We understand that there may be a few 12 Step programs represented at our conventions that you aren't familiar
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What is EA, or Emotions Anonymous??
The only requirement for EA membership is a desire to become well emotionally.
The first group of what is now Emotions Anonymous met on April 13th, 1966 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The group was started by Marion F after she saw a newspaper article that suggested the 12 step program of Alcoholics Anonymous could be used as a tool for recovery from emotional illness.
At the first meeting, about a dozen people were present. The following week there were sixty-five people present. And the the fall of 1966, groups were forming across Minnesota and spreading to other neighboring states.
EA officers were elected and permission was granted from A.A. World Services to use their 12 Steps and 12 Traditions in the new program. EA Articles of Incorporation were filed on July 22nd, 1971.
The Emotions Anonymous Book ("The Big Book"), a book ("It Works if You work It"), and a workbook ("Welcoming the Spiritual Awakening Within You") have been published over the years and today EA has materials translated into sixteen different languages and used in more that 30 countries around the world.
The first meeting of Emotions Anonymous is the Brazos Valley was on September 05, 2019, at the Brazos Club. The group met once a week, and after a few meetings the name "Recovery is Real" was chosen.
When COVID hit, the group went to Zoom and has stayed there ever since. There are currently two local Zoom meetings and a step study every week.
Our local EA is recognized by EA International. From what began as often an only two-person meeting now has many regular attendees, including some from out of state, and continues to flourish today.
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