it stay here"
Shares should avoid unnecessary graphic details about this.
What is drug or alcohol use.
Many meetings discourage romantic relationships with these people.
Newcomers
Recovery works best when people practice this with sponsors and meetings.
Honesty
A person starts arguing during someone else’s share. This meeting principle is being broken.
Respect/no cross-talk
This is something you should avoid during someone else’s share.
Interrupting
In larger meetings, it is important not to do this for too long.
dominate the conversation/share too long?
Recovery meetings should focus on support instead of this.
Drama
This person is often considered the most important person in the room.
The Newcomer
A newcomer says they are nervous to share. The healthiest response is this.
encouraging and supporting them without pressure
Meetings work best when the environment feels emotionally safe and.....
Respectful
Instead of saying “You should do this,” people are encouraged to say this.
“What helped me was…”
This is one reason healthy boundaries are important in recovery.
Emotional Safety
Sponsors should encourage accountability while still respecting these.
personal choices/boundaries
Someone keeps giving advice to every person who shares. This may make the meeting feel less __________.
Safe or welcoming.