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Sexaholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover.
Please contact SA through https://njessay.org/contact-us to gain access to virtual meetings.
When: Saturday, May 21st 2022, 2:00 to 4:00pm
Where: Virtual Only
Facilitator: David Diamond
Cost: Free to all. Please consider a Love Offering for The Starting Point Inc. of NJ at startingpoint.org/donations
For more details, go to rebrand.ly/LOA-meetup.
You can also RSVP at this site, in order to attend this transformative workshop and obtain the Zoom link to join this meeting.

Wednesdays 12PM:
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84817848874
Meeting ID: 848 1784 8874
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Please join us for Vince’s weekly lectures live on ZOOM each Wednesday at noon and 7pm (Zoom links and topics listed below.)
Many of Vince’s previous lectures can be found on Vince’s YouTube Page. Please take a few moments each day and visit Vince’s Facebook Page and The Starting Point’s Facebook Page for more of Vince’s content.
Everybody has imperfect relationships with family. Talk about complicated …
Please join us for a conversation with author Keith Mason and Executive Director Loretta Depka, as they discuss his new book Please Stand Up. This event occurs Thursday, May 26th at 6 pm, via Loretta’s Zoom Podcast (see details below.)
Time: May 26, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Meeting ID: 880 5551 3052
Passcode: 074847
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88055513052?pwd=R1g1emxXNzJzVlR2d05vV0FjN244QT09
Details: Video Via internet link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/93356518841 , Passcode is ‘ think‘
AL-Anon Family Groups are a worldwide fellowship that offers a program of recovery for the families and friends of alcoholics, whether or not the alcoholic recognizes the existence of a drinking problem or seeks help.
Sexaholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover.
Please contact SA through https://njessay.org/contact-us to gain access to virtual meetings.

Wednesdays 12PM:
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84817848874
Meeting ID: 848 1784 8874
One tap mobile
+19292056099,,84817848874# US (New York)
+13017158592,,84817848874# US (Washington DC)
Dial by your location
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
–OR– Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kebZNmLNak
Please join us for Vince’s weekly lectures live on ZOOM each Wednesday at noon and 7pm (Zoom links and topics listed below.)
Many of Vince’s previous lectures can be found on Vince’s YouTube Page. Please take a few moments each day and visit Vince’s Facebook Page and The Starting Point’s Facebook Page for more of Vince’s content.
WEEKLY LECTURE SERIES SCHEDULE
CODEPENDENCY
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- May 11 ~ What is Codependency?
- May 18 ~ Family Systems
- May 25 ~ How to Play and Have Fun
- June 1 ~ Codependency and Relationships
- June 8 ~ Roles of Codependency
- June 15 ~ Six Stages of Recovery
- June 22 ~ Self Parenting and Affirmations
- June 29 ~ Family of Origin
- July 6 ~ Discovering the Inner Child
RELATIONSHIPS
-
- Aug 3 ~ What Is an Addictive Relationship
- Aug 10 ~ How to Have A Healthy Relationship with Yourself
- Aug 17 ~ How to Have A Healthy Relationship with Others
- Aug 24 ~ Relationships and Sexuality
PERSONAL GROWTH
-
- Aug 31 ~ The Spiritual Journey
- Sept 7 ~ God As I Understand God
- Sept 14 ~ Guest Speaker
- Sept 21 ~ The Serenity Prayer
- Sept 28~ The Slogans
GIFTS OF GRATITUDE
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- Oct 5 ~ Gift of Life
- Oct 12 ~ Gift of Family
- Oct 19 ~ Gift of Experience
- Oct 26 ~ Gift of Recovery
- Nov 2 ~ Gift of Change
- Nov 9 ~ Gift of Service
- Nov 16 ~ Gift of Gratitude
- Nov 23 ~ No Lecture
HOLIDAY SERIES
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- Nov 30 ~ Codependency and The Holidays
- Dec 7 ~ Spirituality and The Holidays
- Dec 14 ~ Relationships and The Holidays
- Dec 21 ~ Special Holidays Services
- Dec 28 ~ No Lecture
“Loss of a Loved One” …
Life changes forever and you change forever. Your grief journey is shaped by the special relationship that you shared. In your Afterwards Journey, embracing your grief allows you to sit with it, listen to what it’s telling you, wrestle with the hard parts, learn about yourself, let go of what keeps you stuck, and move forward.
Join Loretta Depka with our special guest, Pat Obst, LCSW, to talk about the loss of loved ones. Held at 6:30 pm on four (4) Thursdays in June:
- June 2 – Loss of a Parent, Grandparent or Sibling
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81587574830?pwd=UEdnQ0pkcjBaeFlXOXhCcEhVazRPdz09
- Meeting ID: 815 8757 4830
- Passcode: 918730
- June 9 – Loss of a Spouse, Partner or Significant Other
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84610759168?pwd=OFBldWd2S1JUSHR1KzlmWjlOZmR2UT09
- Meeting ID: 846 1075 9168
- Passcode: 775635
- June 16 – Loss of a Child Part I
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84065316655?pwd=NEVnT0RtbG5GMkhUWWpsRUtNRUp1dz09
- Meeting ID: 840 6531 6655
- Passcode: 237319
- June 23 – Loss of a Child Part II
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88463471936?pwd=b1BtZFdEaVlocFc5NVJKUGdXRGpxdz09
- Meeting ID: 884 6347 1936
- Passcode: 972367
Pat Obst is a therapist who specializes in loss and grief. Pat has walked the grief journey with many clients and has experienced losses personally. This led her to create the Afterwards Journey, to help clients grieve, heal, and recreate their lives after loss. More information about Pat can be found on her practitioner profile at https://startingpoint.org/practitioner/pat-obst/
Details: Video Via internet link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/93356518841 , Passcode is ‘ think‘
AL-Anon Family Groups are a worldwide fellowship that offers a program of recovery for the families and friends of alcoholics, whether or not the alcoholic recognizes the existence of a drinking problem or seeks help.
Sexaholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover.
Please contact SA through https://njessay.org/contact-us to gain access to virtual meetings.
When: Saturday June 4th, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Where: Onsite at The Starting Point
Facilitator: Angelo Rizzo
Cost: Free to all. Please consider a Love Offering for The Starting Point Inc. of NJ at startingpoint.org/donations
*NOTE: Please note that we will need around five people to sign up for this event. It is a huge amount of work to spend several hours loading and unloading the van and car with all of our equipment, and have only two or three people show up. Thank you!
For more details, go to http://rebrand.ly/HealingSound.You can also RSVP at this site, in order to attend this transformative workshop and obtain the Zoom link to join this meeting.

Wednesdays 12PM:
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84817848874
Meeting ID: 848 1784 8874
One tap mobile
+19292056099,,84817848874# US (New York)
+13017158592,,84817848874# US (Washington DC)
Dial by your location
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
–OR– Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kebZNmLNak
Please join us for Vince’s weekly lectures live on ZOOM each Wednesday at noon and 7pm (Zoom links and topics listed below.)
Many of Vince’s previous lectures can be found on Vince’s YouTube Page. Please take a few moments each day and visit Vince’s Facebook Page and The Starting Point’s Facebook Page for more of Vince’s content.
WEEKLY LECTURE SERIES SCHEDULE
CODEPENDENCY
-
- May 11 ~ What is Codependency?
- May 18 ~ Family Systems
- May 25 ~ How to Play and Have Fun
- June 1 ~ Codependency and Relationships
- June 8 ~ Roles of Codependency
- June 15 ~ Six Stages of Recovery
- June 22 ~ Self Parenting and Affirmations
- June 29 ~ Family of Origin
- July 6 ~ Discovering the Inner Child
RELATIONSHIPS
-
- Aug 3 ~ What Is an Addictive Relationship
- Aug 10 ~ How to Have A Healthy Relationship with Yourself
- Aug 17 ~ How to Have A Healthy Relationship with Others
- Aug 24 ~ Relationships and Sexuality
PERSONAL GROWTH
-
- Aug 31 ~ The Spiritual Journey
- Sept 7 ~ God As I Understand God
- Sept 14 ~ Guest Speaker
- Sept 21 ~ The Serenity Prayer
- Sept 28~ The Slogans
GIFTS OF GRATITUDE
-
- Oct 5 ~ Gift of Life
- Oct 12 ~ Gift of Family
- Oct 19 ~ Gift of Experience
- Oct 26 ~ Gift of Recovery
- Nov 2 ~ Gift of Change
- Nov 9 ~ Gift of Service
- Nov 16 ~ Gift of Gratitude
- Nov 23 ~ No Lecture
HOLIDAY SERIES
-
- Nov 30 ~ Codependency and The Holidays
- Dec 7 ~ Spirituality and The Holidays
- Dec 14 ~ Relationships and The Holidays
- Dec 21 ~ Special Holidays Services
- Dec 28 ~ No Lecture
“Loss of a Loved One” …
Life changes forever and you change forever. Your grief journey is shaped by the special relationship that you shared. In your Afterwards Journey, embracing your grief allows you to sit with it, listen to what it’s telling you, wrestle with the hard parts, learn about yourself, let go of what keeps you stuck, and move forward.
Join Loretta Depka with our special guest, Pat Obst, LCSW, to talk about the loss of loved ones. Held at 6:30 pm on four (4) Thursdays in June:
- June 2 – Loss of a Parent, Grandparent or Sibling
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81587574830?pwd=UEdnQ0pkcjBaeFlXOXhCcEhVazRPdz09
- Meeting ID: 815 8757 4830
- Passcode: 918730
- June 9 – Loss of a Spouse, Partner or Significant Other
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84610759168?pwd=OFBldWd2S1JUSHR1KzlmWjlOZmR2UT09
- Meeting ID: 846 1075 9168
- Passcode: 775635
- June 16 – Loss of a Child Part I
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84065316655?pwd=NEVnT0RtbG5GMkhUWWpsRUtNRUp1dz09
- Meeting ID: 840 6531 6655
- Passcode: 237319
- June 23 – Loss of a Child Part II
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88463471936?pwd=b1BtZFdEaVlocFc5NVJKUGdXRGpxdz09
- Meeting ID: 884 6347 1936
- Passcode: 972367
Pat Obst is a therapist who specializes in loss and grief. Pat has walked the grief journey with many clients and has experienced losses personally. This led her to create the Afterwards Journey, to help clients grieve, heal, and recreate their lives after loss. More information about Pat can be found on her practitioner profile at https://startingpoint.org/practitioner/pat-obst/
Details: Video Via internet link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/93356518841 , Passcode is ‘ think‘
AL-Anon Family Groups are a worldwide fellowship that offers a program of recovery for the families and friends of alcoholics, whether or not the alcoholic recognizes the existence of a drinking problem or seeks help.
Sexaholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover.
Please contact SA through https://njessay.org/contact-us to gain access to virtual meetings.

Wednesdays 12PM:
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84817848874
Meeting ID: 848 1784 8874
One tap mobile
+19292056099,,84817848874# US (New York)
+13017158592,,84817848874# US (Washington DC)
Dial by your location
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
–OR– Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kebZNmLNak
Please join us for Vince’s weekly lectures live on ZOOM each Wednesday at noon and 7pm (Zoom links and topics listed below.)
Many of Vince’s previous lectures can be found on Vince’s YouTube Page. Please take a few moments each day and visit Vince’s Facebook Page and The Starting Point’s Facebook Page for more of Vince’s content.
WEEKLY LECTURE SERIES SCHEDULE
CODEPENDENCY
-
- May 11 ~ What is Codependency?
- May 18 ~ Family Systems
- May 25 ~ How to Play and Have Fun
- June 1 ~ Codependency and Relationships
- June 8 ~ Roles of Codependency
- June 15 ~ Six Stages of Recovery
- June 22 ~ Self Parenting and Affirmations
- June 29 ~ Family of Origin
- July 6 ~ Discovering the Inner Child
RELATIONSHIPS
-
- Aug 3 ~ What Is an Addictive Relationship
- Aug 10 ~ How to Have A Healthy Relationship with Yourself
- Aug 17 ~ How to Have A Healthy Relationship with Others
- Aug 24 ~ Relationships and Sexuality
PERSONAL GROWTH
-
- Aug 31 ~ The Spiritual Journey
- Sept 7 ~ God As I Understand God
- Sept 14 ~ Guest Speaker
- Sept 21 ~ The Serenity Prayer
- Sept 28~ The Slogans
GIFTS OF GRATITUDE
-
- Oct 5 ~ Gift of Life
- Oct 12 ~ Gift of Family
- Oct 19 ~ Gift of Experience
- Oct 26 ~ Gift of Recovery
- Nov 2 ~ Gift of Change
- Nov 9 ~ Gift of Service
- Nov 16 ~ Gift of Gratitude
- Nov 23 ~ No Lecture
HOLIDAY SERIES
-
- Nov 30 ~ Codependency and The Holidays
- Dec 7 ~ Spirituality and The Holidays
- Dec 14 ~ Relationships and The Holidays
- Dec 21 ~ Special Holidays Services
- Dec 28 ~ No Lecture