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About this meeting
The Big Red Book Study Group meets every Wednesday at 7.30pm at Newlands South Church on Riverside Road, in the Shawlands area of Glasgow. ACA is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition fellowship for people whose childhood involved a parent's drinking or other family dysfunction, built around healing from that experience rather than around stopping any behaviour of one's own. Since it is an open meeting, nobody is turned away - friends, partners and professionals attend alongside those who identify as adult children. As the name suggests, the meeting works directly through the Big Red Book, ACA's core text, alongside the usual sharing. There is no charge and nothing to arrange beforehand; newcomers are welcome to simply arrive and sit in.
Common questions
Is this meeting restricted to people affected by alcoholism specifically?
It also welcomes those affected by wider family dysfunction, and as an open meeting, friends, family and professionals can attend as well.
Is there any charge for this meeting?
No, it's free, and there's no booking required - you can just show up.
What is the Big Red Book?
It's the core text of Adult Children of Alcoholics, and this Shawlands meeting is built around studying it together.
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